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Massive release for you all this week from man like @donsurf - a name you may well recognise, having made an instant impact on the scene earlier this year with a first release on EC2A (alongside Bakey) that sold out almost instantly!

This track is a brilliantly wonky dancefloor destroyer, stylistically sitting somewhere between breaks & UKG (with notes of other influences too). It’s packed with twists & turns, with a really interesting structure that keeps the energy building throughout.

We’re honoured to have him on board, Charlie is a seriously impressive producer & just generally lovely guy who is bound to have big things coming. If you didn’t already know - now you do!

Genius

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Donsurf - Genius

Bertie steps up to the MEFD pedestal with his dubbed-out banger ‘Back In The Room’.

Clear-cut drums punch through swathes of warbling bass and hypnotic stabs, traversing the realms of UKG in elegant fashion. Leave the room and embark on a cerebral voyage surrounded by techy motifs and sweeping ambience.

MEFD007 Back In The Room

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MEFD007 Bertie - Back In The Room

Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (DJ Crisps Mix)

Next up is a sick garage track with a sweet build up and even better drop from @hermit6 in the in the rough series

Free DL available through the buy link

ITR005: Hermit - Delirium [FREE DL]

Alicia Keys is one of the undisputed queens of contemporary R&B. Powerful vocals, earnest lyrics and a deep self-awareness are the main pillars that have held up her career. But what happens when you fuse ballads with basslines? For this vinyl-only co-release on Bristol imprints Eminent and Slippery Sounds, Knoxville’s Nikki Nair stands at the intersection between new and old and redefines exactly how to nail the bootleg edit.

‘If I Ain't Got You’ is a precise flurry of two-step garage and nostalgic vocals, Alicia’s lilting voice still recognisable despite the dancefloor environment. A glossy rhythm breathes life into the old classic so that it becomes a new entity, which somehow welds together the murky rave realm with the weightlessness of Summer. It’s rare for tracks to suit any given setting, but this one might just be a strong contender.
 
‘Show Me Love’ takes a more starry-eyed course, weaving dewy textures into a fresh whimsical appeal. There’s still a subtle nod to the past despite the more recent Alicia/Miguel sample, which comes in the form of the 2010’s grime era melodies and nostalgic soundscapes. The breakdown around the halfway mark is a particular treat; it hoists up the vocals in reverence before the first of two ice-cold, dubby drops.

They say that if you’re paying homage to one of the greats, you’ve got to do it right. But Nikki Nair goes above and beyond that into a captivating alternate reality where the rush the second time round is just as good. These bootlegs are instant classics in themselves. 

@nikki-nair
@eminentuk
@slipperysounds

Buy:
https://eminent-uk.bandcamp.com/album/eminent-x-slippery-sounds-exss001

PREMIERE: Nikki Nair - I Ain't Got You [Eminent x Slippery Sounds]

https://glbdomrec.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-spezial-series-vol-4-gdtapes008
@groovyduk
@glbdom

This is Various Artists - Spezial Series Vol 4 by GLBDOM, a VA absolutely jam packed full of breaks and UKG inspired flavour. Featuring sublime cuts from the likes of DJ Crisps, Tuff Trax, Dubplate Pressure, Ease Up George, Daffy and Peaky Beats to mention but a few, Spezial Series Vol 4 has something for every garage connoisseur, with old skool vibes, breakbeat excursions and modern UKG bangers aplenty.

Spezial Series Vol 4

DoUWantMe

PREMIERE: Groovy D - DoUWantMe [GLBDOM]

Been a minute since we dropped one of these. So, back with a bang. 

Tessela - Hackney Parrot (Frankel & Harper Council Work Refix)

Enjoy x

FREE DOWNLOAD | Tessela - Hackney Parrot (Frankel & Harper Council Work Refix)

Man like Boz delivering the goods with this peng flip of Alicia Keys, and it's available for free!

Follow the donny here --> https://soundcloud.com/user-704691057?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

BOZ - FEELING U DUB [OHSF030] (FREE DOWNLOAD)

@sam_smythy

Leeds-based DJ and producer Smythy offers up a club-ready flip of SBTRKT's "NEW DORP. NEW YORK" for the 12th instalment of our Free Fuel series. Through releases on Taipan Trax and Diamond Hands Records, as well as a number of self-released free downloads, Smythy's unique take on the modern breaks sound has caught the attention of the Leeds scene.

Big love to Zonna for mastering and Alex Kubis for the unreal artwork!

SBTRKT - NEW DORP. NEW YORK (Smythy Edit)

SBTRKT - NEW DORP. NEW YORK (Smythy Edit) [FREE DL]

We couldn’t be more chuffed to have @djcrisps on PARDON - Whut Vol. 1?! A true homegrown UK-Garage connoisseur, he was at the start of the wave in the Netherlands and still is at the forefront today.

With previous releases on Timeisnow, South London Pressings and Breaks N Pieces, the discography reads like a list of our certified buy-on-sight record labels! 🎯

DJ Crisps effortlessly blends old-school and nu-school and this track is the glue that links the comp together stacked between fresh faces and seasoned producers.

The eerie synths and sirens which ring in the start of ‘Prepare’ cannot prepare you for what’s coming. All hell breaks loose with the rolling bassline comes thumping in, but is kept in check by Crisps’ signature skippy drums.

Available through: 
pardonrecordings.bandcamp.com/

Whut?! - Vol. 1

Prepare

DJ CRISPS - Prepare

Out on BSP Bispebjerg
Get it at https://bfrome.bandcamp.com/album/bispebjerg-ep

B FROM E - This Is My House (Main Phase Remix)

clubnight, label and open-minded platform for club music based in Amsterdam.

https://pardonrecordings.bandcamp.com

DJ CRISPS - Prepare

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