By now it’s common knowledge that Etch is one of the brightest sparks working in the field of contemporary breakbeat mangling. The Brighton-based producer has the depth of knowledge about breaks, and the expressive affinity for how to slice and rearrange them, to rank among some of the greats. We’re talking Photek, Paradox, Source Direct levels of drum science here. Of course he’s more than just a break slicer too – look no further than last year’s Strange Days LP on Seagrave for a more widescreen angle on the Etch sound.

Toasting five years since we first carried some of Zak Brashill’s advanced junglisms on Sneaker, and three since his 2018 album Ups & Downs, we’re thrilled to welcome him back for an excursion into the heart of his drumfunk practice. On the A side of this single the sound field is sparse and taut, echoing the stripped-back, minimalistic atmosphere Paradox just brought to SNKR029. All emphasis is on the drums, and the staggering contortions they’re bent into. Where there is additional sonic dressing, it comes in noirish chord drops and distant celestial vapours that add to the palpable sense of tension.

By the contrast the B-side welcomes in a little more human warmth, with a vocal hook on ‘Shadows Passed By’ that calls back to Smith & Mighty’s flip of the Bacharach soul standard ‘Walk On By’, and a collaboration with Luo that trades in blue-tinted vibes and airy diva vocals. In both instances, needlepoint beat programming is still key and an overall sense of restraint guides the composition, lingering in a sustained mood rather than breaking out in excess drama. Etch sounds more accomplished and in control than ever on this 12”, and we’re honoured to be releasing such vital additions to the jungle narrative.

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Higher Level w/ Borai 01ST JUL 2021

Etch was live with another instalment of his show Disconnecting The Dots. He ran through a selection of experimental club cuts from the likes of EVA808, Walton and himself.

Disconnecting The Dots w/ Etch - July 2021

Etch was live with the August instalment of his residency. In the first 30 minutes, he runs tracks in celebration of his Mum's birthday, expect sounds from The Doors, Nas and Mogwai. In the following 90, it's back to the usual jungle, breaks and garage business.

Disconnecting The Dots w/ Etch: Mum's Birthday Special - August 2021

In this months show Etch is in conversation with legendary Brighton DJ, label owner, producer & record salesman Donga. They run through a selection of new and unreleased house, techno, garage, breaks and jungle.

Disconnecting The Dots w/ Etch and  Donga - September 2021

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Artwork by Leo Horton
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Label Soundcloud/ socials: @Lambratech

Lambratech kicks off a new trilogy starting with Footclan’s devastating EP Data Loss.

Rooted in the raw energy of old school electro and ghetto, Footclan strips things down to the essentials: machine-funk grooves and basslines built for the floor. Data Loss celebrates the foundations of the genre while reworking them with the punch and precision of today’s underground sound.

Backed by a heavyweight roster of remixers, the EP explodes across continents: Detroit’s Filthiest channels raw electro-bass grit, Wachita China drops razor-sharp rhythms, The Deserter mutates the flow into distorted industrial landscapes, Bocabeats injects Latin-infused grooves, EQ Why pushes the ghetto sounds to the extreme in a footwork key, and UnoTurbo twists the signal into modular madness.

Together, these tracks set the stage for the Lambratech trilogy — a neon-lit journey into data corruption, machine mutation, and total collapse. Data Loss is the breach. The virus is in. The system won’t recover.


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full release: September 15, 2025

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