Regarded as one of the leading figures within the modern jungle scene, Newcastle’s Nectax returns with his second EP of the year, ‘Star & Shadow’, this time landing on London-based label Up Ya Archives. Dedicating this release to where he grew up, the EP echoes the heart of the North East - industrial spirit, late-night rhythms, and a fierce sense of community.

Blending classic breaks, soulful vocals, and playful pad patterns, ‘Star & Shadow EP’ is another knockout release in Nectax’s discography, following records on Hooversound, Future Retro, Over/Shadow, and his own Stereo 45 imprint. Championed by DJ Flight, Nectax was the first release back on her label play:musik after 14 years with Body Talk EP. At the end of 2024, Nectax was nominated for Breakthrough Producer at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards, further solidifying his position as one of the scene’s essential contemporary artists. 

Nectax - Synaesthesia

New tune for you guys, little remix of a famous beenie man tune as played at my set at the arthur. I hope you enjoy!

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Summers not over yet here at Ill Groove, we’ve shouted some of the hottest producers in the game for a 5 track EP of melters. Festival tested, these original cuts have done the rounds and haven’t disappointed. Grab it now on Bandcamp.


Duality - Fallin'

Fresh off Che Mac's new EP, buy it here: https://dademolitionsquad.bandcamp.com/album/2-tha-beat-ep


Che Mac - Lemme Hear Ya (OUT NOW)

Fluid Haunts - Stay Aggressive

DJ Hybrid - Ghetto Blaster

KAMUI - Yuck

BRUK - High Ground

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Longeez - Dubplate Xperience

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I bought a couple of hardware pieces this year, one being the Syntakt - something I had wanted to explore for a while. I hadn't done much, if any, hardware only jams or performances however I had an idea in my head of what I sound I wanted to get from the kit that I had bought. I found the process incredibly freeing and easy to get into a flow state, so I think I'll be doing a lot more like this going forward. 

I kept the recording and mixing process as simple as possible. Syntakt - Drumbrute impact and Helix (for extra fx send, all synced via usb with ableton) into a Yamaha mixing desk, set the levels and just recorded the stereo out, then did a bit of post processing to get this.

Temperal Exile

Producer/Dj from the southwest 
email: judeeveness@icloud.com
instagram: @switchezzuk

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