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Subtle Audio - A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

It was only right that Nebula should feature on our 'Decade In Breakbeat' album - he has been a regular contributor to the Subtle Audio label and has been responsible for some of our favourite back catalog moments. "Noir" sees him at his very best - deft amen chops, weighty bass and darkness giving way to a more serene mood towards the end. Epic business!

Nebula - Noir :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

It's taken awhile but we finally have a track by one of our favourite artists  on a Subtle Audio release. Just so happened that nearly every Dub One track we were after was unfinished, or lost and even this one was initially intended for release elsewhere which kept it out of our reach... till now ! It's over 5 years since we first heard it, but we're still as 'speechless' now as we were back then !

Dub One - Speechless :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

Alpha Omega's "Know How" was the track that kicked it all off for us in 2005 ! And now, as part of our 'Decade In Breakbeat' celebrations we bring you the remix version ! It's a miracle this remix even happened - all the original parts were lost and we had to find someone willing (and able!) to recreate some of the sounds and patterns to make the remix viable. Luckily we have the very talented (and dedicated) Aroma Nice on our books who even went out and bought a 2nd hand Roland 606 so he could get the drum sounds he needed !! Earl Grey provided some mixdown finesse and a few crafty edits here and there and we couldn't be happier with the end result - an 11 minute epic that starts out leisurely but suddenly descends into an all-out assault ! The breakdown morphs into some atmospheric techno before the breakbeat insanity returns !! Have a listen and hear for yerself ;-)

A Decade In Breakbeat

Alpha Omega - Know How (Aroma Nice & Earl Grey Rmx) :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12"

Mecca has been one of the defining artists of the Subtle Audio sound over the last few years and it wouldn't feel like a celebration of our first decade of beats without having him involved.  He goes for a stripped down approach on the aptly titled "Analysis" - the sudden injection of breakbeat mayhem near the end all the more devastating after the spacious rhythm section that lays the track's foundation. 

Mecca - Analysis :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

NCQL's "Breath of the Eve" marries clipped vocals, soaring atmospherics and a driving amen for a track that has become a Subtle Audio anthem since it's digital release back in 2013. After numerous requests we've eventually bowed to the pressure and given it a vinyl press on our the 'Decade In Breakbeat' release.

NCQL - Breath Of The Eve :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

Brimming with danger but yet fluid and smooth, Reactiv achieves a delicate balancing act with "Metatron Falls". Another artist we've patiently waited to release, we're very happy to finally get his beats onto wax for the 'Decade In Breakbeat' album.

Reactiv - "Metatron Falls" :: A Decade In Breakbeat (SUBTLE001LP) 3x12" Vinyl

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.

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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!

