I.T.Z - Velvet Gloom - SIRDUB011

Sir Dub Muzik welcomes back I.T.Z for his second release on the label: the Velvet Gloom EP. Across two cuts, he dives deeper into his darker side, blending heavy pressure with eerie atmospheres to shape a sound that’s unmistakably his own.

“Interzone” sets the tone with ghostly textures, sharp percussion, and a driving low-end that pulls the listener straight into its shadowy world. It’s cold, hypnotic, and built for the system.

Flipping over, “Ilmu Hitam” (Malay for black magic) brings a rawer energy. Menacing sound design and rolling basslines twist around ritual-like percussion, summoning an intensity that feels both ancient and futuristic.

With Velvet Gloom, I.T.Z sharpens his vision—two tracks that balance weight with atmosphere, and mark another step forward.

Bandcamp: https://sirdubmuzik.bandcamp.com/album/velvet-gloom-ep-sirdub010


All tracks written & produced by Shawn Chen Zhi
Mastered by The Greys
Graphic by _Untitled.ly

CAT NO: SIRDUB010
Release Date: 29 August 2025
Sir Dub Muzik 2025

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Velvet Gloom

Ilmu Hitam

Reverie (Drum & Bass Version)

Coal Slow

As we start off 2012 with style, it's Mindmapper & Silvahfonk, two new names, gracing demands eight release. Flash Forward is dark, rolling, brooding and hypnotic. This definitely damages when it gets dropped. That's why it's been getting heavy support of people as diverse as Loxy, Doc Scott, BTK, Foreign Concept or Mark System.

Mindmapper & Silvahfonk - Flash Forward

They say the third time's a charm, and on that note, the soulful and heartbreakingly handsome members of The Chikara Project are Segway-ing straight into your girls DM's once again with instalment number three on the label. From the subterranean sounds of the title track 'Plateau', the jazz-infused melodies of 'Mr Wankerman', and the halftime swing of 'Bamboo', Mystic State, Third Degree and Elias have once again pulled off an EP so hot and spicy that it'll have your gran doing the Ice Bucket Challenge just to cool off. Official release date is Wednesday 1st November, but an exclusive pre-order is available from The Chikara Project's bandcamp page from the 23rd October.

Exclusive Pre-order

Mystic State, Third Degree & Elias - Bamboo [CKRA003]

THE GATES OF CHARON - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

1. DYL - Opening Credits
2. Boot - Welcome to Meta City
3. Broken Promise - The Mission
4. Survey - Fermi Paradox
5. Rakoon - The Hidden Agenda (OST Edit)
6. Robotic - The Dose
7. Survey - Secret Journey
8. The SubDivision - Voyage to Charon
9. HLZ - Asteroid Belt
10. Rakoon - The Void
11. Commit - Sita's Theme
12. Fre4knc - Arrival
13. Fre4knc - Outpost D37
14. Bisweed - Dark Matter Manipulation
15. Rak - The Gates of Charon
16. DYL - The Betrayal
17. Murmur - Droid to the Void
18. The SubDivision - Interdimensional Flashback
19. Gremlinz - Confrontation Pt. I
20. Survey - Into the Rabbit Hole
21. DYL - Strategy
22. Gremlinz & Jesta - Confrontation Pt. II 
23. Twisted - The Void Answers
24. Rakoon - Isolation
25. Boot - Closing the Gates
26. Aeon Waves - Order of the Sixth Chakra (Closing Credits)

The Gates Of Charon

Outpost D37

”As so many great schemes do, it started with a conversation in a pub. After several sporadic releases on Diffrent Music, including his renowned 2013 debut ‘Tongues’, label boss Dexta wanted more music from Fearful. One thing led to another, and suddenly an album was in the works.

The result is ‘Interference’; a body of work that is reflective not only of the personal idiosyncrasies and aspirations of its London-based producer, but of an artist who has truly been set free of expectations.

Harnessing his own inbuilt need to defy convention, and looking to influences such as classical game soundtracks, experimental mastermind Amon Tobin, and the brooding tones of Akkord and Lorn, Fearful has crafted an album that’s unpredictable yet cohesive, and definitive of his aim as an artist.

From the menacing ambient opener ‘Rocinante’, through the glitchy techno of ‘The Traveler’, skewed drum & bass of ‘Pulse 0’ and ‘Through The Mist’, to the roaring drone and pounding metal-inspired drumwork of closer ‘Gold To Dust’, it’s an album that demands full attention and repeat listening.

Nowhere is this free-roaming but pull-no-punches attitude summed up better than the title track. Building through eerie, twisted atmospherics — samples of electromagnetic interference, which can be found throughout the album — it clatters into a domineering breakbeat, before collapsing into a guttural, tribalist techno roller.

Where much of dance music draws on repetition, the concept of ‘Interference’ is simple: progression. Whether that be changing motifs within tracks, switching genres within the album, or developing upon Fearful’s own artistic strengths, it’s an idea never more at home than on Diffrent Music, and we are very proud to present it.”

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Fearful & Arkaik 'Evangelist (ft. Codebreaker)' [DIFFLP002]

D-Struct and I go way back. In 2005 we were making our first tunes together for Moving Shadow and surviving on a diet of burritos and beer, and here we are almost 15 years later, refined adults with families, still loving the beats. We live on opposite corners of the world now, but we've stayed in touch, and recently John hit me with a batch of tunes which absolutely floored me. I snatched up two of them for the label, and I'm super proud to be putting them out.

Buy on Bandcamp

D - Struct Determine

12 Toben - Critical Contrast

A potent combination, Sikka & Dcision turn in two streamlined, heritage drenched riddims that perfectly balance raw grit with sleek production to get our release schedule back on track from isolation.

Keeping the fundamentals front of mind on “Heavy Tune”, the duo lay down a boisterous riff that references classic Drum & Bass signatures, and timeless structure, checking off all the right boxes for a meat and potatoes DJ ready burner.

Out June 15th Worldwide

ICD 039

Sikka & Dcision - Heavy Tune -ICD 039

Redpine & Solo land in our premiere spotlight today with a dark jungle smasher called Time 4 Change. Opening up with ominous sub weight and skittering hats laid under a hefty ragga vocal calling for equality of rights, the track then drops into some serious break chopping business. Hard! Cop the EP via Studio Rockers from Jun 26th; pre-orders are up at Bandcamp now.

Buy → https://redpineandsolo.bandcamp.com/album/time-4-change

Redpine & Solo:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/redpineandsolo
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/redpineandsolo
Twitter → https://twitter.com/Redpine_Solo

Studio Rockers:
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Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/studiorockers
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Time 4 Change

Redpine & Solo - Time 4 Change [Premiere]

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Straight outta Groningen NL, Fre4knc’s frequencies are progressive in spirit, techy in nature and dark and dynamic in delivery. Turn on, tune in…

DJ, producer, sound designer, dedicated perfectionist: Bertran van den Hoff has been honing his tense, moody signature since he first fell in love with the dark designs of late 90s tech-driven underground drum & bass. Committed to the dark art of studio-craft for over a decade, and even longer learning the psychology of the dancefloor and the language of mix alchemy as a DJ; he has played across the world from Fabric London to the Great Wall of China via multiple Noisia Invites appearances. He’s also released music on a wide range of respected, agenda-setting imprints such as Flexout, Noisia's Invisible, Dispatch, Critical Music, and Playaz.

Years of deep fine-tuning. Understanding the science of sonics. Really knowing the sound, textures and grooves he wants to bring into the world… All these things and more have led to a consistency and high benchmark in everything he does. This could be one of his ever-growing body of collaborations with Amoss; his recent explorations into techno with The Futurist; any of the high levels of intoxicating, spacious hip-hop influenced halftime in his work; it could even be his dapper moustache… Nothing leaves the Fre4knc laboratory until he knows he’s done himself, the groove and the movement justice. The very same can be said for his DJ sets; dramatic tech narratives that cover the board progressively and dynamically, they probe deep into the three decades of bass culture he’s been entrenched in his entire adult life.

Stay tuned for more frequencies…

Outpost D37

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