Cast 004 taking you on a journey through drum and bass music. A load of new music inside, enjoy!

Halogen Cast #4 - Interline

Belgium based music producer J.Nomad, real name Jessie Thijs produces Footwork/Jungle and Juke music.
Starting his musical journey in 2015 on Halogen Music being part of a various artists album gave him the likes of Belgian Dnb guru Murdock (Rampage). What followed was a single together with UK based music producer Crypticz that they released on Halogen Music aswell. “Downfall” dropped hard and got picked up by Om Unit and Hyroglifics to name a few.
After releasing a couple of other tracks including releases on Antwerp based footwork label Footjuice and a collab with Canadian beat wizards Greazus on Halogen Music, J.Nomad was being featured on Corrupted’s “Bussaback EP” with two collabs including “Holdin’ On” wich got picked up by Friction and being played on his legendary BBC 1Xtra Show.
 J.Nomad tries to grab back to the 90’s sound combined with chopped breakbeats and sampled iconic vocals that shaped the 90’s.
Mastering Enei @ Audiomontage
Release date : August 24th 2018



J.Nomad & ReDraft - Bounce (Original Mix)

ALL PROFITS WILL GO TO CANCER RESEARCH UK

OUT NOW!!! AVAILABLE FROM: https://junglesyndicate.bandcamp.com/ 

Andy was one of the kindest souls we have ever had the pleasure of knowing and his loss has been felt throughout the music industry and beyond. 

He was such a humble artist who played gigs for the love not the money and made music purely for his and others’ enjoyment; music was his true passion. 

From his first release on Jerona Fruits Recordings in 2007 through Soothsayer Recordings in 2008, Fizzy Beats and Utopia music in 2009 and V Recordings in 2015 right up to his latest on Metalheadz and Inperspective, Andy’s sound is truly unique to him, whatever the style. His edits, pads and bass are instantly recognisable and the two tracks on this vinyl are no exception. 

We are releasing these tracks in memory of Andy and his music, loved by so many. 

On behalf of Andy, his family and friends please join us in continuing his legacy by promoting his music, old and new. Through this he will live on in our hearts, minds and sound systems, forever. 

To honour Andy and the person he was, all profits from this release will be donated to Cancer Research in his name.

Written and produced by Andy Lawrence r.i.p.
Artwork by Michael Rea
Mastered by Robert Macciochi @ Subvert Central
Lacquer cut by Beau Thomas @ Ten Eight Seven

Ready For The Syndicate

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JSR002 - B Side: Andy Skopes - Foolish (128kbps Clip)- OUT NOW!!!

None60 wind up to release a big new compilation at the end of the week entitled None of the Above, and we're hyped to have the premiere of new Oliver Yorke track U No! Chanelling the autonomic spirit with a deep, halftime vibe, unusual percussion and rich synth work, this is a meditative trip down the leftfield side of 170BPM vibes. Wicked stuff. Hit up the None60 Bandcamp to grab the LP, and snap up the limited 12" sampler which features this track!

Buy → https://none60records.bandcamp.com/album/nsy035-none-of-the-above

Oliver Yorke:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/oliveryorkemusic
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/yorke
Twitter → https://twitter.com/yorkemusic

None60:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/Silent-Dust-142827102407212
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/silentdust
Twitter → https://twitter.com/silentdustmusic

none of the Above

Oliver Yorke - U No [Premiere]

ReDraft is a producer focused on bass music and member of the Depth Range. He pushes the boundaries of Footwork and Jungle influenced uptempo bass music by combining it with elements from HipHop and Drum & Bass.
ReDraft > @redraft

ReDraft x Metafloor x Groves - Get It (Original Mix)

Unchained are back in our hotseat today with a sick new tune taken from their Year of the Rat compilation LP. Dave Owen and Root for the Villain team up on a hefty slice of slow/fast halftime business...jungle inflections and sub boom all the way. Look for the release dropping Mar 13th at all good stores!

Buy → https://unchainedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/unchained-the-year-of-the-rat

Dave Owen:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/Dave0wen
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/dave-owen
Twitter → https://twitter.com/Dave0wen

Root For The Villain:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/root4thevillain
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/root4thevillain

Unchained Recordings:
Facebook → https://facebook.com/unchained.asia
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/UnchainedAsia
Twitter → https://twitter.com/UnchainedAsia

Unchained: The Year of The Rat

Dave Owen & Root For The Villain - War Dance [Premiere]

David Louis, Stranjah - Rosewood [Premiere] - Out April 7 Bandcamp

I closed a track after 7 years for the Obl/que Unity charity contest. Follow Obl/que on Soundcloud & Facebook for more info

Thestral [Obl/que Unity Contest]

All guitar in this project was recorded by me; I was listening to a lot of juke and footwork at around the time so the Killa P Edit came about through that. If you download this album through bandcamp, the footwork instrumental comes as a bonus track.

You can find the original (produced by Filthy Gears) here: https://soundcloud.com/1fortyproject/killa-p-rate-us-prod-by-filthy

Killa P - Rate Us (Qwirk Edit)

BUY VINYL: https://www.vinylfanatiks.co.uk/product/missing-fracture-jack-it-operator-fracture-remix-10-ssr004
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“Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported the last Sub System releases which were a complete sell out” Sam Missing recounts. “That was at the start of lockdown and I am sure like many it’s been a surreal year but even with the clubs currently closed, the music must go on!  So here we are, launching the next three Sub System releases under the banner ‘Three From ‘93’.  Like most of our projects, these releases were formed through chance encounters and the very few degrees of separation that seem to exist in the jungle universe!  It wasn’t clear until the end of the project that we realised there was a very clear direction these releases had gravitated to, and that was the foundation year of 1993! Let me explain…” 

(Very much like how things pan out for me with Vinyl Fanatiks, when things flow organically, the jungle gods align and the synchronicity of the universe guides a projects direction).

“First up we have ‘Jack it Operator’ which comes with the incredible Fracture remix. This all came about because I went to Jungle Jam at The Cause in Tottenham just before Christmas last year. John Foul Play was spinning and dropped my recent release on Sub System; “X Amount of Dubs”. I was also lucky enough to have my old Kemet classic ‘The Box Reopens’ given a rinse by Uncle Dugs, so I was buzzing. Not only that but Kenny Ken played an amazing set with a slew of jungle rollers followed by an epic back to back between Fracture and Sherelle. I left the night inspired and over next few days quickly sketched out a track which captured the vibes of the night. The result being ‘Jack it Operator’; a stripped back steppa with a hooky reggae vocal sample and King Tubby style bouncy bassline.  The track turned out to be a more modern vibe than old skool jungle. So I really felt that it needed a remix which was more on the 160 tip, a bit like what Fixate previously did for us on Sub System. But who to ask???” 

“After his awesome set at Jungle Jam, I felt that Fracture was an obvious person to approach. We had spoken previously about possible remixes but we hadn’t met in person. Coincidentally, he also lives in Hackney and we had a few mutual friends through our kids but our paths hadn’t crossed. Fate then played a big part in things as one of my kids had a birthday party to go to a few weeks after Jungle Jam and who do I bump into there but Charlie Fracture! We now have a chance to meet in person for a ‘fractured’ conversation as we deal with madness and constant interruptions that a kid’s birthday party throws at you! We never got the chance to chat properly but a few weeks later we hit lockdown and time is on both our hands, so we pick up the conversations via email and I ask him if he would be up for a remix of a new tune I had made called ‘Jack It Operator’. He jumps on it and quickly hands in a killer 160 mix which is not just an incredible remix but channels the vibes of 1993 and takes me back to that time of crossover between jungle and hardcore with tunes like The House Crew’s ‘Euphoria’. He totally smashed the remix and lit the first ’93 candle that Brent and I hadn’t yet realised was a theme!  It was premiered on the Hospital Podcast and even got a rewind, which is rare for an online podcast! Things looked positive”.

Missing 'Jack it Operator' - SSR004

Diffrent Music preps two juxtaposing cuts from label stalwart Fearful in ‘FKD’ / ‘XINF’.

Summing up 2020 in name and sound — though actually produced prior to the current crisis — ’FKD’ brings darkness and danger via urgent beat shifts and shadowy tech contortions. A bouncy step keeps things moving, but this one is all about that distorted b-line tearing through the mix.

‘XINF’ couldn’t be more of a contrast. Playful percussive rolls fill an otherwise sparse beat, while huge swells of low-end and fizzing synth tones combine into an epic, uplifting cerebral crescendo. A classical masterpiece rewired for a hopeful future.

Both tracks hint at old school Diffrent vibes, but applied from a fresh perspective not heard before on the label. Fearful’s ‘FKD’ / ‘XINF’ is out Friday 27th November on digital and limited edition 10” vinyl.
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releases November 27, 2020

FKD / XINF

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Fearful - FKD

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