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Mr D - Wheel and Deal (Speed Garage Mix)

DA is the second part of my Hamburg-Trilogy using the old street names of the ruined old Hamburg town as track titles. Fire, the Hamburg Senat and the World War 2 destroyed the former face of this city. I’ve found a website with old photos which were taken just before the areas were broken down, and I had the cringe vision of dancing people in their historical clothes on techno vibes in all the streets as a rebellion against their expulsion. HIER means Hamburg-Neustadt where I live, DORT describes the burnt Altstadt, and DA is the northern Part of the Neustadt. Lets dance in the streets on the graves of arsonists, warmongers and real estate sharks!
Please find the whole album on my bandcamp account!

bandcamp

Graskeller.wav

More info - http://loose-lips.co.uk/blog/croft-with-shadows-of-ghosts-emb005

Ghosts EP

With Shadows Of Ghosts

PREMIERE: Croft - With Shadows Of Ghosts (EMB005)

Dispatch

The first instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

After hearing Robin Hearn play as one quarter of Tything Collective at Brilliant Corners and Peckham Springs, we can confirm that he is not only a mixing specialist, but also a serious selector. This is apparent from the get-go of this hour-long vinyl only voyage through disco, house, techno and even a bit of trance (Wax). Here Robin gives us a mere glimpse of his eclectic, deep and beloved record collection.

Javaroo - Breakin In (Velvet Season & The Hearts of Gold Edit) [Love Circle]
Shake Tapes - Body Oil (Dan Shake Cut) [Shake]
Makeness & Adult Jazz - Other Life [Meno Records]
Gary’s Gang - Let’s Lovedance Tonight (Jaques Renault Edit) [Harmless]
Crown Heights Affair - Come Fly With Me [De-Lite Records]
GQ - It’s Like That [Arista]
Citi - Power Play [De-Lite Records]
Terrence Parker - Let God Arise (Instrumental) [Superb]
Javonntte - Searching [Visions Inc]
Eamon Harkin - Are You Listening? [Mister Saturday Night]
Eric Ericksson - Synchronized Minds [Fragile Records]
Sonodab - Rainy Day [Infuse]
Trance Wax - Trance #18 [Trance Wax]
Robert Glasper - Enoch’s House (DJ Kemit Remix) [Not on Label]
Kettenkarussell - Brueder [Giegling]

Reference Mark Mix 001 ※ Robin Hearn

Label boss Adam Curtain send a signal on his Trouble Maker imprint with three skittish electro cuts. 

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-adam-curtain-mr-miyagi-trouble-maker/

@troublemakerlondon

First Listen: Adam Curtain - 'Mr Miyagi' (Trouble Maker)

The second instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

As a co-founder of the Sheffield-based Rave New World night Andrew Cook aka Soundboy Cookie immediately established himself in the underground garage scene. This success up north was swiftly followed by a move to London, a slew of swinging productions and recognition from some of the most prominent figures in the scene such as Perception, DJ Shy Dee and El-B. Here he shows why we refer to him as the 2-step garage guru – introducing us to the scenes thriving new school, including forthcoming and unreleased material as well as adding some breakbeat/techno flavour for good measure. 

Soundboy Cookie - Too Much Cognac [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Fievre - First Time [Let me tell U - EP]
Jordan Dessar & Shai Spooner - No Help No Hand Outs [Entity]
Perception - Rain is Falling [Unreleased]
Soundboy Cookie - Not Like The Way It Was [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Tristan Arp - Plexi [Human Pitch]
Zero FG - What I Do [TxtBk]
Soundboy Cookie - My Production [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Highrise - Untitled [Swings and Roundabouts]
Duncan Powell - Step Till Dawn [DPR Recordings]
Perception - Rallye [Unreleased]
Prescribe Da Vibe - Nothing's The Same [Unreleased]
Mosca - Don't Take This The Wrong Way [Livity Sound]
Yak - Don Greno [3024]
Stones Taro - Holy Holly [Scuffed Recordings]
Desert Sound Colony - Aunt Wendy's Wedding In Waled [Holding Hands]
Locklead - Madniz [BORG LTD]
El-Tuff - 2 3 Bass [2tuf 4u Records]

Reference Mark Mix 002 ※ Soundboy Cookie

Pre-order: https://yamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/human-resources-bam001

From the YAM Records crew comes a sub-label pulling absolutely no punches, Human Resources explodes onto the scene in a flurry of statement-making breaks and bass.

Out April 12.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Human Resources 'Desilu' [U Edit]

The third instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

We are very proud to present the third mix in this ever-evolving series. As current president of Leeds’s leading DJ society BPM, Tañ is (in every sense) a party starter. From putting on open deck nights for up and coming DJs to test their skills on a club standard setup, to spinning tunes in Belgrave for 3 hours, she has a proven track record. This one is not for the faint hearted. Clocking in at 76 minutes and including an incredible 40 tracks, Tañ provides us with an insight into her fierce, powerful and club ready sound.

LSDXOXO - Lady Vengeance [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Mssingno - Xe3 [Goon Club Allstars]
Moondog - Doyuu [Melt Records]
LSDXOXO - On Fire ft Beek [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Anz - Clanger [Chow Down]
L U C Y - Clapped
Abstract - Day Dreaming [Tuff Records]
Bok Bok - Silo Pass [Night Slugs]
GoldLink - Crew [RCA Records]
Junq - From Below [Art Mechanical]
I-F - Us & Our & You & Yours [Viewlexx]
Jessie Ware - 12 (DJ J Heat Remix)
L U C Y ft Bran Mazz - Summer Fiends
Branko - Take Off [Enchufada]
Anz - Panrico [Chow Down]
Justice - Let There Be Light (DJ Funk's Bounce Dat Ass Remix) [Because Music]
Textasy - Booty in the Jungle [Dolphin Traxx]
Anz - Invitation 2 Dance [2 B REAL]
Privacy - Four IO [Klakson]
L U C Y - Nights
Princess Nokia - Tomboy [Rough Trade]
LSDXOXO - Sugarfalls [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Mssingno - 124th [Goon Club Allstars]
Anz - But At Least We Have This [2 B REAL]
LSDXOXO - Burn the Witch
Yazzus - She in Wonderland
L U C Y - Fess Interlude
Pzg & Dubsknit - Moovin Hardcore [Dred Collective]
LSDXOXO - Death Rattle
Ynfynyt Scroll - Tranquilo Skr
A$AP Ferg - Shabba [RCA Records]
Unknown T - Homerton B (Hella's Toxic Edit)
DJ Deeon - Let Me Bang [Databass Records]
Kahn - Abattoir (Yazzus Hardcore Remix)
D. Tiffany - AK [Planet Euphorique]
Bruce - In Line [Hemlock Recordings]
Jack Sparrow - Good Old Days (Yazzus Nostalgic Remix)
Dj Pippi & Jl - Dangerous [Music For Dreams]
Yazzus - Experience in 5D
L U C Y - Khadija

Reference Mark Mix 003 ※ Tañ

The fourth instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

Tything Collective make their second appearance in the series with The Third Worst DJ In England aka Jacob Ratcliffe. As the host of The Bootleg John Peel Show on Threads Radio (previously hosted on 199 Radio) Jacob effortlessly ties music together not by distinct genres or bpm but by timbre and feel. His shows cover everything from Aphex Twin to Nina Simone to Omar Souleyman to a Wiley Vs Kano clash; RMM004 follows suit. This is a true odyssey, starting at funk, going through the hardcore continuum (briefly stopping at Bollywood and new wave on the way!) and ending up at the Looney Tunes.

The Time – Tricky [Warner Bros. Records] 
Perry Haines ‎– Whats Funk? [Fetish Funk Rox] 
Rare Gems Odyssey ‎– What Is Funk [Casablanca] 
Asha Bhosle & Pancham – Duniya Men [Odeon] 
James White & The Blacks – Stained Sheets [ZE Records] 
Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Metamorphosis (The Creation Of I.S.F. Unit ZC-121861 Stardate: 05 30 93) [Underground Resistance] 
DJ Backspin – Weapon '97 (Taste the Darkside VIP) [Relics] 
Musical Mob feat. Lorraine Cato – Bring Back The Ladies [DDJs Productions] 
DJ Shufflemaster – Geylang [Subvoice Electronic Music] 
Blame – Ecstacy Takes You [Moving Shadow] 
SLK feat. Ribz & Rugrat – Wen I'm Ere [Not On Label] 
Addison Groove & DJ Die – Morro Dub [Gutterfunk] 
Don of Don’s – We Intelligent [Drum & Bass Records] 
Future Primitive – Infect Me [Kniteforce Records] 
Orca – 4AM [Lucky Spin Recordings] 
Hyper-On Experience – Monarch of the Glenn [Moving Shadow] 
DJ Space Heater – The Frontier (HMT Donkapella) [Unreleased] 
Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye [MGM Records]

Reference Mark Mix 004 ※ The Third Worst DJ In England

The fifth instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

After a short break, we are back to bring you another hour of power. This time we are blessed with another BPM affiliate, Alice Tapper. If you’ve ever been to a Love Muscle, Equaliser or Brudenell Groove night in Leeds then you will have seen Alice – whether that be witnessing her get groovy behind the decks in the bar at Wharf Chambers, Sheaf Street or Belgrave, or giving it all on the dancefloor - you will have seen her. The connection to these distinctly energetic nights can be heard throughout this 90% vinyl mix with Alice’s own character and charm shining through. Be prepared for powerful vocals, funky basslines and a sprinkle of tasteful acapellas.

Aretha Franklin – A Deeper Love (A Deeper Mix) [Arista]
Roach Motel – Afro Sleeze (Downtown Mix) [Junior Boy’s Own]
Eddie Fowlkes feat. Maurissa Rose – Let Us Pray (Tedd & Hippie’s Pray Mix) [Bold! Soul Records]
Angel Moraes – I Like It (The “Moraes” Mix) [Hot ‘N’ Spycy]
Rosie Gaines – I Want U (M&M Anthem Mix) [Motown]
Patti Austin – Reach (Club Mix) [MCA-GRP]
ATFC Presents OnePhatDeeva – Bad Habit (Spen and Karizma Piano Habit) [Defected]
Cultured Pearl’s – Mother Earth (Hoff’s Optimistic House Edit) [Plastik People Recordings]
UBP presents Jay Williams – Testify (U.B.P Sunday Vocal) [DiFFUSION]
Piratebrain vs LTD – Love Ballad (Geoffrey C. More Than We Have Mix) [Piratebrain Records]
Sophie Lloyd Feat. Dames Brown – Calling Out [Classic]

Reference Mark Mix 005 ※ Alice Tapper

Swedish born Bobo & Co-founder of Bars of Beats, alongside his childhood friend Lars Tallberg, marks the label’s first release come this September.

Dreamy synths zig zag atop a pounding kick, lush percussive pads echo in and out and euphoric atmospherics underpin. A genre-defying sound and an approach mirrored by the diversity of tracks on this EP.

@bobo-102
@jerkitmcr

Buy:
http://jerkitinternational.bandcamp.com/album/love-life-stress-setbacks

PREMIERE: Bobo - Workin'  [Jerk It]

rough ideas fleshed out during lockdown. 1 of ???.

https://iandpm.bandcamp.com/album/demos-001

Ian DPM - The Basement

Trinity Carbon returns to Art-E-Fax with 5 raw club weapons rooted in UK club culture.

Born out of many late nights & early mornings gallivanting around Bristol, the TC project has been put into life after countless studio sessions at the new base in Berlin.

E-FAX007 – Trinity Carbon – Downfall of the Nemesis (Snippets)

The twelfth instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

After all the stresses of lockdown this year we all need a break; and when I say break, I mean a breakbeat. There is no one more equipped to supply this than Oak Watson. As co-founder of the fledgling Leeds based party Electric Boogaloo, he has hosted some of the scenes most legendary acts at one of the most iconic venues in the UK: Frazer Ray and Overmono at Wire. No doubt those acts and others witnessed pre-lockdown influenced the sounds presented in this mix. Peak time breaks are the mainstay, with some darker off-kilter techno reflecting on the ghosts of raves past and looking forward to the ghosts of raves future.

Krzysztof Penderecki - De Natura Sonoris No. 2 [Warner Classics]
Despina - Crash Blossoms [Kindergarten Records]
X-Ternity - The Dance of the Universe [Blorp Music]
Closet Yi - Eternal Countdown [Honey Badger Records]
Farr, BÃ˜RT - The Final Zone (N. N. Sexless Remix) [Vienna Underground Traxx]
Front Bench - BRRROOOMMLLEEYY [199]
Gayphex Twin & Pepe - Bridging Mechanics [Jacktone Records]
Metrist - KJ Receder [Timedance]
Unknown Artist - Pose Ton Gun [Retribution Recordings]
Glances - Bulwark (Nikki Nair SE Breaks Remix) [Scuffed Recordings]
RAC - Doublejointed [Warp Recordings]
PS - Sloppy Spice [SLOP]
Ramadanman - Bass Drums [Soul Jazz Records]
Ollie Rant - Tony's box [3 Feet Deep Records]
Worli - Selfspace (Soreab Remix) [JEROME Worldwide Recordings]
Bailey Ibbs - Romantic [Night Service Records]
Front Bench - Louder For Those At The Back [199]

Reference Mark Mix 012 ※ Oak Watson

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