Such a nice modern yet oldskool vibe. Good stuff

this fantastic track is on a loxy mix like 5 years old

Friske
DROOGS012

A. Eyes Open
AA. Violator

Release Date: 24th February 2023

Friske turns in two thugged out weapons for UVB-76’s delinquent sister label DROOGS. Normally his releases showcase his mastery of the light and dark duality of Drum & Bass with a sensei’s precision, but for DROOGS he reminds everyone that to be adept in the Yin, you need to be an accomplished champion of the Yang.

The 303 acid rhythm of “Eyes Open” slithers through the smokey underworld, a measured and methodical killer that squeezes the listener tighter and tighter in its grasp
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“Violator” goes full Rufige with broken side steps and gooned up stabs setting up speaker knocking thuds and miscreant B Boy atmosphere.

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DROOGS012 : Friske - A. Eyes Open / AA. Violator

Holsten
DROOGS013

A. Hidden Figures
AA. Strident

Not content with already laying waste with multiple exhibitions of villainy previously on Droogs and UVB-76, Holsten returns from the depths to inflict more destruction with his latest salvos for Droogs.

“Hidden Figures” blacks out right from the top with insidious pads, phantom force knocks, filthy Reece and a reverberating clock bell that signals the witching hour is upon us. 

“Strident” shoots poison darts through the tree line with cascading breakbeats, soundman call outs, more nefarious Reece sweeps and chest out Junglist bravado.

DROOGS013

DROOGS013 : Holsten - A. Hidden Figures / AA. Strident

Karkossyn 

UVB76-027 : Troubled Youth EP 

1. Blame Yourself 
2. Lost Cause 
3. All This Hate 
4. Covered in Sand 
5. City Chaos 
6. Troubled Youth 

Release April 21st 2023 

The latest excursion into deep waters from the UVB-76 Music camp comes in the form of Bristol based Tavis Hitchcock AKA Karkossyn and his Troubled Youth EP. Across six tracks Karkossyn mediates a disturbed exchange between trip hop, IDM, techno, pitched down breakbeats and guttural moans. Fully opening the next chapter from pages previously flirted with by UVB-76 Music label mates.

UVB76-027 : Karkossyn - Troubled Youth EP

Read our interview with @mantra and check out this mix's track list here: bit.ly/MantPod

Groove Podcast 379

Tracklist

Groove Podcast 379 - Mantra

Overlook
DROOGS014

A. Tarot / AA. Detour

Release Date: June 30th 2023

DROOGS is back with more unfettered darkness from chief crew member Overlook. First up, we have ‘Tarot’; harnessing echoes of the St Albans’ amigos and laser pointing their unsettling dread into a burning sink hole of riddim.

Flip over for a metallic stepping lash out, ‘Detour’, with holes punched through the omnipresent fog by staccato bursts of jazz stabs penetrating the Jungle canopy from above. 

Lights out.

DROOGS014

DROOGS014 : Overlook - A. Tarot / AA. Detour

Overlook

UVB76-028 : Mima's Room / After Hours

A. Mima’s Room
AA. After Hours

Release: November 10th 2023 

Overlook's next offering on UVB-76 once again displays his versatility and expertise in crafting mood, with 'Mima's Room' serene pads and intricate attention to detail bring together a cut that is as beautiful as it is powerful.

In stark contrast 'After Hours' does a complete 180 turn and opts for a destructive, bleak tone, reminiscent of classic No U-Turn vibes. The journey of both tracks effortlessly weaving through both dreamlike wonder to nightmarish force.

UVB76-028 : Overlook - A. Mima's Room / AA. After Hours

Standards & Practices is thrilled to announce an exciting new release from veteran producer and label owner Jonathan Krohn, otherwise known as Stave, and Bristol-based producer Tavis Hitchcock, who writes and releases music under the name Karkossyn. Karkossyn's superb debut EP ("Troubled Youth") for the like-minded and consistently excellent UVB-76 imprint led to a conversation about a possible collaboration, which has resulted in "New Values" - a 12-track split cassette which highlights and showcases both artists approaches to blackened, scorched-earth electronics.

Stave's contribution is a solid summation of his craft and acts as a potent reminder of his range and abilities as a producer: from the cacophonous, arrhythmic "62523" to the simmering, coiled tension of "Relearn / Forget", there's ample evidence here of an artist operating at the height of his powers; the expansive, surprisingly moving "Rolyy" ends the first half on a powerfully lyrical note.

On the flip side, Karkossyn begins with the bleak atmospherics of "Hidden Heart", which soon gives way to "Break The Fall", a heavy dose of Scorn-esque breakbeat-driven bass weight. "For The Floor" ratchets up the tension to an almost unbearable degree, and the droning, cinematic ambience of "Memento" and the dense, pulverizing "Ruins" finishes the split EP in an elegantly brutal fashion.

Digital and Cassette Tape
Stave: Tracks 1–7
Recorded and Mixed Chicago, USA

Karkossyn: Tracks 8–12
Recorded and Mixed Bristol, UK

Design by Common Name, NYC
Mastering by Steve Bailey at rrreplica 
c+p Standards & Practices Records, 2023
STANPRAC009

New Values

STANPRAC009 — Stave/Karkossyn — New Values — Preview Clips

Gremlinz & jesta

DROOGS015 : Drain Clog / Hellion

A. Drain Clog
AA. Hellion

Gremlinz & Jesta continue their reign of tyranny back on DROOGS with two cuts of spine chilling blacked out Jungalism.

“Drain Clog” floats lunar hums and distant transmissions above stuttered rufige hardstep, as seething reeces slither into a coil around the beats, saturating the atmosphere in menace.

“Helion” sees clattering breaks, beastly knocks and cascading snares tumbling down into a machine gun tribal march, punctuating the sustained frigid dread.

DROOGS015 : Gremlinz & Jesta - A. Drain Clog / AA. Hellion

Support direct - https://ruptureldn.bandcamp.com/album/holsten-all-talk-ep

@holstenmusic marks his arrival with his debut 'All Talk EP' on Rupture LDN. 

Dark and menacing from the bass to the atmospherics, Holsten takes no prisoners with four tracks of dystopian pressure, including a collab with @overlookdnb (for his first return since 'Gumshoe' in 2015).

Essential selections for the late night warriors from Holsten, with tight breaks and swarming lows, without ever losing the groove.

All Talk EP

Holsten & Overlook - All Talk

Holsten goes on a journey through the realms in this exclusive mix to celebrate the release of his debut EP on Rupture - 'All Talk'. 

The EP is available to buy now on vinyl / digital - https://ruptureldn.bandcamp.com/album/holsten-all-talk-ep

All Talk EP - Out Now

Holsten - Rupture Promo Mix

available for preorder - http://www.samuraimusicgroup.com/collections/overlook-smoke-signals

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3. Blue Rose (UVB-76)

UVB-76 / The Stone Tapes / DROOGS / Osiris Music / L.I.E.S Records / Cylon / Blackest Ever Black / 31 Records  / Narratives Music / Rupture


Overlook, considered for a long time as one of Drum & Bass’ rising stars now sits at the genre’s top table having walked the path, earning recognition and veneration. A staple of the UVB-76 Music camp, his debut album ‘Smoke Signals’ confirmed his potential, widely acknowledged as one of the best releases of 2017.
 
Overlook’s music pays homage to great Drum & Bass tradition while viewing the genre through a futurist lens. Now making significant inroads into Techno & Ambient music, Overlook makes no secret of his influences from the world of film and art, drawing heavily on the suspense, tension and restraint of the medium. A consummate producer and highly credible remixer Overlook isn’t bound by the numbing limitation of genre.

Bookings - mirrorsaudio@hotmail.co.uk

3. Blue Rose (UVB-76)

Overlook.

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