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Having made his Ram debut in 2006, it’s been an exciting half-decade for James Pountney. While ‘The Bypass’ smashed onto dance floors and into DJs’ record boxes as part of Ram’s ‘Dimensions’ series Culture Shock was instantaneously secured as a name to watch.

Several collaborations with Brookes Brothers, a succession of smashing solo hits and an outstanding remix for Nero’s chart smash ‘Guilt’ later and Culture Shock continues to amaze anyone with a keen ear for beautifully produced and effortlessly unpretentious D&amp;B. Infused with progressive electro-house influences and steeped in gentle melodies that stick in your head, Culture Shock is a master of balancing dance floor friendly production and magnificently simple musical elements.

Proving that statement true on the A side of the latest Ram single is ‘Protection’ is an effortlessly beautiful track that takes Culture Shock trademarks to the next level. Slowly evolving and changing throughout, this tune takes you by the hand and leads you slowly, but surely, to the dance floor. Expertly crafted synths toy with a signature bassline and this one will undoubtedly have people captivated when it drops.

Backing that up is ‘Ohrwurm’ - or ‘Earworm’ for those who don’t speak German! Literally translated, this phrase refers to a portion of a song which gets stuck in your head. And boy does this track do that! Simple yet highly effective synths spring across a swing beat rhythm and bouncing bass notes creating a monster that’ll have clubs jumping til the early hours. This is another outstanding Ram 12”.



Culture Shock - Ohrwurm

Nemesis Recordings Presents
NORTH BASE - Waiting EP 
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Silver, Splice and Prophecy make up Manchester’s finest, North Base. After cuts on Viper Recordings, Hospital Records, Shogun Audio, New State Music, and more, they return to hometown imprint Nemesis Recordings for the release of the Waiting EP, six booming and blasting tunes which are sure to rock their way through 2016 and beyond.
After a succession of remixes for Ms Dynamite, Laidback Luke, SL2 and others, North Base have been supported by the likes of Skrilliex, Sub Focus, MistaJam and Matrix & Futurebound to name a few. Diverse and high quality throughout, the Waiting EP is set to stun.
Down System leads things off, warming things off with an ominous, creeping intro and tougher than leather electronic kicks. Fans old and new will appreciate the sound of this one, as it makes the perfect start to this dynamic EP. Next is Now We’re Talkin, which continues the vibe, with some nice keyboard melodies flowing over the top of the drums. Taking cues from influences like Daft Punk and Andy C, this one firmly has the North Base Stamp all over it.
How Do I Know is the third track, which take a more contemplative and soulful path, with mournful female vocals flowing over a rolling break. Something for all the liquid soldiers out there, this one is really something special. Strings and chords move in and out of the mix, resulting in a track of perfect balance and emotion. Get locked into Blurred Vision, which draws in elements of the old skool rave sound to give the EP yet another direction. Building up nicely to a smooth main section, this one shows off the boys’ dedication to and knowledge of the music.
Ear Pressure turns things towards the dark side once again, with some seriously heavy bass and vibrating effects. Convulsing, heavyweight basslines run up and down this one, instructing you to move your body and get involved. Closer Inflatable Skies sums things up perfectly, with floating electronics and street-ready beats blended to create something quite beautiful.

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Hardest To Love Feat Ayah Marah and Ova Dose are available to buy or stream now!

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Impish makes his CIA Deepkut debut with a vibey 2-tracker. Get it here: https://ciarecords1.bandcamp.com/album/around-no-one-else

We caught up with the Russian producer to chat about the EP and more, check it here: https://breakbeat.co.uk/interview/impish-man-on-a-mission/

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Own It Now: technique.lnk.to/Skumbag

Obviously Technique Recordings was always going to go big to mark their twentieth anniversary, and here's our first taste of what's to come from their monumental triple album project. Making his debut Technique Recordings appearance, Glitch City is on remix duties for the 2006 Drumsound & Bassline Smith classic “Skumbag”.

We open in the familiar territory of that evocatively atmospheric riff that's set the tone for every iteration of “Skumbag” so far. Restrained hints of percussion blend with soaring synths, and, at this point, there's no way of knowing where Glitch City is taking us. An anniversary-worthy tension-cranking build leads the way, and we're delivered into mayhem.

Glitch City has reconfigured the elements of “Skumbag” into an explosive rave-demolisher. Stomping bass and sonic warfare drums pound the dancefloor into submission from the first bar of the drop, but we've barely got started. Twisted switch-ups and break-laden fills keep things moving as Mr City lays down his vision for contemporary jump-up. More complex, layered, and rolling than your preconceptions of jump-up might lead you to imagine, this is going to hit hard regardless of sub-genre preferences.

A triple album featuring remixes, unreleased dubs, and brand new music was always going to be epic, and, judging by what Glitch City's brought to the table here, it's set to be unmissable.

Skumbag (Glitch City Remix)

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Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Skumbag (Glitch City Remix)

Demos: Please send us secret tracks via email info@ramrecords.com. Send what you believe to be your latest, best work to date. Select 1-2 tracks, we get sent a lot of music, so please don't send us everything you've ever made. Finally, do some research into the content and music we have released, lets not waste your time or ours :) We aim to check tunes every couple of weeks.

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). 

Artists who have released on Ram...

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

Culture Shock - Ohrwurm

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