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iBreaks welcome Baseface for our 61st release, the perfect pairing of Russia's DJ Gordy with vocalist and ex-Prodigy drummer Kieron Pepper.

Rat Catcher kicks off with a guitar-style synth before dropping in a punchy kick and snare.  A brief moment of calm is followed by an onslaught of blistering rave synth lines and growls.  Pepper's vocals perfectly complement the grit and growl throughout while Gordy makes sure the energy remains our peak time.

First up on remix duties, enter breakbeat legend Future Funk Squad who takes the track on a darker, dirtier journey into "nuskool" territory.  This doesn't mean it's not club-worthy, with plenty of hyped soaring synth lines and bleeps whilst some powerful drums and breaks roll underneath.  Fans of FFS need this in their lives!

Rounding things up are iBreaks regulars Under This who lead with a driving bassline and pounding drums.  Some tasty edits in the mid section give way to a brand new melodic section as the track progresses, all the while retaining Pepper's vocal

Exclusive www.ibreaks.co.uk Release date: 19/11/2013
Worldwide official release date: 26/11/2013

BaseFace :: Rat Catcher  [ORIGINAL]

We're back with the boys from Latvia for our 73rd iBreaks release. Under This give us a double A-side showing two different sides of their production stylings.

"Let Yourself Go" leads the way, and there's no messing about - it's straight in with a big rolling breakbeat, a throbbing low end bassline, and a pulsing, growling, metallic synth that really sets the tone of what to expect. A switch up in the bassline after the halfway point raises the energy and makes this one pure peak time.

In stark contrast, the Under This boys flex their deeper, groovier muscles on "Attraction" which is built around a Nile Rodgers flavoured guitar riff over speaker busting beats and bass. The addition of a female vocal lifts the vibe, rounding off this disco breaks tune to a tee.

Release Date: 15th December 2014

Under This - Attraction (Original Mix) [iBreaks]

This week in The Armory we’re pleased to welcome the talented breaks trio from Latvia, Under This (iBreaks), to the 1s and 2s. Press play. Get Down. 

For the complete track list visit:

http://djzachmoore.com/podcast/the-armory-podcast-078

Under This is one of the most significant Breaks band formed back in 2003 by the guys who were keen on broken rhythms from their childhood. In the beginning of their career Under This also took active participation in promoting Breaks music in their home town - Daugavpils, which culturally is a capital of Latvian Breaks scene. Being citizens of Daugavpils, guys got under strong influence of the Nu-Skool Breaks since the mid 2000s, just after their first visits to legendary night club 'Banzai', which was famous for its big Breaks events with acts from guest DJs such as General Midi, Hyper, Elite Force and Autobots to name a few.

Grown on music of The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and other giants of electronic music scene, these guys have absorbed all the elements of banging sound to form their unique style. Blending the vibes of early 90`s Rave anthems, mid 90`s Big Beat, 70`s Disco / Funk and even 60`s Rock`n`Roll with the modern sound of Bassline and Progressive Breaks Under This are always unexpected with their musical innovations.

After their official debut release on Distinctive Records back in 2008 Under This in a wink got support from many famous DJs and producers of Breaks as well as of Trance scenes and became one of the most promising Breaks acts. Keeping their hard work and real passion to music production in the next 2 years guys signed exclusive contract with iBreaks Records. That’s became a very significant point and beginning of the fast growing career for them. After serving successful apprenticeship on iBreaks Bass since 2010, Under This have stepped up to the main iBreaks label in early 2012, already having 5 EPs reached the Top10 at Beatport in their back-catalogue. Since that moment Under This became one of the most demanded Breaks projects. With their hits such as ‘Funqualize’ (anthem of the Summer House 2012 festival), ‘Hands On You’, ‘Stay Away’, ‘What I Need’, ‘Yestreday’, ‘Dancing Right’ and the bunch of top charted remixes, Under This firmly anchored in the leading projects of Breaks scene.

These days Under This keeping their hard work in the studio on new stuff, touring around the Europe and running their own label Expand Records (Breakspoll 2013 – Best New Label Top5 nominee). Under This music is frequently played by the DJs such as Paul Oakenfold and The Crystal Method, which shows real respect and massive attention to their production, not only by Breaks lovers, but also by major dance acts.

CONTACT INFO AND LINKS:

Europe & USA Booking: underthis@inbox.lv
Russian Federation Booking: gastroli@digitalemotions.ru

https://soundcloud.com/underthis
https://www.facebook.com/underthisofficial
https://twitter.com/UnderThis
https://vk.com/underthis
http://www.beatport.com/artist/under-this/123199
http://dj.beatport.com/underthis

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com 

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Bringing the Spanish heat to the Autumn season, Colombo is up next on iBreaks with two more killer tunes showing the different sides of his production prowess.

The aptly titled “Robotronik” is up first, a blend of stomping kicks and snares, an understated bubbling bassline, and a robotic synth groove that’d make late 90’s Daft Punk sit up and take notice.  The cherry on the cake is the tastefully crafted and edited vocoder work that lifts the track to another level.

“Titan” on the other hand brings an altogether deeper vibe, with crisp beats, throbbing low end bass, and haunting subtle pads that conjure up an early 2000s breakbeat scene feel, while remaining firmly in the present.  One for the strongest stamina, early hours of the morning crew!

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Maciej Matys