TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS ILL BE RELEASING TUNES FROM THE ARCHIVE EVERY DAY OVER DECEMBER;

JAKEBOB - RAGO VIP [XMAS #14]

JAKEBOB - RAGO VIP [XMAS #14]

Phenomenomenon

Josi Devil lands on Hessle Audio with the much-anticipated 'Make It Better/Restless Sleep' – the label's first release of 2025. Already supported by Four Tet, Joy O, Interplanetary Criminal and many more, it is the closest Hessle Audio has come to releasing a double-sided UKG single since HES001 by TRG. Blending unsettling ambience and distorted textures with the euphoric and upfront energy of its vocal sample, it transcends a singular description.

The Bristol-based producer has previously released on Innamind, BFDM, Sector 7 and Nervous Horizon. With an uncompromising approach to sound design, Josi carves out his own instantly recognisable sound at an intersection between tradition and futurism.

Make It Better / Restless Sleep

Josi Devil - Make It Better / Restless Sleep (Snippets)

Watch The Style

For ec2a’s Digital-Only Series, Bristol’s bass buccaneers Dual Monitor continue their run of tech-dembow monsters that have the chilling atmosphere and venomous mechanics of a sci-fi horror flick. The sounds on “Rise Up” are techy, gelatinous and they deploy circular hits of atmosphere as coldly as Darth Vader’s breath. But when it wheelspins from a breaks intro to their signature bounce, it’s all systems go. You’ll latch onto the tune of clanging metal from the moment it reaches your ear, right through to the track’s airtight final drop, which squeezes wiping bass into the mix. Wear a gas mask to the dance, but you’ll still succumb to their dark, contagious swing.