am liking how your sound is evolving...like few others :)

my favorite sounds in a playlist..with no special order..newest additions at the end.
a new volume every 101 songs. this is the second volume.

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Nic TVG avoids the Drum & Bass clichés and unearths a barrage of unheard breaks for the rhythmic template on this, his debut album. He demonstrates a delicate touch in his manipulations of this material on the intro track “A Mouse Among Monsters” and also a maniacal tendency in the insanely chopped nature of “Friday Nights With Heather” at the death of proceedings. In between, there are many facets of Nic's repertoire to explore.

There is an unmistakable free-jazz theme running throughout this album and so, it is no surprise to see Nic pay tribute to the great Charles Gayle and his on-stage alter ego “Streets” on “The Clown”. The track encapsulates the sad nature of Gayle's existence as a homeless person in New York in the 70's and 80's but also his devious musical nature, evident in the way the rhythm steps in and out of its regular meter and switches between a number of different percussive palettes at a moments notice.

The free-jazz influence is to the fore again on “Playing Drums As Pads” where the most unlikely and unwieldy drum-kit patterns are pushed together and somehow made coherent and compelling. “Lose The World On An Excuse” promises to remain a little more regular initially but the pulsing kicks of the intro soon give way to a whirlwind of drums, pitching bass notes and off-key violins for maybe the zaniest tune on the album!

“I'm Sorry I Puked On Your Dress” sounds like Jazz and Drum & Bass meeting Tchaikovsky's “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy”. You could be listening to the future of ballet right here.

Moving on, the title track “Then I Disappear” is all intense drums, flitting bass plucks and looping horns. The reversed keys introduced as the track progresses develop a more reflective air which leads nicely into “Out Of No More” - probably the most introspective track on the album.

Perking things up is “Sitting In The Crosswalk” which forsakes the jazz overtones to flex a more recognisable Drum & Bass influence amid an uplifting autumnal ambience. The D&B strains are also much in evidence on “Let Yourself Be Unknown”. Crunchy amens cart-wheel among stark, sustained atmospherics but eventually gave way to a wistful synth riff before the beats and bass broodily return.

“She Looks Like Marisa Tomei” is interesting for its title but also for the way the rhythms are occasionally ratcheted up a notch from the steady kick and hi-hat interchanges by the injection of some rowdy funk drums. The low-end bass and stretched wind instruments work particularly well together in this beautiful blend of breakbeat and blues.

“My Life As A Hairless Aardvark” might just beat the stiff competition for best track title on the album. It also might just feature the most obtuse rhythm, which is saying something!

And so to the maniacal chopping of “Friday Nights With Heather”... talk about going out with a bang ! ... and then, I disappear.

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Nic TVG, “Then I Disappear” :: SUBTLE005CD - Tracklisting

1. A Mouse Among Monsters
2. The Clown
3. Playing Drums As Pads
4. Lose The World On An Excuse
5. I'm Sorry I Puked On Your Dress (Album Version)
6. Then I Disappear
7. Out Of No More
8. Sitting In The Crosswalk
9. Let Yourself Be Unknown (Alternate Mix)
10. She Looks Like Marisa Tomei
11. My Life As A Hairless Aardvark
12. Friday Nights With Heather


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On Rhythm, now available now from the Future Retro London Bandcamp page.
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On Rhythm

5+20 years of Straight Up Breakbeat! Since the rebirth 5 years ago, Straight Up Breakbeat releases have showcased the Finnish talent of Fanu, Resound, Dj Sofa, Aeon Four and many more, together with appearances by international artists such as Basic Rhythm, Dead Man's Chest, FFF, Loxy, Skeptical and more.

With the very 1st release on the label going back to 2000 there's soon another reason to celebrate - a full 25 years since the label's inception. To mark both milestones and to look ahead to the next quarter of a century, STATES OF ART highlights the global network of the forward-looking sound.

Released on three vinyl EPs, and followed by an extended digital compilation, the project features the very best in modern jungle & breakbeat driven dnb: DJ SOFA, FANU, FFF, MANTRA, RESOUND, TIM REAPER, AEON FOUR, BASIC RHYTHM, BLOOD TRUST, ESC & MINERAL, JESTA, OUT OF FUEL, PARK SHADOW and many more.

As if that's not enough, the pioneering graffiti artist EGS delivers a special artwork to make the physical releases add up to a three-part visual collection.

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Maximum Airtime welcomes back Hard Ton, the Italian duo known for serving hi-NRG disco falsettos over crunchy acid basslines on labels like Permanent Vacation, Toy Tonics, Balkan Vinyl, and Bordello A Parigi.
“Believe” is an absolutely mind-melting acid stormer in classic Hard Ton style. “Swallow My Pride” is a boundary-pushing departure from the norm: 160bpm breakbeats, diva vocals, and
big ravey bass hits make for an unexpected genre-bending heater.
In keeping with our mission of cross-pollinating the underground's different scenes, we've enlisted today's most in-demand jungle/d&b producer, Tim Reaper, to deliver a gorgeous rolling jungle remix. This one truly has something for everybody!

Believe / Swallow My Pride

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Nachtwache 19.Oktober

Es knistert und groovt, dröhnt und säuselt in allen Ecken, wenn das KlangDrangOrchester auf eine seiner intensiven Klangreisen ins Gefühlsleben der Musiker und des Publikums geht. 

Das Frühjahr 2013 steht für das improvisierende KlangDrangOrchester ganz im Zeichen der Erforschung musikalischer Spielräume durch Reduktion. In der 3-teiligen Konzertreihe "Basics to go" untersucht Peter Wolf mit kompositorischen Rahmenkonzepten das Spektrum klangmalerischer Möglichkeiten für das Dirigat. Der Fokus richtet sich mithilfe reduzierter Zeichengruppen auf die verstärkte Wahrnehmung für Strukturen und Phänomene in gruppenimprovisatorischen Prozessen.

Der von Wolf verwendete Basiszeichensatz geht von den über 20-jährigen Erfahrungen des London Improvisers Orchestra aus. Dessen Zeichenrepertoire, das inzwischen weite Verbreitung gefunden hat, umfasst ca. 20 Gesten, die Aspekte wie Gruppen, Rhythmus, Funktionen, Feeling sowie dynamische und tonale Parameter steuern. Dazu kommen bei Wolf individuelle Zeichen und Absprachen sowie intuitiv zu erfassende, performative Zeichen, die über Körpersprache vermittelt werden.


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The Subtle Audio 'A Decade In Breakbeat' compilation 3x12" + CD is available to pre-order right now!! Only from the Subtle Audio website ---> https://www.subtleaudiorecordings.com/product/a-decade-in-breakbeat-bundle-3x12-vinyl-cd-bonus-download-poster/ ... We expect to be shipping orders on July 1st 2016. The release will then be distributed worldwide by Unearthed distribution on Monday July 25th.

Vinyl / Digital / CD releases are available from http://www.subtleaudiorecordings.com/shop/

SUBTLE AUDIO is an outlet for Drum and Bass in it's most expressive form, music that works your mind as hard as your feet. 
The label has changed conceptions of what Drum and Bass is supposed to be about with it's experimental and varied output since 2005. If you like breakbeat manipulation, deep bass sounds and atmosphere then listen up!



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