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hailing from Austria, Manta brings with him the dancefloor vibes which have made Mainframe parties and its imprint so notorious. Beginning the EP is title-track ‘Spectre’, a crunching, distorted record which takes you deep into the fray with every club-orientated groove. It raises the levels and throughout Manta’s forthcoming ‘Spectre’ EP this are upheld, signalling how Mainframe have stayed at the top for so long. They’ve always managed to pull through the very best talent from their local waters.

Manta’s ‘Timeshift’ follows the same algorithm, setting the pace with a flitting intro which drops you deep into its carnage. ‘Survival’ is next on the track list, pushing through alongside the jagged edges which make Manta’s records ooze with danceability. Then ‘Encounter’ draws the EP to a close, boasting the type of full-frontal assault that causes so many ravers to stream through the doors of Mainframe's settings night after night.

The ‘Spectre’ EP pinpoints another monumental part of Mainframe’s ascension. One which has been rising since they first came into the game, almost twenty years prior to this upcoming release.

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MANTA - SPECTRE EP (OUT NOW)

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FOREVER (OUT NOW)

Fortitude - The World Is A Business



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D.N.A.

Vertex & Fearend - D.N.A. [Free Download]

Vicious by nature, the angriest canine in Hardcore is ready to cause a bloodbath with his forthcoming album, ‘Till I Die.’ Expect no less than savage tempos, refreshing innovation and 100% Mad Dog hysteria!

Tracklist:

CD1
01. Introduction
02. Maze of Martyr (Dominator Anthem 2017) Feat. Dave Revan
03. I Don't Give a Fuck About Feat. MC Syco)
04. Why me
05. 1996
06. Bring the Hardcore
07. Drugs, Sex & Power
08. That's the Sound
09. Hero
10. Dogfight
11. Fuck That Shit
12. HTC
13. The Kraken
14. Wait and Bleed Feat. Dave Revan
15. Down For the Core Feat. Rob Gee

Till I Die

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With You Forever

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Free Download

Falco - Mutter Der Mann Mit Dem Koks Ist Da (Dazed System Remix)

-"The server operation can begin. In the Xono Bar, Redpill will bring down a nearby cluster of private IONA servers by corrupting the system in the first five minutes...The IONA server maintenance is every 40 minutes, so with good timing the servers will be down long enough to use them for Sain decyphering. We do suspect IONA to send a debug protocol so those 40 minutes are still very risky as its intrusion is still traceable by location, however Xonobar is one of the transaction meeting points where the traffic is dense.
System Failure."

Billain - Extraction EP
1. System Failure feat. Redpill.

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Extraction EP

BT077

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Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life (Tookey X VDV Bootleg) FREE DOWNLOAD !

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Groove Machine

Transforma - Groove Machine

AbsoluteZero - Sidechicks

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Wiley, Stefflon Don, Sean Paul, Idris Elba - Boasty (Immersion Bootleg)[CLICK BUY TO DOWNLOAD]

This fine roller by Wintermute is forthcoming soon as part of a VA album which marks the first release of the Leipzig-based event series Dark Drum & Bass Convention.

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Wintermute - Homewards

AC13 returns to Soulvent with the Drag Race EP, featuring this gritty stepper. Get it here: http://smarturl.it/sv054shop

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In great music we trust so we’ve decided to start bringing you even more of it. Let It Roll Recordings imprint comes to live with the first ever single release on the label as the Italian neurofunk magicians IHR (Inward, Hanzo & Randie) team up with the Russian powerhouse duo Gydra and their fellow compatriot Merikan! And so it happens that heavy beats meet tearing basslines with a pinch of extra funk on top. If you like your Drum & Bass hard, this one’s for you! Remember, all the artists involved will perform on Let It Roll 2019 in August on Shredder stage, so watch for the full lineup announcement in the upcoming weeks.

Caliban

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IHR & Merikan - Giant Growth

IHR & Gydra - Caliban

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Nectax continues to deliver quality content with his next EP on the legendary label Serial Killaz. 

Labels or artists, you want to get your track premiered on Studio? Send us a mail.

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Nectax - Paradox [Premiere]

Step into the black… out this Friday via Metalheadz.
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Benny L & Inja - Vanta Blackin

It's finally here: Benny L revisits the tune that launched his Metalheadz journey, adding a delectable twist. Get it here: https://metalheadz.lnk.to/vantablack

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Benny L - Low Blow VIP

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Neighbourhood

My Promotion-Mix for Beat it @ flexvienna!

BEAT IT PROMOMIX | Shaderz

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Premiere: Magnetude 'Mantis' [Evolution Chamber]

Shaping your own sound as a producer is a tricky business in drum and bass but Ozma has certainly nailed it. From his 2018 ‘The Adventures' EP it was clear that this talented producer from Russia had crafted his own unique blend of drum and bass which certainly borders on the line of insanity.

Take ‘Kingdom’ for example. Intro wise it delivers an atmospheric blend of building block beats and synth risers but the drop....the drop! A mental mashup of plugged out synth notes, clunky snares and drip fed basslines. Ozma certainly isn’t messing about with this release.

‘The Witch’ is a trip into the world of circuit bent 16-bit video game hijinx. Imagine Wonder Boy on acid and you’re on the right wavelength. ‘Iron Hammer’, a tune previously released in
2018 gets the VIP treatment with additional synth atmospherics and a ton of extra attitude. Taking elements of early hardcore stabs and the drive of a crazed gorilla, the cleverly named ‘Combo Bongo’ features a neat vocal sample and tripped up breakbeats that collide in perfect form with the tracks midrange bassline.

Wrapping things up ‘Expect’ continues the vibe but this time throws in some live vocals for good measure. Switching between half tempo and 175 odd, it’s one for the alternative crowd who likes to expect the unexpected. What else would you expect from Ozma? I mean,
seriously..

Diverse as they come and certainly another special signing for Serial Killaz, this EP is sure to appeal to fans inside and out of the genre.

Press: James | Dubplate Creative

www.serialkillaz.co.uk

Kingdom EP

Ozma - Kingdom EP (Mini Mix)

Buy & Stream:
https://smarturl.it/kosen46

Spanish crew Maniatics are back on Kosen with a 4 tracks EP including collabs with The Clamps, Stoner and MC Shot.

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Welcome

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Maniatics & The Clamps - Move It Out [KOSEN 46]

Telekinesis release their Dark Fate EP on the 2nd of December, continuing where In My Mind left off earlier this year.
Check out Tensor and get the EP here: fanlink.to/DarkFate

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Telekinesis - Tensor

‘17 years of Mainframe Recordings’ album. The LP features an eye watering 18 tracks, all of which provide a snapshot into how the imprint has evolved over the course of its expansion. Including newcomer artists who Mainframe are currently investing in, as well as those who Mainframe have had play at their raucous club nights, there’s a host of tastes catered for. And with a name like Disaszt at the helm, the album, the label and its events have been in good hands. 
Tracks like Ripple’s ‘Stranger’, Wingz ‘Definite’, and Halflow’s ‘Progressive ID’ set the mood, showing the talent which Mainframe have at their fingertips when it comes to the fresher waters of drum & bass. Then Mainframe frequenters Dubape, Phentix, Alibi and Smooth pull you into their expert riddims throughout its track listing. Breakpitt & Tenchu offers something different throughout the soundscape of ‘Flashfreeze’ whilst Picota & Kumbh’s ‘Contact’ continues the moodier vibes. Tobax’s cutthroat style is prevalent throughout ‘Overback’ and the head honcho Disaszt returns with Dorian for ‘Boom’. Tuff Gee & Carter’s ‘Pimp Ride’, Manta’s ‘Childhood Memories’, Salaryman’s ‘Soul Reminder’, Akov’s ‘Afterlife’ and Counterstrike’s ‘Fearless’ finishes the exclusively new tracks but there’s more to come, with a VIP treatment of TR Tactics and The Clamps ‘Maggot’. 
As an album, it’s a formidable collection of tracks. But when looking at Mainframe’s vast history, they would need such an LP to pay homage to their legacy and ‘17 Years of Mainframe’ certainly delivers. So, sit back and begin your journey through the album, which is sure to bring back memories from the best club nights over recent times.

Threshold

Download & Stream

Dubape - Threshold

Stranger

Ripple - Stranger

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Zombie Cats

SPLIT

ZOMBIE CATS - SPLIT

Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/but4df
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After more than a year of working on this track, I decided to give it out as a free download for all the support from the fans, friends and followers. 

I teamed up with a great vocalist and friend @anna-vaverkov and this is the result. Enjoy!

//Anna Vaverkova
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Kutlo Feat. Anna Vaverkova - Up & Down [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Binary

Binary - Reload (free download - link in description)

We wish you and your family happy and relaxed christmas days.

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Xeomi - Mad Santa God (Free Download)

//artists

@fourward
facebook.com/fourwarddnb

@coppakid
facebook.com/coppaworld/

//label
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twitter.com/eatbra1n

// release date
Beatport Excl. 13.01.20 & Worldwide - 27.01.20

“Hey SWEETFACE… is he dead?” The words were harsh and guttural, delivered through a pair of vocal cords clearly roughened beyond their age. “Nah, he’s still breathin’ “ came the reply, emitted through a face that brought a sense of irony to it’s moniker. The gravelly voice spoke again, thumbing through a wallet in his hands with a set of thick, meaty fingers. “Boss said we don’t get paid if he’s dead. I want to get paid. I got, eh, what’s the word… vices? Yeah, vices. I got vices that need fulfillin’, ya know?” “Ah, you got vices? ‘Course you got vices you dunce, ain’t no one sound like you ‘less they got vices. Now, quit complainin’ and help me put this perp in the trunk.”

The body landed with a dull thud on the metal interior of the trunk, and a small groan came forth from its nameless owner. Looking down into the trunk, SWEETFACE loaded a single round into his handgun’s magazine. “Cover your ears Pizzaface, I got vices too.” was the single command that followed. With nonchalant aplomb, SWEETFACE fired a blank mere inches from the captive’s head, awakening him with a start before slamming the trunk closed and plunging him into disoriented darkness. “You didn’t give me enough damn time, SWEETFACE!”, came the protest from his partner. Already walking towards the passenger side door of the vehicle, SWEETFACE flipped a set of keys over his shoulder at his bumbling partner. “Let’s go,” he said curtly, “and Pizzaface… make sure to shake the perp up a bit back there. Keep him scared. Hell, drive like you just had one of those “vices” of yours.”

FOURWARD return to EATBRAIN with SWEETFACE, their latest EP following their most recent single “Alien” on UKF and their previous EATBRAIN releases including Torn Place & the Wolfe EP. Marked by the groups characteristic sonic cohesion, SWEETFACE delivers a rapid barrage of four hard hitting tracks produced by FOURWARD’s masterful minds for the most recent assault of the EATBRAIN horde.

Sweetface

Sweetface EP

Fourward - Ability Ft. Coppa (Eatbrain095)

Benny Page ft. Doktor - Warn Dem

Im a fvckin Albatrozzz!

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Aron Chupa - Albatroz (Dazed System Bootleg)

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ZIONOV ND - Let It Resonate [FREE]

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@burroakmusic
facebook.com/burroakmusic

@user-186154757
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//label
facebook.com/Eatbra1n
twitter.com/eatbra1n

// release date
Beatport Excl. 17.02.20 & Worldwide - 02.03.20

“Hey Scruggs…”
“Yeah Sonny Jim?”
“You ever done seen a varmint like this one before?”

Spurs firmly entrenched in the dirt and hands hovering over the holsters of their six shooters, a pair of lone cattlemen stared with befuddlement at the being that stood before them. Rising from the cracked desert soil was an amalgamation that seemed to be composed of every plant able to hold on in that heat blasted wasteland, as though the earth itself had taken offense at the idea of a cattle drive through the largest desert on the continent. Its bones were of the great saguaro, riddled with millions of piercing needles, and across its flesh ran a layer of bindweed that flowered with the sickly off-white petals so known for strangling the crops in this western reach of the country. Perhaps most uncanny was what seemed to be the monster’s “face” which mimicked humanity with a pair of massive seedlike eyes and teeth of razor sharp yucca as it gazed menacingly at the insignificant forms that lay below.

In the face of this monstrosity stood Scruggs & Sonny Jim, sharing in the courage of a bond built on years of shared experience driving cattle across the great expanses of the continent. With wordless and fluid synchronization, the pair drew their revolvers and fired a pair of shots directly into the eyes of the great beast as they sprinted for their saddles. Though they knew the shots would not kill, for indeed they doubted if such a behemoth could even be slain, theirs was an action that might yet secure their escape. Driving their spurs into the flanks of their mounts, the two took off at breakneck pace away from the massive form that now emitted an otherworldly howl behind them. The ground shook with the weight of the monster’s lumbering movements, but the duo’s fine horses held true to their course, and behind them the nightmarish horror disappeared in a cloud of dust. Yet even as they rode on into the sunset, the pair was not alone. High above, they were trailed by a hawk that watched them keenly with the exacting precision of its predatory eyes. Though Scruggs & Sonny Jim had escaped for a time, the land was alive, and it was always watching.

BURR OAK hop in the saddle for their first full EATBRAIN EP, following a feature track on the label’s Divergence II compilation and a set of previous EP’s on the like minded Trendkill Records. A dynamic duo composed of The Clamps & Opsen, BURR OAK now drive the EATBRAIN horde onwards to new sonic horizons as they deliver their fully loaded HAWKEYE EP to the horde’s myriad ears.

Hawkeye

Hawkeye EP

Burr Oak - Soul Searching Ft Jenna Evans (Eatbrain097)

//artist

@burroakmusic
facebook.com/burroakmusic

//label
facebook.com/Eatbra1n
twitter.com/eatbra1n

// release date
Beatport Excl. 17.02.20 & Worldwide - 02.03.20

“Hey Scruggs…”
“Yeah Sonny Jim?”
“You ever done seen a varmint like this one before?”

Spurs firmly entrenched in the dirt and hands hovering over the holsters of their six shooters, a pair of lone cattlemen stared with befuddlement at the being that stood before them. Rising from the cracked desert soil was an amalgamation that seemed to be composed of every plant able to hold on in that heat blasted wasteland, as though the earth itself had taken offense at the idea of a cattle drive through the largest desert on the continent. Its bones were of the great saguaro, riddled with millions of piercing needles, and across its flesh ran a layer of bindweed that flowered with the sickly off-white petals so known for strangling the crops in this western reach of the country. Perhaps most uncanny was what seemed to be the monster’s “face” which mimicked humanity with a pair of massive seedlike eyes and teeth of razor sharp yucca as it gazed menacingly at the insignificant forms that lay below.

In the face of this monstrosity stood Scruggs & Sonny Jim, sharing in the courage of a bond built on years of shared experience driving cattle across the great expanses of the continent. With wordless and fluid synchronization, the pair drew their revolvers and fired a pair of shots directly into the eyes of the great beast as they sprinted for their saddles. Though they knew the shots would not kill, for indeed they doubted if such a behemoth could even be slain, theirs was an action that might yet secure their escape. Driving their spurs into the flanks of their mounts, the two took off at breakneck pace away from the massive form that now emitted an otherworldly howl behind them. The ground shook with the weight of the monster’s lumbering movements, but the duo’s fine horses held true to their course, and behind them the nightmarish horror disappeared in a cloud of dust. Yet even as they rode on into the sunset, the pair was not alone. High above, they were trailed by a hawk that watched them keenly with the exacting precision of its predatory eyes. Though Scruggs & Sonny Jim had escaped for a time, the land was alive, and it was always watching.

BURR OAK hop in the saddle for their first full EATBRAIN EP, following a feature track on the label’s Divergence II compilation and a set of previous EP’s on the like minded Trendkill Records. A dynamic duo composed of The Clamps & Opsen, BURR OAK now drive the EATBRAIN horde onwards to new sonic horizons as they deliver their fully loaded HAWKEYE EP to the horde’s myriad ears.

Burr Oak - Rubber (Eatbrain097)

hailing from Austria, Manta brings with him the dancefloor vibes which have made Mainframe parties and its imprint so notorious. Beginning the EP is title-track ‘Spectre’, a crunching, distorted record which takes you deep into the fray with every club-orientated groove. It raises the levels and throughout Manta’s forthcoming ‘Spectre’ EP this are upheld, signalling how Mainframe have stayed at the top for so long. They’ve always managed to pull through the very best talent from their local waters.

Manta’s ‘Timeshift’ follows the same algorithm, setting the pace with a flitting intro which drops you deep into its carnage. ‘Survival’ is next on the track list, pushing through alongside the jagged edges which make Manta’s records ooze with danceability. Then ‘Encounter’ draws the EP to a close, boasting the type of full-frontal assault that causes so many ravers to stream through the doors of Mainframe's settings night after night.

MFR111 A. MANTA - Spectre

Mainframe Recordings