i could smell NOs when i listened to this

Casting a self-reflexive lens over his roots via the medium of crushing, future-rushing soundsystem sonics, Low End Activist returns to Sneaker Social Club with a full-length of monumental proportions.

When the Low End Activism 12” ignited on Sneaker in 2019, it paid tribute to the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford, UK, where LEA originates from. In the shadow of social inequality and strengthened by the unity of the multi-ethnic community, Blackbird Leys still imposes a powerful influence on LEA’s work, even as he’s stepped out onto Seagrave for last year’s Game Theory album and notched up the first couple of releases on his own self-titled label.

On this new album, Hostile Utopia sums up the conflicting emotions attached to memories of home – how it’s possible to feel nostalgic for the griminess of urban and suburban Britain, its ordinary tales of bitterness and frustration, but also its intrinsic passion and solidarity. At a time when social division is actively engineered by Machiavellian forces, real conviviality at street level feels like an impossible dream.

LEA communicates these tensions through a style which is becoming his signature – dynamic bass torsion and chiseled, fractalised rhythms slugging around the 130 mark. It’s moody like a UK-themed record ought to be, but it’s not morose. There’s fierceness in every snap and rumble, as the legacies of hardcore, jungle, dubstep and grime pour into the casing prior to the gunpowder lighting.

On previous LEA releases, the MC roll call has pointed to some of the most vital voices touching the mic in the present day. Flowdan, Sikka Rymes and Trim all had something different to impart over the riddims, and now Hostile Utopia expands on that with the most extensive show of lyrical strength yet. Mez lights up the woozy, abstract grime swerve of ‘Mercenary’ in a musical style. Emz brings a ruthlessly sharp verbal steez to ‘GetGet’, Killa P gets busy toasting over ‘DFRNT STYLE’ and ‘Superhighway’ carries the dexterous hip-hop flow of Cadence Weapon.

In between those standout tracks, LEA expresses just as much in the production. Tracks brimming with stories to impart, laden with symbols masquerading as samples and draped in aural garb that firmly places Hostile Utopia in a place, a mood, that could only belong to the UK. It’s a hybrid sound just like the society it sprang from, and therein lies its power.

Low End Activist ft.  Emz - Get Get

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Coming at you straight from the centre of the universe, Doctor Jeep makes his debut on Hardcore Energy with the ‘VIP EP’. For this one, the Brazilian-American, Brooklyn-based DJ and producer has flipped three of his own productions, as well as teaming up with Cirrus for a brand new track. The result is 4 cutting edge club-ready bangers.

First up is ‘Vault of Glass VIP’ which builds on the dark and wobbly bassline, moody pads, and warbling synth FX of the original by adding snappier drums which bring a classic electro vibe to the track. Next up is a ravey rework of ‘Dissociate’ which is one of Doctor Jeep's most listened to tracks, this version abandons the halftime/dubstep flow of the original and goes all out 90s hardcore with punchy drum breaks, a bouncing bass line, and classic rave samples. The third track ‘Laff Trak VIP’ is a complete jungle flex out, with furious amens, a heavy low end, as well as the weird and wonderful alien FX from the original version. Last but not least is ‘No Water’, which sees Doctor Jeep and @CirrusDnB bring up the tempo slightly and lay down a rolling drum and bass banger with a morphing bassline, frenetic drum work and hyped up FX. This EP will have heads spinning with a slightly left field production but the tracks also pack more than enough dance energy to keep ravers moving until the morning.

Doctor Jeep - Dissociate (Hardcore Mix)

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original: ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign - CARNIVAL (feat. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti)

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CARNIVAL (August Kind Edit) FREE DL

A little edit I've been using for my sets as of late, felt like setting it free for Halloween! Enjoy!

Benga & Coki - Night (Doctor Jeep Warehouse Mix) [FREE DL]

out through @badtasterecordsuk

early support from dBridge, Tim Parker & Deft :-)

and there's a VIP here: https://soundcloud.com/itoa/b-2the-vip

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LeiKeli47 - Girl Blunt (Garneau Bootleg)*FREE DOWNLOAD*

Flatbush Zombies - Palm Trees (160 edit)

Bass Coast Music returns with 12 Days Vol. 4, an annual compilation featuring 13 tracks by festival alumni. Beginning Dec 14th, one track a day will be released culminating in the full album release on Dec 25th. 

***If you purchase the full album now, you'll receive a download link on Dec 25th***

100% of proceeds from the compilation will be donated to the Nicola Valley Food Bank located in the host town of Bass Coast Festival, Merritt, BC on the shared traditional territories of the Nłeʔkepmx and Syilx.

Thank you to all 13 artists involved in this fundraising initiative for donating creative output, time, and energy.  In alphabetical order:  

ANNA MORGAN* @annamorgan_dj
B.Traits* @btraits
Cherriep @cherriep
Ciel* @cl_lit
DJG*  @deangrenier
Handsome Tiger  @handsometiger
I M U R  @weareimur
Kasey Riot*   @djkaseyriot
Murge*  @djmurge
Oceantied*  @oceantiedmusic
T.Williams & J.Bevin*  @twilliamsmusic @J-bevin
The Funk Hunters, CMC & Silenta @thefunkhunters @cmc-silenta
The Librarian*  @the-librarian

*mastered by Kiklo Music 2020

TURBO MOTO (I'd rather be raving) - ANNA MORGAN

i make a bunch of different kinds of music

bookings -
North/South America: s@icartists.net
EU/UK/Asia: luca@orchid-am.com

contact: doctajeep@gmail.com

Doctor Jeep - Dissociate (Hardcore Mix)

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