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The Total Science remix of Shapeshifter's track "Monarch" off their latest album DELTA.

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Shapeshifter | Monarch [Total Science Remix]

EastColors - Toys

Mayhem & Logam are back for the ninth installment on Santoku Records. The two Atlanta heavyweights maintain a consistent style that showcases their love for both Neuro and Minimal funk. SAN009 is a dynamic release, representing the manifold layers that comprise Drum and Bass music. Intense, intelligent, innovative, and intriguing; “Infinity” has plenty of vibes for the deep heads and just enough grit for the “bass face” lovers.

The title track is a precision piece of neuro funk primed to sweep feet across any dance floor. Infinity builds from an intriguing array of synths that merge gracefully into an attention grabbing melody right before your ears; creating the space for the clean and somewhat nostalgic drum beats to flow in smoothly and coalesce the sounds into a single shape. This shape is given extra dimension when the in your face bass line drops, focusing the track’s energy and setting your shoes to auto pilot. The song weaves in and out of its layers and give this A-side credence to it naming, arranging an infinite mind scape and maintaing a constant groove sure to satisfy your head space and your bass face.

Backing up this solid piece of work, is an equally as masterful, while different style of cut on the rear side of the release. Aphelion combines a lush and deep sound with underground darkness that swells together as a remarkable piece of progressive drum and bass from the minimal spectrum of the genre’s wide lens. Crystal clean and chilled out sounds are the foundation that the track builds on, creating an ice cold zone that is quickly juxtaposed by a rumbling and gritty low-end attack. The track maintains this love/hate relationship following spaced out sonics through the breakdown before hammering home with its blistering bass line business; sure to cross arms, rock shoulders, and bob heads from front to back. Not one to miss, this track’s sure to light fire to your sets unexpectedly, this B-side is prone to be quite the weapon for drum and bass Dj’s across a range of sounds.

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Mayhem x Logam - Aphelion [OUT NOW ON SANTOKU!]

Various Artists – 15 Years of Technique
iTunes: smarturl.it/TECH005CD 
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Release Date: 22nd Feb 2015

Yes, it really has been fifteen years since Future Tech (aka Drumsound & Bassline Smith) signalled the beginning of the Technique Recordings odyssey with their eponymous debut collaboration. Since then, the drum and bass sound has spread its tendrils from the dark corners of the underground into the limelight of mainstream appreciation. And Technique has been at the forefront of that evolution all the way. So, here's an LP to show the world exactly what a decade and a half among the top tier of D&B labels sounds like.

Label heads Drumsound & Bassline Smith take pole position, dropping straight into the drama of the Friction-supported “Spring Heel Jack”. Then comes another of Technique's most recognisable acts, Tantrum Desire with the low-down funk of “Shuffle”, followed by another Friction-favourite from the bossmen with “Sputnik”. The big names keep coming throughout the album, as Crissy Criss supplies the VIP of his monumental “Create the Future” and the mighty Digital goes dubbed-out with a remix of “Phantasm”. Plus Drumsound & Bassline Smith's alter-ego 2DB pass through with the highly-grimey “Terrahawk” and L Plus delivers two precision-engineered killers in the form of “Red Planet” and “Going Down”.

Flipping the script, Technique new boys Document One strike from two angles with the laid-back “Jazz Club” and the dirty dancefloor uppercut of “Body Like Wow”. TREi takes us to the big room with “Here & Now”, and the ever-individual MaxNRG shows off his ability to combine energy with melody on “Far Frontiers of Space”. Erb N Dub and Skope recruit Mr Dirty Smirks, MC SMK himself, to bring some typically hard bars to “Pull it Back”. Kronology does what it says on the tin with some “Razor Sharp” technoid-jungle vibes. And Aussie badman Spectrem brings some hands-in-the-air euphoria with “Say Goodbye” and then roughen things up with “The Future”. Infrasonik take the honour of completing the collection with “Bricks Breaking”. And finally, Drumsound & Bassline Smith step back up for a lap of honour with a mix of all the tracks from the LP.PreOrder "15 Years Of Technique" Album

From the veteran headliners to the breakthrough talent, from the filthy rave-wreckers to the stadium-sized anthems, this album demonstrates the versatility and innovation that has kept Technique Recordings' status for all this time. So, better get set, another fifteen years at the top of the game starts right now.

Document One -Jazz Club [Friction Exclusive]  15 Years Technique]

Document One – I Got a Fever / Follow Me
PreOrder:  http://smarturl.it/TECH122 

Since Document One stormed onto Technique's roster, this production duo have set about marking out their very own niche in the D&B spectrum. Songwriters' musicality and an appreciation for multiple genres, while still keeping focus firmly on the dancefloor, makes for a powerful combination. Now, with this latest release, they're back to consolidate their status and draw together some more threads in their ongoing multi-form musical narrative.

“I Got a Fever” wastes no time in laying out the formula. A swing-time low-end perforates smoky jazz club ambience, with loose percussion holding down the beat. The bass morphs between upright plucks and synthetic sweeps to neatly underline Document One's approach of providing a slick modern twist on foundation sounds. As the track builds, a vocal sample signals its time for the bass and drum to tighten up and drop into a cowbell-led funkstepping ride. This is summer music, as much about fun and partying with a smile on your face as it is about serious musicianship.

Then there's a whole different take on the summertime vibe for “Follow Me”. Ethereal vocals float over crisp and punchy drums, accompanied by long liquid bass tones, delicate trumpet and laid-back keys. It's a gentle soulful roller... But then it's suddenly not that at all. Document One puncture the atmosphere like a sharp intake of breath and kick us with a boot made from filthy bass. And now the light and floating sounds from before just serve to accentuate the heavyweight drive of the rave engine this tune has become. When the dancefloor needs a kickstart, here's one to draw for.

So, Document One have proved once again that they not only understand the palette of sounds and textures offered by jazz, funk and soul, but they're also willing and able to twist them into their own paradigm. They make music to make musicians nod in appreciation, but to make everyone else rave hard.

Tracklisting:

 1.	Document One – I Got a Fever
 2.	Document One – Follow Me

For interview requests and further information, contact:

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Document One - Follow Me

Here are clips from the upcoming 624 EP from the MC Fats Collective. This time we have special collaborations between MC Fats and  Squarewave, MC D.R.S, Philth, Brother, Mini M, Alibi and Serum. Release date scheduled for 1st August 2016 through Cygnus Music on U Understand Me Music. Cover design and layout by DJ Squake. Mastered by Beau at 1087 Mastering. For further information please contact mcsingingfats@gmail.com 

Many Times (Feat Serum)

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07/29 - Let it Roll Festival, Czech Republic
08/16 - Sziget Festival, Hungary
08/19 - Pukkelpop Festival, Belgium
08/21 - Lowlands Festival, The Netherlands
08/27 - SW4 Festival, United Kingdom
09/02 - Outlook Festival, Croatia
10/21 - ADE @ Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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More ‘Outer Edges’ dates to be announced. Check http://noisia.nl for our DJ schedule.

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Outer Edges

Motion Blur (Outer Edges)

The Vanguard Project return with Volume 3

1) FLLN4U
2) Milestone
3) More Jungle
4) From The Inside

The Vanguard Project - From Inside - Spearhead Records

CIA are back on our latest exclusive as we present the premiere of deep roller 'Solar Meditation' from Bristol producer Phaction's 'Signature Moves' EP! Crispy beats, warm bass with just enough edge and samples we can only imagine have been lifted from some kind of self-help CD combine on a typically polished release. Sick! Hit up the CIA Bandcamp to grab this one from May 5th.

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Phaction - Solar Meditation [Premiere]

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Proudly presenting 'Missing Pieces' by Alix Perez ft. Javeon from his new 'Nighthawks' EP out now on 1985 Music. Modern classic.

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Alix Perez ft. Javeon - Missing Pieces

Available now from the Metalheadz website (bit.ly/FMJ-MH) and Bandcamp (bit.ly/FMJ-BC) 3 weeks ahead of general release date (01/12/2017)

Originally released in 1996 as a Japan exclusive, the Full Metal Jacket compilation includes some of the biggest and most recognisable Metalheadz tracks.

The album includes previously remastered tracks from the likes of Doc Scott, J Majik, Dillinja and Alex Reece but also fresh remasters from Rufige Kru, Source Direct, Hidden Agenda, Lemon D, Peshay and more, which see the light of day for the first time.

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Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction (2015 Remaster)

Occulti Music Five

Jumpets (Original Mix)

AVAILABLE NOW TO BUY/STREAM -> http://www.criticalmusic.com/release/sabre-stray-halogenix-ft-frank-carter-iii-oblique/

A dreamteam collaboration to start off Critical’s 2012 season from the hugely lauded Sabre, who returns after a long break since his astonishing debut album of 2010, Stray and Halogenix. The perfect antidote to soothe us out of those January blues, simply gorgeous. ‘Oblique’ kicks off with a delicate but tough break that cuts through the mix as gentle pads wash over the soundscape to a breakdown that oozes class and a deft touch. Smooth keys then drop, light strings and the arrival of a deep soul vocal that carries us through into a midst of aural ear-pleasing. Subtle to the end this is a serious piece of music; reach for your
headphones and drift away.

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Sabre, Stray & Halogenix - St Clair - CRIT061

After selling out Belgium’s most impressive arena several times over, yearly gathering 15,000 bassheads from around the world, and launching a series of successful compilation albums, the biggest drum&bass and dubstep party in the world is now launching its own imprint, Rampage Recordings. A&R’ed by head honcho Murdock, Rampage Recordings will be showcasing different styles and vibes, covering both drum&bass and dubstep. Focussing on the acts that will play the event in 2018 for now, the label will be dropping a series of samplers, leading up to this year’s compilation album, with contributions confirmed by the likes of Turno, Barely Alive, Voltage, Virtual Riot, Upgrade, Current Value, Franky Nuts, Maduk, Lifecycle and more. Later into next year, expect full single and EP releases from some of the most exciting acts in the drum&bass and dubstep world, as well as remixes of big tunes of a-list artists.



We kick things off with the Sampler 01, which boasts this year’s Rampage anthem by Murdock & Doctrine, a hard rockin stomper that is confirmed as next week’s "René’s Rinse Out” on René LaVice’s new BBC Radio1 show, and will up on UKF a few days later. Next up is Billain with one of his trademark takes on future sonics, preparing us for his Hyperbinary show at Rampage, and we close things off with a classic bassline banger from the studio of Serum & Bladerunner, two of the Kings of The Rollers.

Serum & Bladerunner - The Ride

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SWU.FM, The Blast and I Give You Give have united to release a charity album of current underground music, carefully curated to represent and celebrate the diverse elements of Bristol’s thriving music scene. 

Priced at £5 (minimum donation) , 100% of the proceeds will be distributed between ‘Help Bristol's Homeless’, ‘Mental Health Foundation’ and ‘Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctor's Without Borders)’.

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Break - Rollerblade

Hybrid Minds EP 
1. ‘I’m Through’ 
2. ‘Lost’ 
3. ‘Tides’ (v. Shimon) 
4. ‘Real Life’

Label: Audioporn Records 
Cat # APORN020 
Format: Digital Download 
Genre: Drum &amp; Bass 
Released: 12th March 2012 
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Hybrid Minds - Lost ft. Grimm (AudioPorn)

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Ewol kicks off 2018 with a brand new EP out on Melbourne based Plasma Collaborative.  Having always had an emphasis on precise craftsmanship and minimalism, this sombre roller emphasises Ewol's versatile approach to drum and bass.

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Ewol - Tokyo Blues

Another killer from S.P.Y! Watch out for his new album coming at the end of May, 2012!

Submotion Orchestra - All Yours (S.P.Y Remix)

Dreamy atmospherics from Grey Code on Simple Things, forthcoming on the latest instalment of MethLab's BNKR series. Get it now by signing up to the Inner Core: http://methlab-agency.com/core

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Repressed for 2018

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Villem & McLeod return to Samurai Red Seal for another outing to follow their successful pairing on 'Hush' for the label in 2012 which was part of one of the labels biggest 12"s ever. This time both sides of the record are collaborative pieces and both tunes are overflowing with glistening summer vibrations. 

'Another Star' has been heavily supported by the likes of Marcus Intalex (who debuted it on his Soul:ution Radio Show), London Elektricity, and of course Friction who has been hammering the tune on his BBC Radio 1 show, as well as picking it up for inclusion on his forthcoming Fabriclive CD. 

'Keeper Of The Sun' continues the theme with every element honed to perfection, a tune that transports you smiling into the sunset. Further DJ support already in from Hype, Spectrasoul, Nu Tone, Die, Bryan G, Kasra, Tokyo Prose, Hybrid Minds & more to come. 

Limited Edition 'Sunshine Vinyl' with free download card & 2 track digital release.

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