West Coast mainstays @dannygoliger and @justin-jay bring a slamming, club-ready collaborative release to Scuffed Recordings on the ‘Sticky Rice’ EP.

Danny and Justin have been releasing music together since 2020, when the two teamed up for a track on their own Fantastic Voyage imprint. Since then, the Los Angeles based artists have collaborated on tracks on Dirtybird and Childsplay, marking them out as a team to be reckoned with.

Alongside their collabs, Danny has appeared as a solo artist on labels like clip.art, art|werk and Moving Castle, while Justin has had a storied career appearing on labels as varied as Time Is Now, Suara, and Pets Recordings along with being a longtime member of the Dirtybird camp.

Now the two join forces on Scuffed Recordings, with a release including two collabs and a solo track from each artist.

From the outset, the duo wears their UK influences on their sleeves, taking in breakbeat grooves, rolling bass, and upfront percussion. Over the course of the two collabs and two solo tracks, Danny and Justin gleefully tear through an array of genres and influences – whether that’s electro, techno, UK garage, breaks, or IDM, they bounce off each other effortlessly to form a concise and impactful club EP.

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-rice-ep

Danny Goliger & Justin Jay - Sticky Rice EP (Previews)

After 14 years of curating events across the city, Ape-X Records aims to provide an established platform for artists and shine the spotlight on Northern talent.

'Good Night, Amen' marks the debut release from breakbeat junkie Product Toss. The 5 track EP explores the alluring sonic connections between complex drum arrangements, pulsating basslines, esoteric rhythms, and grime instrumentals. The young Newcastle-based artist has charged into the scene with an undeniably unique and club-focused sound. Product Toss is joined by Newcastle born up & comer Nectax and Leeds chaos enthusiast Nova Cheq on remix duties.

@ptoss
@ape-x-music

Buy:
https://ape-xrecords.bandcamp.com/album/product-toss-goodnight-amen-ep

PREMIERE: Product Toss - Goodnight, Amen [Ape-X]

@tamlinspeaks makes his solo debut on @scuffedrecs with the ‘Bitter Fruit’ EP

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-tamlin-diazemax

Bitter Fruit EP

Premiere: Tamlin ‘Diazemax’

Little to nothing happened in this part of the world; even the tiniest disruption or the most trivial situation became the talk of the village. You couldn't trust people not to talk, entertainment and gossip were thin on the ground, they needed something to keep their minds busy. Aside from the cluster of shops and the village hall, a railway track slithered through the centre; each route took you to bustling towns and cities which felt a world away from their reality. But it represented a path to somewhere else; an option to explore new places, meet new people and see new things, if they wanted to that is.

PROGRAMM_LDN are back with another two-tracker of sound-system influenced electronics, this time from Swedish producer and Terrorhythm alumni Mod Sens. Taking a collaborative approach to the EP, label bosses Will and Julian helped steer the producer into new musical realms, where he blends elements of techno, UKG and dubstep. The record is a personal journey inspired by a sense 0f growing and advancing which, in relation to the sonics on the two tracks, Mod Sens describes as 'moving somewhere and progressing'  which is 'really what brings the single and EP together.'

PREMIERE: Mod Sens - Highspeed Rail [PROGRAMM]

Echo Train Records proudly presents Echolocation

A VA featuring 22 tracks from artists around Aotearoa, with all proceeds going to Māia Health Foundation to help support youth mental health and wellbeing.

Thank you so much to all of the artists involved <3

Ultraviolet - Rooftops

Buy  https://fanlink.to/rawtools

PanicMan Socials: https://m.soundcloud.com/panicman1993

Yuku Socials: https://instagram.com/yukuwax?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

PREMIERE: PanicMan - Vibe In Order [Yuku]

North London producer @rumu returns to Scuffed Recordings with his Wightman Wibble EP, embracing a glut of influences from the city’s club heritage.

The Wightman Wibble EP delves into rumu’s musical upbringing and heritage and explores a world of contrasts - with stillness building to explosive energy and floating euphoria giving way to murky grooves.

Finishing up the EP is ‘Ravanne’, which sees rumu take influence from his Mauritian heritage, with instrumentation and samples sourced from the island of Mauritius. The Ravanne is a rhythmic percussive instrument used in Sega music, which rumu samples throughout the track and channels through his love of UK bass genres.

Buy:
https://lnk.to/WightmanWibble

Wightman Wibble EP

Rumu - Ravanne

Night

Based in Bristol, Ekto a.k.a. @erst-dj is a producer & DJ that takes the sounds of 90s rave and hardcore and twists them into new shapes - his productions can take influence from anything from the dubbed out grooves of bleep techno to full throttle jungle breakbeat chaos. In collaboration with @hartta, “The Happy Hardcore Hit of the Summer” takes the euphoric fairground stabs and diva vocals of happy hardcore, and sends them in a darker direction.

Out now on streaming platforms + available for download as part of “The Grooveyard: Volume 2” on cassette tape and digital format ⛓️

Buy DDTX003: https://deadtraxuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-grooveyard-volume-2-ddtx003

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Celebrating 5 years of existence, Dead Trax presents “The Grooveyard: Volume 2” - a 16-track compilation by various artists showcasing the raw energy and diversity of the hardcore continuum. From breaks and garage to electro, techno, and beyond, this release is built for both the body and the mind.

Born in Bristol and now based in Sevilla, Dead Trax keeps pushing forward with cutting-edge electronics for its next release, available on limited edition cassette tape & digital formats on April 23rd 2025. DDTX003 captures the ever-evolving rave spirit in all its forms, with tunes coming from some usual suspects and newcomers from Andalucía (Spain) and the UK.

🎨 Album Artist(s): Various Artists
📀 Album Name: The Grooveyard: Volume 2 [DDTX003]
🏷️ Label: Dead Trax
📅 Year: 2025
🗓️ Release Date: 23/04/2025
🎵 Track Genre: #electronic #bass #club #breaks #bassmusic 
💵 Buy/Download link: https://deadtraxuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-grooveyard-volume-2-ddtx003
💿 Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/es/release/33511781-Various-The-Grooveyard-Volume-2

Tracklist:
A1. Earthnut - Blue Sky
A2. Stay Puft - Dangerous
A3. Bazofia - Les Encanta Esto
A4. Local Group - Quantacid
A5. Digital Diógenes & dj delay - Árbitro Cabrón (ft. Gaffael)
A6. Lo Chi - High Observation
A7. Nicroma - Sentío
A8. solla - destructive
B1. Ekto & Hartta - The Happy Hardcore Hit Of The Summer
B2. DJ Don’t Sleep - Meta Cat Breaker
B3. European Canon - Anal Sex
B4. k33xyz - youngsters
B5. Clare Durant & Hartta - What It’s All About
B6. Belero - RTB
B7. Shawn Cartier - Everyone Else’s Fault
B8. An Avrin - Chimp Playground

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Music by An Avrin, Bazofia, Belero, Clare Durant, Digital Diógenes, dj delay, DJ Don't Sleep, Earthnut, Ekto, European Canon, Gaffael, Hartta, k33xyz, Lo Chi, Local Group, Nicroma, Shawn Cartier, solla, Stay Puft.

Artwork by AL.VEIGA.
Mastered by The Greys.

EKTO
SC: https://soundcloud.com/erst-dj

HARTTA
IG: https://www.instagram.com/harttasound/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/hartta

DEAD TRAX
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dead.trax
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@deadtraxrecords

Buy Cassette / Digital

PREMIERE ✺ Ekto & Hartta - The Happy Hardcore Hit Of The Summer [DDTX003]

Got Them All Up There

"@fiestasoundsystem makes his Scuffed Recordings debut with the ‘How’s That?’ EP, featuring four new tracks exploring the spectrum of UK dance music.

The ‘How’s That?’ EP showcases Fiesta Soundsystem’s hardcore and rave influences, bolted together with UK club and bass rhythms; from the acid-tinged roller ‘Foundation’, and the warping title track, which echoes the moment when UKG transformed into dubstep; to the pummelling Amens of ‘Phlso’, and the sparse breaks of ‘Pych 130’."

Out now!
smarturl.it/FiestaHowsThat

How's That? EP

Buy/Stream

How's That?

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