Neurofunk pt2

"The banger of all bangers!" @djfriction

Clip taken from Friction @BBC Radio 1 show - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041t20w

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]

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Optiv & BTK - Shredder [ Virus Recordings ]

NickBee – Crazy Morning 

BEATPORT EXCLUSIVE: 10th Nov 2014 
WORLDWIDE RELEASE: 24th Nov 2014

 By any measureable standards, NickBee is a phenomenon. After discovering drum & bass aged just 10, producing killer music by the age of 15, and now firmly established as a leading name in neurofunk and the wider scene, the young Ukrainian is enjoying more and more success with every release. Now, he is readying RLDIG016, the latest jewel in Optiv’s Red Light crown. 

Followers will know by now that the Cause4Concern man only picks the very best for his imprint, and Nick’s Crazy Morning, plus his remix of Neonlight & Hedj’s Hammerhead are up there with the best you will have heard all year. 

Ed Rush “Nick Bees sounds is awesome. Feelin the vibes !” 
Mampi Swift “hammerhead is just fukin ridiculous...” 
BTK “Full support on the Hammerhead Remix!” 
Gremlinz “Nickbee comes with weight on the remix!” 
Zardonic “Crunchy!!” 

Crazy Morning rises, glowing, out of the ether, letting light into a beautiful, shimmering room, with the main synths counterbalanced by a fascinating, strangely Eastern melody, which soon morphs into something altogether more electronic. Nick throws on some sliding, jerking beats, setting up the main section of the track. More future sounds crop up in the background, with the tempo maintained. Get ready to nod your head and rock your body to this one, as NickBee guides you through a range of emotions and feelings, all united in one of the most interesting, most affecting tracks of the year. Pure genius on show for Red Light. 

Be sure to get inside RLDIG016, as it gets inside you. 

Eastcolours “Sick! Thanks =)” 
TC “yeah sick!” 
Crissy Criss “Big” 
Memtrix “thanks!” 
Rene LaVice “this is sick! sounding grimey. really nice breaks” 

DJ Support: C4C, Maztek, BTK, Treo, Ivy Lab, Zardonic, Ed Rush, The Prototypes, Basher, EastColors, AMC, Teddy Killerz, Mind Vortex, Ant TC1, TC, Hazard, Borderline, Smooth, Mindscape, Crissy Criss, Black Sun Empire, Memtrix, State of Mind, June Miller, Rene LaVice, Mampi Swift, NeonLights, Empress, Hybris, Doc Scott, Komatic, Storm, Kane, Chris SU, Kenny Ken, Gremlinz, Nymfo, Shimon and many more!

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NickBee - Crazy Morning

Tessien - Alice in HardcoreLand

Drumsound & Bassline Smith -  " Spring Heel Jack" 
Beatport Exclusive  http://bit.ly/SpringHeelJackDNB

Various Artists – 15 Years of Technique
Release Date: 22nd Feb 2015

Yes, it really has been fifteen years since Future Tech (aka Drumsound & Bassline Smith) signalled the beginning of the Technique Recordings odyssey with their eponymous debut collaboration. Since then, the drum and bass sound has spread its tendrils from the dark corners of the underground into the limelight of mainstream appreciation. And Technique has been at the forefront of that evolution all the way. So, here's an LP to show the world exactly what a decade and a half among the top tier of D&B labels sounds like.

Label heads Drumsound & Bassline Smith take pole position, dropping straight into the drama of the Friction-supported “Spring Heel Jack”. Then comes another of Technique's most recognisable acts, Tantrum Desire with the low-down funk of “Shuffle”, followed by another Friction-favourite from the bossmen with “Sputnik”. The big names keep coming throughout the album, as Crissy Criss supplies the VIP of his monumental “Create the Future” and the mighty Digital goes dubbed-out with a remix of “Phantasm”. Plus Drumsound & Bassline Smith's alter-ego 2DB pass through with the highly-grimey “Terrahawk” and L Plus delivers two precision-engineered killers in the form of “Red Planet” and “Going Down”.

Flipping the script, Technique new boys Document One strike from two angles with the laid-back “Jazz Club” and the dirty dancefloor uppercut of “Body Like Wow”. TREi takes us to the big room with “Here & Now”, and the ever-individual MaxNRG shows off his ability to combine energy with melody on “Far Frontiers of Space”. Erb N Dub and Skope recruit Mr Dirty Smirks, MC SMK himself, to bring some typically hard bars to “Pull it Back”. Kronology does what it says on the tin with some “Razor Sharp” technoid-jungle vibes. And Aussie badman Spectrem brings some hands-in-the-air euphoria with “Say Goodbye” and then roughen things up with “The Future”. Infrasonik take the honour of completing the collection with “Bricks Breaking”. And finally, Drumsound & Bassline Smith step back up for a lap of honour with a mix of all the tracks from the LP.

From the veteran headliners to the breakthrough talent, from the filthy rave-wreckers to the stadium-sized anthems, this album demonstrates the versatility and innovation that has kept Technique Recordings' status for all this time. So, better get set, another fifteen years at the top of the game starts right now.

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Spring Heel Jack [ Friction Exclusive}

Kronology - Timelapse EP
PreOrder smarturl.it/TECH117
Release date: 29th March 2015

If you’ve been keeping your eye on the Los Angeles D&B scene, then you’ll know all about Slogun and iOh. Hailed as “Ones to Watch” by Kmag in 2013, their deep respect for junglist history and culture has fuelled a steady rise to prominence both as DJs and producers. Now, they’re ready to take the next step, and make their mark on the international scene
as part of the Technique roster.

So, after the warning shot of Razor Sharp on the 15 Years of Technique LP, it’s time to welcome the team now known as Kronology with their first full release.

You & Me kicks off proceedings in an unmistakeably US style. Evolving house keys establish the percussive heart of the track as classic synth tones add a touch of euphoria. Then a rising siren provides a call to action, delivered on by a funk-filled pizzicato bass and ultra-crisp drums. With this one, Kronology manage to balance an effortless, liquid vibe with rolling rhythms that aim straight at the dance floor.

On Submerge, Kronology team up with some fellow Los Angelians, the DJs, live performers and producers Divine Elements. The result is some highly grimy bass and mightily hard drums all topped off with some finely chopped samples. At its core, this track is all about that rhythmic motif in the low-end, an irresistible rave engine which this production supergroup constantly disassemble and re-engineer to keep this fresh from beginning to end.

Then Kronology recruit the singer-songwriter known as Without My Armor, to show a whole new facet to their work. Monster opens into a claustrophobic atmosphere, with dark pads vying for space with the vocals and creating a level of tension that begs for relief. And that relief comes as the bassline and counter-balancing mid-range bursts onto the scene. The contrast between the constricted metal influence that weaves through the track and the open, big-room sound gives this a vibe all of its own.

So Kronology have arrived, and they’ve got some flavours that you might not have heard before. While fully immersed in drum and bass music, they’ve brought their own influences of American EDM, house, punk and metal to work into the formula. Straight out of the San Fernando Valley, here’s something new for the D&B scene, encapsulated in their first release, the Timelapse EP.

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Kronology & Divine Elements - Submerge

AKOV 'Mantra EP' is Out Now!

▶ Beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/mantra-ep/1513693
▶ Bandcamp: https://mindtech.bandcamp.com/album/mantra-ep
▶ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mantra-ep/id984739804
▶ Juno: http://www.junodownload.com/products/akov-mantra-ep/2765912-02/
▶ Track it Down: https://www.trackitdown.net/artist/595201/akov.html
▶ Digital Tunes: https://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/mantra_ep/2

Since boldly stepping onto the scene in late 2013 with his Neurofunkgrid approved Construct EP, AKOV has proved to be a newcomer worth keeping an eye on. Now featuring on the widely respected Mindtech Recordings, AKOV brings you 4 of his most promising tracks to date. Taking you on a short exodus through the modern sound of drum & bass, From cinematic soundscapes to intricate basslines, gliding alongside intense scifi inspired aesthetics, this collection of tracks are an homage to the old and the new of everything you want to hear from neurofunk. This AKOV 2015!

Follow AKOV : https://soundcloud.com/akovmusic
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Book AKOV : booking@enterthegrid.eu
Press : info@liquifyah.com

AKOV - Retribution (Out Now!)

The EP starts off with the mesmeric Tank, all sliding beats and insane
samples. The electronic pulse of this one will immediately get into your
bloodstream and disrupt your brainwaves, as Inward, Hanzo and Randie
get things going in the right direction. This is music which takes no
prisoners, heading instead straight for the dancefloor.

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Inward, Hanzo & Randie - Tank

Methlab // 2 EP (Bad Taste Recordings)

> https://youtu.be/YKr9pBdjnUw

1. Current Value - PELHAM 123
2. Billain - METAL JAWS
3. Optiv & CZA - SUB SURFACE
4. Disprove, Signal & Audeka - RITUAL
5. Kursa & Faek - BEHIND THIS DOOR
6. MachineCode & Disprove - SIGNATURE
7. Audeka & Rawtekk - SAMURAI

Release Dates:
Beatport Exclusive: 20.05.2016
2 x 12” Gatefold Vinyl Pack: TBA
Worldwide: 03.06.2016

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Optiv & CZA - Sub Surface

@fourward with Sequencer from their Expansion LP - out now on Shogun Audio. 
Get the LP here: https://lnk.to/Expansion
@UKF have the full scoop: https://ukf.me/fwexplp

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Expansion

Fourward - Sequencer

This is out now on Citrus Recordings!

Hope you like it!

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Mindset E.P.

Optiv & BTK - Mindset

Out Now On Beatport Excl http://bit.ly/AdventureTSvip

Tantrum Desire - Adventure Through Space VIP

TITAN041

Full Circle

Imperial EP

Dustup

Symbiosis

Audio - Headroom

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 - Shredder [ Virus Recordings ]

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