Name: Alfred - Zx4 by Reference Mark Recordings
Duration: 6 min 10 s
Description: High energy electro and breakbeat inspired choppy chord business; with a heavyweight stomper of a remix from label newcomer Gibbin.

Wilfy D - Make Up Your Mind (Yosh Remix)

From the EP 'Sentiment of Love'
Release date : April 23th

artist : @gallegos_1991

label : @banoffee-pies

Sentiment Of Love

Premiere : Gallegos - Together Flyin’ High [Banoffee Pies Records]

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MAFU - Nahadja (Original Mix)

ELEC9

Le secretairre - Cercannin

UK duo Local Group (aka Corporeal Face and LMajor) follow up their sold out ‘Laser Dome’ EP and appearance on ‘Secret Rave 4’ with a ‘Fresh Rhythms’ EP that may contain tracks up to three years old.

After last summer’s appearance at Field Maneuvers, the Oxford festival they’re residents at, one punter requested ‘Local Group for 36 hours straight’ in 2020. Negotiations are on-going. In the
meantime, this four-tracker provides almost 25 minutes of their ‘Field Maneuvers famous’ sound.

Traversing breakbeat styles and tempos, ‘Fresh Rhythms’ outlines the roving rave sound that has seen Local Group play alongside DJs from Eris Drew to Grooverider.

‘Baby Talk’ self-identifies as a ‘Hardcore Summer Anthem’. It’s got uplifting piano and a glissando, the classic switch up between light and dark, and a spine-tingling vocal that fitted like a silk glove. Why wear a silk glove in the studio? It helps EQ your snares, bro.


‘Fresh Rhythm’ is ‘avin’ it 150BPM hardcore acid breaks with a brief but cheeky donk mid-section. It’s the title track but is on A2. A mystery deeper than the cover of The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ album.


‘Stolen Dreams’ continues the acid, but in breakbeat house form – in reverence to 1992’s ‘XL- Recordings: The Third Chapter - Breakbeat House’ compilation. Samples various favourite tracks about dreams, hence the title. Follow your dreams. They may be cheating on you.


‘Back In The Daze’ is late 90s D&B, a formative era for Local Group, channeled into 130 amen breaks and topped with the sort of soulful vocal loved by all-time hero Manix. As the saying goes, if you can remember the 90s you weren’t there. At a squat rave. On K.

Fresh Rhythms EP

HCB002 // Local Group - Fresh Rhythms EP [PREVIEWS]

Climbing Out Of Windows

For this second opus, we continue our momentum and we're offering a various artists composed of 4 tracks. 

The EP opens on the track " Prendre l'Air " by Vitess. We find the signature of the young producer with a neat and precise production, all enhanced by a millimetric breakbeat and an airy atmosphere, backed by an acid lead.The second track is produced by Pépé Elle who offers here a one-way ticket to England with his UKG infused "Carbon Dance" track. We find all the markers of the style, from syncopated rhythmics to powerful wobble bass. Perfect to turn a club upside down on any circumstance.

The Italians from MDC open the B side with the track Bouncing. The atmosphere gets darker and sweatier. We find grimmy vocals, a heady and efficient acid bassline. The Ep closes on the track The Resistance by Wilt. We continue to evolve in darker atmospheres with a tension that is created throughout the track without ever failing, all supported by a powerful breakbeat that will leave no one intact.

Pre-orders: soon

Release Date: 26/06/2020

A1 written & produced by: https://soundcloud.com/vitess1
A2 written & produced by https://soundcloud.com/ppplprod
B1 written & produced by https://soundcloud.com/mdc-mdc-27294414
B2 written & produced by https://soundcloud.com/wilt2

Mastered by Sodasound Studio
Manufactured by Kuroneko Phonogram Manufacture
Distributed by yours truly

Various Artists - ... Of A Naughty Cat... (CNREC002)

High energy electro and breakbeat inspired choppy chord business; with a heavyweight stomper of a remix from label newcomer Gibbin.

Zx4 / Reshift

Alfred - Zx4

No messing around with this one folks. I guess I must have been feeling some pent up intense emotions from the lock down because when I went to write this EP four steam rollers came flying out of me. These tracks are definitely up there with some of the peakiest peak timers I’ve written so strap on your seat belt and get ready for the turbo thrusters to kick in.

Vinyl release date is 2/10/2020

Alfred - Zx4

Reference Mark Recordings

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