Knowledge Magazine recently interviewed Authentic Music label head, Panorama.

In return, the label have offered a free track which you can download from their Facebook page. They have also provided a free guest mix which includes past and forthcoming releases from the label. You can view the interview and download the guest mix on our website by visiting the following link: http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/blogs/drum-and-bass/introducing-authentic-music.html


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Ower - Chakra

Matt-U is one of Budapest's most prolific and respected drum & bass / dubstep producers, download the the dubstep track he made with TRG here then check the interview... http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/matt-u-exclusive-free-track

TRG + Matt U - One

2010 saw drum & bass producer Basher launch Proximity Recordings. One year on and he's gearing up to release the 'Close Proximity' LP. Basher <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/basher-interview-0211" target="_blank">tells us all about it</a> and gives us this exclusive free track. 

Xtrah - Solitude (Proximity)

From the land of extremes, American drum & bass don Sam Pool, aka SPL, has impressively bolstered the harder end of the genre for the past few years, attracting attention from the likes of Tech Itch en route... http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/spl-exclusive-free-track

SPL - Sins of the Streets Revisited

OH91 - BRST

Tokyo Prose are an up-and-coming drum & bass duo from Auckland, New Zealand signed to DJ Presha's Samurai label. Their debut EP, Introducing Tokyo Prose, glides between minimal ambience and deep soulful steppers; <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/tokyo-prose-interview.html" target="_blank">we caught up with them to talk about it and see what the future holds...</a>

Tokyo Prose - 2 Thirds

AshJerona is kindly giving away a free track, 'Face On', via the Kmag Soundcloud page.

Read his interview with us here: http://kmag.uk/2014/10/31/ashjerona-guest-mix/

AshJerona - Face On

French bass music producer Gerwin on what he’s been up to in the studio lately, his link up with Chord Marauders’ Geode, the French music scene and studying Japanese. Read the interview: http://kmag.uk/2014/10/21/gerwin-half-empty-half-full-free-track/

Gerwin - Half Empty Half Full

Bardo Camp, aka Nymfo, has been making a name for himself in the d&b community through his itchy, dark sounds and collaborations with artists including Icicle and Black Sun Empire. His new EP, Double Dutch, is out now on Klute's Commercial Suicide label. <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/nymfo-interview-0611.html" target="_blank">Kmag caught up</a> with the Dutch producer to delve deep into the meanings behind the EP, his favourite three labels and a possible Eggs Benedict restaurant with Black Sun Empire.

Nymfo - Engraving

Hypnosis Recordings label owner James Burchett has just released a mini-album called In Limbo as Jamie Now exploring Autonomic style drum & bass. To celebrate he's giving away a free track called Home that he made with his sister, Kira Annelies. <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/blogs/dubstep/introducing-jamie-now.html">We caught up with James</a> to find out what to expect and what else is happening with Hypnosis.

Jamie Now & Kira Annelies - Home

Finnish dubstep producer Tes La Rok released his debut album Them on his own Noppa Recordings label in July 2011. To celebrate he gave us a free track and <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/tes-la-rok-interview-0811.html">we spoke to him</a> to find out all about it.

Tes La Rok - Sleepwalkers

If you've ever thought you could do better than some of the music videos out there then here's your chance to prove it. Kmag, Spearhead Records, Addict Clothing and AV1 Production have joined forces to launch a contest for aspiring video directors.
Directors are invited to submit their videos for the track The Siren by Bungle ft. Ayah, the first track from the forthcoming Bungle album, you can download it for free here. Then film and / or animate a video using your own footage, edit it, upload it to http://vimeo.com/groups/kmagbunglevideocomp
There's no brief, the best advice we can give is to use whatever equipment you've got. You can even use your mobile phone and edit it in iMovie, just be creative and use your imagination.
The winner will receive £500 worth of Addict Clothing of their choice and their video will be used as the official music video for the track.
More here - http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/kmag-bungle-video-competition.html

HOW TO ENTER
Upload your entry to Vimeo and add it to our Vimeo group. Feel free to upload it to YouTube and any other video hosting website as well but to be considered for the competition it must be in our Vimeo group.
The deadline for entries is midnight (GMT) September 18th and the winner will be announced by September 26th.

RULES
The footage used in the video must be new, i.e. shot / animated by yourself. You can't use any copyrighted material.
Videos can contain live video footage and / or animation.
You can do anything you like as long as it's creative and contains no nudity, racism, sexism or is deemed offensive in any way.
You can enter as many times as you like but a new video must be submitted each time.
Videos must be submitted by midnight (GMT) September 18th. No late entries will be accepted.
BCee from Spearhead, Andy Commons of AV1 Production and Colin Steven, the editor of Kmag, will judge the competition according to their own criteria and opinion. Number of views on videos or popularity will not be part of or influence the judging. All judging decisions are final.

Bungle 'The Siren' ft. Ayah - Kmag Bungle Video Competition.

Sato has had releases on drum & bass labels like Inneractive, Creative Source and Coded Music but he's perhaps most well known for his singles on Ingredients (he actually had the first release on the label back in 2009). His next release, Glide / Detroit Lies Bleeding (Phobia Remix), is out on Ingredients on August 22nd. To celebrate Sato is giving away an exclusive free track with us. Read his interview with us <a href="http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/sato-interview.html" target="_blank">here</a>.

Sato - Empty

New EP from Just Breathe. Pre-order/pre-save: https://cygnusmusic.link/qykyd22

Just Breathe - All Mad

In 2010 Kmag ran a remix competition for producers to remix Sabre's One Hundred Teeth. Download the original tune for free plus all the stems needed for remixing... http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/musictech/knowledge-sabre-remix-competition

Check all the entries received here: http://soundcloud.com/groups/knowledge-sabre-remix-competition

Check and download the winning tracks free here... http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/musictech/sabre-remix-competition-winner

DRUMS - KICKS LOOP 1 170BPM

The first in Kmag's 'Sweat the Technique' interview series, centered around Billain's latest album 'Mirror' on Evolution Chamber. Billain is one of the most elusive and enigmatic artists in the drum and bass and experimental music worlds, and in this interview he finally gives listeners an insight into his process and world of synesthetic souund. James Magnetude, label manager for Evolution Chamber, was also there to give a label perspective on 'Mirror' and his take on the EC A&R process when dealing with a rare talent such as Billain.
Mirror on Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/mirror/5156116
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billain/sets/mirror-lp
Discord: http://discord.gg/cyberneuro

Sweat the Technique Episode 1 - Billain

The first in Kmag's 'Desert Island Dubs' series with the OG Alley Cat, spinning multi-genre tracks and explaining how each one moulded her own style. The series is modeled after the original 'Desert Island Discs' radio show, first brodcast on the BBC in 1942 and which has run on multiple radio stations internationally until present. May not contain actual dubs.
Tracklist:
New Order - Eligia
Depeche Mode - Death's Door
Alley Cat - Grief Notes 
Vaccine - Ochre
Janet Jackson - Miss You Much
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
Veruca Salt - Spiderman 79
Concrete Blonde - Beware of Darkness 
Bikini Kill - Demirep 
Sheila E - Noon Rendezvous
Native Minds + Alley Cat - Dream - Reinforced
Can - Tango Whiskeyman - A Guy Called Gerald Remix
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Peshay - Psychosis 
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
Tha Countamen & Alley Cat - Payloud (Konflict Remix)
Boymerang - Soul Beat Runner
Jingle/intro by Lilie Bauer

Alley Cat on Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/artist/alley-cat/56023
Deep Dark City Radio Show: https://www.rinse.fm/shows/alley-cat/
Kokeshi Label: https://iheartkokeshi.bandcamp.com/music
Alley Cat Instagram: http://instagram.com/alley_cat_dj
The Widow Project Album: https://lnk.to/Alley-Cat-The-Widow-Project
Image credit: Clayton Burke

Desert Island Dubs Episode 1 - Alley Cat


FLOODLIGHT
DNB AID FOR JAMAICA

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm Jamaica has ever seen, made landfall on Tuesday 28 October and continued to rage on for six days. With wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour, Jamaica was still recovering from Hurricane Beryl, which struck in July of 2024.

Over half a million people lost power to homes and business premises, with parishes under water and buildings collapsed.

Over 70,000 farmers lost more than 100,000 acres of farmland and the lives of 1.25 million farm animals.
The total losses in agriculture were estimated at J$29.5 billion to replace.

As of now, there are over 90,000 households displaced and 190,000 buildings damaged, with an estimated cost of $10 billion to replace. Nearly a third of Jamaica's annual wealth has been wiped out.

The Drum & bass community all over the world have come together to help

FLOODLIGHT: DNB AID FOR JAMAICA will drop on Bandcamp Friday, 5th December and 100% of the proceeds will be sent to Jamaica to help go towards rebuilding what has been lost.


With almost 100 artists contributing. the album will be priced at £10 min. Please purchase a copy on Bandcamp to help.


Cecil Hotel & Forum - Gargantua

BCee's uplifting drum & bass label Spearhead has just celebrated its fifth birthday so join the celebrations by getting the latest and downloading an exclusive free track. Check the feature:

www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/bcee-free-track

BCee - Real People VIP

Hyperon - Complex Reality

Find out more about emerging North London based house / garage producer iO and download his eerie remix of Labrynth Ear's Amber for free.

Labrynth Ear - Amber (iO Remix)

Downtempo / DnB producer Polska is about to release his second album on Subtle Audio so we spoke to him about his Bassbin crew affiliation, his new LP and his future plans... www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/polska-free-track

Polska and Con - Bad For You

http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/dj-madd-free-track.html

DJ Madd - Futureless

Dr Meaker may be a relatively new name to some of you, but they are a band on the rise. Testament to this is the upcoming schedule of both releases and live performances they have this summer. Taking the step to release a series of tracks on a range of labels (specifically Sludge, Ramajam and V), as well as their own Flightcase imprint, the Meaker crew certainly have a lot to keep them busy.

They still found the time to answer our pesky questions, so check out the interview at http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/dr-meaker-free-track.html. The band have also given us a free track, Rubber Gloves, so be sure to check that as well!

Dr Meaker - Rubber Gloves

Read our interview with AxH at http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/axh-interview.html

AxH - Hot Air

With a string of releases on the well respected Dispatch and Horizons labels, Amoss have been identified as the ones to watch for 2012. Now a staple in the darker side of d&b, the duo have been firing out collaborations with the likes of Dabs, J Robinson and June Miller with more projects in the pipeline. They have kindly compiled a mini-mix of their stuff exclusively for Kmag readers and remixed Dakosa's mighty 'Eleven'. We caught up with the pair to find out what they have coming up for this year and 2013, the strangest things they've seen whilst touring and where they get their samples from.

Dakosa - Eleven [Amoss Remix]

Get to know transatlantic drum & bass label Peer Pressure by reading our interview with label boss Facing Jinx and downloading TWO exclusive free tracks: http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/peer-pressure-profile.html

Hyroglifics - Spectre

Wreckless - Rumours

As you hopefully know by now we published our 25th-anniversary book in December. Now we’re ready to announce the next phase of our celebrations by announcing the line-up for our special party at state-of-the-art venue FOLD in London’s Canning Town on 21 February 2020. The event will be one of the first drum & bass events at the 600-capacity venue and will test the bespoke sound system to the limit.

Musically the night will explore the past, present and future of drum & bass with a diverse line-up of old favourites and rising stars.  On the line-up are Klute, Total Science, DJ Flight, Bryan Gee B2B L Side, SP:MC, Apey and Tenth Letter.

Tickets are only £10 and we’re also doing a special package deal of a ticket plus a copy of the book for only £30 if you collect the book on the night (the book normally costs £30 alone). The first 30 packages also include a free 25th-anniversary tote bag. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/25-years-of-kmag-at-fold-tickets-64660246538

Kmag 025 Bailey mix

Kmag 025 Bailey cover CD mix

As part of the #25YearsOfKmag celebrations and book launch we've decided to upload some of our favourite cover mixes. The first one is from the legendary DJ Marky. Keep your eyes peeled for more mixes dropping soon.

Get your limited edition book here: https://kmag.co.uk/product/25th-anniversary-book/

Read the original feature at https://kmag.co.uk/kmag-issue-27-dj-marky-cover-cd/

WEB: kmag.co.uk/product/25th-anniversary-book
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kmaguk/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kmag_colin
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knowledgemag/

Kmag027 DJ Marky mix

#25YearsOfKmag - From The Vaults Mix 001 - DJ Marky (issue 027)

Indivision are a drum & bass trio from Estonia. With an album deal with Toolroom they seem destined for big things. Get to know them and download an exclusive free four-track EP and guest mix.

http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/indivision-free-tracks

N4m3 - Empty Planet (Indivision Remix)

Kromestar is undoubtedly one of the most prolific producers in dubstep, and over the last few years has amassed a huge back catalogue of releases for a remarkable array of labels that includes Deep Medi, Hotflush, Southside Dubstars, Ringo Records and Dubstar, as well as working under a number of different aliases... http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/kromestar-free-track

Kromestar - Badman

Kmag champions the best in drum &amp; bass, hip hop, dubstep, breaks and electronica. Head to www.kmag.co.uk for interviews, features, news, views, free tracks and exclusive guest mixes.

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