RAM Records - Part 1

Having enjoyed the honour of launching the label last summer with the highly acclaimed ‘Firethorn’ and ‘Pandorum’, Frankee’s doubled his dynamite with no less than four dancefloor-focussed slices of absolute bass gold.
Showcasing his creative range with depth and clarity, every element on this EP is coated in a robust sense of timeless drum & bass magic and melody: Nodding at the scene’s rich past, while pushing us as far into the future as possible, each cut will quickly find its way to the very top of your playlist.
We launch with ‘Harlequin’, a purring roller that’s devilishly simple but demonically effective. A groaning bassline and tubular subs vie for your attention as the steppy riddim drills the message home with such razor-sharp punctuation, each additional percussive element that’s added as the track develops causes major chaos.
Next-up ‘Paranormal’. An instant hair-raiser, the quintessential pitched down pianos conjure up 25 years of rave heritage in one simple reverberated strike. Then, before nostalgia kicks in too much, in fires a scorching bassline that grizzles and kicks its way through the mix with uncompromising menace. If you thought the low-end growls of Frankee’s previous release were stuff of legend, just wait until you hear this bass behemoth!
‘Saffron’ follows. Oozing low-end luxury and a swift, skippy riddim, it’s an instant groove massage laced with floating vocal textures and emotive, ethereal pads. An instant hypnotiser, it instantly flies your floor to places they didn’t even know existed. Paying respect to the expensive, aromatic delicacies of its namesake, ‘Saffron’ more than lives up to its name.
Finally we hit ‘Flintstone’. Concluding this epic tale with a wry grin, it’s the perfect balance of deep, dark rollage and subtle humour. The overwhelmingly warm sub squiggles, icy pads and textured percussive dynamics make this track a must for all record boxes!
Seldom does an EP come with such a fitting title…Not just a bold statement of dancefloor intent, each of these four cuts mark a quintessential turning point in Frankee’s promising career. From young hopeful to bona fide hot prospect, Frankee has firmed up a front row seat in D&B’s future.
Stick with the Program for more future instalments very soon…

Turning Point EP

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As premiered by Radio 1's Friction as his 'Friction's Fire', Steam Machine is the first track to be taken from the highly anticipated forthcoming TRANSIT EP from Culture Shock on Ram Records.

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Culture Shock - Steam Machine

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Culture Shock - Tangents

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'No More' is the 4th track to be taken from the Transit EP, released on Friday 29th January, as heard as Mistajam's Inbox Fresh and supported by Annie Mac, Sub Focus, Chase & Status and Andy C.

Culture Shock - No More (Back To You) vs. Josh Parkinson

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If you caught one of Technique International Sound's scorching festival appearances this summer, anticipation for this release will already be off the charts. Now, fresh from tearing events like Rampage and Audioriver to pieces, the elite production force of Drumsound & Bassline Smith and Tantrum Desire are back with some brand new fire. 

From the darkside drama of the opening pads, stretched and deformed over twisted squelches of bass and ominous metronomic percussion hits, it's clear that 'The Creator' is a monstrous tune. When huge layers of orchestral instrumentation build the epicness even further and we're drawn inexorably towards a drop that you just know is going to have ravers demanding the wheel-up.

Given who these producers are, we should all know to brace ourselves for an explosion of bass. Seriously, though, there's no acceptable level of readiness for the intense, staccato strikes of bassline that drive this tune. That raw low-end energy, punctuated with temperature-raising flecks of modulation, all held in check by the expertly-crafted rolling drums is going to see this tune dropped, doubled, and spun back in dances everywhere.

Drumsound & Bassline Smith and Tantrum Desire's last collaboration, 2018's 'The Bomb', is still lighting up raves and airwaves in the sets of A-list deejays, demonstrating a longevity that's rarely seen nowadays. 'The Creator' might be the first release under the Technique International Sound name, but the legend, the history, the pedigree is well-established. Now it's time for a new chapter.

The Creator

Technique International Sound - The Creator (René LaVice Premiere)

Own It Now: technique.lnk.to/2020Vision

We're not even close to recovering from the sonic assault of Technique's twentieth-anniversary 'Remix LP' but the follow-up strike is already upon us. We've seen classics from the back cat get the treatment from the likes of A.M.C, Bladerunner, Marky and Digital, but now it's all about looking to the future. With ten brand new killer tunes, the Technique Recordings gang are already setting a benchmark for 2020.

And, judging by this album, the picture of what's to come is multi-hued and multi-faceted.

The break-focused future-jungle tear-out of Drumsound & Bassline Smith's 'Ruffneck Soldier' – already a tried and tested deejay weapon on dub – sits alongside the cinematic expanse of L Plus's 'The Planet' and the controlled aggression of NC-17 and Exile's 'War'.

As if to emphasise the variety, No Concept's Kerizma-laced 'Electrify' rubs shoulders with Tantrum Desire and Youngman's 'Precision', offering us a horror-influenced stomper and a soul-meets-staccato dancefloor workout respectively. And that's before we even get into the contribution from DJSS, 'Only Get Better', blending subtlety and savagery in equal measure.

This is Technique's 2020 vision, setting out a blueprint for the type of beat and bassline science that's going to be lighting up drum 'n' bass dancefloors over the coming months. Building on the hard-earned legacy of twenty years in the business, their next two decades in the top tier start right here. Essential.

20 Years of Technique - 2020 Vision LP

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Music production duo formally known as Xample & Lomax signed to Ram records.

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