[iH002]: Microcosm - Electric Dreams EP

Title track and EP finale 'Vibration' hits you from a different angle again, with a steppy break slapping the wall as intricate fills and breaks cut in and out over a subby detuned groove, with the kind of tonality to it that screams turn-of-the-century-Bristol but with enough cutting-edge sonics to ensure it stays in your bag for the decades ahead.

Dunk - Vibration [inHBT008]

'Face Value' in collaboration with Kowa comes in two versions, which I guess kind of ironically means you can't actually take it at face value. In any case, the original cut has absolutely soaring epic strings and a filtered break that steps along while a variety of ever more disgusting subby tones tear the arse out of your bassbins, and the remix from previous-InHabit-alumnus Azrah takes a more low-slung groove-based approach and uses the negative space to add a further layer of percussitivity.

Focal Tone & Kowa - Face Value (Azrah Remix) [MMNTM003]

'Conduit' is a more subdued slice of dancefloor funk, stepping out neatly and rolling out discretely, with percussive touches, warp and weft, underpinned by a well-hidden tunefulness that belies the synthetic coldness of its tonal vocabulary. Subtle and deadly like a concealed blade. Winding things up neatly.

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Focal Tone - Conduit [MMNTM003]

The sunny weather might have come and gone, but here at inHabit HQ we stay bringing the heat regardless – the struggle continues! This next release is a really special one for us, as our friend Echo Brown returns to the label for the first time since his Stutter EP with a double-edged sword forged from another kind of alien steel. Since that EP came out in 2019 he's been popping up on all kinds of crazy labels (Shogun! The North Quarter! and 1985!) and carving out a very solid name for himself as a man with many strings to his to his bow, and honestly we could not be happier. It's so nice to have him back, and it feels particularly nice to be able to release these tunes that show off a moodier side of his undeniable set of skills than some of the other labels who have been rightly scrambling to sign his material. 

'Gully Dance' enlists the frankly iconic vocal talents of Flowdan (I'm not going to insult him or you by telling you who Flowdan is or why it's a huge deal for us to have him on the wee-little-Irish-label-that-could (if you know you know and if you don't you're definitely not reading this) to build up a whole new kind of woozy, wonky, deconstructed dancehall banger.

Kicking off with an epic intro, battering ram kicks, and expertly raising the energy with layers of percussion and more twists and turns than the Donegal rally, this one is sure to have the knees knocking from Raleigh to Ranelagh.

'Block Work VIP' is a salty weapon, all square waves and sub, acidic squelch and sonar bleeps, with an escalating sense of tension resolving into pummeling urban tribalism. There is A LOT going on in this tune, and it's all brilliant. Play this when you need to see people's faces contort, when you want to see their shoulders rolling, when you need to escalate things a little. It will work. 

It's an immense privilege to be able to get this one out to the people, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do, we hope you're staying safe out there, keeping it real and watching yourselves and each other as we slowly get back to the clubs and the dances. We've played these tunes over and over again on the biggest setups we could find and between Echo Brown's studio ninja skills and Heights' expert mastering touch we reckon they will absolutely strip every flake of paint off all four walls of any venue you care to play them in, so g'wan out there and give it a lash.

Echo Brown - Gully Dance (Instrumental) [PREMIERE]

Headroom - Pest Control [inVA01]

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N-MON1C - Oíche [FREE DL]

N-MON1C - Acedia

inHabit is proud to present our first release since Imbolc, the first day of the Celtic Spring, a day of great spiritual energy; the Cailleach of legend went out gathering her firewood, and the sheets of slate grey cloud that day gave us hope for for brighter days and weather in the weeks and months ahead. The goddess Brigid, traditionally venerated at Imbolc, many of whose attributes were subsequently vested in Saint Brigid, was strongly associated with things of higher physical dimensions - mountains, fire, hills, but also with things of a lofty intellectual nature; wisdom, excellence, perfection, high intelligence, poetic eloquence, craftsmanship, the ability to heal, the art of brewing, druidic knowledge and skill in warfare.

All of this is a very nice way of saying that we are proud to be in a position to release music by an extremely promising young Irish producer from the People's Republic of Cork, or the Rebel County as they'd call it, making this our SECOND full release from a Cork producer, and honestly if a Dublin label can sign two producers from Cork then surely labels from cities with less complex relationships with Cork had best believe they can too. On to Tone Walsh anyhow, a man whose productions have from a very young age and over the years since been slowly maturing into some of the hottest properties in Cork since the Tans set fire to the place. He returns to the label with his debut solo release after dropping his track 'Real Life' on our inHabitants VA in 2021.

'Ubuntu' is a lowrise, minimal groove weapon with a gargantuan bassline and enough gruesome tones and fills to stick out head and shoulders over almost anything you play it with, and the courage to deep it out and twist up a rock solid groove that many of his peers would leave well enough alone. 'Djembe' follows it up with a pacier, more linear step that he proceeds to systematically attack with offbeat percussion playing call and response with all manner of guttural gurgles and groans. These are absolute rippers mate, stop reading this and cop them already.

Tone Walsh - Ubuntu

inHabit is proud to present the next installment of our occasional Momentum series, where we give producers from around the world one job, and one job ONLY: to meticulously craft us a quiver of explosive darts – secret weapons to paralyse the competition with and send dancefloors so far into the Zone they'll have a hard time ever finding their way back out. In the hot seat this time around is Able, a name that's quickly become a byword for innovative, propulsive music on labels like Critical and Monk Audio. Hailing from Guildford, Able has been lashing out absolute heaters like “Saag” on Critical for a number of years now and if this EP for us is any indication of what's coming down the line in the future then you'd better believe big things lie ahead.

On to the tunes - “Crescendo” is a rolling, steppy lurcher with slabs of grizzly bass whirring and gurgling over a heady wave of sub frequencies. “One And The Same” starts off as a call and response riff so catchy you'll be digging your old facemasks out just to listen to it, then develops smoothly into something more cerebral via a tense breakdown. Title track of the EP comes in the form of “Yes No Maybe”, a punishing, crushing groove gets switched up and punctuated by memorable vocal snippets, switches and edits, and a second half full of more ideas than many producers would put in a whole release. Rounding off the whole package, and making a welcome return to the label, N-MON1C turns in a remix of “One And The Same” that proves yet again that Cork city is an absolute hotbed of Irish DnB excellence in 2022. All tunes have been mastered to perfection by Heights; say no more in other words.

We have no answer to war other than to stand against it. We urge you to play these absolute rippers as loud as you can get away with, on the biggest speakers you can arrange, for crowds of your best friends, and their friends, and THEIR friends too. Welcome them all in, the stranger and friend and neighbour alike, and make the room shake with sub bass, and make the many become one, because love, community and
solidarity are the only forces that bombs and bullets are powerless against. Practice peace.

Able - One And The Same (N - MON1C Remix)

"Dormant, not sleeping" was a phrase we used during our recent quiet spell. After somewhat of a hiatus we are back rougher and tougher than ever as we embark on this new chapter of inHabit as we turn over a leaf a quarter of a century in to the millennia.

Cutting things up and chiseling out the future sound of inHabit in a new style old school fashion for iH001 we have in our ranks one of the brightest lights within Dublin’s fervent jungle scene. XXXX In Stereo drops his latest EP with one of the city’s greatest endorsers, Misha Freshin’s inHabit Recordings. Ryan Cullen’s XXXX In Stereo project continues on its recent run of form with this tantalising two-tracker. Brimming with crunchy breaks and earthy pad work, Cullen once again hits that perfect stroke somewhere between hardcore and ethereal on ‘Takuya’ and ‘Obsidian’.

iH001: XXXX In Stereo - Takuya / Obsidian

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XXXX In Stereo - Obsidian

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Dublin label inHabit Recordings continue on their renewed rampage into 2025 with Microcosm's dark and delirious 'Electric Dreams' EP.

Microcosm's high octane blend of murky melodies and horse power breaks act as a constant hat tip to the early days of the genre whilst maintaining a slick, futuristic gleam throughout. 'Electric Dreams' and the 3 tracks within wouldn't be out of place in a mix today nor the 90s.

'Yoyo' epitomises this with its thunderous breaks, eerie synth work, and jump up vocals forging to make a weighty peak time roller.

PREMIERE: Microcosm - Yoyo (inHabit Recordings)

Spring, my friends, is out there springing harder than one of King Tubby's legendary custom spring reverb units, the soil beneath your feet would give you trees tomorrow if you only stuck a twig in it, the skies are bluer than the girl in the Vermeer painting, and obviously this must mean there's a new InHabit release about to hatch. You know the (seed-) drill by now I'm sure of it. Once again we're pleased to announce a debut release from a promising producer, this time from the glorious hills of Donegal, who we believe is going to make you dance and think and feel things hitherto unfelt, and move you in ways you've yet to be moved. Three tracks on offer here, and all of them move with a ridiculously self-assured swagger that's simultaneously reminiscent of the old Hard Leaders jams your least reputable uncle used to batter back in the latter days of the 90s and also of the kind of thing you might hear in the sets of the most discerning heads riding that post-Jungle revival horse right into the gaping maws of rugged, distorted millenarian fin-de-siecle techstep. The last time the Culture paused at a crossroads like this one no less of an authority than Simon Reynolds observed that this music was less about pleasure and joy than it was about martial art - these tunes were built for floors where people honed their bodies in preparation for the looming end of the world, the civilisational collapse, Raving as callisthenics in preparation for an imminent apocalypse. I will leave you with that thought.

Microcosm-Every Peace

Microcosm - Electric Dreams

Crunching kicks driven by a static bass weight that bellows ominously throughout.

Altex and Kaper team up to give us the first release in our Free Download
 series entitled Absonant; meaning discordant or unreasonable.

@altex-ie @kaper_music

Altex & Kaper - Absonant [inFRD001]

An acidic, dark and minimal driving force with bass weight and percussive fluctuation taking you on a roller-coaster ride between highs and low decibel.

Echo Brown - Block Work [inFRD002]

140bpm vibes from Sam Harris on the EP entitled 'Dungeon' and the first in our CXL series.

'Approach' is a track with a looming, ominous and eerie atmospheric sensation throughout.

@samharrisdnb

Sam Harris - Approach [CXL001]

'Coercion' by @tweakzdrumandbass has Infectious grooves with a deep riveting undertone that pulsates beneath.

Tweakz - Coercion [inFRD003]

'Dubby' tones and sounds that flow into trembling low end pressure and heavy hitting beats that prompt oscillating basslines and rhythms.

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Sublimit - Special Request [inFRD004]

‘Sense’ opens with a rounded and clean soundscape accompanied by minimal percussion and echoing synths. The bass rumbles and begins to show its presence and a taste of what will follow while edgy synths slice in and out. 
In the drop, the bass and synths are fully released to create a cutting yet rolling style track. The addition of airs encompassed within create a transient drifting atmosphere as synths and bass tones consume you as the track fluctuates up and down in energy rhythm. Carefully executed percussion, pads and echoes in the lows hold the vibe to give this track a refreshing diversity throughout, suspending the listener momentarily before dropping them back down into the deep vibe and energy of the composition. Portraying minimal elements and sounds albeit having the capability to fully engross the listener and their senses.

Rizzle - Sense [inHBT003]

Stutter

Echo Brown - Egress Mode [inHBT004]

Water

Echo Brown - Borough Nights [inHBT004]

Moderate Hate - Water [inFRD006]

Moderate Hate - Nothing [inFRD006]

Soul in The Dark

Pseudonym - Soul in The Dark [inFRD007]

Calm Before The Storm

Pseudonym - Calm Before The Storm [inFRD007]

Omega - Doppler Effect [inFRD008]

[MMNTM001]
Kidsonic • Swift
Altum EP

inHabit Recordings is proud to present our first release in our new ‘Momentum’ series from Kidsonic. Bristol has an enviable history in this music, stretching from the days of the The Wild Bunch, Smith & Mighty and Massive Attack through to Full Cycle and latterly Jungle Syndicate and Sofa Sound, not to mention the hundreds of producers and DJs who have moved to the city for inspiration and collaboration over the years, so it’s safe to say that it takes an awful lot for a young producer to stand out there, and yet over the course of the four tracks on this EP that is exactly what Kidsonic does. Effortlessly showcasing the many strings to his bow, this EP moves from heads down rollers like “Altum”, call and response tribal steppers built around catchy vocal samples like Deeper Love, as well as an artfully constructed vocal banger crafted around the unmistakable bars of MC Swift.

Each of the tunes has been getting plenty of early support on radio and on livestreams and we are entirely confident that no matter how long it takes until the clubs open their doors again this EP will still sound fresh enough to play at the welcome-back party.

Follow Me

Kidsonic feat. Swift - Follow Me [MMNTM001]

Altum

Kidsonic - Altum [MMNTM001]

Deeper Love

Kidsonic - Deeper Love [MMNTM001]

Qube - Shimmer [inFRD009]

inHabit Recordings is extremely proud to present the second installment in Textures, our rolling-in-more-ways-than-one series of releases for deeper floors. Melody, atmosphere, space, soul and texture are our defining criteria for this passion project, and these two tunes by Brainwork bring all of the above in spades. Hailing from Australia, and responsible for a growing pile of gorgeous little heaters on labels like Fokuz and Differential, Brainwork brings a range of atmospheres, moods and textures to the table here in a confident, poised release that shows off all of his strengths as a producer.

'Hollow' kicks things off with a bleepy riff that's as glacial as it is intriguing, and it quickly draws for the big warm pads, fathoms-deep bass, and a yearning neo-soul vocal before a succession of surprise injections of grizzly walls of distant reese resolve into an intricate call and response.

'Phantasm' takes a more linear approach to things, keeping it on a bubbling, steppy swirly gurgly tip before the moneyshots (and there are many) start to fade in with the gradual, internally consistent and practiced ear of a master arranger. Hooks you to the floor and keeps you spellbound. We were absolutely blown away by these tunes when we first got our hands on them, and we're only delighted to be getting them out there to the people. We hope these grow on you as much as they did on us, and that they keep you warm all through the cold nights ahead before spring turns into summer and the world is at your feet again. Stay safe and be kind.

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