A collection of all our Tune of the Week winners so far. A promise of bangers, specifying on Leeds-based artists to promote the local talent.

Tune of the Week Leeds Edition

Singles (199)

guest essentials: dubrunner

bottlez in da club

XO (Full Crate Remix)

Quick Ting (The Streets Remix)

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OnW6rQ_z9Ug

Label: Tessellate
Artist: Aleksandir
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Cat Number: TESS002
EP Title: Yamaha
Release Date: June 1st, 2018 (Vinyl), Digital TBC

Tessellate:
https://soundcloud.com/tessellatelondon
https://www.facebook.com/tessellatelondon

Aleksandir:
https://soundcloud.com/dialogg
https://www.facebook.com/aleksandirmusic
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PREMIERE: Aleksandir - Yamaha [Tessellate]

199:001

https://199leeds.bandcamp.com/track/razor-sharp

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Razor Sharp

FLAKE - Feeling U [FREE DL / CLICK BUY]

You're One Of Us

199:005

https://199leeds.bandcamp.com/track/skylight

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Skylight

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100% OF PROCEEDS FROM THIS ALBUM WILL GO TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES TRUST CORONAVIRUS FUND.

THE FUND HELPS THOSE LEFT MOST VULNERABLE BY THE PANDEMIC, AND THE STAKES ARE GETTING HIGHER EVERY DAY, SO YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS GREATLY, GREATLY APPRECIATED :)

donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/national-emergencies-trust-coronavirus-appeal

Thank you to all these fantastic artists for getting behind us with this very special VA, it's lovely to see what a few minds can achieve when priorities are in order.

The album also comes with a very special first edition of the 199 Magazine, attached as a PDF, rammed full of visual art made by us and our friends.

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Another tune from my EP coming soon. Had a lot fun making this one with the very talented Holly Wilks. More to come from the two of us.

Mastered by John Doe CSLM

Borderline (Feat Holly Wilks)

"Belgrade's 'Yes' is back with its 3rd release - a debut EP by Moscow-based producer Yssue. "The Laughing Gas" is a five-track collection of heavily percussive dance floor belters. Contemporary, and contagious."
@yssue

Release date - June 5, 2020.

Tracklist
A1 - Riddim The Dirt
A2 - Lawnmower Dub
A3 - Day Of The Dead
B1 - Say U Won't Do Dat
B2 - Rusty Warped Break

Mastering: Rupert Clervaux @cvx

BUY
Vinyl / Digital
https://yesmeansmaybe.bandcamp.com/

Only Vinyl
www.triplevision.nl/release/YES003/

Distribution
https://distribution.triplevision.nl/

YES003 - Yssue - The Laughing Gas 12" (Preview )

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C00L LYF (RELEASE SOON ⏳)

Sidney Street is a dedication to a whole sound that came out of the Niche nightclub, a building on Sidney Street in Sheffield and the impact that’s had on dance music worldwide.

Out now on Digital: https://sq.lnk.to/WM013S

WM0013 full 4 track EP available to pre-order now, coming on yellow splattered effect vinyl and digital: https://sq.lnk.to/WM013

Sidney Street

Sidney Street [Warehouse Music 013]

Billie Eilish -  Everything I Wanted (DnB Bootleg)[FREE DOWNLOAD]

ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS TRACK WILL GO TO THE NAACP FREEDOM FUND, FOREVER.

For more information visit: www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/

Use today, Bandcamp day, to buy this track and many others to contribute to the cause. We are forever indebted to the black communities that struggled and rebelled, and gave us music and culture that we profit from.

We hope you will join us in taking some time to reflect on this, and join us in making donations and spreading awareness wherever you can.

This track will be released properly soon on all platforms, but it seemed fitting to deliver it today for this cause.

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Louder For Those At The Back

First Second Label drop their first 12' of the year from sub-tech stalwart and Woozy resident Sputnik One. Four tracks scaling intense percussive workouts and low end mutations. Early support from the likes of Ben UFO, re:ni, Peach & more.

Releases August 29, 2020

All tracks made in Dublin by Jim Richard
Artwork by Bentley Allison
Design by DC FSLMan

Kerosene EP

BUY NOW

FSL010 - Sputnik One - Kerosene (Clips)

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Sully  - Swandive (APHA023)
Ltd 12” Vinyl & Download Released: 25th September 2020

Get 12" / Digi: http://bit.ly/APHA023

01. Werk
02. Poison 
03. Swandive 
04. Memories

Jack Stevens aka Sully has become somewhat of a cult figure in the jungle world with his output being in high demand. His work is unmistakable. It’s always true to it’s origins while simultaneously adding new takes and juxtapositions in palette and composition. A true artist that excels in his field.

Stevens returns to Astrophonica with Swandive, a body of work presented in dual energies - dark & light, body & mind, Yin & Yang. In Werk you’re put to the test physically as es- ki-like percussion stabs grab the attention and demand a response. A staple in Fracture’s DJ sets for the last year or so.

Poison demonstrates a side to Stevens’ production that is harder, meaner, cruder and all together more brutal than he is known for. The result is an infectious mix of venomous bass and corrupted drum breaks fit to kill any dance.

The title track Swandive begins to counterbalance the fierce energy and bring some har- mony opening with calming strings and trademark icy melodies before elevating to an intense state of amen divinity that twists and turns in a story like fashion.

Memories completes the balance with euphoric bass stabs and emotional strings culminat- ing in a searing and conclusive anime-like solo. Some of Stevens’ most daring work. The cycle is complete.

Swandive (APHA023) (MP3)

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Sully - Swandive (APHA023)

Since dawn had broken, the man had been sat in his armchair with the phone at his side. He'd hardly moved all day, barely tearing his gaze away from the receiver. He feared that if he left for even one minute, he might miss the call. He drummed his fingers on the table beside him until they started to become callous and hard. He knew he was in for a long wait...

Leeds-based DJ and producer Skins has become synonymous with celestial, dubbed-out soundscapes, showcased on his two self-released hand stamped white labels, SKINS001 and 002. Having taken a couple of years hiatus from the releases, he now returns with the third instalment, two originals and a drum tool that flaunt his knack for crafting weightless dub techno and crisp breaks and percussion.

All proceeds from the sale of the record will be donated to organisations supporting Black people and efforts to end systemic racism, injustice and police brutality. Each of the records comes with an A4 artwork print and a letter to the purchaser.

PREMIERE: Skins - The Long Wait

OBR001 - Breaka - The Startup 

Release date October 9th 2020.

Digi/Vinyl: breakamusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-startup

@breakaleeds

The Startup

OBR001 - Breaka - The Startup (PREVIEWS)

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