Synkro - Look At Yourself (Djrum Remix)

Watermark went through loads of different incarnations before it ended up how it did on the vinyl release in 2012. I was never happy with it.

The vocals were there as a place holder, until i found something I could use to fill the space.

This is a very rough early version with way too much reverb, badly EQed beat and an abrupt end. So apologies for that, but I thought people might find it interesting.

Watermark (early demo version from 2010)

We have the premiere of B-side 'Abandon Me' and it's seriously good, maybe even some of his best yet.

Ferocious, hurricane-esque drums rattle from the off and the synth riffs are warped and transcendent. The cut finds itself moving from staggered and wild to more focused and driving towards the end and that's part of its appeal.

As with any Djrum track, you're kept questioning which way its going to turn, while still remaining firmly locked within his vision. Remarkable stuff.

Premiere: Djrum 'Abandon Me'

"Nordschleife" by Jacques Greene

Listen to this track and others at adultswim.com/singles

Adult Swim Singles 2017

Jacques Greene - Nordschleife

Throwing snow lines up the next instalment in his club focused series ‘Simmer/Subtitles’. The second two tracker in a string of releases that will culminate on a special extended vinyl release this summer.
 
Combing his vast musical tastes in to one "Simmer is the track I’ve always wanted to write” explains Snow. Juxtaposing Jungle with acid, he uses a bowed lid sample to keep the same ambience through ‘Subtitles’ - an ode to the classic DnB track Teebee vs Future Prophecy's Dimensional Entity.

Throwing Snow - Simmer [Houndstooth]

Taken from the 'Mosaic EP' - 11/05/18 smarturl.it/mosaic-ep
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Apollo new boy Chris Roth AKA Marenn Sukie joins up for the Mosaic EP.

A rabid fan of drum n bass and hip hop as well a classic soul, jazz and funk, Roth is an accomplished sample manipulator whose richly organic sounds call to mind 'Rounds' era Four Tet, the sophisticated jazz of Cinematic Orchestra or indeed the spacious moods of new label mates Albrecht Labrooy.

Mining audio gold from the widescreen productions of classic 70's music Roth balances an interest in contemporary beat culture with a winsome eye for the golden sounds of the past.

"My tracks have usually around 30 different samples in one tune,” Roth explains “I make a point to never sample 'loops' - it's a mix of pitching samples then maybe adding a synth for bass lines."

The Mosaic EP spans a wide range of moods and tempos - genre is fluid in the world of Marenn Sukie; house, drum n bass and jazz bleeding together, creating a beguiling blend all Roth's own.

‘Into The Silence’ is one of the EP’s real highlights - composed in the main from Polish jazz samples that Roth got while in Warsaw. Epic closer ‘Feels Like Love’ sees him splice three different jazz singers together to make up the haunting melody.

Only his second ever EP release, the Mosaic EP came about following Apollo's own Synkro making the intro to R&S founder Renaat Vanderpapiere. 
Vanderpapiere loved what he heard and instantly signed Roth up, and this is the result; a strong and vital musical statement that suggest a bright future ahead.

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Marenn Sukie - Feels Like Love

Buy now: smarturl.it/portraitwithfirewood

‘Waters Rising’ is a collaboration with vocalist Lola Empire and was originally written around a piano sketch that was sent back and forth between the two artists until it became the fully realised song you hear now.  

"I really hadn't expected love to be a theme in the album, but I was chatting with Lola and she told me how she'd fallen in love. I sent her the initial sketch for this and told her i didn't think love was an appropriate subject for it. but she came out with this. 
'love is dark' she said."

Portrait With Firewood

Waters Rising

Coming soon on Afterglo Records - http://soundcloud.com/afterglo - Vinyl + digital

Phaeleh - The Cold In You (Djrum remix) 160kbs preview

Freeflowing hypnotic ukfuturebass. 
One of scuba's finest.

Scuba - Three sided shape

Previewing the latest release from his debut album, we introduce Djrum aka Felix Manuel. Hailing from 2nd Drop label, the producer originally made his name after releasing critically adored 12” singles with One the Edge and Smokin Sessions labels. 

From his new album entitled ‘Seven Lies’ we bring you a touch of Friday fever with the most club orientated track from the album, Arcana (Do I Need You). Remember it is pronounced - Drum (coming from DJ Rum) and if you can't move to the beat, this isn't the track for you. 

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Djrum - Arcana (Do I Need You)

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