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Dutch producer Pythius' new EP 'New Order' bridges the gap between D&B and experimental electronica taking us back to a time when Bad Company were running the scene and Noisia were only just starting the rear their heads.

We have bagged the synthy, arpeggio heavy number 'Coruscant' and trust, it bangs. Combining retro synth sequences that wouldn’t sound out of place in Steven Sodenberg’s The Knick, with lush ambient pads, dub techno stabs and a knack for effective melodic progression (as well as the pre-requisite bassline sciene that comes with the job of releasing on Blackout), the man from Utrecht has created a number that will appeal to both the junglist massive as well as people who don’t usually dabble with the dark arts of 170bpm music.


Pythius - Coruscant

Out 12th Feb. 2016 on Viper Recordings. Buy or stream: https://viper.lnk.to/vpr084. More info: http://bit.ly/vpr084info

After the resounding success of their debut Viper Recordings single, 'Neon God / Return of the Snitch’, Mob Tactics return with their latest offering, 'Get Dirty / Shark Tank'.

'Get Dirty' does exactly what the name implies. You are going to have to take a shower after listening to this one. Filthy basslines and murky synths are underpinned by hard as nails drums and punctuated by expertly placed vocal samples. 

Next up, 'Shark Tank' keeps the pressure high with yet more growling, moody basslines, rolling kicks and razor sharp snares. This one will most definitely make you follow the lead vocal and “put your hands up.”

Mob Tactics
‘Get Dirty / Shark Tank’
1. Get Dirty 
2. Shark Tank

Label: Viper Recordings
Cat: VPR084
Genre: Drum & Bass
Released: 12th February 2016
Buy Link: viper.lnk.to/vpr084 

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Mob Tactics - Get Dirty

'Oscillator' is out now: DeltaHeavy.lnk.to/OFH

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Delta Heavy - Oscillator

Out now: http://www.criticalmusic.com/release/mefjus-emulation-the-remixes/

Tracklist:
SUICIDE BASSLINE VIP
CONTINUOUS VIP
GODZILLA FEAT. DOPE D.O.D (AUDIO REMIX)
EXPEDITION (INSIDEINFO REMIX)
TAKING FEAT. ZOE KLINCK (ED RUSH REMIX)
CHANGE OF MIND FEAT. MAKSIM (RAWTEKK REMIX)

The leading five tracks will feature on a 2x 12″ ltd white label vinyl (available only from the Critical online store) with Rawtek’s remix Change Of Mind as a digital bonus track. Digital EP will also be available on Beatport.

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Continuous VIP

Forthcoming on the brand new Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - The Violent Five EP

Beatport: March 11
Worldwide: March 25


Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - Pull The Trigger

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The Tantrum Desire brand is most associated with the kind of epic  productions that have seen drum and bass become a mainstay of the mainstream. True heads, though, will know that there’s always been an undercurrent of genre-twisting experimentalism present, which came to the fore on last year’s huge album Diversified. So, which corners are explored on this EP?

Nationwide Rocker opens in a dark and techy landscape. Reverberating stabs underpinned by the insistent buzz of low end strikes suggest we’re building into a display of neurofunk technique. And then we’re dropped into something that isn’t quite categorisable. It’s hard, dancefloor music, built from a stripped-back rhythm sequence and a succession of expertly-twisted basses. This is the collision of raw, visceral energy with that trademark Tantrum Desire slick production science.

Then Airhead takes us somewhere different. With a funky techstep call and response pattern, this is an instant dancefloor bubbler. And there’s an eighties electro sensibility woven into the stabs and synth-effects which makes this feel like it could be a 2016 rework of a forgotten crate-dug classic. It’s minimal and focussed but, as you’d expect from Tantrum Desire, it refuses to let the temperature drop, with precision-crafted builds to keep attention gripped on the bass-and-mid interplay right to the finish.

You won’t be prepared for what Think About You has to offer. A bleeps-and-pads hands-in-the-air hardcore intro drops into some triplet-time rave workout material. We’re treated to mid-range grind resolving into luxuriant sweeping tones over a skippy 6/8 time-signature. But ravers and MCs better not get too comfortable, as a “Switch it up” sample signals a slam into 4/4 time. Then the breakdown cools things off ready to go back in with the madness once again.If you didn’t know about Tantrum Desire’s versatility then you should have been paying closer attention. Don’t worry, though, because this EP is a perfect representation of the serpentine rule-bending contained within the sound. It’s all dancefloor music, but beyond that, anything’s possible

Tantrum Desire - Airhead - [Friction Premiere]

Script EP

Maniatics - Big Market

►Task Horizon

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The return of Task Horizon has been anticipated since they suddenly slunk from the forefront of drum & bass in 2014. However, from that moment they’ve been working meticulously on their craft, one which has become more and more definitive throughout their career whilst hitting another crescendo with this next release.

And alongside their reformation, they’ve also kick-started the imprint which became just as notorious as their music. Their self-release imprint was a creative platform which Task Horizon formed to expose some of their slickest cuts; for those who knew about the imprint’s importance, as well as new fans waiting eagerly in the backdrop, its comeback will be just as revered as its head honchos. With a thriving new team, they’ve delivered a tearaway double-sided single which underlines a new period for the production outfit. 2017 has been the year for independent imprints and Task Horizon are elevating the game once again.

Task Horizon - "Forbidden Planet"

Your first reintroduction is through ‘Forbidden Planet’, a cut-throat, sonic exploration of the skill set Task Horizon have fashioned within their Swiss solitude. Stepping out daintily on a foreboding, twisting introduction filled with tell-tale sample snippets and lightly snapping percussion, an ominous melody weaves throughout the mix like a spectre. The track’s crunching snares then crash forward, ripping into its skeleton and detonating all-out anarchy. Bit by bit your synapses are fully enveloped, before a titanic drop leaves a seismic impact ricocheting from its beginning to end. ‘Forbidden Planet’ has already set a standard for their arrival.

Forbidden Planet & Rogue Transmission

TH006 - A - Task Horizon - Forbidden Planet

Stream / Download: https://rampage.lnk.to/theriddler

For three years in a row, James Marvel & MC Mota premiered a track at Rampage that would go on to top the drum&bass charts everywhere. Meanwhile Murdock and Doctrine were doing their own thing, delivering dancefloor-destroying Rampage anthems, as well as radio-favourites.

For the 2018 edition of the world’s biggest drum&bass and dubstep party, the two teams joined forces to come up with an unprecedented scorcher. Cue MC Mota’s dominating vocals, accompanied by a scathing reece bass that steadily creeps in, and ultimately, huge drums that start pounding when Mota “brings in the storm” and the full onslaught drops.

Having already caused serious damage on the Rampage dancefloor, The Riddler is set to rattle cages worldwide, and for a long time to come

Murdock & Doctrine vs James Marvel & MC Mota - The Riddler

►Task Horizon

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Task Horizon, the four-piece group hailing from Switzerland, is a name which was synonymous with high quality drum & bass around the world and their return has seen them ascend once more to this position, following the launch of their self-release imprint. Made up of a self-proclaimed mad scientist music producer/DJ, one equally mad professor of music, and two sound technicians, the outfit had already proven their aptitude following releases on Blackout and Cause4Concern. And their most recent output ‘Forbidden Planet / Rogue Transmission’ further solidifies why they’d garnered such a fearsome reputation, although it also gave a snapshot into the progressing sound spectrum they now rule supreme over, developed during their brief hiatus. 

Their latest offering, ‘Nostromo/Hyperion’, further forges their path towards technically flawless, evocative drum & bass. 

Task Horizon - "Nostromo"

A-side ‘Nostromo’ highlights the groups’ prolific sound design, delving deep into the sci-fi world of neuro and writing a story all their own. High energy and high octane, the atmosphere is simultaneously eerie and breathtaking, and the production even more so. The track evolves over time, with new elements constantly being added without ever losing the overarching story – a true testament to their combined skills as producers.

Nostromo & Hyperion

TH007 - A - Task Horizon - Nostromo

Tantrum Desire - Vybez

Future 80's synthwave has met DnB + Trap in this hard hitting fusion of genres that nobody knew they wanted, but everyone needed. THE DRIV3R takes us to speeds unknown in this glitched-out adventure through the Simulation with his first single “ARE YOU READY”

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ARE YOU READY

Boom! / Zombie

Boom!

After selling out Belgium’s most impressive arena several times over, yearly gathering 15,000 bassheads from around the world, and launching a series of succesful compilation albums, the biggest drum&bass and dubstep party in the world launched its own imprint, Rampage Recordings. A&R’ed by head honcho Murdock, Rampage Recordings will be showcasing different styles and vibes, covering both drum&bass and dubstep. Focussing on the acts that will play the event.

Murdock & Doctrine vs James Marvel & MC Mota - The Riddler

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