One of my favourite tunes from Optiv & BTK!

Forthcoming exclusively on the Drum&bassarena winter selection
Release Date: Nov 24,2013

Space Time

MULTIVERSE

RELEASE: 9th June 2014 HWARE31

1. Maztek & Cern - Multiverse
2. Optiv, BTK & Cold Fusion - Void 
3. Dose & Cern-OneAtATime
4. Subtension, Minor Rain & Trilo - No Smer

Renegade Hardware take you into the Multiverse with their latest release instead, an EP of collaborations, with contributions from the core of the labels artists, both established and new. With input from Maztek, Cern, Dose, Optiv, BTK, Cold Fusion, Subtension, Minor Rain and Trilo, you know you are in for a wild ride.

The label takes you inside the infinite number of possible universes that there are out there, laying open the ideas of existence and the entirety of space, time, matter, and energy.

Music taken from the past, and driven all the way into the future, from the biggest names on the drum & bass circuit. Strap yourselves in and get ready.

Optiv, BTK and Cold Fusion enter the Void on the next track, feeling vocal sample laced over a mind-blowing, cataclysmic sounding drums and elastic, creeping bass. The producers out of even the coldest situation, and then scramble your of the best music they’ve produced to date.

Hardware keep getting better. The Multiverse EP is their best yet.

Optiv, BTK & Cold Fusion - Void [ Renegade Hardware ]

Clip taken from @djhypednb show on KissFM - www.kissfmuk.com/djhype/2014/04/3…racklist-300414/

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]

Optiv & BTK - Dirt Box [ Virus Recordings ]

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A charity fundraising album project curated by Foreign Concept & the team at Critical, featuring tracks donated by Mefjus, Emperor, Foreign Concept, Kasra, Krakota, Enei, Eastcolors, Hyroglifics and Halogenix.

In Christmas of 2013 Foreign Concept, Stray and Xtrah got their heads  together and decided that rather than let some sought after unreleased music sit idle on their hard drives they would put it to use and offer people the chance to download the tracks whilst raising money for charity. 
This year Foreign Concept has gone one step further and we at Critical have all gone through the vaults and put an album together, again for a good cause. This time we have chosen Oxfam. Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of dedicated people fighting poverty. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts.


All monies go directly to the charity.  
Please give generously and enjoy the music!

Merry Christmas from all at Critical Music

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Emperor - Musicbox (Do They Know It's #Critmas?)

Approaching a massive foe, in a dystopian future. Are we prepared for the fight to ensue? Enjoy!

Neuromech (DnB Mini-Mix Practice Session #31) / Download

This place is called TP!




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Taken from Noisia Radio S02E10.

Full show @ https://soundcloud.com/noisiaradio/noisia-radio-s02e10

Dutty Audio Presents: REWORKS Part One
Beatport Exclusive: 1st April 2016
Worldwide: 15th April 2016

Optiv & BTK - Over The Edge (Agressor Bunx Remix)

Me and Red Bull Studios have teamed up to create 'Mind The Gap', a mixtape to celebrate the best grime talent from the midlands and the north. 

Featuring myself, R.I.O, Mez, Kamakaze, Kannan, Snowy, Dialect & Dubzy. 

Cream

C.R.E.A.M - Eyez, Mez, Dialect & Kamakaze (Prod. By Mistakay)

BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra Premier of Sonar by Turno and A.M.C on their Collision EP OUT NOW - Download: https://lnk.to/CollisionEPSo


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Turno & A.M.C - Sonar - [BBC Radio 1 & 1xtra Premier]

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Released - 4th November 2016

Mefjus & Emperor return with the second instalment of their Hello World series. Sanity Check EP (Hello World 2). As with the first edition the duo provide 2 blistering slices of dance floor funk as well as taking on a remix of each others original material. Precision engineering.

Track list:
1) Mefjus & Emperor – Sanity Check
2) Mefjus & Emperor – Flashizm
3) Mefjus – Dissuade (Emperor Remix)
4) Emperor – SMPL (Mefjus Remix)

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Sanity Check

Mefjus & Emperor - Sanity Check

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Skore - Dreams For Two (X-mas free tune) [Link in Description]

Part of OZ's brand new EP for Co-Lab Recordings.
Out now > https://colabrecordings.databeats.com/download/colab038d

OZ - HELLION - CO-LAB

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Since Document One's first release on Technique Recordings, they've formulated a particularly volatile compound of jazz, funk, hip-hop, and tech. And they've proven its effectiveness by chalking up enviable levels of radio airplay, DnB chart status, and rave destruction. Now, there's a brand new five-track EP to deliver another dose.

This time, Document One are exploring the darker side of their nature, guiding us into the shadows with the upright-bass-meets-murder-minded-rap of “Haunted Spaces”. The EP's title track builds through a sparse intro into a rhythmically-twisted drop. The punch and snap of kick and snare are coupled with a driving fusion of natural and synthetic basses. There's a heartbeat of dancefloor funk, but this is no laid-back, casual groove. It's a gritty, evil piece of music that sets the template for the rest of the release.

As we move through “Pulse” and “Newton”, we're taken deeper into the neuro side of Document One's sound. Epic sci-fi landscapes build into claustrophobic cyber-nightmares, populated by gritty basslines and metronomically savage beats. “Pulse” explores the call-and-response structure, giving us an intergalactic frequency-range war. “Newton” does things differently, focusing on laser-guided missile strikes of low-end to drive the track along. Here, these producers prove they can strip away the jazz and go for the pure dark tech flavour without sacrificing any of their dancefloor energy.

“Rudeboy Fashion” does something different again. Still, though, there's no lack of that wide cinematic space, even when the rap vocal motif rolls in. The ultra-clean drums that drop with pitch-bending and modulating basses give this a feeling of classic techsteppers but brought bang up to date. Here, Document One show that they're capable of exploring multiple sub-genres without losing the essence of their style.

To round off the EP, “Clergy” adds yet another twist to the tale. Reverberant pads and effects swirl around a restrained but rolling beat. Basslines morph and modulate in the low registers, while the emcee verse conjures night-shrouded imagery. This is a stripped-back production, with Document One combining just a few perfectly-constructed elements to create the vibe. Very dark, and a tune that discerning dancefloors are going to love.

This EP is set to reconfigure our expectations of Document One. It has their production fingerprints all over it, but presented in a different, more midnight-tinged, package. It just goes to show the artistry in their style, and it's clear these tracks are another milestone in the onwards-and-upwards Doc One progression.

Tracklisting:

1.	Document One – Haunted Spaces
2.	Document One – Pulse
3.	Document One – Newton
4.	Document One – Rudeboy Fashion
5.	Document One – Clergy

For interview requests and further information, contact:

info@techniquerecordings.co.uk

Document One - Newton

Enei - Movin Fast (June Miller Remix) [CRITICAL MUSIC]

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Alix Perez - Playing Games ft. D.ablo

OPTIV is a name firmly embedded in both the forefront and deep memory of any true fan of drum & bass. He emerged into the scene with the seminal Cause4Concern sound, which made an enduring mark that influenced many of today’s great artists, including Noisia, and helped to mould the tech aesthetic that we –know today. The Optiv moniker erupted into existence a few years after the establishment of Cause4Concern, with the founding of his own label Red Light Records in 2002, an imprint that continues to be influential in both launching the careers of promising artists such as Inward, Hanzo & Randie, Impak as well as putting out high quality audio from established artists such as Tobax, Telekinesis, The Upbeats and Black Sun Empire. This is in addition to running the pioneering C4C Recordings imprint, that’s been committed to pushing forward-thinking tech for close to two decades now.
Over the course of Optiv’s prolific and long-running solo career, he’s released on a significant range of labels, including leading taste-makers such as Virus, Playaz, Blackout, Subtitles, Eatbrain, Hospital, Shogun Audio, Invisible and Dispatch to name just a few. His commitment to a pure analogue sound, inspired by his techno and electro roots, in combination with a stripped aesthetic that requires audio purity, has ensured that his sound remains both timeless and ahead of the pack. With years of experience behind him to apply to the dance, as well as his immaculate sense for freshness, Optiv is a tried and tested artist who continues to make a significant impact on the drum & bass sphere.

Optiv & BTK - Dirt Box [ Virus Recordings ]

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