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Nashville-based producer @jasoncode makes his Scuffed Recordings debut with a three-track EP of high-octane, freewheeling bass and club music.

Originally hailing from Seattle, Jason has become a fixture in the Tennessee dance community in the past ten years as part of the Terminal 8 crew, booking acts like Nikki Nair, ELISE, Kush Jones, and Leonce among others.

Following a string of self-released projects in 2020, Jason brings his unique style to Scuffed, incorporating elements of breaks, bass, UK garage, and more.

Opening with the title track, ‘HOT!’ sees Jason contrast bouncing chords and gleeful vocal samples with a lurching bass drop and clattering breaks.
‘City 17’ ups the tempo with wonky arpeggios veering over a fierce kick drum, and eventually developing into a shuffling, speed garage-esque beat.
‘Decisions’ closes out the release, jumping between eerie vocals, pounding kicks and skittish breaks to further build on Jason’s signature sound.

Out November 12th:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/hot-ep

Jason Code - HOT! EP (Previews)

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@stolengroove

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https://stolengroove.bandcamp.com/album/sg005

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Out Now: bit.ly/3gx5znp
Release Date: 04.03.22
Written by Will Bowen (Pluralist)
Artwork by OFF → KORZ 
Distributed by Unearthed Sounds

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Pluralist - B Squared EP [Showreel | Out Now - 04.03.22]

Pluralist debuts on Manchester’s Left, Right & Centre with three cuts of buzzing techno dancehall. Hear ‘B Squared’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-pluralist-b-squared

Premiere: Pluralist ‘B Squared’

The room was deafly silent; so quiet she could hear her heart pulsing and the blood coursing through her veins. Hours had passed since she first arrived, there had been no sonic or visual stimuli to keep her mind busy; she'd taken to fixing her gaze on a spot on the wall in the hope that it might force something indescribable to happen. The wait felt endless, like an infinite stretch of time with no end in sight, how long could this torture go on for?

Manchester's Left, Right & Centre return for their first release of 2022 and the third artist-led release on the label. At the helm this time it's Bristol-based producer and Rinse France resident Pluralist who has previously put out rhythmic outings for Panel Audio, Manuka Records and Control Freak Recordings. For this three track excursion, titled B Squared, Pluralist treats us to another batch of syncopated drum patterns, rumbling subs and pacy techno mutations that are ready to heat up any dance floor.

PREMIERE: Pluralist - Jerzee [Left, Right & Centre]

Buy: https://leftrightandcentre.bandcamp.com/album/b-squared-ep-lrc006

@pluralist guides us on a journey through the countless mutations of techno in this EP, which marks the third artist-led release from Manchester’s pioneering club night and record label @leftrightandcentreuk. Rolling through three tracks with the clever use of percussive atmospherics and syncopated beats, ‘B Squared’ is set to entice you onto the dancefloor this year.

Currently based in Bristol, Pluralist has achieved great accolades from his productions, DJ sets and radio shows. He has been firmly rooted in grassroots club culture since 2018 and his influences from this scene can be spotted in all respects. Notably, Pluralist has previously released on Panel Audio, Control Freak Recordings and Manuka Records, as well as hosting regular residencies with Rinse France and 1020 Radio.

'B Squared' commences the EP with an uplifting rhythm, featuring a meandering high pitched vocal and the right amount of rave stabs to make it feel ferociously nostalgic. Following this, Pluralist takes to another mutation of techno with 'Jerzee', reaching a slightly faster tempo, more broken beats and ecstatic metallic twangs throughout. 'Dry Martini' then steadily brings it down a pace, with punchy underlying bass and rhythmic
claps that create a warm staccato feel to conclude the EP.

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Premiere: Pluralist 'Dry Martini'

Basilica’s fourth submission comes courtesy of one it’s earliest roster holders, the newest sculptor of the both historic and ever changing ‘Bristol Bass’ sound - Kahter.

Kahters sound has always been a juxtaposition between spacious subtlety combined and contrasted with huge drum presence and swollen bass. Making his early debuts on labels such as Glome Sound, Manuka, Circular Jaw and, most recently, his enormous Swamp 81 debut release, Kahter has consistently released club based beats that cut through a mix with laser precision. 

The Polaris EP explores the heavier hitting side of Kahters production, with huge and heavy impacting basses and kicks, a barrage of razor sharp hats and lasers brought together under a rolling bop of distant and textured ambiences and pads.

@kahter
@basilicanights

Buy:
https://basilicanights.bandcamp.com/album/polaris

PREMIERE: Kahter - Outside Out [Basilica]

Dudbridge Garage International co-founder LeftLeft returns with his second solo release on the label, with three new genre-dodging tracks bridging the gap between melodic and minimalistic club music. ‘Zooki’s Return’ sees LeftLeft exploring new musical territory, with an altogether more laidback track influenced by trap and alternative R&B. It’s an unexpected end to the release, but one that shows LeftLeft’s plethora of influences and production skills.

OS Premiere 
www.originssound.com/premiere 

Release Date: 
May 20th 2022

Artist Name - LeftLeft
EP Name - DBGI005
Cat Number - DBGI005
Track Name - Zooki's Return
Label - Dudbridge Garage International

BUY: https://leftleft.bandcamp.com/album/dbgi005

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https://instagram.com/leftleft.alex
https://soundcloud.com/dudbridgegarageintl
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We want to hear your new music. If you have something you want us to listen to, please email danielle@originssound.com

OS Premiere: LeftLeft - Zooki's Return [Dudbridge Garage International]

@djgagreflex brings her Sisyphean Rhythms EP to Scuffed Recordings, weaving deftly between weighty breaks and percussive, rolling house across three tracks.

Originally from Seattle and now based in Berlin, Gag Reflex has spent the past few years gathering pace as a DJ in the U.S. with residencies in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco - and more recently with club appearances in Berlin and Lisbon, along with mixes for platforms including Rinse FM, HÖR, and Honey Soundsystem.

As a producer, her work nods variously to classic rave, techno and breaks influences, with a penchant for percussion and dark, oppressive atmospherics. With previous releases coming via none/such, Circa AD and Naive sublabel Naivety, Gag Reflex has gone a long way to establishing her sound and picking up some heavyweight support in the process.

The Sisyphean Rhythms EP features three new tracks exploring different facets of Gag Reflex’s sound - from the intense surge of opener Concussion, to the rolling flow of club tool Spit, and closing with the all-out rush of Valve.

Buy:
https://smarturl.it/SisypheanRhythms

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CoOp Presents are pleased to "welcome" back Oliver Night, with a brand new six-track EP, including remixes from Atjazz and Mitch von Arx.

Following up his brilliant early 2019 EP 'Make Believe', his EP once again illustrates Oliver's prowess for producing deep bruk business. This follows releases on the label from the likes of EVM128, Groove Chronicles, Risa T, LCSM, Sivey, Neue Grafik, Danvers & Reginald Omas Mamode, furthering the mission statement of label bosses IG Culture & Alex Phountzi to create a strong platform for new bruk talent and beyond, from London to the world.

For those that don't know, East London's Oliver Night is a rising talent in the bruk world. In addition to his own productions, collaborating with artists such as Jay Phelps & BB James, he recently featured on Adelaide producer Inkswel's 'Trippin' (which reached No.1 on the Traxsource Deep House chart) on Atjazz's label, as well as the title track of his new album 'Chasing Infinity' (which also features Lee Scratch Perry, Steve Spacek, Mr Scruff, Dudley Perkins, Kaidi Tatham & Talib Kweli of Black Star). There were also recent features on Parisian producer Quiet Dawn's highly acclaimed 'Movements' EP on Worldwide Award-winning London label First Word Records, and on Jimpster's recent album 'Birdhouse' on Freerange Records.

Now approaching two decades in the DJ game, Oliver was originally a member of Roots Manuva's Banana Klan, and nowadays is a regular player for the Selectors Assemble gang. He's played at various venues across the capital, from the Tate Modern to Boiler Room, and on Worldwide FM with the CoOp Presents crew. Previous support has come far and wide from selectors such as Tony Humphries, Kerri Chandler, Jazzie B, Gilles Peterson, Kid Fonque, Rainer Trueby, Jamz Supernova & Seth Troxler, and press from the likes of Bolting Bits and Music Is My Sanctuary.

So to the new EP... An entirely self-produced solo effort, it kicks off - of course - with 'Welcome', the title track. A deep commanding vocal leads the proceedings, accompanied with some Detroit Techno-tinged keys, acid squelches and occasional chopped Jungle-esque breaks. We follow this with a piece of 'Heart' - warped arpeggiated synths lead the way here, whilst also featuring some seriously soulful vocals again from Oliver himself. Things get tougher next with 'Bruk N Bass'; as the title suggests, this one has some heavy D&B influences with a seriously growling b-line and ravey synth stabs, riding a fiery bruk backbeat. The EP closes out on a more leftfield tip; 'Slated' is a deeper one, which begins with a brooding key pattern setting things off in a slightly deceptive fashion, before switching to some stripped- back bruk, containing just the right amount of sample hits and bassweight, with a mind-melting breakdown midway to boot. The set is complete with two firing remixes from Atjazz and Mitch von Ark respectively.
Oliver says "this EP is a fusion of my favourite genres - broken beat, soul, techno, house and drum 'n' bass. I've put my 'Heart' into this and would love to 'Welcome' you into my ever evolving world..."

@olivernight
@cooppresents

Buy:
https://olivernight.bandcamp.com/album/welcome

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PREMIERE: Oliver Night - Bruk N Bass [CoOp Presents]

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