We are back again, with VBSY006. This limited 12" press will shortly be available for your listening pleasure. A four tracker from the mysterious Thunderkats, which covers all aspects of the UKG spectrum. Real underground garage.

The Thunderkats - Les Vestry (95 Mix)

It's that time of the month again! The latest in the new mix series I'll be doing on the page this year, picking new gems and digging out old favourites for a monthly hour long blend. Big up all the artists and labels for the wicked music, this one is a mad mixture of all sorts as the tracklist shows! Just been a mental month so went a bit mad with it, from Breakbeat to UKG to Grime to Dubstep, all sorts of flavours flung about in this months instalment! Ending on some 140bpm gems from that golden era around 2010! Enjoy the ride! 

Underworld - Born Slippy (Junior Boys Own)
Overmono - Pieces Of 8 (XL Recordings) 
DJ Zinc - Tuned Air [Vocal mix] (Running)
Sweely - Shut Up And Stay Home (Limousine Dream)
Upside - Disco Killer (Mint Condition)
DJ Perception - Groove Me ft. Fitz (Timehri)
Persian - You Get Me Every Time (Existence Is Resistance)
Kessler - Hood Mentality (Holding Hands)
Daniel Ward & DJ Hermit - Doing It (Scallywags)
Gass - Dark [MJ Cole Remix] (Public Demand)
Highrise - Do It Again (Flattrax)
Yosh - Pull Up (Holding Hands Submerged) 
Dayne Harper - Family Affair (Harper Dubs) 
Tamoshi - Check One (VIVID) 
Farsight - Renegade (Scuffed Recordings) 
Warlock - Skip The Beat (Rag & Bone Records) 
Youngsta - Revival (White Label) 
Bakey - JB Riddim (Gimme A Break Records) 
El-B - R U Ready (Dr. Banana) 
K-Lone - Snyders (Sweet N Tasty) 
Pitchard Crotchet’s Fleetwood Mac - Green is God (Enchanted Rhythms) 
Johnny Clark Vs Mala - Sinners (Ringo Recordings) 
Skream - Backwards (Deep Medi Musik)
Benga & Coki - Night (Tempa) 
The Bug ft Flowdan - Jah War (Ninja Tune)

Tom Frankel - 100% WAX | September 2021

Plugging in to the SOLITUDE guest mix series this week is the super certi @40grit-records head honcho: @scartlead 🔋

Load it up for a real diverse choice of riddums - featuring some naughty bootlegs blended with a selection of classics, and of course some wicked unreleased tunes as per always with SOLITUDE guest mixes 😉 

Previously known as Sovereign, the young producer has dropped some serious pieces of work in breaks, UKG and 140’s since we started paying the right attention. His drum patterns and 90’s inspired jungle break downs often lead the way in his tunes, coming through sweet & steppy. He always achieves a nicely nostalgic vibe, mixed with a spark of your more modern sounds. He cooks up weighty synths, utilises samples excellently and you can hear some skilled tweaking of the progression, percussions and flows every time. 

You’re gonna see his name pop up a lot more over the next few months, with releases on @badumtishworld courtesy of @alecfalconer and @dr-banana 🍌 as well as drops for @glbdom, @ec2a and @me1records - you know an artist is on point with that many releases in the pipeline across multiple genres. 

Spread some love and check out our 33rd entry to the SOLITUDE guest mix series, with a massive shout out to Scart Lead for killing this one! 🔥

Solitude

MIX SERIES: 033 / SCART LEAD

This week, we’ve got something special to share 👀 

Presenting the musical icon and garage pioneer Jeremy Sylvester for the SOLITUDE guest mix series entry 034 🔥 

Jeremy is an artist that’s been incredibly influential not only to us, but for the WHOLE of the U.K. music scene since the early 90’s. We knew we wanted to feature him on the series way before we launched the page, and we can’t lie it’s a wicked feeling to get this one out there, spreading good vibes and top quality music via one of the greatest artists to ever do it. Straight up royalty business 👑 

From rolling out on pirate radio stations in the 90’s, to smashing the dance in low capacity, intimate raves, all the way to global shows playing out to huge crowds; he’s been there from the early days of U.K. garage and beyond, with a back catalog of tunes far larger than almost any producer in the scene. 

Whether he’s producing and playing as his real name, or as the original duo Club Asylum (regarded as one most famous names in garage) responsible for the timeless tracks: Love Shy (Remix from Kristine Blond’s original) Freek Me Up, Get Up - the list goes on. And that’s just as Club Asylum, let alone his other aliases; Sly, Groove Connection, Deep Cover and more. Before Jeremy, UKG was barely heard of in the charts or to the wider public. This man changed the game for real 📈

More recently, he’s been dropping music as a duo with @djwhooshhh as Club Connoisseur for @urbandubzmusicpr that Jeremy runs. ‘Rudeboy Ting’ is their most recent release and trust us when we say it lives up to the name. 

We’ve been truly blessed to have his time and talent directed our way. Honestly, we could write a caption listing his accolades that would span across hundreds of paragraphs, but we’ll let the music do the talking 🔊 

You can catch him playing in Manchester TOMORROW at @soupmanchester alongside the massively talented @finnmccorry. He plays live sets fairly frequently, so if you ever see his name on a lineup it’s a no brainier to roll through and have a vibe up. 

Lock and and enjoy the sounds of Jeremy Sylvester for SOLITUDE.

MIX SERIES: 034 / JEREMY SYLVESTER

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Practical Rhythms Vol. 6 - now available on vinyl & digital.

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A1. El-B - Zodiac
A2. El-B - Zodiac (Stab Mechanics Remix)
B1. K-Lone - 4 More
B2. K-Lone - 4 More (Herb Rhythm Remix)

Practical Rhythms Vol. 6

Peace - Lets Dance Original Mix

Out Of The Country

Artist: Baby J / D. Jason
Tune: Original Bad Bwoy EP
Label: Timeisnow
Listing:
– D. Jason – Original Bad Bwoy
– D. Jason – The Function
– Baby J – I Wanna Tell You Something
– Baby J – Unity

Cat#: TIN001

Year#:2020
Available now from www.dnrvinyl.co.uk

Original Bad Bwoy Ep - Baby J / D Jason - TIN001

SOLITUDE launched in 2021 during the pandemic as a means to connect and inspire up and coming underground artists to audiences across the globe. Starting with a curated mix series, then moving onto events and developing into a record label, SOLITUDE aim to unite different corners of the scene by releasing a steady stream of tracks and mixes for years to come, as well as providing welcoming and accessible shows and events with carefully curated line-ups, often booking never done before b2bs and unique selectors.

By showcasing new talent alongside huge names and veterans of the scene, SOLITUDE connect and inspire artists in multiple genres and styles.

All tracklists from the mix series can be found on our Instagram, link below.

Based in Manchester, North London and Bristol