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Delighted to premiere a track from one of our favourite labels to emerge from the last few years: ec2a. Headed by Dr Duplate, the label has been. behind some of the best contemporary UK garage records, and the latest comes from Russian producer FTRRLT as he joins the labels OPM vinyl series with five bubbling cuts of 2-step.

We've copped the remix from OG Swamp81 don Benton - a wicked blend of breaks, bass and screw-face energy. Play this one loud.

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FTRRLT IG: [at]ftrrlt
FTRRLT SC: https://soundcloud.com/future_reality

ec2a SC: https://soundcloud.com/ec2a

FTRRLT - The Going Is Rough (Benton Remix) [ec2a] - Plain Sailing Debuts

Fresh off the back of a debut Boiler Room performance at the world renowned AVA Festival, releases on Extended Play, Nocturne & Rudimentary Records and captivating live set performances at Celtronic, Derry’s very own Cartin delivers a two track EP spanning lairy UK electro-breaks and glitch-driven techno that shines a deserved spotlight on exactly why the emerald isle is so excited about him.

Today we premiere ‘Endz’ - an in-your-face bass heavy banger that blends grimey vocal samples and gun-finger energy  in a mutation of electro, breakbeat, grime and punk - a wonderful example of Cartin’s ability to seamlessly blend genre, yet remain so distinctive.

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/cartincaolan/
SoundCloud: @cartinaf

Cartin - Endz - Plain Sailing Debuts

It's no secret that we're massive Rory Sweeney fans. The producer has carved out a distinct lane for himself within a sea of the same, consistently bringing something new, fun and innovative to the table.

ULTRAPOLLEN has come through with a wicked remix of Rory & Kayleigh Noble's 'Needy' and it blends two of our favourite things - the best parts of the Sweeney-verse and a cloudcore, dreamy percussive aesthetic. The result is a tears-in-the-club bass banger that will have you crying front-left. 

Buy-link: https://ultrapollen.bandcamp.com/track/needy-rory-sweeney-feat-kayleigh-noble-ultrapollen-remix

ULTRAPOLLEN IG: https://www.instagram.com/ultrapollen/

Rory Sweeney - Needy (feat. Kayleigh Noble) ULTRAPOLLEN Remix - Plain Sailing Debuts

Back from their second year of curating the lineup for Boomtown Fair’s “Botanica Zoo” micro-venue, All Colours Music return with the next instalment of their “Breaks, Steps & Bass” VA series.

Featuring the likes of Sheffield’s jungle mainstay Charla Green, Dublin’s Choki Biki Records founder Sharpson, SE London’s illusive Anti Traxx and more, this 15-track compilation is a celebration of bass music across the spectrum of breakbeats, garage, uk funky, dubstep, hardcore, jungle and everything in between.

Breaks, Steps & Bass- Vol. 2 [ACVA002] releases exclusively to Bandcamp on 26th October, with full release to all good stream and download platforms on 8th November. Support so far on DJ Mag, Mixmag LAB, Rinse FM, Subtle Radio and more.

Curated by Ekula
Mastered by Jacky Murda
Artwork by D.topian

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Breaks, Steps & Bass - Vol. 2 [SHOWREEL - OUT NOW]

1/2 of Traces and LDN bass-fiend Theorist returns to our Debuts series with a wicked cut of emotive, percussive techno brimming with post-dancehall flavour. 

Mesmering hypnotics, teeth-clattering bass and Theorist's trademark aesthetics shine through on this tool designed to bridge the gap between 110-120BPM.

Everything this guy sends us is fire so we'd highly recommend you keep tabs on him via his socials below.

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Theorist IG: https://www.instagram.com/theotheorist
Theorist BC: https://theotheorist.bandcamp.com/track/residual

Theorist - Lobe - Plain Sailing Debuts

The latest VA from Holly Lester's Duality Trax imprint focuses on six emerging and established artists that are all making their mark within their respective cities and beyond, with 100 percent of profits going to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

Belfast producer Body Clinic rounds off the VA, fusing DnB and prog in ‘159 Revolutions Per Minute.' Here, the young artist perfectly demonstrates the interwoven themes and concepts that the label seeks to platform.

@dualitytrax
@bodyclinic

Body Clinic - 159 Revolutions Per Minute [Duality Trax] - Plain Sailing Debuts

Dublin based avant-garde electronic music party and platform come through with a killer VA spanning the genre-defying, experimental and futuristic. 

Headed by Irish DJ and producer darkmavis; the boundless possibilities of electronic music are what make up the Aerga projects. Your listening experienced is enriched with everything from dreamy ambient, to pulsating hardcore, heavy bass and hard-drum, hyper maximalist takes on jungle, pure experimentalism and of course euphoric progressive and hard cuts of trance.

'Use Me' by Dublin and Give Us The Night mainstay R.Kitt is a cut of tranced-out, dreamy club designed for those 5am moments when the sun starts to make it's way through the warehouse windows and hangs in the air.

To date the platform has hosted some incredible artists such as Evian Christ, TDJ, Snow Strippers, Taahliah, Varg2tm, Amor Satyr, Rory Sweeney and Dark0. Quite a forward thinking roster, and one we can certainly get behind. Support grass roots and independent labels. That's where the most interesting stuff is happening.

Full release out April 11th. Head to the Ethereal Skies Bandcamp page here: https://etherealxxskies.bandcamp.com

R.Kitt - Use Me [Ethereal Skies] - Plain Sailing Debuts

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