Taken from the first VA on TT label since 2014, the enigmatic Berlin producer offers a fiercely forward-facing take on FDM.

The water felt solid like earth beneath his feet as the distance grew between his body and the shore. The horizon seemed concrete to him and he christened it his destination, not stopping until his lips could kiss the sky and ocean's joining. The water caressed his feet, and flirted with the lower half of his legs. His mind was occupied by feeling, not thought. He breathed in the air. The air breathed him.

This track is one of two contributions by bambinodj to the 'Performance Enhancers' VA, compiled by the label co-run by DJ Pitch and Kast.  Released as a single last month, 'lost riddim' is difficult to decipher. So close, yet somehow so distant to the stylistic tropes commonly associated with the dancehall genre, a suggestion of spectral vocals float above razor-sharp percussion in an exploration of space and depth.

'august FDM' sees bambinodj pursue this endeavour. In a way that departs from the standard tropes of FDM (AKA Flex Dance Music, a dark, bass-heavy genre hailing from Brooklyn) Dancehall vocals are subordinated to genre-defining laser-like blips that dominate the track before being swept up by blissed-out arpeggios. Strange and dreamy.

Performance Enhancers

PREMIERE: bambinodj - august fdm [TT]

Taken from SBKT051: Swimful - Rushlight
Artwork: Luke Griffiths
Mastering: Raphael Valensi
Release Date: 14th September 2022

Returning for his 5th release on SVBKVLT, we are excited to present ‘Rushlight’, a 5 track EP by Swimful, with remixes from Hyperdub’s Ikonika and Nyege Nyege’s Phelimuncasi, and artwork by Luke Griffiths.

Rushlight

Swimful - Translation to Heaven (Ikonika Remix)

2022ender

Egony

Lucy Grey - Ether (Sines Remix)

Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che
Stream : li.sten.to/vcjyvgex

To celebrate Grid 2nd anniversary, we gathered together thirteen earth-shattering tracks from the bass scene’s most promising creators, all aimed to move you in the most primordial way. Evoking images of vast landscapes and deep underground catacombs.

This compilation takes the listener deep into the earth with twisted percussion workouts from the likes of Jabes, Piezo, Ronan and Sister Zo… and back into the light with serene compositions from E-unity, Tammo Hesselink and A Psychic Yes, whilst Jay Duncan, Basile3 y Clara!, Jonny From Space, Flaty, Seekersinternational, and blu-e join the dots with their genre-defying creations.

As was the case with Grid’s previous compilations 'Improvisations' and 'Da Capo Al Coda', the label once again puts its stamp on a moment in the underground by collecting together productions of the highest quality that push the boundaries but undeniably make you want to move.

1. Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick
2. Ronan - Shadowbox
3. E-Unity - Of all the places I could be
4. Basile3 y Clara! - Respira
5. Jay Duncan - Frog Work
6. Jabes - Gaol Figure
7. Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta
8. blu-e - Taken A Turn
9. Jonny From Space - Never The Right Time
10. Sister Zo - EMP
11. Piezo - 4e4u
12. A Psychic Yes - Moz Loves Frogs
13. Flaty - Crossmath

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Akanbi, Anaco, Animistic Beliefs, Aquarian, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Batu, Bill Kouligas, Blank Patrick, Blume, Borusiade, Celestian, Ciel, Cleyra, Danielle, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Deft, DJ Voices, Doctor Jeep, Ed Davenport, Eric Cloutier, Flore, Formally Unknown, Forest Drive West, Giant Swan, Giulia Tess, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Huerco S., Glances, Jay Carder, Joanna OJ, Jurango, k means, Kaval, Kouslin, Hassan Abou Alam, Laced, Laksa, Lee Gamble, mad miran, Madam X, Mia Koden, Mumdance, Nazira, Neinzer, Nick Craddock, Oceanic, Ojoo Gyal, Om Unit, Oxyd, Pearson Sound, Ramzi, Realitycheck, Rhyw, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Shifted, Slam, SSSLIP, Sofay, Solid Blake, Soso Tharpa, Steve Barker, Syz, Tia Cousins, Unknown Mobile, Valesuchi, Will Hofbauer, Wordcolour, Yilan, Zenker Brothers and more.

Basile3 y Clara! - Respira

Youtube Channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCexGqCbgM32nI9DEENUt3mA
Soundcloud:
@xryeth
Bandcamp:
xryeth.bandcamp.com

The Darkening

Track List:

01 / Buy Me Sh!t Or Watch My Sh!t
02 / Prettiest Handz In Da Game
03 / Iced Coffee Shawdy
04 / Wear A Yondom Frl Tho

Mastered by @supramantrax

Cover by Ben Kopp (benkopp.biz)

Iced Coffee Shawdy

Slick Shoota delivers the second Ball Em Up release. 
"Qualia" starts off innocently with lush chords before a reese bassline and menacing drums builds into a breakddown with hardstyle inspired sensations, before it fully drops into a raw rugged club weapon.

On "Hyperflexx" Slick Shoota is back in familiar footwork territory, flexing razor sharp 808s, scattered drums and a hook with instant appeal. 

Full release 26.01.18.

Hyperflexx

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Auckland, New Zealand, producer @Lowquid began DJing around ten years ago, when early dubstep made its way to the southwestern Pacific Ocean country. Raised on a diet of early drum ‘n’ bass and jungle, he now makes beats centred around grime and dubstep, coming to collaborate with Newham MC Mic Ty for a track that got spun on programmes as diverse as Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and even Love Island. New cut ‘The Fall’, which we’re premiering now, taps into the dark, menacing nature of grime but adds a more percussive touch in the vein of artists like TSVI. Part of a new ‘Rufftrax Vol. 4’ compilation of borderless club sounds set for release by Munich label Ruffhouse this month, ‘The Fall’ sits alongside tracks by L-Vis 1990, Filter Dread, Desto and more.

Ruffhouse Presents: RUFFTRAX VOL. 4

Premiere: Lowquid - 'The Fall'

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