Loxy & Resound - Hellfire (Double O Remix)

Loxy & Resound - Hellfire (Tim Reaper Remix)

Loxy & Resound - Hellfire (Basic Rhythm Remix)

@loxy_x / @resoundsound / @double-0 / @tim-reaper / @basicrhythm
FR012, now available now from the Future Retro London Bandcamp page.
Buy: futureretrolondon.bandcamp.com/album/FR012
Stream: sq.lnk.to/fr012

FR012

@mantra / @djdecibella / @tim-reaper 
FR016, now available now from the Future Retro London Bandcamp page.
Buy: https://futureretrolondon.bandcamp.com/album/fr016
Stream: https://sq.lnk.to/FR016

FR016

Out Now: https://ruptureldn.bandcamp.com/album/saturn

As we move ahead, the glowing rings of Saturn approach next. Seba returns to Rupture with ‘The Colour of Space’ bringing atmospheric vibes and thumping bass. 

Sub is up next, with the heavenly strings of ‘Shallows’, followed by Theory, who returns from Venus with the deep tones on ‘Cassini’s Dream’. Travelling out, Response & Pliskin conclude the trip with the skippy grooves of ‘Stars & Stripes’.

Out Now

Saturn: Sub - Shallows (clip)

@rupture's Planets EP series returns with label regulars and first-timers delivering expansive, star-gazing junglism Voytek, Djinn and Type

More info: https://djmag.com/news/premiere-type-hummer

Hummer

Premiere: Type ‘Hummer’

Gremlinz | Cern
DROOGS011

A. Gremlinz – Ratchet
AA. Cern – Second Thoughts

Release Date: December 2nd 2022 (Vinyl)/December 9th 2022(Digital)

Label co-founder, Gremlinz, returns to his imprint with the kind of spine-tingling B-Boy darkness that only he can ply. ‘Ratchet’ sees cascading amens, deft break chops, amazon drum taps, tumbling 808, and an omnipresent dread inducing atmosphere, saturating the entire affair. Heads down, elbows up!

On the flip, Cern, successfully harness the emulator, squelchy funk of the brothers Quinn for ‘Second Thoughts’ with taut beats and bass, evoking late 90’s Fortan and pre-Wormhole tech noir futurism.

DROOGS011  Gremlinz - Ratchet

Culture Vultures

Contemporary Jungle flagbearer Tim Reaper inaugurates the Big Bad Shark off with an aesthetical statement of intent, harnessing echoes of Wax Doctor and Alex Reece from the cosmos and pinning the feeling down with euphoric pads and a ten-tonne soundman b line ensuring that all the lasers are shot from the head into the sky.

Flip for the shimmering amen lash of “Quincy”, as Tim collaborates with Motor City beat smith Nvious to pay homage to Dreamscape tape Bukem.  Another entry certifying the tradition of cross pollination between London and Detroit continues to bear fruit.

LGHPS001/SharkLaser001

Tim Reaper & NVious - Shark Laser With Laser On Head 001

Artist: Pugilist & Tamen
Title: Lithium EP
Label: DEXT Recordings
Cat #: DEXT017
Format: 12” Vinyl & Digital
Release Date: 17TH March 2023

A1  - Pugilist & Tamen - Lithium
A2 – Pugilist & Tamen - Synesthesia
B1 – Pugilist & Tamen – Lithium (Dwarde & Tim Reaper Remix)
B2 -  Pugilist & Tamen - Myth

Kicking off 2023 as we mean to go on Pugilist & Tamen step up for the 1st of a flurry of release’s that we have planned for this year, Luke & Alex emerged on the Melbourne scene in 2016 when they moved from NZ/Barcelona respectively and were united through their love for Drum & Bass/Jungle music The prolific pair have put out music on labels such as 3024, Trule, Tempo Core, Repertoire & Run It Red.
This release sees them cover a wide range of styles all set within 160 + BPM  Jungle / D&B framework “Lithium” sets the tone of the EP with frantic Hardcore Drums underlined by the deepest of subbase’s set against dark & brooding soundscapes.  “Myth” takes things a little deeper but still keeps the energy levels high with 4X4 kicks Jungle Tekno style, accompanied by rolling breakbeats & Lush pads.  “Synesthesia” is more dubbed out affair with tape delayed chords, woozing pitch shifted bass notes and razor sharp break edits. To round off the EP we have killer remix from contemporary Jungle dons Dwarde & Tim Reaper who take the title track up a gear for full on breakbeat Jungle Armageddon !  This is pure sonic weaponry of the highest order all 4 tracks guaranteed to test sound systems enjoy!!

PRE ORDER

DEXT017 - Pugilist & Tamen X  Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Lithium EP (Clips) Out 17th March 2023

Holsten
DROOGS013

A. Hidden Figures
AA. Strident

Not content with already laying waste with multiple exhibitions of villainy previously on Droogs and UVB-76, Holsten returns from the depths to inflict more destruction with his latest salvos for Droogs.

“Hidden Figures” blacks out right from the top with insidious pads, phantom force knocks, filthy Reece and a reverberating clock bell that signals the witching hour is upon us. 

“Strident” shoots poison darts through the tree line with cascading breakbeats, soundman call outs, more nefarious Reece sweeps and chest out Junglist bravado.

DROOGS013

preorder

DROOGS013 : Holsten - A. Hidden Figures / AA. Strident

Out Now - https://ruptureldn.bandcamp.com/album/law-patterns-ep

Law makes his debut appearance on Rupture with the 'Patterns EP', which kicks off a new digital only series to keep the beats rolling between vinyl releases.

Co-founder of the Repertoire imprint, having also released with the likes of Future Retro and Western Lore recently, Law sets off Rupture's 2023 schedule with three solo cuts plus a collaboration with Wheeler on 'So Many Tears'. 

Drifting between soulful pads and haunting tones, Law's careful selection of samples and breaks gives the 'Patterns EP' an all encompassing sound, covering all styles to build and break tension throughout.

Patterns EP

Law - All Styles

The 'Sepia Grooves' release pays tribute to the influence of jazz, funk and soul 
music on DnB / Jungle and to the players (most particularly the drummers) who have inspired so much of what we do today. The 3 tunes included on the release feature some of the biggest breaks in Drum & Bass, namely the Amen, the Apache and the Funky Drummer and there are photo's of each of the people responsible for the original rhythms on the sleeve and on the vinyl labels. Okay, so some of us that are close to the music know who's responsible for the foundational beats, but it still feels like people such as Gregory Coleman, Clyde Stubblefield, King Errisson and others haven't really gotten the respect and kudos they deserve to this day. This is our little way of saying thank you to these great people and of raising awareness about their contribution to the music we love so much.

Greenleaf's 'Slow Funk' is a homage to several luminaries from the perussive world of yesteryear - featuring percussives from the hands of King Errisson (Incredible Bongo Band), Jabo Starks (who drummed for James Brown) and Yogi Horton (80's session drummer for Aretha Franklin & Diana Ross) who you'll hear professing his unwavering devotion to 'slow funk'  just before the drop. The rhythms are expertly manipulated and sculpted to fit around piano keys, guitar and sax to create a deep, drummy jazz work-out. 

Mastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven.
Photo collage by Conor O’Dwyer.
Artwork / Design by John Slade.

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