Erotic Cafe' - You Drive Me / No Rights

Mandidextrous - Don't Let It Go (feat. Ayah Marar)

V/A - RE:PROGRAMMED

Mandidextrous - Keep Me High

SyRan - Crazy Fruits

Iskia - ''Ways Of The Underground'
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Brand-new Preston based artist Iskia makes his debut on Program through his forthcoming single which delves deep into the range of his varied production. Only just starting to make his mark on the genre, he’s been snapped up by Program’s camp with Ram’s sub-label providing a place for him to debut his sounds. And with the hard driving basslines featured throughout ‘Ways of the Underground’, whilst ‘Break’ flips the switch providing a lush undertone to the release, it's certainly one which the imprint's fans will remember.

So once again, it’s time to get with the Program. Providing yet more breakthrough talent through its platforms.

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23/04/2021

Iskia - Ways Of The Underground

FRANKEE - Black Heart / Wonderland - out now - http://po.st/RAMM140

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After two critically acclaimed releases on Program, exclusively-signed Frankee now makes his debut on RAM. Naturally, this is a massive release that’s sure to blow up dancefloors worldwide! 

Frankee Black Heart / Wonderland

‘Black Heart’ lives up to its name in every single sense. We’d say ‘it does what it says on the tin’ but there is no tin, just an incredible sense of foreboding ghostly doom. Darkness soars through each eastern wail while the rich bassline drives deep into the groove, doubling up towards the builds for extra drama. Peppered with nuances of neuro funk, once again Frankee has shown an understanding of drum & bass dynamics that belies his young years. 

For the ultimate switch-flipper, head to ‘Wonderland’. The complete contrast to ‘Black Heart’, here we find the London producer paying the ultimate homage to drum & bass jungle’s earliest rave carnations. With vibrant, euphoric piano licks, skippy breakbeats and subs so heavy they need their own passport, ‘Wonderland’ is a quintessential example of contemporary rave. As for the emphatic vocal? We can all agree with its sentiments. Music is indeed wonderful – especially when it’s being written by the likes of Frankee. 

Frankee - Wonderland

Moekel - 'Ensemble'
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Bringing the sounds of Graz, Austria to the Program directory, Moekel follows his career affirming Teddy Killerz remix with a debut on the label. Falling in the footsteps of many drum & bass greats, his burgeoning journey as an artist is unfolding, with his forthcoming single on Program providing the next rung in his climb to success, although providing a slightly different flavour from his predecessors.

‘Ensemble / Panopticon’ introduces you to the Moekel soundscape, with ‘Ensemble’ rolling out amongst emotive strings and distorted, human elements. Meanwhile on the reverse, ‘Panopticon’ moves you across vocal-led crescendos, padded out with the track's melodic bass notes. So once again, it’s time to get with the Program. Following the course of another producer’s meteoric rise.

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Moekel - Ensemble

Mandidextrous & BiSH - 'Techno On My Mind'
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Following their mentorship with EQ50 and RAM Records, which saw them fall under the guise of the label’s management team and stand as the very first RAM EQ50 mentee signed through their scheme, Mandidextrous continues to be a pioneering force within dance music through the imprint’s sister-label ProgRAM. Helping to engineer fresh genres including Jungletek, Raggatek and Speedbass, they infuse their creations to explore drum & bass through ProgRAM although it's their own approach to music creation which has made this so successful. ‘Techno On My Mind’ and ‘Move Faster’ shows Mandi’s versatility on full display and it introduces the producer to a brand-new audience. One they'll be sure to capture instantly as part of their growing fan base, something which has been seen at Mandi's packed-out gigs throughout the summer.

Recently being interviewed by the BBC about influencing and educating people through their music ‘on what it’s like to be transgender or to be queer’, Mandi was also the first ever transgender artist to write the closing ceremony tracks for renowned festival Boomtown in 2019, a massive feat. Mandi has used music to create space and change attitudes within the rave scene like a springboard, something which RAM is proud to provide a platform for too.

Featuring long-time collaborator and Bristol native Bish, ‘Techno On My Mind’ is a force to be reckoned with, building on top of a steppy half-time intro, a fist pumping first drop and smashing drum & bass breaks. And already receiving spins from Jaguar on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Introducing through their guest mix, ‘Move Faster’ sits on the reverse, pounding with energy, with Mandi adding their own flavour amongst classic drum & bass signatures. So once again, it’s time to get with the ProgRAM. One which creates its own paradigms with the help of its roster.



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Mandidextrous & BiSH - Techno On My Mind

DC Breaks - Gambino / Burning feat.Camden Cox - out now 

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DC Breaks - Gambino

Andy C - Haunting taken from Nightlife 6 out now 

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Junk Mail & A.M.C - Blocklist

PRGRAM014 - East Colours - Toys / Creeper - out now - po.st/ECToysCreeperBP

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Playing a major role on both the ‘Programmed V1.0’ and ‘Programmed V2.0’ EPs, it was only a matter of time before EastColors released a full single with Program. Naturally, he’s stepped up. And he’s done so with two prize-fighting productions.

‘Toys’ is a one-way ticket to the furthest boundaries of the cosmos. Warm pads purr while a frosty arpeggio twinkles and subtle guitar strums shimmer softly in the background. An ageless reminder of how delicate certain elements of D&B can be when conjured in the right hands, ‘Toys’ will instantly arrest your crowd’s imagination. Countering the dreaminess with raw bass drama, the beats and chubby subs ensure full weight and presence. Complete with a modest, memorable vocal refrain, it’s the perfect balance of elements.

‘Creeper’ sets a much darker agenda: Opening with oceanic synth washes, an unrelenting breakbeat looms ominously in the mix. Firing hi-hats take the lead before we’re plunged into a cavernous drop where layers of irresistible bass envelop us. What follows is an industrial strength roller of junglist proportions. Referencing the past to lock fully into the future, this is EastColors at his most chiselled and uncompromising.

Russia’s a hotbed for D&B talent right now, but few of its exports come close to EastColors in terms of creative skills and technical abilities. A crucial contributor to the label since its earliest incarnations: It’s time, once again, to get with the Program!

DJ Support

Andy C, Chase & Status, Sub Focus, Loadstar, Friction, Crissy Criss, Brookes Brothers, 
Zeds Dead, Dirtyphonics, S.P.Y, DJ Hype, Nu:Tone, Rene LaVice, Frankee, Mind Vortex, 
D Minds, Drumsound & Bassline Smith

"EastColors come with pure quality...rollers don't get much better than this. Play it again & again" - Andy C
"Toys is my fave here" - Sub Focus
"WICKED!” – Crissy Criss
"Brapple Pie" - Loadstar

EastColors 
1: Toys 2: Creeper

Beatport

EastColors - Toys

Loadstar - Stepped Outside

Don't Let It Go

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‘You Drive Me’ and ‘No Rights’ are featured on Erotic Cafe’s forthcoming single via ProgRAM, with the Italian producer building on a weighty list of releases which has now led him to his new journey alongside RAM’s sister label. An iconic part of the drum & bass underground's sounds.

Drawn for first, ‘You Drive Me’ features subs leaving you kettled between wave-like layers of bass, meanwhile its robotic spoken samples interject between thudding drum levels. On the flip, ‘No Rights’ continues the foray with synthetic notes pushing your senses into a grinding first breakdown. So once again, it’s time to get with the ProgRAM. This time with Erotic Cafe' rolling out his introduction.

Erotic Cafe' - You Drive Me

Erotic Cafe' - No Rights

Martyn Nytram - Your Mistakes

Mel - Earthquake

Skellytn - Anomaly

Dr. Apollo - Pyrotechnics

Casper Levy - Bombaclat

Amvatic - They Were Wrong

Dip Vertigo - A Jazz Ting Feat. Devoe

Brigsy & Ally M - Change

Keep Me High

Crazy Fruits

A consistent outlet for drum and bass since its conception in 1992, at RAM we have a huge discography which is still being added to today. As a result, it only seemed right to look back at some of our most monumental and ground-breaking releases from the last few decades.

Every Thursday, we’ll be featuring a throwback track from our collection, so you can reawaken your inner junglist and transport yourself back to the first time you heard it dropped as we #RamRewind. 

But it’s not just the music which has kept us on the genre’s forefront. Our fans have helped support RAM from its very beginnings, especially at live events. Alongside track throwbacks we’ll be posting pictures from renowned venues like the End which played a huge role in our historical heritage.

And what other way would we start then with Origin Unknown's ‘Valley of The Shadows’? 

Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows #RamRewind

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From the depths of music’s murkiest waters, AUDIO is back and bigger than ever. Pumping those bass heavy dumbbells and effortlessly reigning over the realm he helped to shape, prepare yourself for a musical excursion like no other.
The union between RAM and AUDIO sent reverberations throughout the community. Having already thrown hard-hitting punches with his first release on the imprint, it’s now time for another full-frontal assault. 
The opening credits roll out like a musical blockbuster, with those first few jabs sending you reeling in suspense. ‘Nil By Mouth’ is snappy, aggressive and builds tentatively, with an imposing drop which leaves a lasting impact. There’s an endless stream of hard-hitting bass notes, cutting deeper and deeper into the mix until its intimidating composition is exposed. The structure is then diced up by an elevating drum pattern, leading you into meticulously crafted anarchy. AUDIO smashes you head first through a glass prototype, leaving you to bear the brunt of his production. 
Next up, we’re introduced to the mechanical drill of ‘Ultron’. The first few booms pushes the intro forward at an alarming pace, accelerating as the gears are audibly shifted. Measured, yet proving to be unstoppable and flying forward aboard one pounding rhythm, expect no less from the guy who brought you ‘Heads Up’ and ‘Stampede’. Ending with a final snap of breakbeat, you’re left to bask in a record that detonates with outstanding power. 
Following on from these dance floor destroyers, is aptly named ‘Break It’.  On first listen, stay away from anything fragile. Winding up with the same tell-tale aggressiveness which his production style is renowned for, he manoeuvres last minute into unfamiliar territories.  Bouncing between bars with a war-cry like vocal sample, AUDIO pulls you in and keeps you there… another shining example of AUDIO’s ability to produce game changing, contemporary drum and bass. 
Wrapping up this sonic assault is ‘Gotham’. As dark and brooding as the famed city itself, find yourself lead through a stepping, precise construction of beats. Unforgiving, weighty pads guide a steppy riddim into undiluted madness. This completely envelops the musical environment and it’s difficult not to blown away by the conundrum of quick witted instrumentation that snap, crack and smack with every break. 
Featuring next level cuts from a man who stands at the genre’s forefront, it’s time to let the music talk. And it’ll stand as one of the dnb population’s most lasting conversation for a while. 


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Audio - Nil By Mouth

We reach another milestone with the highly anticipated, most talked about release of the year, RAMM100. 

To celebrate the release, we're offering something rather special to our loyal followers; the chance to own four tracks that have been rinsed in raves for up to half a decade, but have never previously been available to buy.

Sub Focus’ ‘Stomp’ has had more dance floors jumping than most ravers have had hot dinners since  Andy C started dropping it over two years ago. Internet message boards have been ablaze since as eager fans digitally waxed lyrical about its crisp beats, booming bass and cheeky vocal sample.

Taken from ‘Nightlife 4’, ‘Machine’ by Culture Shock is a grinding, futuristic slice of electro-driven D&amp;B that’s been top of people’s wishlists since 2008. Even now, three years later, the skills of Culture Shock makes this heavyweight track sound as relevant as it did then and is a very warm welcome addition to Ram’s vinyl catalogue.

The C side is Andy C’s side as ‘Finders Keepers’ finally gets an official release. Anyone who hung around Ram’s label nights at The End or has a copy of ‘Nightlife 3’ stashed somewhere will surely remember this one and its infectious lead riff.

Finally Noisia’s 2007 take on Ram Trilogy’s classic ‘No Reality’ rounds off this EP in fine style. Easily one of the most requested Ram tracks that never made it to release, this will undoubtedly have the forums firing on all cylinders in anticipation.  

Quite simply this EP is the Holy Grail of Drum &amp; Bass


TRACKLIST: 

A. Stomp - Sub Focus 
B. Machine - Culture Shock 
C. Finders Keepers - Andy C 
D. No Reality (Noisia 2007 Remix) - Ram Trilogy


Ram Trilogy - No Reality (Noisia 2007 Remix)

The name Legion & Logam has resonated since their first output on the Program imprint. With vocal roller ‘House of Cards’ being picked up by some of the dance world’s leading tastemakers, it saw the production trio ascend to a very critical point in their career. And the glass ceiling has been broken; it was only apt for such rising stalwarts to be given the monumental 25th release in the label’s discography.

‘Holding On’ and ‘Afterthought’ also follow their exclusive signing to Ram Records, the sister label who engendered Program and who’ve stood the test of time. Although, it was only a matter of time before the artists were taken in by a label of that calibre.

You’re taken into A-side ‘Holding on’ by the soulful talent of Micah Freeman, guiding you through its beautiful note arpeggios and clicking percussion. Weaving amongst the atmospheric strum of guitar and climatic synth, it’s perfectly refined and demonstrates exactly why they were exclusively signed to the Ram imprint.

Following on in quick procession is ‘Afterthought’. Pounding against an ethereal, humanistic sample, there’s an underlay of subs which slowly builds and brays between breaks. They masterfully combine impact with a tightly woven composition; fiercely intricate yet without lacking substance, it pedestals the experience which each party brings to the table.

So, here’s to another release which sees Legion & Logam firmly on the radar for years to come. Their talent was already unbridled. However, combining this with one of the biggest and most revered drum & bass labels across the globe, they’re sure to become unstoppable.










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DC Breaks - Breathe Feat. Dave Gibson

Mind Vortex - Future Fold

Sub Focus - Timewarp VIP

Hurtling towards the release of their sophomore album ‘All Or Nothing’, Calyx & TeeBee display their versatility on this, their new single. Having proven their worth with a decade and a half of success, the duo take their unique sound and apply it to two haunting tracks that are sure to get fans of expertly crafted D&B excited for the forthcoming long player.

Leading the way is ‘Elevate This Sound’ a beautifully constructed piece of music that underpins a fully structured song complete with one of the finest vocals to ever grace a drum & bass record. Skipping beats are underpinned with layers of Rhodes organs, subtly effected emotions and a moving bassline which ensures this track will be as at home on dance floors worldwide as it is on your mp3 player.

Flip over and Calyx & TeeBee offer up a track that bears their signature hallmarks infused with a fresh feel. ‘Hurting’ is packed with the kinds of twists, turns and downright gut-wrenching basslines you’ve come to expect from this duo. Stepping drums and grinding bass notes are interspersed with haunting vocal snippets and plenty of the signature sound that will keep the drum & bass elite happy.

Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound / Hurting

Vinyl Tracks	
A. Elevate This Sound	
AA. Hurting

Digital Bundle 
1. Elevate This Sound (Original Mix) 
2. Elevate This Sound (Radio Edit) 
3. Hurting (Original Mix) 
4. Elevate This Sound (Instrumental) 
5. Hurting (Instrumental)

Date: 13th August 2012 
Cat:	RAMM120

Calyx & TeeBee - Elevate This Sound

The first two singles taken from Calyx & TeeBee’s forthcoming album ‘All Or Nothing’ have been heavily supported by tastemakers across the board. Lining up to drop them are Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe and Annie Mac,  UK #1 artists DJ Fresh and Rudimental, Example’s touring partner DJ Wire and scene stalwarts TC and Matrix & Futurebound, to name but a few. And now the duo is ready to unleash the third single from ‘All Or Nothing’, an incredible slice of D&B funk featuring the vocal talents of Kemo.

Marrying influences from hip hop, funk and mid-‘90s drum & bass, Calyx & TeeBee offer up a distinctly different track that tugs on feelings of nostalgia while pushing the envelope forward. ‘Pure Gold’ is effortlessly fresh, oozing with bouncing hip hop, double bass funk and D&B energy this track will undoubtedly sound great from the car to the club, across radio waves and dance floors alike.

Wilkinson steps up for the first remix of the package, keeping the orchestral provenance suggested by the intro of the original and rolling it out into a booming, winding bass monster. This is drumstep at its finest, resisting the urge to throw in a million random bleeps, Wilkinson instead infuses ‘Pure Gold’ with his own unique style and creates an absolute killer of a remix in the process.

Next up Hostage takes ‘Pure Gold’ into serious bouncing house territory. As the punchy drums are punctuated by that infamous horn sample you’re pulled slowly and gently in. Before long Hostage places precision cuts of Kemo’s vocal and the infectious bass loop into the mix along with some carnival snares that ensure this is one of the most infectious 4/4 tracks you’re likely to hear all year.

Rounding the digital package off Calyx & TeeBee offer up their own track ‘Perspectives’, a sure-fire slice of D&B that’s sure to keep the heads happy. Relentless bass and expertly chosen sound FX all combine with rolling percussion and stunning production to create a perfect dance floor roller.

Calyx & TeeBee

Vinyl
A. Pure Gold ft Kemo
AA. Perspectives

Digital
1. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Original Mix)
2. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Radio Edit)
3. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Wilkinson Remix)
4. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Hostage Remix)
5. Perspectives (Original Mix)

Release: 29th October 2012
Cat no: RAMM124

Calyx & TeeBee - ft Kemo Pure Gold (Friction BBC R1 - Exclusive 1st Play)

Voltage - Between The Lines

Taken from Sub Focus' eagerly anticipated sophomore album, 'Tidal Wave' hits you exactly the way the title would suggest. A huge washing sonic wave of a record, this bass music masterpiece is packed with trademark Sub Focus energy. Bursting melodies and stunning vocal hooks from Alpines lead the way to a huge drumstep drop that will have clubs and festival tents jumping. Another hands in the air breakdown offers some breathing space before Sub Focus switches to full on drum & bass for the second drop. This is undoubtedly the anthem of late summer, a sure-fire dance floor filler.

Digital bundle includes remixes from Chuckie, KillSonik, Flosstradamus and Shadow Child.

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Sub Focus - Tidal Wave feat Alpines

Alora - ID

Skantia's music catches heat, something which is evident not only through his Bassline Secret rework and the notoriety it achieved, but also through his recent bootleg of Shabba Rank’s single ‘Shine Eye Gal’. After doing the rounds on cyberspace, he’s now unleashed it as a free download as a thank you to fans for their support.

Shabba Ranks - Shine Eye Gal (Skantia Bootleg)- FREE DOWNLOAD

Paying homage to the EP's which still stand as a vital part of the Ram discography, the label is about to reveal the third part of the ‘Ram Rave’ EP series. After launching the succession of releases in 2019, providing a package for both DJs and fans alike, Ram pulls together a collection of cuts which has signalled for the dancefloor orientated artists within their scope.

Delivering Prestige, Focusfire, Smooth & DC Breaks, Disaszt, Living Plastic, LQ, Ungru, NC-17, HeadRead, Psynchro & Whalespruce and more into the mix, welcoming artists both old and new, Ram enable fans to supplement clubbing culture at home. And they’re preparing them for the time their favourite spaces open their doors once more.

Simula - See It Through My Eyes

After his involvement in the pivotal 100th release of Ram’s sister-label Program, Creatures is welcomed back with a brand new, two track single on the imprint. Taking Program back to its darker pits of bass, this will be his first standalone offering on Program, and he brings with him the Bristolian vibes which have become synonymous with this type of sound.

‘Now or Never’ featuring Bluejay the MC combines disturbed bass weaponry and the vocalist’s deep undertones; meanwhile Creatures & Audiomission join forces for the ticking atmospherics of ‘Mutants’. So once again, it is time to get with the Program… Taking you into the trenches of Bristol's scene.

Creatures & Audiomission - Mutants

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No event celebrates dance music’s excess and success like the Miami Winter Music Conference. Having outgrown its four-day flesh-pressed networking roots, the last two weeks of March sees the Florida hotspot don the crown as Party Central. A clubland Mecca for fans and industry players alike, it’s home to all manner of attractions during the fortnight including Ultra Fest, Spring Break, honeys, hunks and a whole host of pop-up parties held everywhere from poolsides to pool clubs. 

Thousands of shindigs, all vying for your attention: each one a showcase for labels, artists and DJs to show what they have in store for the rest of the year… And get inspired by what their peers are rocking, too.

A mainstay at the annual sun-soaked session since their first outing to the US east coast in 1998, Ram Records know the Miami experience intimately. Back then Miami was a different beast; the sole preserve of house and trance, drum & bass had to shout loudly to grab the dancers. These days Miami welcomes all shades of bass music, and D&B is the hottest ticket in both South Beach and Downtown.

Reflecting the changing attitude of the WMC and the wider world of electronic music, Ram Records have curated a compilation of their biggest Miami moments. Spanning from as early as 1999 and rolling right through to the future, each of these cuts have proved to be a bona fide banger in both peaktime sunshine and primetime nightlife.

14 years of Ram releases spread across a 14-strong selection. Press play and be whisked back through Miami’s D&B history. Timeless blasts from drum & bass past include… Ed Rush & Optical’s ever-mean percussion-heavy rub of Ram Trilogy’s ‘Mindscan’, Concord Dawn’s switch-flipping vocal bash-attack ‘Fly Away’, Sub Focus’s career-shaping ‘Airplane’ and MIST’s subtle jazz motifs on ‘Evolution’ 

These heritage bangers rub shoulders with more recent Ram releases with the likes of Culture Shock’s ‘I Remember’, Loadstar’s ‘Passenger’, Delta Heavy’s ‘Get By’, Mind Vortex’s ‘Now It’s Time’ and Calyx & TeeBee’s ‘Pure Gold’ bridging the gap between Miami’s past and present. There’s even time for an exclusive as Toronto’s man-of-the-moment Rene LaVice maintains the heat from his debut album ‘Insidious’ with a shimmering, rolling newbie ‘Query’.

Throw in other key moments such as Andy C’s remix of Major Lazers ‘Get Free’,  Wilkinson’s ‘Need To Know’ and Hamilton’s ‘Deep In My Heart’ and you haven’t just got a potted history of Miami’s biggest D&B anthems… You’ve got a unique Ram Records selection that celebrates
dance music’s success and excess to perfection. Whether you’re heading out to Miami or not this year, this is essential. Finishing off the package is Ram Trilogy – Evolution (MIST Remix) available for the first time digitally.        
 
Tracklist 
1. Major Lazer ft Amber Coffman – Get Free (Andy C Remix) 
2. Sub Focus - Airplane 
3. Culture Shock – I Remember 
4. Wilkinson – Need To Know 
5. Loadstar - Passenger 
6. Rene LaVice – Vice Cream 
7. Delta Heavy – Get By (174 Remix) 
8. Concord Dawn – Fly Away 
9. Ram Trilogy – Mindscan (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) 
10. Mind Vortex – Now It’s Time 
11. Calyx & TeeBee – Pure Gold (Feat Kemo) 
12. Rene LaVice – Query (exclusive!) 
13. Loadstar – Black & White (Hamilton Remix) 
14. Hamilton – Deep In My Heart )
15. Ram Trilogy – Evolution (MIST Remix)

Major Lazer ft Amber Coffman - Get Free (Andy C Remix)

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MIND VORTEX 
- Alive / Arc

Mind Vortex are back! And they’re back with a vengeance… This duo have pulled it out the bag again and are ready to dent 2013.

Their new release ‘Alive/Arc’ is a game of two wholly different sides. Mind Vortex showcase their enviable range of skills: perfectly executed song-based composition AND outrageously huge, speaker splintering bass bombs.

‘Alive’ is up first. Striking up with a star-glazed synth and string hook that rises exponentially, we’re soon dropped into crisp guitar hooks and smooth vocals. As the synths and heated kicks re-join the mix, it’s instant anthem time with plenty of opportunities to raise a lighter or two. As the vibrant hook gets heavier and the song develops, we find the bass becoming more textured, bursting with dynamics and true sense of sonic sentiment.

Next up, ‘Arc’: A quintessential rave hustler, it opens with rich warm rush-worthy chords softly coerced you into a false sense of arm waving euphoria. This tune has such a beautiful emotion-caked intro and then BANG!: in they come with one of the most powerful pay-offs we’ve heard for ages. A murder of basslines vie for your attention; ducking and diving and weaving and bobbing among each other, each one as brutish as the next. From spine-melting electro-soul to turbo-charged bass shock-out at the flip of a switch, it’s production techniques like this that attracted Mind Vortex to us in the first place.

This release has two stunningly different vibes from one of the most exciting partnerships in drum & bass… With support from the likes of Andy C, Mistajam, Grooverider, Bailey, Crissy Criss, DJ Hype and Drumsound, the doors to the Mind Vortex fan club are well and truly open. And everyone’s invited!

Mind Vortex
1: Alive (Original Mix) 
2: Alive (Radio Edit) 
3: Arc (Original Mix)
4: Arc VIP

Cat: RAMM129

Mind Vortex - Alive

Mind Vortex - Arc VIP

Wilkinson - Take You Higher + Jakwob & Foamo remixes / Crunch - out now - http://smarturl.it/TakeYouHigher

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‘Take You Higher’… it’s a promise all DJs make each and every time they set foot behind the decks. No matter what genre, style or flavour, the dark art of elevation is THE core premise of all electronic music. It’s the holy grail of dancefloor science… And Wilkinson has been studying it for years.

Living up to his promise, ‘Take You Higher’ is an instant turbo boost for all corners of the dance. Igniting with a half step so emotive you can imagine a boxer walking down to the ring to its hype-fuelled strut, we’re soon dropped into a climactic synth hook, quintessential rave vocal and surging well-bodied power-bass. 

So sharp it can shave a man from fifty paces, so euphoric it can instigate a spine-tingle from fifty miles, ‘Take You Higher’ is soaked in undiluted drama that’s specifically designed to drive your crowd well beyond the all-important ‘next level’.  

Always keen to paint a full picture across his releases, Wilkinson’s also served up ‘Crunch’. A darker, more driving slab of drum & bass, ‘Crunch’ thrusts with a sneering, searing bassline and just the perfect amount of synth-aided uplift. Armed with one of the most electric build ups he’s done to date, it’s yet another example of Wilkinson’s ability to take the dancefloor to places so high they didn’t even know they existed. 

Both ‘Take You Higher’ and ‘Crunch’ act as a promising tease for Wilkinson’s forthcoming debut album. Due for release later this year, it’s set to showcase the rich vein of form the young producer is hitting at the moment. And there’s more…  

Proof, if it’s needed, that the art of taking you higher is essential in all genres, Ram Records have complemented Wilkinson’s breath-taking original with two spectacular remixes. First up, the fast-rising future bass merchant Jakwob:  fusing the finest aspects of garage and underground house, he’s dropped the tempo but paid maximum respect to the theatrical character of the original. With a crisp array of infectious percussive elements and the perfect dosage of minor-key sobriety, it’s fuelled by so much emotion it might just take you too high! 

Next up: Foamo. With a repertoire that includes on-point house labels such as Moda and Skint, he’s been fuelling generation bass with unpredictable slices of dancefloor dynamite since 2008. Lounging in low-end luxury, his debut remix for Ram Records pays homage to years of London house heritage; shuffling with a gorgeous chugging groove and a slight nod to the deeper shades of speed garage movement, like the original, this will sing to many different DJs… Each one of them looking to live up to their promise: taking you higher!

Digital Tracklist
1: Take You Higher (Original) 2: Crunch 3: Take You Higher (Jakwob Remix) 4: Take You Higher (Foamo Remix) 5: Take You Higher (Radio Edit) 6: Take You Higher (Instrumental)    

Vinyl Tracklist
1: Take You Higher 2: Crunch


Wilkinson - Take You Higher

Ram Trilogy - 'Beastman' (Traumatize Remix)
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RAM Trilogy - Beastman (Traumatize Remix)

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Ram is a genre leading dance music record label primarily releasing Drum & Bass music.

Established in 1992 by Andy C with the help of close friend Ant Miles, the label and business today is run Andy C and business partner Scott Bourne (Red One). 

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Andy C / Ant Miles / Audio / Basher / Bensley / BCUK / Brookes Brothers / Callide / Calyx & TeeBee / Chase & Status / Chords / Coco / Concept 2 / Concord Dawn / Culture Shock / DC Breaks / Delta Heavy / Desired State / Dynamite MC / Fierce / Frankee / Flatliner / DJ Fresh / Gridlok / Hamilton /  Hour Enemy / Icicle & Nymfo / June Miller / Kano / Killbox / Legion & Logam / Loadstar / Lomax / Magnetude / Mind Vortex / Mayhem / Moving Fusion / Nightbreed / Noisia / Origin Unknown / Plan B / Ram Trilogy / Randall / Red One / Rene LaVice / Skantia / Shimon / Sound In Noise / Sparfunk / Stakka & K. Tee / Stealth / Sub Focus / Teddy Killerz / Unknown Error / Wilkinson / Xample / Xtrah

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