@oldboytrax

As the first returning artist on Gimme A Break Records, Oldboy’s “Mule Kick EP” melds numerous musical influences to construct a carefully balanced release. The EP’s opening track “Get Em Up” offers a rolling breakbeat composition founded upon a mischievous organ house bassline. “Sound O’ Da Metro Centre” and “Mule Kick” see a return to Oldboy’s rawer and more sonically aggressive production style with particular reference to Sheffield’s Niche scene in the former. In “Unsettled”, Oldboy experiments with percussive electro while maintaining the EP’s scratchadelic soundscape. Closing the release, Paris-based producer and DJ Pépé Elle provides a mind-warping 808 Remix of “Unsettled” fitted with a contorted half-time second drop for added pleasure.

Mastering: Rob Small
Artwork: Alex Kubis

Get Em Up

Oldboy - Mule Kick EP (Clips)

Stepping up for Special Blends' next release is Leeds local legend and Mayor of Hoovertown, NICE1TOM. Through his self-releases and impeccable DJing, Tom has accentuated his adoration of all things rave and hardcore, being a key actor in its current revitalisation. 

With his debut EP, Nice1Tom takes us back in time to 1992, letting loose in the middle of Donnington Park. This EP reflects the sounds that brought the hardcore scene to life but deeply ties in a new, innovative take that provides a refreshing soundscape, ready to tear down any dancefloor. 

With this song 'Take You', NICE1TOM quite literally takes you.. on a journey through a sweaty warehouse with nothing but a strobe light, a hefty soundsystem and thousands of kids off their nuts - what a tune. 

As always, go and support the artist and BUY THAT SHIT. 

Love always,
Brick Sweat Records

NRG & Action!

PREMIERE: NICE1TOM - Take You [Special Blends]

ARTIST: @gilsun
BUY: https://extraspicy.bandcamp.com/album/gilsun-bad-path-ep

Gilsun - Terminus

Floor Twenty - Typical Ravers

@zonaemusic
@lucidjuicemcr

Buy:
https://lucidjuice.bandcamp.com/album/glass-bugz-ep

PREMIERE: Zonae - Glass Bugz [Lucid Juice]

Aarzoo is a 1999 Indian Hindi romance film, this track features samples of vocals, percussion and strings taken from the original cassette tape; found in release records. Free to download.

CJ - Aarzoo

Super Jim Z - Intergalactic Gabberz

@bnhrecords
www.instagram.com/bnh_records
@gavnlig
www.instagram.com/gavnlig/
"Copenhagen-born with Icelandic roots, Gavnlig plays a wide range of sounds from across the hardcore continuum. With their playful disregard for strict genre boundaries & BPM’s, Deep UK flavored bass, rave and sound system music blend together with techno and electro stylings to create bold & surprising combinations on the floor. Expect gritty percussion, deep bass, repetitive vocal stabs and shuffled up in unexpected ways - their strictly vinyl, strictly improvised ethos ensure that they’re not afraid to take chances behind the decks.

During their Sound Design studies at Sonic College they released multiple EP’s, organized community-driven raves for local culture-starved youth and did event production for Strøm Festival. They’ve also held residencies at several community radios and combined with their years of experience DJ’ing in the Danish climbing community, Gavnlig has a layered understanding of every step of the sonic process - from inception of musical idea to the scoops and kickbins that make the crowd vibrate."

https://bnhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/living-in-fear

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Gavnlig - Living In Fear

3 different ways of dark dance music made by me and released on SourSoundRecord

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How Is Bree Going

Break ya mums back (Re-Edit Mix)

sydney/eora based label + events repping all things underground bass by  aussie based artists
run by @mincyaus
q's/demos: extraspicysyd @ gmail.com

Floor Twenty - Typical Ravers

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