Off the back of his debut Space Invaders EP last year, we're excited to welcome Onyx Recordings regular Hoax back to the label with his next EP, Crowd Control.

Featuring four tracks of pure energy ready to tear up any dancefloor, including a wobbly roller in "Nebula" and a touch of future bass in "Promise Me", we guarantee you'll be able to find a DJ weapon of choice within this EP.

Since first releasing with Onyx, Hoax has become a label favorite with our listeners, and we're stoked to be putting him b2b with fellow Onyx mainstay Invert Era at our Lightbox London event on September 24th. Come down and witness Hoax's crowd control skills in action!

If you feature any of these tracks in a mix or elsewhere, we'd love to hear. Please drop us a line or let us know in your feedback.

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Hoax - Nebula

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Ten years on from the release of his highly acclaimed, award-winning debut LP ‘Emulation’, Mefjus shares five of the album’s biggest tracks with his label-mates at Critical for the 2024 remix treatment.

A landmark album in the genealogy of drum & bass music, the hard, heavy and supremely technical tracks gathered together for the original ’Emulation’ set a new standard in sound design and pushed the conventions of the genre to the very limit.

Mefjus himself reworks original title track ‘Emulation’, flaunting his untouchable studio skills by balancing frantic rolling drums and expertly engineered sub bass with a his trademark otherworldly sound design to unleash an almost impossibly energetic track.

Enei and Calyx take a tune each; with Enei reworking ‘Suicide Bassline’ into ultra-hard, minimal jump-up monster, while Calyx injects his signature molten, twisted bass into ‘Surrounded’ to make it all his own.

Two of Critical’s most recent recruits complete the package, with VISLA transforming ‘Saturate’ from a moody roller into a gritty stomper and Bristol-based SMG bringing ‘Change Of Mind’ featuring MC Maksim bang up to date in style.

Emulation X

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Mefjus - Change Of Mind (feat. Maksim) (SMG Remix)

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Hologram is back on DeVice for their latest dark and driving roller 'Ghosts VIP'. This moody anthem fuses deep, pulsating basslines with eerie atmospherics, creating a tense and immersive experience built for the underground. With its shadowy energy and precision production, 'Hologram' is ready to leave a mark on late-night sets, showcasing Hologram's undeniable presence on the DeVice imprint.

Ghosts VIP ft. Degs

Mefjus has once again left his mark with a monstrous rework of Break’s Another Life, flipping the original into a powerhouse, built to shake up the dance. 

With Mefjus’ signature funk and groove driving the track forward, this remix is a brutal reminder of why he's at the top of his game. Loud, punchy, and impossible to ignore, the rework of Another Life is designed for the system.

This remix has been tearing it up at clubs and festivals such as Glastonbury, Let It Roll, and Boomtown. Mefjus has done it again—and this one’s not to be missed.

Release Date: 30/05/2025
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SYMM064 - Break - Another Life (Mefjus Remix) - 1min

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Critical Music welcomes back Dutch producer Waeys for his first release of 2025, following a busy year of collaborations, remixes and solo tracks.

‘If Not Me’ drones, steps and snarls its way rapidly into life with a detuned bassline stretching across a spacious two-step beat, decorated in just the right places by bars from MC Sylla.

As the name suggests, ’Backhanded Wobbler’ is… wobbly. But in a very good way, with a squelching, acidic jump-up bassline going wild across skipping drums for a track that's as sonically interesting as it is energetic.

If Not Me / Backhanded Wobbler

Waeys & Sylla - If Not Me

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Following an impressive debut release for Critical’s talent brewing sub-label Binary in 2024, SMG steps up in uncompromising mood, with the three-track ‘Cloaked’ EP.

The title track draws you in with the eeriest of atmospherics before collapsing into a sharp, stepping groove that swoons and stretches from the despicably rough to the satisfyingly smooth.

‘Suku’ brings the cinematics - melding mystical, dreamy moods and foreboding spoken-word samples with a silky sub-bassline that gently twists and growls its way through endless sonic textures.

‘Halogator’ takes things harder, with SMG linking with fellow Critical producer Waeys to close the EP with a punishing crunch, taking things nasty with a snarling, bickering bassline and splashing drums.

Cloaked EP

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SMG & Waeys - Halogater

Shadow Work

MY WAY OF LIFE

Obviously I had to do a lil christmas freebie too so this one is for you horn lovers xxx

Merry Christmas! <3

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Waeys - Amnesia [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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It all began in 2003. 2007 turned out to be especially successful - that's when Enei released his first record on the Dutch label Fokuz. That's when he also strated producing dubstep, which resulted in the second dubstep vinyl release in Russia, including one solo track and two co-produced tracks with Ka (aka Implex). More releases are coming on the biggest European labels, and more collaborations with producers from all over the world are taking place. In his sets Enei mixes old-school neuro funk and tech step with fresh and trendy futuristic minimal dnb from Metalheadz, Critical and other labels. His tracks are played by Nu Tone, Goldie, Andy C, Ed Rush, Sabre, DJ Hype, London Elektricity, Friction, Netsky, Kasra, Bailey and many others.

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