Out on Breed 12 Inches. Monday 27th January.

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Alex Centra - Collide

Buy on VINYL & DIGITAL - http://www.surus.co.uk/critical-music/
FULL RELEASE : 27TH JANUARY 2014
CAT NUMBER : CRITLP06
FORMAT : DIGITAL / 2 x 2EP / LTD 10” EDITION
#UNDERGROUNDSONICS

Kicking off 2014 in the most spectacular fashion, Critical Music enters its 12th year with its biggest artist compilation to date. Painstakingly put together by label boss Kasra over the past year, ‘Underground Sonics’ is an exciting overview of modern day drum & bass, showcasing the true dexterity of one of the most well regarded, independent electronic music labels in the UK today. 
Kasra has pulled out all the stops, sifting through his phone book to enlist the talents of some of the biggest and most exciting producers in the game. Noisia, Dub Phizix, Enei, Phace, Sam Binga and Kasra himself all make sterling contributions that make for an album of the best of Underground Sonic expression.
It’s been a few years since our last fully fledged label compilation so I wanted to ensure this one was as vital as possible. For me this album truly encapsulates the essence of Critical, a balanced mix of all that’s exciting about this music - heads down lights out rollers, experimental side steps and some slightly more aggressive attention grabbers. This album is made up of tracks by the core Critical acts alongside a select group of label friends and for me is a snapshot of where the label is at now and where it is heading." Kasra

UNDERGROUND SONICS Tracklist:
1. Dub Phizix – The Clock Ticks
2. Ivy Lab - Baby Grey
3. Foreign Concept – Falling Stars ft. MC DRS
4. Sam Binga – Lef Dem ft. Redders
5. Mefjus & Inside Info – Repentence
6. Enei – Slender
7. Noisia & Upbeats – Little Fling
8. Phace – The Set Up
9. Stealth – Chimera
10. Stray – Everytime
11. Ruffhouse – Next Phase
12. Kasra – DFM
13. Emperor – Control
14. Halogenix – Maniac
15. Kasra & Enei – Breath
16. Sabre – Cashmere For Christmas
17. Emperor & Centra – The Saboteur (Digital Exclusive) 18. Enei – Thinline (Blocks & Escher Rmx)(Digital Exclusive)

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Mefjus & InsideInfo - Repentance [Critical]

Noisia Store: noisia.nl/store
iTunes: bit.ly/GarbageTruckiTunes
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Spotify: spoti.fi/YVayUR

'Garbage Truck', including https://soundcloud.com/hybrisdnb/night-boss and a @MisanthropNSGNL remix is the second single taken from my debut album 'Emergence', out now on @Noisia's @InvisibleRecordings.

Noisia Store (Digital / Vinyl): noisia.nl/store
iTunes: bit.ly/iEmergence 
Beatport: btprt.dj/1pGRsr1 
Spotify: spoti.fi/1uG2HEL

Official Video: http://youtu.be/WkHmoOPbsBE

Download 'eWaste' for free: bit.ly/HybriseWaste

Hybris
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Listen on Spotify

Hybris - Garbage Truck [OUT NOW / Invisible]

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iTunes: bit.ly/iEmergence 
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Spotify: spoti.fi/1uG2HEL

As much as I like making music that doesn't fit snugly into genres, I also really like making straight up dark, dancefloor, drum and bass. Taken from my debut LP 'Emergence', out now on @InvisibleRecordings.

Hybris
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Hybris - Subversion [OUT NOW / Invisible]

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Here's a fairly bizarre tune I made. The vocals don't actually say anything, so it's open for interpretation. The only thing for sure is "Sooo yuummm".
Taken from my debut LP 'Emergence', out now through @InvisibleRecordings.

Hybris
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Hybris - So Yum [OUT NOW / Invisible]

Mefjus – EMULATION LP
CRITLP07

Very sharp production. ‘Surrounded’ is huge!’ – Noisia

After what many would consider one of the most meteoric rises to D&B infamousy in recent times, Mefjus gets set to deliver his debut album ‘Emulation’ through Critical Music. An extension of his explosive trademark production style, the music of Mefjus stands tall as an aggressive powerhouse of some the most deadly dance floor drum & bass seen in 2014. Drawing on a handful of carefully selected collaborators from the jaw-dropping Phace & Misanthrop to the hip-hop infusions of Dope D.O.D, ‘Emulation’ looks set to shatter dance floors for years to come, marking a clear-cut arrival of one of the most gifted producers in the D&B game, Mefjus.

Tracklist:
01. Change Of Mind feat. Makism
02. Continuous
03. Suicide Bassline
04. Emulation
05. Taking feat. Zoe Klinck
06. Saturate
07. Impulse feat. Phace
08. Hybrid
09. Godzilla feat. Dope D.O.D
10. Brainwork
11. Stutter feat. Misanthrop
12. Surrounded
13. Blame You feat. Zoe Klinck
14. Expedition

2 x 12″ Vinyl - Limited Edition Numbered (Gold Foil Embossed)
A – EMULATION
B – SATURATE
C – SURROUNDED
D – BLAME YOU ft. Zoe Klinck

Ltd Edition 10″ Transparent Vinyl
A – MEFJUS & PHACE – IMPULS
B – MEFJUS & MISANTHROP – STUTTER

Also available on CD [14 tracks] // Digital Download [Beatport exclusive includes album mix by Mefjus]

Critical online store [vinyl & digital] > http://bit.ly/Emulation_Critical
Beatport > http://bit.ly/Emulation_Beatport
Stream on Spotify > http://bit.ly/Emulation_Spotify

Worldwide Release – 1st December


02 - MEFJUS - Suicide Bassline

Here is a mix of some of the future beats for 2015 on Virus and from the scene in general brought to you by Optical...with some oldschool thrown in too..this year is going to be incredible from what I have heard already!

1.    'Footpath' - Mefjus & InsideInfo feat. The Upbeats (Virus Dubplate)
2.    'Ride' - DJ Red and the Earth People (1997?)
3.    'Break It' - Audio (Ram)
4.    'Drama' - Hybrid Minds (Neonlight Remix)
5.    'SMMF*' - BTK & Maztek (Virus Dubplate)
6.    'Stutter' - Mefjus ft Misanthrop (Critical)
7.    'Above Earth' - Chris SU & State Of Mind
8.    'Thunderball' - Moving Fusion (Ram)
9.    'Transcendent' - Prolix & Misanthrop
10.  'Cybercrime' - Gridlok (Virus Dubplate)
11.  'Ego' - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind
12.  'Detune' - Purge
13.  'Shamen VIP' - DC Breaks
14.  'Inside Out' - Optiv & BTK (Virus Dubplate)
15.  'Exploration' - Prolix & Rido
16.  'Surrounded' - Mefjus (Critical)
17.  'Badass' - Hypoxia (Titan)
18.  'No-Operative' - State Of Mind (Audio Remix)
19.  'Blacker VIP' - Distorted Minds ft Strikes
20.  'Ultron' - Audio (Ram)
21.  'Dive Bomb' - Optiv & BTK (Virus Dubplate)
22.  'Hybrid' - Mefjus (Critical)
23.  'Nitrous' - Bad Company & Trace (Audio Remix)
24.  'Catapult' - Mind Vortex
25.  'Stompbox' - The Qemists (Spor remix)
26.  'Basso Continuo' - Neonlight (Lifted)
27.  'We Want Your Soul' - Adam Freeland (Ed Rush & Optical remix)

Optical ☣ - Virus Podcast (Jan 2015)

I've often been asked about my 'Drum & Bass persona' Spor, but to me this isn't what it is. I use it to tag, to draw under, to leave a mark, It's the character I became by running a double life in online communities from when I was 15, building experience and attitude that eventually led me to a music network that embraced me for being a counter-culture misfit. The way underground scenes operate can be dog eat dog, but politics is just scaffolding around the structure, the heart of any scene is in the people who live it.

In this sense it's something I have always lived. When you meet creative people it's often quickly apparent whether they live their art - did they fight for it? It isn't something you measure against success or statistics. There are transparent, hollow pretenders at every level of creative status. I know some. You probably follow some on Twitter.

When I meet people who like and support my art or music I'm often humbled by how much they live it, there's a lot to be taken from seeing that trust. When so much around us is diluted and intangible now, a strong community or symbol really can help centre us.

D&B required me to fight, strive to improve my ability, my conviction. For you my output might look like a row of items on a table, equal and comparable, available for reference, but for me the music I've released as Spor looks like a slow climb up a sheer face. Some parts look painful and frustrating, others smooth travel. Now I've finally made a Spor album, in my own time, by my own choice. It was still a climb, but it sounds exactly how I always wanted.

The things I learned I carried into my other projects, and now I'm truly immersed in the masks I've made for myself. Maybe it's narcissistic to constantly live in your own creations, but I don't get to clock off or go home any more, it was a one-way ticket. I wouldn't change anything though, I love it.

My own imprint and brand in the form of Sotto Voce was a natural choice to release the album under, but I wanted to reflect the story and philosophy of myself as Spor in the medium it was released in too. Bittorrent seemed an obvious choice. The way we communicate as artists is constantly being questioned, and the ground we live on is in constant shift. Having the Spor album live as a self-sufficient shared container via Bittorrent, something that's everywhere and nowhere at the same time, replicating and spreading - embodies the nature of Spor. It's my underground self.

You'll be able to pay for Caligo if you want, or not pay. It will be up to you. Other formats and outlets will follow. For anyone that's expressed excitement and support towards me, thank you.

As I Need You ft. Tasha Baxter (Annie Mac first play 13.02.15)

My debut Spor album 'Caligo' is out via BitTorrent in conjunction with my own label Sotto Voce.  You can pay what you want or not at all here http://smarturl.it/caligo-bittorrent

Always Right Never Left

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OUT NOW!
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The word is out! NIGHTBREED is coming to you soon! After months of preparation, Endymion are happy to announce they are launching a new Raw Hardstyle label called Nightbreed. Nightbreed will establish itself in the world of Raw hardstyle with a non-stop series of releases, featuring artists such as Endymion, High Voltage, Phuture Noize & Bass Chaserz among others.

Nightbreed is the place where talent meets quality, darkness overpowers reality, and craziness equals the importance of extraordinary. Nightbreed will release tracks that fit in the versatile sound of the label. Unadulterated Raw Hardstyle, sounds with a glimpse of euphoric Hardstyle, or an influence of slow Hardcore. It is a fresh and open-minded label, which is always looking for new and unique music. Once a month, Nightbreed takes over Q-dance Radio to discuss all things Raw Hardstyle and play the latest and most exclusive tracks available.

The first release is Endymion & High Voltage - About To Get Raw, which is available now at your favourite digital record store.

- We Are The Nightbreed -

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Demos: demos@wearethenightbreed.com

About To Get Raw

Endymion & High Voltage - About To Get Raw

10.08.15. 

For L/B016 Austrian composer Aleksandar Kos aka Synthakt has done it again with 2 pieces that show his art of production. We are putting an emphasis on ‘composer’ as by now you have probably heard his “Memento Mori Ep” and it’s title song. For the A side he brings you the truly skullstepian “Desert Sun” which has been destroying opera houses all over europe. The flip “Prodia” is more waltz oriented with a triple grid that will not allow you to stand still for a nanosecond!

L/B016 Synthakt - Desert Sun / Prodia

This week it’s Thijs and Nik as Martijn is on the road playing shows in Germany and Switzerland. We’ve got music from China and Japan, some weird game music, a Dirty Man, and lots of new drum&bass <3

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Break - Brand New [SYMMETRY]
Thook - 40 on Dust [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Mefjus & Xtrah - Fever [CYBERFUNK]
Zaliwa-D - Kindred Disease [DO HITS]
Momoiro Clover Z - Lost Child [KING RECORDS]
Momoiro Clover Z - Lost Child (Noisia Remix) [VISION]
Posij - Shieldbreaker [SHOGUN]
Neosignal - Space Gsus [DIVISION]
TI & Upgrade - Lobster Pot [CO-LAB]
Sun Araw - Deep Cover [NOTNOT]
Friske - Requisite (DLR & Ant TC1 Remix) [METALHEADZ PLATINUM]
Tipper - Paperthinreality [TIPPER MUSIC]
Hybris - Timeloop VIP [UNRELEASED]
Incognito - Foundations [CYBERFUNK]
Okho x Visceral - Bits [FREE DOWNLOAD]
vieze man.mp3 [UNFINISHED]
Must Die! - Hellcat (Annix Remix) [OWSLA]
Black Sun Empire - Arrakis (Noisia Remix) [BSE]
Commix - Be True [METALHEADZ]
I Am Legion - Stresses Pt. 1 [DIVISION]
I Am Legion - Stresses Pt. 2  [DIVISION]
Koreless - Sun [YOUNG TURKS]

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Noisia Radio S01E09

Footpath / Leibniz (OUT NOW on Virus Recordings)
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Mefjus & InsideInfo - Footpath (ft. The Upbeats) OUT NOW

Mefjus & InsideInfo - Leibniz OUT NOW

The name Legion & Logam has resonated since their first output on the Program imprint. With vocal roller ‘House of Cards’ being picked up by some of the dance world’s leading tastemakers, it saw the production trio ascend to a very critical point in their career. And the glass ceiling has been broken; it was only apt for such rising stalwarts to be given the monumental 25th release in the label’s discography.

‘Holding On’ and ‘Afterthought’ also follow their exclusive signing to the RAM group… Although, it was only a matter of time before the artists were taken in by a label of that calibre.

You’re taken into A-side ‘Holding on’ by the soulful talent of Micah Freeman, guiding you through its beautiful note arpeggios and clicking percussion. Weaving amongst the atmospheric strum of guitar and climatic synth, it’s perfectly refined and demonstrates exactly why they were exclusively signed.

Following on in quick procession is ‘Afterthought’. Pounding against an ethereal, humanistic sample, there’s an underlay of subs which slowly builds and brays between breaks. They masterfully combine impact with a tightly woven composition; fiercely intricate yet without lacking substance, it pedestals the experience which each party brings to the table.

So, here’s to another release which sees Legion & Logam firmly on the radar for years to come. Their talent was already unbridled. However, combining this with one of the biggest and most revered drum & bass labels across the globe, they’re sure to become unstoppable.

It’s once again, time to get with the Program!


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Legion & Logam - Afterthought [Out on Program]

Martijn takes over the controls as Nik and Thijs are at Outlook festival, hosting a Noisia Invites stage and playing two boat parties. Prepare for a very Rudy selection!

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Disprove - Tip Slip [EATBRAIN]
Herzeloyde - Marijuana (Rekon Flip) [FREE]
Noisia, Calyx & Teebee - Hyenas [VISION]
Alix Perez - Recall & Reflect [EXIT]
Noisia - Oh Oh [VISION]
Stephan Bodzin - Vendetta [HERZBLUT]
Emperor - Control [CRITICAL]
Overlook - Empires [THIRTYONE]
Fre4knc - Full Measure [INVISIBLE]
Audio - Heads Up [RAM]
Medasin - Got That [FREE]
Mako - Let The Truth Be Heard [SAMURAI]
Volatile Cycle -Rupture [INVISIBLE]
Tomáš Dvořák - The Prison [MINORITY]
frizz - copepod.mp3 [UNFINISHED]
Dom & Gridlok - Moodswings [DOM & ROLAND]
Dub Motion - Off The Record [TITAN]
Current Value - Get Down To It [TRENDKILL]
Flying Lotus - Puppet Talk (Apollo Dixon “lastnightinmunich (hey flylo)” Bootleg) [FREE]

Noisia Radio S01E11

Since the beginning of his career, the name Audio has been a synonym for unmatched power and a colossal presence within the drum & bass community. Competition have crumbled beneath his output, with the producer quickly becoming revered for not only his sound, but for the dark, thematic energy he brought to every live set across the globe.  

Whether it’s causing bass-lead devastation at renowned festivals, like the Czech Republic’s Let it Roll, or the darkest corner of notorious London hotspots, there’s no denying one of the genre’s most profound overlords. 


And following the monumental success of his ‘Nil By Mouth’ EP, which saw him rise to an even more prominent position across the cyber world (amassing thousands of streams within days, despite being uploaded onto a brand new Soundcloud account), Audio is making a welcomed return. 
‘Shatterdome’ is stocky, imposing and forcibly holds you in its grasp. One of the most sought after, climatic anthems since it was first premiered within one of his infamous live shows and rinsed from Ibiza to the US by Andy C, ‘Shatterdome’ manipulates cinematic samples and pushes you into an apocalyptic soundscape.  Quaking with every drum roll, it’s a techy thumper which propels you through on steroids. A fresh cut elaborating on the producer’s impeccable standards, this single is undeniably fierce.

Just as intimidating is the double AA side ‘2 Stroke’. A pounding riddim underpinned by a bassline that reverberates through, it’s gradually built upon with a clanking cowbell before breaking into a synth like structure. Demonstrating a complexity which bares its teeth, whilst being indisputably intricate, Audio presents a flipside worthy of its predecessor.
So once again, it’s time for Audio to lay siege on your aural synapses; no other individual does it like the underground overlord. 


2 Stroke

Friction plays 'Long Stay' feat Ryme Tyme, taken from the forthcoming album 'No Cure',  out 23rd Oct on Virus Recordings.

Ed Rush & Optical - Long Stay (Frictions Fire on R1xtra)

Remix of xKore's 'Need You'.
Original -> http://soundcloud.com/xkore/xkore-need-you-free-download

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xKore ft. Zoe & Naomi - Need You (CENTRA 100BPM Remix)

Wildstylez at Defqon 1 Australia RED

1. David Guetta & Nicky Romero feat Sia - Wild One Two (Wildstylez Bootleg)
2. Noisecontrollers - Pillars Of Creation
3. D-Block & S-Te-Fan - Twisted Mind Fantasy
4. Showtek - Black 2008 Anthem
5. Wildstylez - I See Stars
6. Noisecontrollers - So High
7. Isaac - DJ Ease My Mind
8. Alpha² - Rebirth (Official Anthem 2012)
9. Wildstylez - Back 2 Basics
10. Project One - Art Of Yellow Minute Creation (Wildstylez Mashup)
11. Wildstylez feat Niels Geusebroek - Year Of Summer
12. Tatanka - Let's Rock (Wildstylez Remix)
13. Wildstylez vs Alpha² feat DV8 Rocks - Leave It All Behind
14. Headhunterz feat Wildstylez & Noisecontrollers - Tonight (Alpha² Remix)
15. Wildstylez - True Rebel Freedom (Defqon.1 Australia 2012 Anthem)
16. Wildstylez - Extraordinary Happiness
17. Headhunterz - Dragonborn
18. Code Black & NitrouZ - Can't Hold Me Back
19. Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind
20. Underworld - Born Slippy (Wildstylez Bootleg)
21. Wildstylez - Timeless







Defqon.1 Australia - RED   Wildstylez + Endshow

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