Dive Left is the first full length offering from James Wilson, aka Boxwork. 

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He’s a producer who’s hard to pin down, and he likes it that way. Constantly restless and unpredictable, Dive Left is the work of a curious musical talent who refused to sit still. Left alone in the corner with his toys, Boxwork has produced an intensely personal record, and a window on to a unique musical mind. 
 
“This record is my head represented by music. My hopes and fears, my ups and downs, written down in sound. Any part of it that I originally wrote with the explicit aim of working for others, be they artists, DJs or even club goers, got scrapped - which is probably the only reason I still like it, because it feels honest. Honest is probably the best word for it.” Dive Left is Boxwork unburdened, and free to follow his instincts. 
 
Intense percussive rhythms are a feature of the record, with that focus on rhythm coming "from lots of traditional middle eastern and African music. The influence can probably be traced back to the age of 11 during a period I spent living in the Middle East.” Stints living in America, Russia and the UK since then have only meant more exposure to more music, with hip hop, rock, pop and jazz influences all in evidence across the album’s 14 tracks. “I like to try and pepper the heavier rhythmic beds with more sensitive and emotional melodies, because it's not all grumpy, just a sensitive soul out here thinking about shit." 
 
Support for Boxwork’s music has come from some of the UK’s finest tastemakers including Giles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs, Monki, Alexander Nut, Seb Chew, and Dusk & Blackdown. It’s a list that speaks to the quality and variety evident in his music; Dive Left is the logical and fitting conclusion to a chapter of self-discovery for this most fascinating of musical minds.

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Full Premiere

Premiere: Boxwork - Portland Push (Fybe:one remix)

My label @shadesrecs released the amazing new LP from @Boxwork called Dive Left.
Its out today! featuring remixes from myself, Throwing Snow, Cloaka, and Duct.
I also did the artwork for it!

Listen to it here:
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Dive Left

Boxwork - PortlandPush (Fybe.one Remix)

Heres my remix for the amazing https://soundcloud.com/motsamusic

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Artwork by Mimu Merz | Original photograph by Andreas Peter WalL

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MOTSA - Colours feat. David Österle (Fybe One Remix)

Come with us on a journey through time and space... for part Five.

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Fybe:one "New Soul Music EP" mix
out on https://soundcloud.com/diffrent

https://diffrent.bandcamp.com/album/new-soul-music-ep-2

1. First Chapter (ft. Sense MC) 
2. With You (w/ Hyroglifics)  
3. If Only
4. Days Gone 
5. Tomorrow VIP (ft. Sense MC) 
6. New Soul Music (ft. Sense MC) 
7. Streaming 

“Two years in the making, we’re glad to announce the long awaited EP from multi-talented Greg Haynes aka Fybe:one, featuring Hyroglifics, Lakeway & Sense MC. 

‘New Soul Music EP’ was crafted over two years following a couple of appearances on the label, Fybe:one’s passion to experiment in different genre’s and styles is evident here as he pushes his tempo up to 160+. After their collaboration for his debut album ‘Elephant In The Room’, Sense MC and Fybe:one team up for two more tracks, Hyroglifics returns to the label for a bit of fun, there’s a few solo experiments thrown in, along with a VIP of ‘Tomorrow‘ which was released earlier this year, and a brand new remix from Lakeway. 

The release will be available on limited edition hand drawn CDs direct from the label, and on Digital Download via BandCamp and all other decent download stores a few weeks later. 
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releases September 15, 2017

New Soul Music - EP mix

Run. 

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.

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Fifth of our monthly show on London's Reprezent Radio!

We're on @reprezentradio the third Tuesday of every month from 11 PM - talking through our new releases, any upcoming projects and featuring the music we've been excited about.

This week we have a chat with soundcloud.com/hersey83. Conversation mostly centring around his DJing, of which we've been a fan of for a long time now. He then follows this up with a classic mix for us.

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Artist: Warsnare
Title: Warchestra
Format: Digital (Album)
Release Date: February 23rd, 2018

At the time of writing this, Daniel Potter, pka Warsnare, is racing across his native London, in a veritable juggling act of creative effervescence – putting the finishing touches to his full-length debut, "Warchestra"; rehearsing tomorrow's eponymous 360° preview show at The Albany Theatre (with himself on synths/piano and a full string ensemble); overseeing the post-production on the first music video in support of the album; graciously making time to coordinate with us on the release of this modern opus via Infinite Machine. As we skype, he seems (other than, obviously, very busy) equally apprehensive and enthused, equally exhausted and energized... but most importantly, unequivocally accomplished. True to his oeuvre's title's portmanteau, his path has been both uphill battle and graceful symphony – but he has deftly conducted both to their victory and resolution, respectively.

In late 2015, devastated and blindsided by the sudden, tragic loss of his mother, Daniel embarked on a grieving process more practical and inspired (and inspirational) than most of us can muster on our best day. Crossing the pond and immersing himself in the cultural hearth of Brazil, he would go on to assimilate the choro, the samba, the bossa nova and even touches of proibidão into his compositional vocabulary. Studying and collaborating with countless local talent, and then employing this collaborative elan back home as well, he meticulously accrued a truly holistic collection of works – furiously turbulent one moment, eminently soothing the next; blending the timeless humanity of virtuosic acoustic piano, strings and vocals, and the machinistic futurism inherent to jungle, breaks, grime and other incarnations of the UK hardcore continuum; engaging in both literal and figurative cultural exchange; and, lastly, but no less importantly, flirting with a generous injection of pop pizzaz. Few artists before Warsnare have attempted such ambitious cross-over endeavours, and even fewer have succeeded. We hold these few in well-earned reverence – Goldie, Roni Size, The Prodigy, Paul Woolford, etc. If "Warchestra" is anything to go by, he is well on his way to joining the pantheon.

The aptly-titled "Intro" starts us off with a titanic wall of sound, pitting simple waveform synth incursions against the might of a lilting string contingent - setting the stage for the titular war to come. "Syndrome" marries Charlie Stark's raspy baritone with a brooding, Zimmer-esque, never-resolving, ever-escalating ostinato string piece, and 130bpm junglism. "Live Life" keeps the jungle but pivots into more soulful melodic territory, punctuated by a luscious mantra performed by Vienna Shilling. "Kairos" recruits Mercury Prize nominated and Ted Hughes Award winning poet, playwright and rapper Kate Tempest for an arpeggio- and wordplay-heavy piece of orchestral grime. "Beautiful Day" then erupts as an ebullient piece of uptempo, bass-heavy, amen-laden, nigh-anthemic diva jungle... the diva in question being Vienna Shilling on her second album appearance. "Chronos" reiterates the mission statement of "Intro", this time via xenoid vocal manipulations and dramatic, narratively-charged piano runs. "Quanto Tempo" enrolls Belo Horizonte songstress Laura Lopes (no, not the Duchess of Cornwall's progeny) for an intoxicating cut of bossa nova house. "Tuner" maintains the contrast thesis of the album via its juxtaposition of junglist ferocity and music box tenderness. Lastly, "Without You" re-enlists Charlie Parker for a profoundly touching, elegiac interplay of dulcet tones, string slurs, piano heartbreak and broken beat interjections – both fitting closer to the album and full-circle moment in its context.

Mastered by Cyrcular Mastering.
Artwork by Greg Haynes
Words by Liar.

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