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Ant Miles will need no introduction to anyone who knows their drum & bass. Helping to set up the mighty Ram Records with Andy C and recording with him as Origin Unknown, Miles aka Liftin’ Spirits is about to drop a ten track album made with DJ Persuasion titled Transmission 96, and celebrates here with a selection of highlights from the Liftin’ Spirits label archive.

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Titled ‘Transmission 96′ the new album features ten tracks which has us reminiscing on late night escapades and the dark lofty warehouses of our youth.

Two pioneers of the UK underground, Liftin’ Spirits has been at the forefront of jungle and drum n bass since the early 90’s with Dj Persuasion having earned his credentials as one of the most definitive dj’s in the scene from around the same time all the way up to the present.

There is a splendid air of nostalgia about this release – it sounds exactly as it should, channeling elements of the past alongside modern influences in a way which feels true to the rawness and rugged sensibilities of the genre.

This track is the lead single from the release – a dreamy affair with all the euphoric notes hitting in the right places. All underpinned by quintessential breaks and sounds which might have been lifted straight from an airfield or barn in the 90’s.

PREMIERE: Liftin Spirits & DJ Persuasion - Without Me [Liftin' Spirit Records]

Liftin Spirit Records was the original sister label to Andy C’s renowned and award-winning RamRecords, both based in the same studio in Hornchurch, Essex, UK owned by Ant Miles since 1994.

‘Transmission 96’ is a collaborative LP between one of the pioneers of Jungle and Drum and Bass, Liftin’ Spirits (aka Ant Miles), and DJ Persuasion, a longtime fan of the genre, who grew up listening to Miles' groundbreaking productions. As the title suggests, the LP takes its inspiration from the second wave of Jungle Drum and Bass in the mid 1990s, an era when breakbeats, hardcore stabs and soulful melodies dominated the dancefloor.

The two became friends after meeting in 2017. Around 2020 during the Covid lockdown, the pair decided to collaborate, exchanging ideas, and over time 'Transmission 96’ began to take shape as an LP.

Across ten tracks, the duo bring their love of all styles of Jungle Drum and Bass to the table, crafting an album for listeners, dancers and fans of the genre alike. Tracks like ‘Control (Moving On)’ and ‘Without Me’ carry a soulful, introspective energy, while at the harder end of the spectrum, ‘Tuffness Direct’ and ’Insomniac’ are guaranteed to smash up dancefloors that champion the era. ‘We R A.i.’,morphs emotion-laden liquid vibes with artificial Intelligence piano.

‘Transmission 96’ reflects on a magical era of Jungle Drum and Bass, which is recognised as one of the most influential genres in the history of dance music.

Transmission 96 (Liftin' Spirit Records)

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A vital cog in London’s modern underground, @dj_tasha is celebrating 15 years of her @neighbourhood-music club night with a string of parties this summer. Having come up through the thrilling crossover era of the 2010s, she's folded her d&b roots and deep affinity for techno into an urgent, in-demand sound that keeps her on the road. 

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Seventeen years after it's first release, Delsin is soon to hit the landmark catalog number of 100. Truth is, taking into account choice re-issues and specials such as the recent house series, there have already been scores more than 100 releases. Nevertheless, in that time the Dutch label has become synonymous with a wide range of timeless sounds from house to techno to dub to electronica, nurturing and championing some of the most respect names in the scene.

To mark the occasion, the label is to release five new various artist EPs throughout the rest of the year. Besides a special collector's box edition, all EPs will be offered separately. All fifteen tracks will also be compiled onto one CD.

“After many different life cycles, with this compilation I try a bit to go back to the core of Delsin, to showcase more soulful but still raw techno sounds from a selection of key artists who best represent the label,” says label boss Marsel Delsin. “The tracks are all individual offerings but are tied together with the common themes of the label, and as a compilation will paint a nice overall picture.”

The five EPs will contain tracks from newbies and old favourites alike, including Sawlin and Delta Funktionen, John Beltran and Conforce, Redshape and Herva, Ross 154 and Mike Dehnert and more. The first – like all of them – features three tracks, one each from Gerry Read, Unbroken Dub and Claro Intelecto.

Its Manchester’s Claro Intelecto who goes first with 'Fighting The Blind Man', a typically widescreen and atmospheric cut with rich but grainy pads, warm techno pulses underneath and plenty of expertly design synths gurgling in the foreground.

New school house hero Gerry Read then offers a typically rough jam, 'Granny Bag'. A melange of sandy hits, smeared synths and hunched kick drums, it might be one of his deepest cuts yet before Siberian producer Unbroken Dub then layers warm pads on rolling, buried deep kick drums and has all sorts of analogue sci-fi lines racing across their face.

As has done Delsin itself over the years, this special series of releases looks to join the dots between the past, present and future of techno.

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a1. Claro Intelecto - Fighting The Blind Man
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