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Winter is coming as Icicle returns to the fore with his sophomore album, ‘Entropy’, released November 17th through Shogun Audio. Delivering his most developed and ferocious music to date, Icicle unleashes a tirade of bass weight, ready to blow the eyes and ears of the electronic music world into next year. Leaning from grime infested urban electronica through to emotionally charged trip hop and full on trademark sci-fi drum & bass, the resulting ‘Entropy’ is one of the most prime and compelling examples of hybrid dance music yet seen in 2014.

“My first album 'Under The Ice', was an attempt to showcase my influences and where I came from musically, it was in a sense retrospective. This new album is more of a look into what I think the future of this sound could be. The term ‘Entropy’ means a ‘state of disorder’ or 'measure of chaos' which I felt was a great metaphor for how my production style has evolved, diversified and developed over the years.

While the cinematic interludes lay out a path of ever increasing entropy, I've drawn in vocals from some of my favourite MC’s, Skittles, SP:MC and Foreign Beggars’ Metropolis alongside the very talented Sarah Hezen to join the dots between the energetic and the more musical moments. ‘Entropy' is a statement as to my personal progress in musicality and technique, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.” Icicle

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Entropy

Icicle - Neutralize

DREAMCASTER

Teamed up with our good mates Ekko & Sidetrack to create something a bit more slamming. 
So proud to have this come out on such a prestigious label alongside some other great artists!

Headroom EP Part 6 is out now in all shops!

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Ekko & Sidetrack and Gran Calavera - Snowden (Viper Recordings)

Expect a lot more from us...

Support from - Andy C, Teebee, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Friction (BBC Radio One Exclusive), Audio, Prolix, Jaguar Skills, Dirty Phonics, DJ Target (BBC Radio One), Mind Vortex and many more.

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Document One - 7th Dimension EP

Document One had, to put it mildly, a pretty good 2016. Their unique blend of tech, hip-hop, jazz and funk influences have cemented their place among the elite of drum'n'bass producers. Their tunes are consistently at the business end of the DnB download charts and they've garnered support from some of the biggest DJs in the scene. So, this EP, their first release of 2017, bears the weight of a huge amount of expectation.

The title track, “7th Dimension” takes all the elements of an archetypal Document One tune and presents them crisper and sharper than we've ever heard them before. There's an almost liquid intro, peppered with shimmering brass and an atmospherically FXed vocal clip. But then there's the eponymous MC sample, which cuts through the soundscape and prepares us for a switch up. The tune becomes a weighty, dark roller, with Doc One's trademark funk in the seething and warping bassline supported by diamond-tipped drums.

Then “The Rhythm” switches things up. The intro gives no clue as to where we're going with this one, as subtle percussion and one-hit sounds reverberate around a dialogue clip. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. Where we're going is into a land of indisputable filth. The driving, pulsing bassline has a serrated edge of distortion, and those neck-snapping, uppercut beats are going to do some serious damage whenever you drop this.

“Hypnotic” has something different to say again. This is where it becomes painfully blatant that Document One are never going to be easy to categorise. The fluid pressure of the intro builds into a stomping, grinding bass and beats assault to get the ravers moving. Amidst the percussive mayhem, however, there's still that atmospheric melodic and harmonic subtlety. This could find a home in your set whatever your sub-genre.

In “It's Alright”, yet more worlds collide. There's genuine emotion in the intro and the beautiful breakdown in the middle of the tune, but that kick drum build signals something different entirely. The morphing bassline travels from low-end to mid-range and back again, while the restrained violence of the drums and classic-break fills provide the scaffolding. From one angle, it could look like a Document One twist on the jump-up formula, which is something we've never heard from them before.

Finally, “I Tried” gives us pure, dark, junglist soul music. Elegant pads, keys and sax back up that gorgeous vocal sample, which turns this tune into a guaranteed hands-in-the-air moment. Document One refuse to let this dissolve into sentiment, though. The drop is lethal, as precision-tooled drums drive the dance onwards, and we all know by now how these guys do basslines. This tune has that smoky jazz club moodiness while still being able to bring hype to a rave. It's got instant classic written all over it.

So, it's clear that Document One have lived up to their billing once again as forward-thinking dancefloor destroyers with soul and funk to spare. Many people bemoan the divisions between different sides of DnB, but in this EP, it all comes together. If the future of the music is going to take in the full spectrum, then these producers might just be laying out the blueprint.

Tracklisting:

 1.	Document One – 7th Dimension
 2.	Document One – The Rhythm
 3.	Document One – Hypnotic
 4.	Document One – It's Alright
 5.	Document One – I Tried

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Demolisher (Gridlok Remix)

'Cirus V' is released 30th March

The forthcoming LP from Delta9 Recordings presents everything the label has endeavoured to construct since they first began releasing music. Based between two of Europe’s most creative hubs, the label has stretched its roots from Berlin and Bergamo, in Italy, to draw out a host of inspirations. It’s dark, minimalistic and techstep sounds have filtered across subs within their biggest club spaces, helping to promote the drum & bass culture in Northern Italy and demonstrating its contribution to the worldwide scene. 

This tune channels that same ethos, combining the creativity of newcomer Stoner with the experience of Dottor Poison to craft a relentless roller.

↪ https://soundcloud.com/stonerdj
https://www.facebook.com/Stonerdnb/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/doctor-poison
https://www.facebook.com/Dottor-Poiso...

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https://www.facebook.com/delta9record...

Stoner & Dottor Poison - Cirus V

If you’ve already seen our line-up for Mefjus’ album launch on 27th April, you might have noticed one name you didn’t recognise. It’s the first time Circuits will join us, but we’ve actually been pretty close to both members of the group for some time. Kasra and InsideInfo unveiled their joint project earlier on this year, something born from their mutual love of hardware and experimentation. Ahead of their debut with us at the end of the month, they sent over 'Resistor', one of the stormers that’s about to drop on their Coming Through EP via Critical. 

Circuits play RM1 on 27/04: fabricldn.co/116wju

Coming Through EP

Tickets for 27/04

Premiere: Resistor - Circuits [Critical Music]

ParaDigitz delivered a new EP for Major League and it’s packed with sick material! Five new tunes by the Dutch producer are out now.

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