As a thriving bass music culture continues to permeate deeper into various hotspots both East and West, we accept that not every release we put out on Unchained will strike the same resonant chord as a 2-step D’n’B foghorn ode to Valhalla.

Given our heritage, our crew will always love a good dirty roller and that nostalgic rush of Drum and Bass burning in our veins. However, we admit we are still slaves to sonics that are divergent from the norm. No apologies!

Enter our next chapter in the ever-evolving story that is Unchained.

Hailing from St Petersburg, Evgenii Khmel’s music has not only magnetised labels such as Metalheadz, Sofa Sound and Dispatch via his Black Barrel alias, he has also drawn attention more recently with his second incarnation “Leo Cap.” Under this moniker, his cathartic 140+ output has been championed in spades by the likes of Deep, Dark and Dangerous, and Jack Sparrow’s Navy Cut, to name a few.

We had Evgenii play at one of our gigs at Oil Club, Shenzhen China, back in 2019. Not only did he turn heads ecstatic with his own brand of punch drunk rhythm, but a bond was formed with our crew. A bond that has lasted the years, beyond the pandemic, as the crew moves out across the globe: from Hong Kong to Sydney, Shenzhen to Beijing and further out, to London and Mumbai.

His latest Groove Masta EP on Unchained is diabolical, formidable, mind-altering, twisted, wonky and intelligent. At first glance, one could imagine the territory covered here spans 160, halftime and dubstep, however we feel it comes from another plane not yet imagined. A fresh universe that converges with our own in a dark club with a large stack of subs, and where the curiosity door is unlocked.

Each tune comes properly packed, carrying its own weapon, whilst every vibration is soaked in blitzkrieg meditation. Just listen and let go.

“Mornings are for coffee and contemplation, evenings are for mutant bass.”

LEO CAP - Groove Masta EP

We’ve been relentlessly delivering music that is our take on bass music for a number of years now. More recently, in an effort to recharge, shame on us, we felt we had earned a couple of cheeky months off from output to take stock of what we had done and where are going next.

We’re now back, reset and refreshed, continuing to drive ahead with releases that strike that balance between serving the dance floor and pushing alternative sounds and mutations from the norm.

The current food chain of D’n’B, 160, and jungle with bass producers going rogue is both exciting and dizzying with multiple influences and genres feeding the sound. The scourge of musical self referencing that often seems to possess the drum and bass scene is on the wane, so, maybe for a brief moment, all is good in the world again!

Our roster of artists, as always, are encouraged to go mutant and push things forward yet give something tangible to the dance-floor if they can. That is exactly what our new entrant to Unchained, Josh Ainge, aka TROPHY, has done with his Preach EP.

Littered with fractured Jungle, Rave and Halftime, his four-track piece of work runs all the way from the melodic sublime in “Back to Me” to dusty half-time funk on “Wannabe” to outright hard 160 4/4 footwork-esque bangers with “Werk” and “Preach.” These last two are potent, diabolically fast and kick serious buttock.

With the past couple of years seeing Josh juggle the demands of his graphic design career against his late-night studio music production addiction, work has appropriately given way to the obligations of the 4am mix down. Now, having come up through the ranks alongside his close friend Samurai Breaks and with a solid spate of self-releases under his belt, Trophy is preparing himself for the leveling up stage of his career as a musician.

This EP is just the beginning.

TROPHY - Preach EP

The Rabbit, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, symbolizes longevity, peace, and most suitable for the Unchained trajectory, creativity.  

Each year we set out to collate a mélange of ambiguous club-ready electronic whilst doing our part to cross that apparent divide between drum ‘n’ bass, jungle, footwork, grime and other members of the extended bass family.

We haven’t always been wed to the massive banger alone, but we have to admit, we always will be obsessed. We don’t consider ourselves possessed by sonic slabs that are looped beyond recognition, but we hold them in high regard just the same. 

So with that in mind, curating the Year of the Rabbit compilation took some time this year.

The Year Of The Rabbit showcases artists both emerging and established from China, Russia, England, Holland, and the United States. Be it wonky, divergent, mutant, deep, or simply in the vein of the pure epic club banger, every producer has something remarkable and distinctive going on.

We introduce and welcome back our 2023 Year of the Rabbit artist crew: Subp Yao, Radiax, Lakeway, Danky, Neve, Harka, Doctor Jeep, Leo Cap, Kray, Trophy, Airstrike, Throe, Pllfry and Dynamic Stab. 

Love,

Unchained

UNCHAINED: The Year of The Rabbit

Most known for his hybrid melds of various permutations from the UK Bass universe, Yorkshire-based Jamie Harka has emerged as a genuinely original and creative influence in the music community. Whilst some have attempted to classify his output as a sort of footwork-esque fusion, with his latest musical incarnation on Unchained, with the Dull Corner EP, we have a piece of work that is, without a doubt, its own disparate visionary beast.

“I’ve taken a new approach to this EP, a richer and earthier sound compared to my previous work... Swapping rave stabs for neuro bass hits, and pitched vocals for gritty chants. I’m aiming to show a more serious side of my repertoire that hopefully appeals to even more ears.”
We are stoked to have the FMO that is Harka on board the Unchained mutant-beat train.

P.S. This year we have an absolute ton to get out, so if you’re keen, stay on the beat.

Love,
Unchained Crew

Harka - Dull Corner EP

Whilst a well-known force in underground bass in New Zealand for some time, Paige Julia is now being embraced by the global music community as one of the very profound artists emanating from the south pacific island’s thriving Drum and Bass scene. 

In the run up to her Dreams EP out on Unchained this June, we asked Paige to put together a special mix for us. Packed with plenty of her own dubs, this is a rich selection of both the elegant and tastefully dirty end of jungle, half-time and drum'n'bass.  

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Unchained Mix Series 042 by Paige Julia (NZ)

Dreams

11/06/2021

Paige Julia - Dreams

Unchained: Year of The Tiger

L'homie - Hypnosis

Subp Yao - Xiasha

Rohaan - Cavity

The Unchained pilgrimage through the world of mutant bass takes us to our thirty-second release as we again celebrate the lunar calendar with our third annual compilation, the “ Year of The Tiger.” In keeping with our other various artist releases we center around some of our core ideals -  diversity, experimentation in bass, and the clubbing experience. 

A collection of 12 tracks, this album represents a bit more of the rowdier end of our repertoire with off-kilter D’n’B bangers, foot-work grooved club tunes, swaggering halftime, grime and a bit of dark jungle tekno for seasoning.

Alongside leading and emerging talent from the UK and Europe, we are proud to feature a solid Asian representation this year, including artists from Hong Kong, China, India and Japan.

We hope you enjoy these bass mutations in the Year of The Tiger.

Happy Chinese New Year from the Unchained Crew

Harka - Work Ya Body [FUXWITHIT Premiere]

LEO CAP - Very Dangerous

LEO CAP - Groove Masta

LEO CAP - Drop The Bass

LEO CAP - 1234

Out December 9 on Unchained recordings.

Artist : @trophyofficial
Label : @unchainedasia

Pre-order : https://unchainedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/trophy-preach-ep

[Premiere] TROPHY - Preach (out on Unchained Recordings)

We’ve been relentlessly delivering music that is our take on bass music for a number of years now. More recently, in an effort to recharge, shame on us, we felt we had earned a couple of cheeky months off from output to take stock of what we had done and where are going next.

We’re now back, reset and refreshed, continuing to drive ahead with releases that strike that balance between serving the dance floor and pushing alternative sounds and mutations from the norm.

The current food chain of D’n’B, 160, and jungle with bass producers going rogue is both exciting and dizzying with multiple influences and genres feeding the sound. The scourge of musical self referencing that often seems to possess the drum and bass scene is on the wane, so, maybe for a brief moment, all is good in the world again!

Our roster of artists, as always, are encouraged to go mutant and push things forward yet give something tangible to the dance-floor if they can. That is exactly what our new entrant to Unchained, Josh Ainge, aka TROPHY, has done with his Preach EP.

Littered with fractured Jungle, Rave and Halftime, his four-track piece of work runs all the way from the melodic sublime in “Back to Me” to dusty half-time funk on “Wannabe” to outright hard 160 4/4 footwork-esque bangers with “Werk” and “Preach.” These last two are potent, diabolically fast and kick serious buttock.

With the past couple of years seeing Josh juggle the demands of his graphic design career against his late-night studio music production addiction, work has appropriately given way to the obligations of the 4am mix down. Now, having come up through the ranks alongside his close friend Samurai Breaks and with a solid spate of self-releases under his belt, Trophy is preparing himself for the leveling up stage of his career as a musician.

This EP is just the beginning.

We hope you enjoy.

Love Unchained.

Preach EP

Wannabe

TROPHY - Wannabe

UK Producer Trophy makes his debut on Unchained Recordings today with his  "Preach" EP, and we've got your first listen of Werk! Clocking in at 172bpm, this peek time rave banger is aimed straight at the dance floor. 
Littered with fractured Jungle, Rave and Halftime, his four-track piece of work runs all the way from the melodic sublime in “Back to Me” to dusty half-time funk on “Wannabe” to outright hard four on the floor diabolically fast  “Preach,” and "Werk." Out on bandcamp today, Follow the Buy link to download!

[PREMIERE] TROPHY-Werk(Unchained Recordings)

Preach

Back To Me

TROPHY - Back To Me

Compilation

Subp Yao - #13

Throe - Killer On The Loose

Doctor Jeep - Stinjan

Lakeway X Kray - Smoking Deku Trees

Trophy - Move Like That

Leo Cap - Hold Up

Lakeway - The Drop Out

Danky - Magnetic Fields

PLLFR, Dynamic Stab - Attack

Neve, Harka - Club Flip

Airstrike - Wobert Downey Jnr

Radiax - Dunno

For our next edition of the Unchained Mix Series, we have Washington DC-bred and France-based Kat Dudinsky aka Nvrsoft, back with us after three years with a pulsating hour-long mix that features some of her upcoming music along with a bunch of tunes from our latest 'Year Of The Rabbit' LP.

"This mix was really fun- I wanted to honor Unchained’s diversity by going a bit out of my usual DnB box, myself. So about 15 minutes of the mix is multigenre. I tried to highlight some of my favorite tunes from Unchained, my own forthcoming/ tunes and dubs, and other tunes I’m really feeling at the moment. 

Thank you, Unchained for having me do a mix again! I hope you all enjoy it out there!"

TRACKLIST:
1.	Eminem - Curtains Up
2.	Nvrsoft & Sofia - ID
3.	Offline - Missing
4.	Revaux - The Tunnel
5.	Throe - Killer on the Loose
6.	NEMY - Anticipate
7.	Riddim Punks  - London’s Burning (Feat. King Ali Baba & Riko Dan) (T>I Remix)
8.	Nvrsoft - ID 
9.	Vektah - Request (Whiney Remix)
10.	Airstrike - Wobert Downey JR
11.	Monty - Righteous
12.	Whiskey Pete, iLL DJ & Chris B - Razor Sharp
13.	Volac - Russian Style (Phelgmatic Dogs Remix)
14.	Alan Walker x Justus - Faded x Astro (Nvrsoft Edit)
15.	TROPHY - Wannabe
16.	Pilfry - Dynamic Stab
17.	Nvrsoft - ID
18.	Nvrsoft - ID
19.	Nvrsoft - Small Talk
20.	Nvrsoft & Atcha - ID
21.	P Money x Whiney - Buss the Red
22.	Brain - Granizo
23.	Mob Tactics - Blink
24.	Saxxon - What U Sayin
25.	Manikin - Iron Mind
26.	Stay-C - On Reserve (Feat. Bazil MC)
27.	GEST x DJ Marky - Ruckus
28.	Document One - Tongue Tied (Feat. Emily Makis)
29.	Nvrsoft - ID
30.	ID - ID (NC-17 Bootleg)
31.	ID - ID
32.	Upgrade - Band Practice
33.	Dutta - OG
34.	Alexander Lewis x Ludacris - March x Number One Spot (Nvrsoft Edit)

Facebook: @nvrsoft
Instagram: @nvrsoft

Unchained Mix Series 061 - Nvrsoft (USA)

Known for his brutalist rhythms, Prismer's deep and mystical world of influences are unparalleled in their scope and depth.

Through the years, Prismer has shared his intricate style of music with the world, releasing it on labels such as Boxout Recordings, Reel Long Overdub, and Tokyo Hell; while performing alongside renowned artists like DJ Stingray, Benjamin Damage, Denham Audio, Pangaea, Fixate, TommyFourSeven, Ivy Lab, Slick Shoota, Champion, and Rider Shafique, among others.

Fresh off his release with Mani Festo on Fabric Records, Prismer has now delivered a captivating mix for our Unchained Mix Series featuring his trademark style of mind-bending club-focused music.

TRACKLIST:
•	Morcheeba - Find Another Way (Djrum Remix) [Fly Agaric] 
•	JIALING - RahJahLing [Independent] 
•	camille camille - Rover [Independent] 
•	CCL - Drum On [3024] 
•	Kiss Nuka - Serpentine (Dotdat Remix) [Forthcoming Independent] 
•	PVAS - Visitation ft. Florian TM Zeisig [Isla] 
•	COIDO - Gamma [YUKU] 
•	Skin Teeth - Void 93 [Forthcoming WNCL Recordings] 
•	Eliphino - Disc Rhythm [Meda Fury] 
•	Peaky Beats - Wildcat [Vivid] 
•	Mani Festo & Prismer - Slippery When Wet [Fabric] 
•	Giordano - Length of Contraction [Voitax] 
•	Bluetoof - Inverted [Fabric] 
•	Soul Edifice & Qant - Mad Matter [La Forge] 
•	n9oc - U [Die Orakel] 
•	georg-i - Strobe Fodder [YCO] 
•	Mani Festo - Rhythm of Life [Forthcoming FLIGHTPATH] 
•	Mani Festo - Gonn [Forthcoming FLIGHTPATH] 
•	Naco - Mossa [KOOL SWITCH WORKS] 
•	Hit Hz - 2 . 77Hz [La Forge] 
•	LMajor - Hornz [WNCL Recordings] 
•	TRAKA - Yedan (feat. Funkier) [YUKU]
•	Mulholland - Nobody Move [Independent]
•	Nujabes - Who’s Theme [Samurai Champloo]


Prismer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prismertraxx/

Unchained Mix Series 062 - Prismer (India)

Hailing from Yorkshire, Jamie Harka is turning heads in the music scene with his unique fusion of sounds drawn from the vast expanse of the UK Bass realm. Recognized as a trailblazer, Harka defies simple categorization

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● Harka - @harka-stigofthedub

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As usual Unchained Recordings delivers some fresh madness! Out on 23/08.

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Dull Corner EP

Dull Corner

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Harka - Dull Corner

Most known for his hybrid melds of various permutations from the UK Bass universe, Yorkshire-based Jamie Harka is sharing a different side of his creative voice with his latest release.
“I’ve taken a new approach to this EP, a richer and earthier sound compared to my previous work... Swapping rave stabs for neuro bass hits, and pitched vocals for gritty chants. I’m aiming to show a more serious side of my repertoire that hopefully appeals to even ore ears.” says Harka about his new EP "Dull Corner" out today on China's UNCHAINED. Follow the buy link to purchase!

[PREMIERE] Harka - Used Thug (UNCHAINED RECORDINGS)

Drawing inspiration from the scenic terrains of the Crișana plain in Romania and transforming them into stunning drum and bass soundscapes, Alex Cobe aka Sub:liminal has mastered the art of delivering soul-stirring melodies.

With releases on revered imprints like Fokuz Recordings, Pilot Records, Four Corners Music, Galacy Records, Vandal Records and Liquid Series, Sub:liminal's ability to captivate with his rolling and emotional has earned him the support of industry heavyweights like London Elektricity, Riya, High Contrast, Doc Scott, LTJ Bukem, and Phil Tangent to name a few.

Fresh from his return to Vandal Records for a single, Sub:liminal has whipped up an hour-long mix that exhibits his style of shapeshifting between the light and the darker realms of drum & bass featuring tunes from the man himself, NEMY, Hugh Hardie, Pyxis and many more. 

Tracklist:
Sub:liminal - Whenever
Motiv - Left Behind
Archangel - Confession (Cnof Remix)
Alpha Rhythm - Diamonds (Sub:liminal Remix)
Sub:liminal - Perspectives
Sub:liminal & Scatterbrain - Floating
Broma - Maurauders
Aaron Payne - Foolish
Dunk - Servant Of Light
Istoria - A Siren Song
Creatures - Sour
Soul Intent - Too Funky (Chromatic Remix)
Sub:liminal - Scars
Sub:liminal - Insight
Sub:liminal - Sight Line
Peyo - Sidewall
Mitekiss - Belamour
The Vanguard Project - War Games ft. Rider Shafique
MC Fava & Muffler - Destiny (Drumantle Remix)
NEMY - Binary Bliss
NEMY - Don’t Panic
NEMY - Mold
Hugh Hardie - Spread Out
Hugh Hardie - Show No Love feat. Zhou
Hugh Hardie - Suede
Alhox - Be Friends
Archangel - Temptation
Phloem - Live A Little
Hugh Hardie - Andrews Dream
Hugh Hardie - Glow feat. Degs & Josh Kye
Pyxis - Searchin4Somethin
Invadhertz - Your Love (Tephra Remix)
Thread - Deep Cold

Follow Sub:liminal on Instagram: @subliminaldnb

Unchained Mix Series 063 - Sub:liminal (Romania)

Harka - Intermittence

Through her edits, mixes, and live sets, Ezzrei is slowly re-injecting more experimental genres into the scene, such as breaks and drum and bass without being cut away from her roots.

This penchant of hers led us to having the Manila-based DJ and music journalist for a mix is a 60-min high-octane capsule of her foundations and inspirations, ranging from old-school 90’s-sounding jungle, eastern music, jazz, hip-hop, dub, r&b and soul.

"I wanted to incorporate eastern sounds with jungle break as it’s something that I personally haven’t heard a lot before, so I’m more than happy to have experimented with this mix with an “east-meets-west approach”

Follow Ezzrei on Instagram: @ezzrei

Tracklist:
Undercover Junglists - Rise
Serenity - Drum Origins
Tiptoe - August Wahh
Skydive - Zero Gravity & Syncline
Dojo Ultimata - Sempra
Eastern Jungle - Caesar
Night Til Day - HAL
Murderer - McNee
Can’t Describe It - Bison
Sweet VIPea - Raw Q
Back - Rise
Nineteen Ninety Four - Dubsta
Jazz Mink - SMG
Blue Bossa - Gozala
Tokyo - Raybee & Jojo
Ny Noir - T-Break
Posse - Kartell’em 
Blue Haze - Jazz Cartel
95 Classic - Peaceful Gemin
Shu Shu - Ike Quebeci
You Got to do it Right, C- Phonics
Silly Billy - Decon
Diswan - Samurai Breaks & Toby Ross
Somewhere In the Night - Grant Green
Moving Slow - Crossy & Bruk
Idioteque - Radiohead
Mash-up - Akul

Unchained Mix Series 064 - Ezzrei (Philippines)

Release Date: 20.12.18
Catalogue Number: UNCH005

FRACTALE with their growing catalogue of potent rollers and unfolding half-time beats now move forward with one their most diverse releases.

The title track, Frei, draws upon the influences of local Chinese pop music and hip-hop to deliver a 20/20 style liquid half-time club track. On the remix is one of the label’s champions, Subp Yao, who brings his own flavour of lawlessness and distortion to the mix. Rough is a combination of deep rolling bass, gutter funk and footworky breaks that is yet still unmistakably Drum’n’Bass. Then there is ‘Feel’ - a downright heavy liquid roller imbued with a textured cocktail of funk, organs and reggae. A tune that is definitely one for that 3am dancefloor reprieve.

Freei EP

Frei EP

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Fractale -  Frei EP Sampler - incl. Subp Yao remix

Whilst OAKK has hit numerous home runs, such as his runaway tune Sleepless and the ground breaking Hysterical EP, Unchained asked him to raise the bar further - to unite his full breadth of musical influence spanning Drum’n'Bass, Dancehall, Trap and Hip Hop into a single multi-track release. 

“Public Enemy”, part of the Growing EP, takes listeners on a tasteful ride through juke-infused dance floor rhythms and mesmerizing Latin vocalisms.

Growing EP

Public Enemy

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OAKK - Public Enemy

Whiplash | 2nd Unchained freebee for the year. 

We hope you enjoy this halftime hook monster that has been solidly tested in clubs across China. 

More on Kabuki | below

Few artists have been releasing music for decades yet still maintain their relevance with the ever-evolving soundscape we call electronic music. Enter Kabuki, an artist that falls into the cateogry of original junglist yet for years has released widely across the bass music spectrum. He also holds the title as one of Sony Playstation’s most celebrated gamer soundtack musical talents.

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Kabuki - Whiplash [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Two new infectious halftime gems by newcomer Cesco along with
UK born Cesco had his first major release this year on 1985 Music’s ‘Edition 2’ compilation - curated and run by Alix Perez. It immediately catapulted him into the spotlight and earned him the respect of tastemakers such as Ivy Lab, dBridge and Noisia to name a few. He now continues the journey with two new infectious halftime gems on Unchained Recordings. Whilst the tracks are solid enough as a standalone pair, the addition of a devastating remix by minimal badman, Arkaik helps to form an EP with a fresh 360 degree view of modern bass.

The title track 'Random Adjective,’ is a subtle yet infectious sonically evolving mantra – trappy percs, rich textures and hypnotic hooks all demand 100% head-nod compliance. 

Track 2, ‘Spiral’, then follows by threading eerie cinematic atmospherics with evolving rhythms to form a lush minimal dance-floor ‘groove monster'. It effortlessly steers from halftime beats through to bouncing breaks to 4/4, then back again. Tunes like these demonstrate just how much Drum & Bass has evolved in recent years.

Finally, Arkaik furnishes his own flip of ‘Random Adjective’ which, by all independent accounts, is a track more thrilling than Boris Johnson romping in a thong. It is a fine example of the current spearhead level of modern production - where dedication to technical perfection begins to elevate electronic music into a sacred art-form.

The Random Adjective EP was custom built for the bass aficionado, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

unchainedasia.com

Cesco - Random Adjective

Rohaan is about as diverse as they come when it comes to artistic output. With releases on a wide range of labels including Deadbeats,
Circus and Saturate, we have witnessed him rapidly ascend the ranks of modern electronic as a solo artist, as a prolific collaborator and garnering support from legends such as DJ Craze, Bleep Bloop and Noisia to name a few. Now as he rolls out his latest incarnation of musical halftime tapestry, he joins the Unchained Recordings family in search of new sonic summits.

The first track on the EP, “Sirens”, is a veritable beast. Dirty stabs, bouncing bass sweeps and powerful off-script breaks all form part of the “I’m gunna mess with you” ethos that we like to hear at least once or twice on a well rounded Unchained EP. Then if you have been starving for a proper underground halftime sing-a-long banger in your life, Rohaan has answered the call with “Darlin”. Melodic hooks artfully combine with well crafted grimey bassline banters to make it, and its minimal remix cousin also on the EP, a 'must have' for all card-carrying bass aficionados. Finally “Gums” surprises with constantly evolving amorphous rhythms and ghostly low-end stabs and movements. One could say it echoes the 20/20 left field hip-hop camp but dons brand new clothing reflecting Rohaan’s unique musical heritage.

Lost Sirens

Gums

Rohaan - Gums

“It’s not that shocking anymore when a Dubstep guy plays some Halftime, or a House guy closes his set with a couple DnB tunes.” Whilst many purists would object, Budapest-born Peter Simon, aka DJ Madd is passionate about the richness and diversity of modern electronic music. From UK Bass, Dancehall and Dub to his unrelenting spate of Halftime flips of tracks by artists such as Calibre, Flowdan and Dillinja, Madd’s output has come a long way since his first vinyl release in 2008. 

Attracting followers such as Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs and David Rodigan, Unchained Recordings is incredibly excited to be a part of the growth of Madd’s unique take on Jungle, Dub fusion and beat-driven electronic. 

His new All Massive EP is a three piece club-selection combination that carries heavy bass-freight across Drum & Bass, Halftime and 140. All three tracks are amazing and charged with heavy funk-etched 808s, Jamaican flavours, rolling percs and just enough darkness to fit like a glove with a well-tuned 3am club sound-system - whilst keeping the dance floor charged with full-dial grins.

↪ @djmadd
https://www.instagram.com/djmadd_/
https://twitter.com/djmadd
https://www.facebook.com/djmaddbeats/

All Massive

All Massive N Crew

DJ Madd - All Massive N Crew

Today we launch “Detached" - a regular series of free unique single releases from artists that we respect here at the label but also provide an opportunity to explore sounds which unapologetically push new edges in bass music. 

To kick things off we have invited Manchester-based Danny Jones, aka Aagentah, to be first to join us.

Whilst Danny is the founder of undercurrent electronic music joint Rendah Magazine, we see him gradually climb the ranks of leftfield bass as a producer with a unique run of releases on tastemaker labels such as YUKU, SATURATE!, VALE and RAM. 

Whilst his inspiration draws upon a wide array of influences including '90's Jazz, Science Fiction score music, experimental electronic and Drum & Bass, Aegentah steps forward with “Vanguard” - a sonic gem best described as an intersection of atmospheric, Leftfield and DNB.

We hope you enjoy the first in our Detached series.

↪ @aagentah
www.instagram.com/aagentah/
www.facebook.com/aagentah/

Vanguard

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DETACHED SERIES 001 (Free Download) Aagentah - Vanguard

Detached is a regular trek of unique free single releases from artists that we respect who also unapologetically explore new edges in bass music. 

We are super excited about our next track in the series by UK-resident producer JAMIU.  Mutated from traditional Nigerian sonics and drum patterns, Yemoja is a fresh chapter in African-influenced Halftime - it’s also proper murky! 

Formerly known as Jimi Perspective, Jamiu is one of the forces behind the rich Bass and Jungle joint Darc City and runs regular shows on Subtle FM and Balamii Radio. 

Check out his own self-released music and socials here.

Bandcamp: https://jamiu.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jamiu_music
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jamiu_music/

Mastering: Saif Bari @Fixedmastering.com

DETACHED 002

Yemoja

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DETACHED SERIES 002 (Free Download) Jamiu - Yemoja

If "The Year of the Rat" compilation last year demonstrated what the label was about, our latest compilation in the lunar calendar series "The Year of the Ox" might give you the hint that we aren’t backing down. We have curated a 12 track serve from some of our fave artists both local and global. 

We are excited to have onboard Austrian OGs, ROYGREEN & PROTONE, who take a detour from their jazzier side into no-nonsense halftime and LAKEWAY, whilst still fresh off the Med School boat, delivers a marvellous dark liquid club banger. 

We also have Asian-based artists representing in full force. Beijing’s rising big cheese RADIAX, Unchained’s roller studmuffin KRAY, Japan’s long-fringed wonderkid FETUS and Sino-Italian trio outfit FRACTALE - all brimming with burly bass weight. 

Unchained Recordings Dutch royalty SUBP YAO offers up yet another ‘make shit bang’ curveball and Russia’s CHAMPION SOUND shows how to recycle classic breakbeat for modern-day warehouse stomping. 

Stateside, Unchained crew member and skinny git, AIRSTRIKE makes his debut by embracing Unchained’s mutant bass ethos and disguises it in dirty, smelly, “roller” clothing with his tune Lion Up. 

Canadians GROVES and OAKK are back with two totally wrong face-tic wonky wobblers and we also welcome fresh outfit 3VS's (Akuratyde, Tellus and Monika) who have thoroughly owned this gorgeous, atmospheric yet menacing, sunrise belter. 

We are incredibly proud of all our artists for their work on this release and we sincerely hope you grab a listen to all the tunes inside.

I'm So Sorry

OAKK - I'm So Sorry

Pushing Bass music across Asia and the world at large.
Unchained roams in the forward-thinking universe of Bass music focusing on Halftime and the full amalgam of sound that is Drum and Bass.

Unchained club nights are typically packed events focused on the dance floor where every new release is tested and international talent from various corners of the globe are featured.
Demo/submissions: email demos @ unchainedasia.com with a private downloadable Soundcloud link.

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