Holloway “ The Unknown” x Nerve Collect

Nerve Collect looks to UK innovator Holloway for his new five-track EP called “The Unknown” in which he explores his signature drum swing and low-end menace. Bristol's Hodge and Denmark's Main Phase complete the international package, which arrives in late February 2025.  

Holloway is at the heart of the UK underground. His collision of house, garage and bass veers towards the dark side of the dancefloor, always with a subtle mix of nostalgia and new-school thinking on labels like Dr Banana, Instinct and Time Is Now. 

Opener 'Get Set' brings a tribal twist with congas peppering the lurching rhythm and screw-face bass driving onwards with an authentic sound system edge. 'Down In The Middle' hits heavy from the off with eerie synths ringing out over a devastating bassline. It's cavernous, dubby, perfect electronic body noise. 'Static Shock' is a pulsating jumble of raw hits and static electricity, thudding kicks and speaker-busting bass that comes alive with ragga vocals while 'Swift Dub' has an enchanting melodic lead that snakes between dramatic chords and light 2-step rhythms. Finally, 'Tailwind' is a blend of killer jungle breaks, bleeping synth sequences and low-end swagger. In between the heavy drums, lush melodies rise up to bring beautiful relief to an irresistibly physical rhythm. 

Adam Emil Schierbeck is Main Phase, the man who distills his take on UK bass culture, jungle and breaks into something fresh on the ATW label he runs with Interplanetary Criminal as well as many other cult labels. His remix of “Down In The Middle” is a quick-stepping garage gem with late-night mischief in the synths and a filthy throwback bassline. 

Remixer and Two Moons boss Hodge is another UK mainstay who does everything from house to techno, bass to minimal. His meticulous sound designs always have a maximal impact in the club and have made him a favourite on the likes of Timedance, Houndstooth and Peach Discs. His remix of “Static Shock” is a chunky and tribal dub peppered with percussion, urban swagger and chopped-up vocals that keep you on your toes. 

This EP builds on the rich UK club sound with fresh influences and all-consuming energy. 




The Unknown

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📀 Album Name: VA - Ascension Vol. 3
🏷️ Label: EtherwerkZ
📅 Year: 2025
🗓️ Release Date: 28/02/2025
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WAVEFORMS : a series of collaborative transmissions where producers trade sounds, ideas, and instincts, reshaping them into new forms of club energy.

For this fourth edition, Cardozo invites Flower B, a rising artist from Lyon, for a dialogue rooted in bass textures. Using granular synthesis as a common tool, they exchanged and re-sculpted the same low-end material, sending it back and forth until it bloomed into two distinct cuts.

Flower B delivers a high-velocity piece, weaving speed dembow with sharp, bass-heavy detailing.
Cardozo responds with Photosynthesis, a track that drifts from half-time dancehall into fluid, understated drum & bass, designed with a subtle rhythmic flow.

Two tracks, one shared language of sound design, transformed through exchange.

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Nerve Collect is a new label co-founded by Dutch collaborators Identified Patient and Gamma Intel.  A label specialised in anxious music for the restless mind.

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