drum n face

Digital - Synthesis 

DIGITAL - 'SYNTHESIS' (COLLAB ALBUM) - PT 2 & 3  / VINYL 2 & 3 FT. DNBLINESMITH/T.SCIENCE/NFM/KLUTE

Digital - Synthesis

Hive Competition Playlist

https://functionrecordsuk.bandcamp.com/
http://www.functionrecords.co.uk/blog

http://www.functionrecords.co.uk/blog/news/ID/112
http://www.functionrecords.co.uk/blog/news/ID/113
http://www.functionrecords.co.uk/blog/news/ID/114

Spirit and I hit heavy with the dubbed out 'Stolen Desire' which I've featured in heaps of online mixes and club sets over the last 6 months.

My Phantom Audio partner Spirit and I team up with the multi talented, well travelled, all round straight up nice guy, Om Unit to bash out a deep and deadly track called 'Skull'.

'Jungle Jaw' is full of fun and energy to lift your day, or night if you're a DJ who loves their Jungle. I team up with Nomine aka Outrage aka Zero Bpm for 'Jungle Jaw' which is a pleasure as he's a long time friend with substance.

If there's anyone out there who can leisurely say he runs Function as much as I do its Kiat. He's always there for advice, he does the artwork off his own back and he releases on the label too. He still makes time for this while running the audio visual collective syndicate and design studio 'System Sovereign' , both together with his wife Cherry Chan.

I love our track 'War' for its brutal rawness. It's heavy!

Digital and Response 'Lost Life'

There's something a touch Euphoric about 'Lost Life' and on the other hand it seems very deep, dubby and dirty! Anyway, Response and I love it and we hope you do too.

Digital + Mad Vibes + Audio Habitat 'Rise'
After 'Maintain' was well received (the Digital, Mad Vibes & Audio Habitat track on my Dispatch Recordings EP last year) I had to check in with the guys to see if we could come up with another heavy, but smooth and lush tune. So check 'Rise' for the results.

Digital + Klute 'Lightworks'
Klute is only up the road from me, he's an old mate, a great producer and a bloody good dj so it was rude not to check him!

Digital + Total Science feat. Sofi Mari 'Catch'
Myself and Total Science go back a long way due to a a mutual old friend called Brillo aka Timeless Recordings so I'm really pleased to have them on the album. I thought 'Catch' would be a great fit for Total Science because they're very particular with their production and Mr scaredy cat Digital, has hardly done any vocal tracks so I didn't want to be responsible for ruining Sofi Mari's gorgeous voice! The other reason I asked them to be on the album is because they're one of my favourite artists in the dnb scene;-)

Digital + Drumsound & Bassline Smith 'Fire'
'Fire' is FIRE! Full on tear out business! It's an awesome follow up to the other smasher 'Bail Out' from myself and Drumsound & Bassline Smith late last year on the 'First World Problems' EP (Function 37) https://functionrecordsuk.bandcamp.com/album/first-world-problems-ep

Digital + Spirit + Need For Mirrors 'Infinity'

I love New Zealand aka my Second Home aka Aotearoa so each time Moses / Need For Mirrors speaks I don't hear much, I only hear the beautiful waves of the sea in Kaikoura. 'Infinity' sounds nothing like the sea but it's got a banging percussion lead, crashing breaks and a heavy amen drop at the back end.

Digital + Villem 'Bug Eye'
I think Villem and I may have a little thing going (In a musical sense! Plus I love his cats) because I absolutely love 'Bug Eye' for its fierce late 90's vibe and I seriously love 'Sun Bites' - a track forthcoming on my new Metalheadz EP which is quite musical ,but tough as well. I'm definitely going back to Villem for more so SEE YA SOON MATE!

Digital + Spirit 'Out Of Time'
Guess what? When Spirit and I were making 'Out Of Time' we were running out of time because albums have deadlines you know. Thank furk Spirit was around to help me on this project because time got super tight due to 1 or 2 artist no shows!



DIGITAL - SYNTHESIS

Great. Fucking. Music.

November Mix

Listen to our guest mix for Trance 4 Infinity # Iboga Month.
Also available for free download

Track List:
1. Lish & Mr. What - True Science 
https://pro.beatport.com/track/true-science-original-mix/6309899
2. Captain Hook & Astrix - Bungee Jump 
http://www.beatport.com/track/bungee-jump-original-mix/5020391
3. Freedom Fighters & Headroom - Tribalistic (Lifeforms Remix)
http://www.beatport.com/track/tribalistic-lifeforms-remix/5216273
4. Symbolic & Zen Mechanics - Psychological Effects
http://www.beatport.com/track/psychological-effects-original-mix/5023698
5. Vertical Mode - Codes Of D.N.A
http://www.beatport.com/track/codes-of-d-n-a-original-mix/5023699
6. Liquid Soul & Captain Hook - Liquid Hook (Zentura Remix)
http://www.beatport.com/track/liquid-hook-zentura-remix/4931133
7. Critical Choice - Roulette
http://www.beatport.com/track/roulette-original-mix/4931562
8. Audiomatic & Vaishiyas - Exchange (Astrix Remix)
http://www.beatport.com/track/exchange-astrix-remix/4899916
9. Major7 & Vini Vici - Back Underground
http://www.beatport.com/release/back-underground/1217006
10. Ace Ventura & Freedom Fighters - The Encounter
http://www.beatport.com/track/the-encounter-original-mix/5125585
11. Lifeforms - Sub Standards
http://www.beatport.com/track/sub-standards-original-mix/5201753
12. Lish Vs. Spacecat - Gog & Magog
http://www.beatport.com/track/gog-and-magog-original/4187018
13. Son Kite - Let Us be (Loud Remix)
http://www.beatport.com/track/let-us-be-loud-remix/5193405




Lish - Guest mix - "Trance 4 Infinity"

Psybreaks set performed at the Misfit Toys camp @ Apogaea 2014 (the Colorado regional burn). 

track listing:
Darker Shades Of Black (Blazer Remix) - Will Atkinson, Darkboy
Digital Abyss (Andy Faze Remix) - Al Bandit
Lumsden (Original Mix) - Meat Katie, Chevy One
Death World (Original Mix) - Beat Cube
Spin Cycle - Bad Tango
Not Over Yet (MartOpetEr Remix) - Monk3ylogic
Meltdown (Fletric Remix) - Freak Da Bass
Sidewinder (Original Mix) - Neurodriver
Be High - Acidova
Find The Light (Bad Tango Remix) - Fletric
Off The Grid - Messy Mass
Nu Normal (Original Mix) - Split & Jaxta
Slope (Hedflux Remix) - Perfect Stranger
Battledroid - Neurodriver
Psyfunk Rebels (Ap3x Remix) - Andy Faze
The Signal - Snook

Animal Crackers psybreaks set @ Apogaea 2014

www.themonitoruk.com

Born and raised in southern germany, Polygons childhood was influenced by alot of 80´s Synthpop, New Wave, Neue Deutsche Welle and Eurodance. After 10 Years of Skateboarding and Graffiti, which had a heavy Punk, Rock, Hip Hop and Funk imprint, everthing started about 1999-2000 with Dave Clarks Electric Boogie Vol.2 and Sven Väth´s Contact Album, plus a friend that was into this "Electric Kingdom" thing around that time. Due to the interest of video editing he bought his first mixing equipment around 2005, messing around with different styles of music. After laying down the spraycan more and more, lots of energy, creativity and passion needed to be transferred to something else.

That was the time,when clubbing culture hit him hard. Music started to become more than just a background noise or soundtrack. It meant social and emotional expression, cultural exchange and a platform everyone could join. This environment led to his first Dj experiences around 2006, where a lot of important connections to future friendships were made.

2008 flats and bars became too small and his crew decided to join the first "real" clubs. 
"Elektro Science" was born. A formation of 6 people, all musicians, Djs and a lot of helping hands, that focused on a wide range of electronic dance music, from minimal to house to techno. Their unique musical and visual concept, gained lots of respect among other established parties and clubbers in the last years. Till 2010 lots of different projects came up, for example "RumpelKammer" which has a puristic, raw techno concept.

After countless exicting, excessive and tiring long nights, routine startet and the desire for a more personal, intimate expression, than just mixing records, continued crossing his mind.

Create....

It must have been around 1998 when he entered a store, stumbling upon 2 pieces of software he bought out of curiosity. 
One one of them was "Rebirth 2.0" from Propellerhead the other one was called "Mixman Studio" from Steinberg. This was the first time he was messing around with something that could create a sound by itself, beside a GameBoy. Because he never played an instrument and was far away from 
understanding musical structures, he was totally overstrained with a piece like Rebirth.

"But i remember that squeaky acid sound while turning the cutoff and modulation knobs felt so funny. In fact, i never made a single track by that time and to be honest, i never did at all. Beside some short Sessions with Codemaster´s "Music 2000" for playstation everything disappeared more and more and i focused on life outdoors."

Ten years later lots of things have changed. As a Dj, he was continuously surrounded by dance music, started digging Artists, labels and getting deeper into his favourite sound, understanding the essence of techno music. 
Now, with a lot more background and skills, he gave it a shot and choosed his first sequencer. Ableton Live 7.

"By that time Djing had to move back and the long nights moved from the clubs back to my bedroom. It took more than one year to get into producing. Trial and error, learning everything by yourself. How to breathe through a sequencer and instruments. How to cope with sounddesign etc...
A long road to go, but worth trying."

Nowdays producing and Djing feed and back each other. 
At the moment he prefers solid, dark, techno, with some industrial influnce, as well as melodic, melancholic house, elektro, minimal, etc....

"I´m quite open minded, so there is a lot to go for. It´s not about borders, it´s about emotions"

Tracklist
Mondkrater - Alina (Original Mix)
Elektrochemie - You're my kind (Original Mix)
Kardinal - Koma (Original Mix)
Pryda - Origins (Original Mix)
Alex di Stefano - 7pod (Original Mix)
Alexander Kowalski - Speaker Attack (S tronic treatment) 
Mendoza - Love Druggie (jeremy olander dub)
Arjuna Schiks - First Thought (Original Mix)
Redhead - Hazcam (Alen Milivojevic Remix)
Electronic Empire - 4x4 (Christian Cambas Remix)
Eric Sneo - Flags (Original Mix)
NHB, Giorgio Rusconi - Pulsar (Marco Bailey and Redhead Remix)
Troy Polygon - Through my Eyes (Original Mix) 
Radiohead - Reckoner (Henry Saiz Remix)



Troy Polygon

TMG 005 Troy Polygon - The Monitor Guest Mix 005

Out Now on Beatport! http://po.st/BPTangents

Follow Culture Shock on Facebook: po.st/CSf
Follow Culture Shock on Twitter: po.st/CSt
Follow Culture Shock on Instagram: po.st/CSIG
Follow Culture Shock on YouTube: po.st/CSyt

Culture Shock - Tangents

SYNTHESIS ALBUM PART 1 

My Phantom Audio partner Spirit and I team up with the multi talented, well travelled, all round straight up nice guy, Om Unit to bash out a deep and deadly track called 'Skull'. 

Spirit and I don't do too bad with the dubbed out 'Stolen Desire' which I've featured in heaps of online mixes and club sets over the last 6 months. 

'Jungle Jaw' is full of fun and energy to lift your day, or night if you're a DJ who loves their Jungle. I team up with Nomine aka Outrage aka Zero Bpm for 'Jungle Jaw' which is a pleasure as he's a long time friend with substance.

If there's anyone out there who can leisurely say he runs Function as much as I do its Kiat. He's always there for advice, he does the artwork off his own back and he releases on the label too. He still makes time for this while running the audio visual collective syndicate and design studio 'System Sovereign' , both together with his wife Cherry Chan.

I love our track 'War' for its brutal rawness. It's heavy!

4) WAR - DIGITAL + KIAT

SYNTHESIS ALBUM PART 1

DIGITAL....

My Phantom Audio partner Spirit and I team up with the multi talented, well travelled, all round straight up nice guy, Om Unit to bash out a deep and deadly track called 'Skull'. 

Spirit and I don't do too bad with the dubbed out 'Stolen Desire' which I've featured in heaps of online mixes and club sets over the last 6 months. 

'Jungle Jaw' is full of fun and energy to lift your day, or night if you're a DJ who loves their Jungle. I team up with Nomine aka Outrage aka Zero Bpm for 'Jungle Jaw' which is a pleasure as he's a long time friend with substance.

If there's anyone out there who can leisurely say he runs Function as much as I do its Kiat. He's always there for advice, he does the artwork off his own back and he releases on the label too. He still makes time for this while running the audio visual collective syndicate and design studio 'System Sovereign' , both together with his wife Cherry Chan.

I love our track 'War' for its brutal rawness. It's heavy!

DIGITAL - SYNTHESIS 

3) JUNGLE JAW - DIGITAL+NOMINE

SYNTHESIS ALBUM PART 1

DIGITAL...

My Phantom Audio partner Spirit and I team up with the multi talented, well travelled, all round straight up nice guy, Om Unit to bash out a deep and deadly track called 'Skull'. 

Spirit and I don't do too bad with the dubbed out 'Stolen Desire' which I've featured in heaps of online mixes and club sets over the last 6 months. 

'Jungle Jaw' is full of fun and energy to lift your day, or night if you're a DJ who loves their Jungle. I team up with Nomine aka Outrage aka Zero Bpm for 'Jungle Jaw' which is a pleasure as he's a long time friend with substance.

If there's anyone out there who can leisurely say he runs Function as much as I do its Kiat. He's always there for advice, he does the artwork off his own back and he releases on the label too. He still makes time for this while running the audio visual collective syndicate and design studio 'System Sovereign' , both together with his wife Cherry Chan.

I love our track 'War' for its brutal rawness. It's heavy!

2) SKULL - DIGITAL+SPIRIT+OM UNIT

SYNTHESIS ALBUM PART 1 

DIGITAL...

My Phantom Audio partner Spirit and I team up with the multi talented, well travelled, all round straight up nice guy, Om Unit to bash out a deep and deadly track called 'Skull'. 

Spirit and I don't do too bad with the dubbed out 'Stolen Desire' which I've featured in heaps of online mixes and club sets over the last 6 months. 

'Jungle Jaw' is full of fun and energy to lift your day, or night if you're a DJ who loves their Jungle. I team up with Nomine aka Outrage aka Zero Bpm for 'Jungle Jaw' which is a pleasure as he's a long time friend with substance.

If there's anyone out there who can leisurely say he runs Function as much as I do its Kiat. He's always there for advice, he does the artwork off his own back and he releases on the label too. He still makes time for this while running the audio visual collective syndicate and design studio 'System Sovereign' , both together with his wife Cherry Chan.

I love our track 'War' for its brutal rawness. It's heavy!

1) STOLEN DESIRE - DIGITAL+SPIRIT

Brookes Brothers feat. Majesty - 'Good To Me' out now on Viper Recordings: http://viper.lnk.to/vpr085

Aired 15th Feb. 2016 on MistaJam Show on BBC 1Xtra: http://bbc.in/1KltByz

Brookes Brothers
‘Good To Me’ ft. Majesty
1. Good To Me 
2. Good To Me (BMotion Remix)

Label: Viper Recordings
Cat: VPR085
Genre: Drum & Bass
Released: 18th March 2016
Buy Link: viper.lnk.to/vpr085 

With their last anthem, Climb High featuring Danny Byrd still resonating in our heads and speakers, Viper Recordings very own Brookes Brothers waste no time bringing the goods once again with their latest single, Good To Me featuring Majesty.

Majesty, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from East London, is fast becoming known as an act to watch for 2016. Majesty’s current single, Conversation feat. Scruffizer was playlisted on Channel AKA the same day as Good To Me was premiered on BBC 1Xtra.

Good To Me is all about bringing the funk and soul back in to the D&B party, a welcome reprise amongst the heavy set flavour of late. The focus is musical with a subtle liquid approach, mixed with their impeccable production skills; Good To Me rolls out with that perfect feel good vibe with the powerful yet gracious vocals of Majesty. Already boasting a first play from MistaJam on BBC 1Xtra and premiere from UKF, there can only be more goodness to come as the Brothers continue to show off their diversity and broad approach to global Drum & Bass.  

Drafted in for remixes duty is up-and-coming Viper Recordings exclusive artist, BMotion. There’s a calm approach to the remix with crates of funk, but when the drop kicks in its instantly clear to see how BMotion is swiftly carving a name as a force to be reckoned with. Thundering drums and shattering basslines all pull together to create carefully executed, well-coordinated chaos. 

BROOKES BROTHERS ONLINE:
https://www.facebook.com/brookesbrothers
https://twitter.com/BrookesBrothers
https://soundcloud.com/brookesbrothers
http://bit.ly/brookesspotify

MAJESTY ONLINE:
https://twitter.com/Majesty_UK
https://www.instagram.com/insta_majesty/

Buy or Stream

Brookes Brothers - Good To Me (feat. Majesty) [MistaJam BBC 1Xtra]

'Fire' is FIRE! Full on tear out business! It's an awesome follow up to the other smasher 'Bail Out' from myself and Drumsound & Bassline Smith late last year on Function 37.functionrecordsuk.bandcamp.com/album/fir…oblems-ep

9) Fire Digital + Drumsound & Bassline Smith

Myself and Total Science go back a long way because we have an old  mutual friend called Brillo aka Timeless Recordings so I'm really pleased to have them on the album. I thought 'Catch' would be a great fit for Total Science because they're very particular with their production and Mr scaredy cat Digital has hardly done any vocal tracks, so I didn't want to be responsible for ruining Sofi Mari's gorgeous voice lol The other reason I asked them to be on the album is because they're one of my favourite artists in the dnb scene;-)



8) Catch Digital, Total Science, Sofi Mari

Klute is only up the road from me, he's an old mate, a great producer and a bloody good dj so it was rude not to check him!


7) Lightworks Digital + Klute



After 'Maintain' (the Digital, Mad Vibes & Audio Habitat track on my Dispatch Recordings EP last year) was well received I had to check in with the guys to see if we could come up with another heavy, but smooth and lush tune. So check 'Rise' for the results.



6) Rise Digital, Mad Vibes, Audio Habitat

There's something a touch Euphoric about
 'Lost Life' and on the other hand it seems very deep at times. Anyway, Response and I love it and we hope you do too.


5) Lost Life  Digital + Response

Spexion injects some jungle flavour into Jay Square's Christ On My Mind. Forthcoming on DJ SS' Bass Disciples imprint. Pre-order link coming soon.

Spexion:
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/spexion

Bass Disciples:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/bassdisciples 
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/bass-disciples 

Link with Drum&BassArena on:
YouTube → www.youtube.com/user/officialdnbtv
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/officialdnba...
Twitter → https://twitter.com/OfficialDnBA
Music news → http://breakbeat.co.uk/
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter → http://breakbeat.co.uk/#modal

Christ On My Mind (Remixes) [B

Jay Square - Christ On My Mind (Spexion Jungle Remix)

Anyone who’s been paying attention in the last six months will know that Ram Records is having yet another incredible year. A worldwide dance music institution, Andy C and Scott Bourne’s record label has gone from strength to strength, having nurtured a plethora of the bass music scene’s most exciting artists over the last two decades.

One such artist is Culture Shock. A Ram Records star since his debut release in 2006, this incredible producer has collaborated with Sub Focus and Brookes Brothers and remixed Nero’s ‘Guilt’ and Netsky’s brand new single ‘Come Alive’ into veritable drum & bass anthems. Meanwhile his solo productions have turned dance floors across the globe upside down thanks to his powerful productions and inimitable approach to D&B.

Here Culture Shock follows up last year’s ‘Protection’ with another stunning single that’s sure to please fans of his unique style. ‘I Remember’ is progressive dance floor drum & bass at its finest. Gradually building and growing, pulling you in gently and never letting go, this track is the perfect balance of beautiful musicality and effortless, uninhibited energy. Fans of Culture Shock’s sound will be instantly infatuated with this one.

Meanwhile ‘Troglodyte’ demonstrates Culture Shock’s deeper and darker side perfectly. Rolling and bouncing along with a squelching bassline and chopped up vocal snippets this Caveman style skull smasher threatens to bash anything in its path with an immense bassline club, expertly crafted for maximum floor-shaking damage.

Culture Shock

A: I Remember
AA: Troglodyte 

Date: 2nd July 2012
Cat:	RAMM117


Culture Shock - I Remember

Hurtling towards the release of their sophomore album ‘All Or Nothing’, Calyx & TeeBee display their versatility on this, their new single. Having proven their worth with a decade and a half of success, the duo take their unique sound and apply it to two haunting tracks that are sure to get fans of expertly crafted D&B excited for the forthcoming long player.

Leading the way is ‘Elevate This Sound’ a beautifully constructed piece of music that underpins a fully structured song complete with one of the finest vocals to ever grace a drum & bass record. Skipping beats are underpinned with layers of Rhodes organs, subtly effected emotions and a moving bassline which ensures this track will be as at home on dance floors worldwide as it is on your mp3 player.

Flip over and Calyx & TeeBee offer up a track that bears their signature hallmarks infused with a fresh feel. ‘Hurting’ is packed with the kinds of twists, turns and downright gut-wrenching basslines you’ve come to expect from this duo. Stepping drums and grinding bass notes are interspersed with haunting vocal snippets and plenty of the signature sound that will keep the drum & bass elite happy.

Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound / Hurting

Vinyl Tracks	
A. Elevate This Sound	
AA. Hurting

Digital Bundle 
1. Elevate This Sound (Original Mix) 
2. Elevate This Sound (Radio Edit) 
3. Hurting (Original Mix) 
4. Elevate This Sound (Instrumental) 
5. Hurting (Instrumental)

Date: 13th August 2012 
Cat:	RAMM120

Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound

Hier noch in etwas älteres aber dennoch geniales Set meiner Heros Extrawelt gefunden! Hoffe ich kann euch damit die Stimmung etwas aufheizen. Schade das es nichts neues mehr von den Jungs in Form eines Livemitschnitts gibt. Genau das sind die Sets die richtig unter die Haut gehen...
Zum Download kann ich diesen Mitschnitt jedoch nicht anbieten, da ich mir nicht sicher bin ob den Jungs das recht wäre.

Extrawelt Live @ Global Scum, Proton Radio - 05.07.2006

Please send demos to stevedigital41@gmail.com

8) Catch Digital, Total Science, Sofi Mari

Function Records UK