soooo much heat guys....this is sick 👏

Sick choon! Great job guys! One thought: I wish that there was more variety in this drum fill.

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For Zander Hay - better known as @theburrellconnection - music has always been as much about people as it is about sound. His new EP for @craigie-knowes, 'I Waste My Time So You Don’t Have To', arrives as the label marks its 10th anniversary, a milestone that means more to him than most. Not only has Zander released music with the Glasgow-born imprint, he’s also been quietly running their PR from behind the scenes since the early days, helping to tell their story to the world.

That dual role makes this release feel like a full-circle moment. The EP gathers together material shaped in the club, in the bedroom, and most importantly, in the company of friends. Lead cut “E Before I” has already been heard echoing through Berlin basements, including in a live version taken from Zander’s performance at Tresor, invited by LNS and DJ Sotofett. The B-side heads deeper, pairing the dubbed-out force of “Celestial” with the warm, widescreen pads of “Ensemble” - tracks that carry what he half-jokingly calls his “signature sound,” something he’s been chiselling away at for over a decade.

Zander speaks candidly about the title of the record, pointing to the endless hours spent in pursuit of something original. He’s unflinching in his criticism of DJs hiding IDs or passing off other people’s tracks as their own - a reminder that, for him, credit and community go hand in hand. “Music is not a luxury, it’s an essential,” he insists, and it’s clear that ethos drives not just his own practice, but also the way he moves through the scene.

That scene has taken him from Glasgow, where he cut his teeth at La Cheetah Club and soaked up records at Rubadub, to Berlin, where he now co-runs Slurp of the Antics with Valcat - a party deliberately centred on live performance in a city often saturated with DJ culture. Between the drizzle-soaked after-hours of Scotland and the intensity of Berlin’s underground, he has carved out a practice that feels both grounded and exploratory, rooted in place yet open to evolution.

At the heart of it all is Craigie Knowes. For Zander, the label’s story is bound up with his own - from being pushed creatively by deadlines and honest feedback, to finding genuine friendship with Max, Mitch and the wider CK family. “Friendship!” he says without hesitation when asked about the most rewarding part of his journey so far. That word runs like a thread through his reflections: from teenage trips to Sub Club on borrowed IDs, to afterhour residencies, to the countless connections made through music over the years.

As he sets up a new studio, offers tuition, and continues to develop his live shows, Zander isn’t slowing down. 'I Waste My Time So You Don’t Have To' is more than a title; it’s a snapshot of where he’s at right now - committed, outspoken, and still finding joy in the graft. For him, the story of Craigie Knowes at 10 isn’t just about a label’s legacy, but about the friendships that make the music possible.

The Burrell Connection - Celestial [Craigie Knowes]

Axel Blanc is a DJ and producer from the south of France, now based in Paris. As the artistic director of the project Accident Theory, he curates monthly events that spotlight the emerging electronic scene. After a break from production, he makes his return with a brand-new E.P., inspired by the sounds of the new Australian and UK scenes.

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Hope you enjoy this one! Took on board all the advice from all the streams. Let me know what you think! Cheers :D

Vocals + Production - Jamie A (me)
(Minus cracking drums via Guy ofc.)


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Disclosure ft. Jamie A - How Would I Know? #BeHoward1

jake&abe may have their fancy vocoder solo, but i have an auto tune kazoo solo.
coupemelba may have their wine, but I will bribe guy w kazoos if i make it to top 5.
golden lambo may have their own tag, but i have the airhorns.
jamie a may be a superstar, but i am the kazoo star.

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Kazoo Hero - Disclosure BeHoward7

chopped up the bass stems and changed the sound a bit, used some of the drum sounds to layer onto my own drums (rim, glitchy percs) & used the bass as a lead towards the end.

love to the community (including guy and howard!!!)

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BeHoward 9 05.12.2020 105BPM

It's crazy, but is it too crazy? That's for you to decide...

Worked around that bass on this one by leaving it fairly untouched, resulting in it being a solid backbone for the track. I chopped up the drums and layered them accordingly, enjoy!

This track was a submission for Disclosure's #BeHoward competition, I'd like to thank Guy and Howard for hosting these competitions and giving us this amazing opportunity to be able to create tracks from stems created by them!
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Dan Be & Disclosure - The square root of 9

My 2nd place entry in Disclosure's competition. Big love to Guy, Howard and to all the listeners and talented producers in the community. 

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Number Nine (Alec Milton x Disclosure)

Here is my BeHoward10   
Thank you for listening  

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LA To Chicago BeHoward10 Duccio Lalla

Collaboration between me and Auralponic for Disclosure's Be Howard Competition 10. We called this one “I Just Want To Be”. Auralponic came with the basic idea and we worked it back and forth online between Los Angeles, California (USA) and Jakarta (Indonesia). I sang and wrote English lyrics on this one. The stems are all over the song. Hope you guys like it.

Crazy submissions this week. Already listened to all the submissions, you are all great!!!

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I JUST WANT TO BE - JONATHAN MONO & AURALPONIC

Once we realized that we had both placed 5th twice over the last 10 weeks we knew there was only one way to end 2020 : Strooly & Dan Be, throwing everything we've learned this year into BeHoward11. We both feel this is the perfect balance and representation of each of our unique skills and sounds. Building everything around the provided samples, we each took several passes layering in our ideas. Final mix by Dan Be, final master by Strooly. Made sure to really crawl inside the tape machine with this one. Big ups everyone and much love — La Résistance


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