We’ve been relentlessly delivering music that is our take on bass music for a number of years now. More recently, in an effort to recharge, shame on us, we felt we had earned a couple of cheeky months off from output to take stock of what we had done and where are going next.

We’re now back, reset and refreshed, continuing to drive ahead with releases that strike that balance between serving the dance floor and pushing alternative sounds and mutations from the norm.

The current food chain of D’n’B, 160, and jungle with bass producers going rogue is both exciting and dizzying with multiple influences and genres feeding the sound. The scourge of musical self referencing that often seems to possess the drum and bass scene is on the wane, so, maybe for a brief moment, all is good in the world again!

Our roster of artists, as always, are encouraged to go mutant and push things forward yet give something tangible to the dance-floor if they can. That is exactly what our new entrant to Unchained, Josh Ainge, aka TROPHY, has done with his Preach EP.

Littered with fractured Jungle, Rave and Halftime, his four-track piece of work runs all the way from the melodic sublime in “Back to Me” to dusty half-time funk on “Wannabe” to outright hard 160 4/4 footwork-esque bangers with “Werk” and “Preach.” These last two are potent, diabolically fast and kick serious buttock.

With the past couple of years seeing Josh juggle the demands of his graphic design career against his late-night studio music production addiction, work has appropriately given way to the obligations of the 4am mix down. Now, having come up through the ranks alongside his close friend Samurai Breaks and with a solid spate of self-releases under his belt, Trophy is preparing himself for the leveling up stage of his career as a musician.

This EP is just the beginning.

We hope you enjoy.

Love Unchained.

Preach EP

Wannabe

TROPHY - Wannabe

Shifting Paths third release.

Free download on bancamp.
Link to track on other streaming platforms:
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Elegy

▪️ When It's New [EP] w/ @loreware • coming soon:

↪ hoo.be/its.esaac

▪️ P.S. I Love You [EP] • out now
▪️ BARE [EP] • out now

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▪️ mgmt + bookings:

↪ esaac.mgmt@gmail.com

▪️ Social Links: 

↪   Esaac: https://hoo.be/its.esaac
↪   Lore: https://loreware.komi.io

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Esaac & Lore - Blur

burner

As we break into the dawn of a new cycle, ICONYC's latest anthology of tracks blossoms forth into the light with the second installment of the 'Florilegia' series. Comprised of 10 spellbinding creations, our latest delivery of 'Florilegia' features the sounds of Vomee, Enes Çakır & Yost Koen, Odeon, Gorgin, Baime & Jepe, ETRI, Auggië, Mironas, OLING & Harald Björk, and Nuage.

The first seed on our compilation is planted by Vomee's 'You Are Not There', a restless act where vocal flourishes come alive in technicolor as they blaze across a thunderous creation for a soaring opening. In our second act, Enes Çakır & Yost Koen keep the energy flowing through the veins with a mechanical frame, razor-sharp stabs, and bending synthetics as the pair come together to generate some unstoppable momentum in 'Two of Us'.  For our third stop on the compilation, we uncover Odeon's 'Used to Say', which takes us deep inside a broken frame and lush vocal dashes soaked in a dazzling narrative bound to etch its way into our memory forever. Following up, Gorgin presents us with 'Amaryllis', a rare breed of flower that grows in tension with every passing beat as cascading arpeggios glide across the piece while lush synth swells draw enthralling shapes before its iridescent lead takes hold of the cut. For our fifth run, Baime & Jepe come together to unveil the alluring 'Prochamara'. Racing over a menacing low end, the production pair constantly switches gears in a gripping production adorned with distorted stabs and vocal chops as it glides across the night sky. 

Coming in hot on the halfway mark, ETRI plants 'Did It Again', a deep and highly narcotic cut that treads into uncharted waters with unparalleled aplomb with true Indie flair. Then, it is Auggië who steps up to the plate with 'Como Te Llamas', leading us inside a complex concoction where grinding gears set the stage for undulating synth swells and meandering brass lines. In our eighth chapter, Mironas presents us with the sublime '9ths', an exquisite exploration where neon-laced sequences run amok, leading 'Florilegia' to new heights. Following up, OLING & Harald Björk link up for 'Jade'. Here, sultry warped vocals and lively squelches intertwine for an exquisite state-of-the-art take on electronic music. Finally, it is Nuage who wraps up our second installment of 'Florilegia' with 'Stones Speak Silent', a perfect closing where broken beats and ethereal vocals come together to create a spellbinding piece that nourishes dreams with a gorgeous hue for the ultimate send-off. 

Another quintessential compendium of modern club electronica, ICONYC's second installment of 'Florilegia' is a gorgeous bouquet of sounds set to define the modern dancefloors and beyond.

Catalog Number: #ICONYC014
Release Date: February 21st, 2025
Buy / Stream: https://lnk.to/MYFQBD

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Stones Speak Silent

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For You

All The Things You Do

Sargam

Track 3 taken from ’Belong’ LP.

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1. Runaway⁣
2. Belong⁣
3. Apart⁣
4. Tell Me⁣
5. Guidance⁣
6. Never Be⁣
7. Tempest⁣
8. Flashbacks

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Apart

Plastician and Spanish production starlet Juche link up for a unique and fun take on Juche's previously released "eNight" track. Repackaging the release is a new version from Plastician, which strips back much of the original's Trance roots to give it a more subtle and UK approach. He reached out to Juche after hearing the original on shuffle whilst driving, and constantly humming a 2 step drum beat in his head - a few months down the line and here we are listening to his UK Garage inspired version of a Trance track. Unlike anything we've released before, we're excited to see how this one translates!

Download:
https://plastician.bandcamp.com/album/enight-revisited

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Plastician, Juche - eNight Revisited

Oxime, aka Cecilia Weckstrom, Blending liquid breaks with jazz, soul & chilled vibes, now exploring breakbeat & dashes of electronica. Finnish roots, London soul. Music as medicine, joy as destination. Join the journey.

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Oxime

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