hello world! I'm so stoked to share my first EP as bad opera. 'bad art' features 5 tracks with my atmospheric and musical spin on footwork, jungle, breaks, and a little bit of IDM for good measure. This is a sound I've been pursuing for a long time, and after many experiments, studies, and learnings, I'm excited to have something that I feel is finally ready to share with the world. 

Click through for a free DL on bandcamp! ($1 during the pre-order period to meet bandcamp's requirements). If you do elect to pay for this album, your purchase will go to support World Central Kitchen (wck.org). If you opt not to pay, I encourage you to spend a few dollars on another artist's Bandcamp catalog, or support an organization of your choice doing some good in the world.  


If you like what you hear, consider sharing it with a friend, or following me on bandcamp, soundcloud, or instagram. Thanks for your support <3

All tracks written/produced/mixed by me.
All tracks mastered by Nuan Sonar.
Original album artwork by me

Pre-order on bandcamp

bad art

Seize (Experimental Instrumental)

Calibre - Thunder Fog

Next up on Modern Ruin is one of the most exciting artists to emerge in the past year.

Hailing from Leeds, we have Breaka with 'Express Your Groove'. 

We kick off with 'Pull and Release' - a tempered footwork jungle crossover expedition peppered with ethereal female vocal chops. 
A haunting mid range accompanies tuned 808s and melodies, pulling and releasing the listener into and from the track as and when intended.

Next up is 'The Mistake'. Breakbeats and a vicious stab set the tone for the rest of the track, but Breaka switches things up with a 
dutty half time groove. The classic hoover bass makes a return in the latter parts of this track and a melodic hook sees 'The Mistake' out to the end. 

Title track 'Express Your Groove' is next. Sampling Wish and Fonda Rae's 'Touch Me', one can be forgiven for thinking this is a tribute to Machinedrum's 'Heavy Weight',
where instead we're treated to a frenetic breakbeat expedition in what can only be described as an effective expression of groove - truly a standout.

Longtime Modern Ruin afictionado and conspirator Itoa returns with a remix of 'The Mistake', and in classic fashion, 'The Mistake' becomes a percussive 
and minimal experiment, which sees out Breaka's fantastic and comprehensive release to the end.

Words by Nikhil Ramakrishnan

Express Your Groove

Buy on Juno

Breaka - Express Your Groove

B1 - DBridge - Evolvent [Pleasure District 06]

Available here: metalheadz.lnk.to/trife
Release date: 07 July 2017

Kid Drama’s debut Metalheadz release is one that is set to shake up this 4-year-old alias as he heads in a direction that’s slightly more focused on the dancefloor, whilst managing to subtly retain some of the elements that have seen him become so loved in the deeper and more experimental side of drum and bass.

The ‘Trife EP’ proves how much of a talent Kid Drama is, from the savage bassline in ‘Brutal D’ to the late 90s techstep vibes of ‘Articulation’ all the way to ‘Payback’, which is a track that could have easily come out under his and Boddika’s Instra:mental moniker.

This is an extremely well-rounded project and one we’re delighted to be releasing on Metalheadz.

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Trife EP

Brutal D

Available here

Kid Drama - Brutal D

Ahmad & Gremlinz - Grinder - OUT NOW CNVLTD002 Vinyl

Download now at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dj-kicks-the-exclusives/id500678556">iTunes</a>

PHOTEK + KURU : Fountainhead [clip]

Moments 17 (Original 12" Version)

PFM - Summer Boy (Original 12" Mix)

a few 150-160 tunes i've been sitting on

tunes: Sempra
mastering: Jon Doe CLSM Mastering
photography: ArchieDimmockVisuals

Blessings

No More Tears

Craig Richards presents The Nothing Special 