A lot has happened since Fixate released his last full length record, ‘What Goes Around’, on Exit Records in 2017. After putting out two Bandcamp EPs (‘Glare’ & ‘Confusion’) and several remixes—including his ‘Ripgroove Refix’, which famously went viral on Sherelle’s 2019 Boiler Room set and was eventually released as official remix on Ice Cream Records—he now presents his self-titled debut album ‘Fixate’.

Developed over five years, the project showcases Fixate’s sound palette in all its variety, a diversity of taste that’s reflected in his supporters: he’s garnered attention from icons like Andy C, Goldie, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, as well as underground tastemakers like Call Super, Toddla T, and Skee Mask. Ross From Friends closed off his 2020 Room Isolation set with Fixate’s breaky acid number ‘On Edge’; Sicaria Sound spun the dub-influenced album opener ‘Ruminate’ in their sets; and Madam X had sub-heavy track ‘Gristle’ doing the rounds. 

@fixate_uk
@exitrecords

Buy:
https://fixateuk.bandcamp.com/album/exitlp022-fixate-fixate-lp

Fixate

PREMIERE: Fixate - Gristle [Exit Records]

Barricade (Addison Groove Remix)

Mani Festo - Barricade (Addison Groove Remix)

Yoke Psyche is a deeply personal project, documenting the lifestyle of hospitality work, using raw field recordings warped and twisted into experimental and clunky dance music.

Explosive, textural and short, it aims to capture the stressful balancing act of dealing with long-term physical and mental strain against the short-term gratification gained from working in this industry.

@tracesuk

Buy:
https://tracesuk.bandcamp.com/album/yoke-psyche

PREMIERE: Traces - EMCT (ft. Caz)

Nikki Nair
Plug
Astrophonica

New single from forthcoming EP, 'Renormalization Support Group', out on 9th September.

Available to pre-order here: bit.ly/APHA027

@nikki-nair
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Atlanta resident Nikki Nair invites you to join his new 4 track EP on Astrophonica - 'Renormalization Support Group'. It's a place where we can share our experiences via the help of Nikki's special 'not quite sure what you call it' bass lead Electro Breakbeat programme.

Track one is 'Plug' - An uptempo low slung booty shaker which will have sound engineers scrambling at cables and faders trying to work out wtf is going on. We've all been there so let's talk about it. 

Track two is 'Where Are U' and encourages us to ask ourselves that question through the exploration of full speed Breakbeat Electro. If we know where we are, we can begin to look into where we are going. Probably the dance floor.

Track three is 'it's NP-Complicated' which sets out an uncomplicated blend of bubbling bass and simple sympathetic drums, providing us with a network to feel more empowered and to build a sense of community. 

Track four is 'Donut Time' - Well done for finishing the course! You can congratulate yourself with a donut full of squelchy acid jam, glazed with frosted pads and hi hat sprinkles.

“Together we can help ourselves be alone together.” - Nikki Nair

Renormalization Support Group

Plug

Nikki Nair - Plug

Buy: https://link.hardcore.energy/VipEP

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 - No Water (ft. Cirrus)

Since 2011, Simon Hafner aka Sun People from Graz has been merging footwork, juke, jungle and UK hardcore influences to create his own distinctive sound. With releases on labels like Exit, Alphacut, Rua Sound and Through These Eyes, he has made a name for himself in the international 160 bpm scene over the years. In addition to remix jobs and his own productions, Simon also pursues his musically eclectic vision on a highly rated four-weekly radio show on London's Sub.FM.

On his EP The Walls, released in 2020 on Defrostatica, he devoted himself to early Chicago house music as well as European proto-hardcore of the 80s and the turbo sound championed by the likes of Fracture, Itoa and BSN Posse.

In 2022, Sun People presents a refined version of high-speed breakbeat minimalism, drawing further from bleep, dub and even industrial techno, but still with optimistic depth. From the cold bleep-influenced opener Into The New to the jungle-tekno track Overtoom and the tribalism of State of Flux, Sun People builds its own hypnotic approach to captivate dancers. Amaterasu marks the soulful coda and gives us the opportunity to take a breath.

https://defrostatica.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/simon-off
https://soundcloud.com/defrostatica

Into The New EP / DEFR009

PREMIERE: Sun People - State of Flux [Defrostatica Records]

HNGVR - 4x4=160

@Itoa returns to @exitrecords with a suite of fast, funky and acid-dipped genre fusionism

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-itoa-wet-brain

Premiere: Itoa ‘Wet Brain’

UK Producer Trophy makes his debut on Unchained Recordings today with his  "Preach" EP, and we've got your first listen of Werk! Clocking in at 172bpm, this peek time rave banger is aimed straight at the dance floor. 
Littered with fractured Jungle, Rave and Halftime, his four-track piece of work runs all the way from the melodic sublime in “Back to Me” to dusty half-time funk on “Wannabe” to outright hard four on the floor diabolically fast  “Preach,” and "Werk." Out on bandcamp today, Follow the Buy link to download!

Preach EP

[PREMIERE] TROPHY-Werk(Unchained Recordings)

RETICENT

Unchained presents “The Remixes” compilation, a 16 track exploration of sound, encompassing a slew of fresh music by some insanely fresh talent as well as a collection of the label’s best remixes to date. With a universal roster of artists from China, Europe, UK and the States, the LP continues to forward the label’s aim of discovering and embodying unique forms of fast bass music whilst staying true to the foundations of Drum and Bass. 

Representing China, both RADIAX and 3ASIC reinterpret two of the label’s biggest tunes by OAKK and HØST - resonating with elements of rolling DNB, Jump Up, Juke and Hardcore.  From the UK, WHINEY, ROHAAN, HØST and ARKAIK deliver various mutations of grit - spanning minimal, glitch, halftime and liquid. Continuing to explore fertile new ground, contributors from Europe also exhibit their rich diversity in all things electronic. From modular wubs to halftime gems to left-field bangers WAS A BE, FRACTALE, BLACK BARREL, KABUKI and SUPB YAO probe fresh hybrid terrain. Stateside, DOCTOR JEEP continues his unfolding journey into Drum’n’Bass whilst SINISTARR meditates firmly on his Detroit roots.

In this premiere we present Unchained remix comp winner YOOFEE offering his outstanding take on "Backwitda".

Buy / Preorder here:
http://smarturl.it/theremixeslp?fbclid=IwAR3PnGvt--neuCgbdYoFfgj6Osoqd42-2yfkch2HUhqHzVpmEpNmgBOl0UI

Unchained The Remix LP (UNCH019)

Backwitda

[PREMIERE] Subp Yao - Backwitda (Yoofee Remix)

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 - No Water (ft. Cirrus)

doctor jeep

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