// artist
@akovmusic
facebook.com/akovmusic/

// label
facebook.com/Eatbra1n
twitter.com/eatbra1n

// release date
Beatport Exclusive - 05.09.22;
Worldwide - 19.09.22

Deep within the old-growth wood, a primal ancestor stirred from its millennia-long slumber. Long adrift within the spiritual realms while its body remained in the stasis of hibernation, the beast returned only begrudgingly to corporeal form in response to the external stimuli that had roused it. As it did so, it slowly shook off the centuries of stalagmites that had formed upon its hide as it had dwelt in the cave that was its home, a once silent place wherein the only sound had come from the gentle drip of water off of the cave’s limestone walls. As the BEHEMOTH awakened,- however, it noticed the soundscape had changed drastically. A thrum, hum, and buzz could be heard echoing throughout the earth, and it was the search for the source of these sounds that dragged the beast reluctantly from the mouth of its underground dwelling.

As the BEHEMOTH emerged, it noted a colossal shift in the wood’s primal energies. So much had disappeared over its long period of hibernation, replaced by cold metal and unnatural stone structures that reverberated not with the warmth of life. Indeed, the cave that had once held the heart of the forest, at the entrance to which the beast now stood, was no more so at its geographic center than the new years saplings had once been. Enraged by this loss of its rightful hunting grounds, the beast bellowed out a mighty roar in warning to whatever forces had defiled such once-hallowed grounds. Slamming its paws into the earth, the beast brought summoned forth a shockwave that roiled through the rock before it, traveling as an unseen assault on the structures that lay below. Only a few seconds later the horizon resounded with a crack that echoed through the air, and the BEHEMOTH watched with joy as one of the nearby structures collapsed into a pile of stone and steel. As it lumbered forwards to join the fray of this destruction, it had but one thought on its mind. It would make this sacred place silent once more.

AKOV returns to EATBRAIN with his latest 4-track EP, BEHEMOTH, which brings to bear a selection of sonic sequences that are anything but what their title suggests as they bombard the ears of the EATBRAIN horde. Bristling with the results of the artist's completely unrestrained approach to sound design, BEHEMOTH delivers a devastating deluge of primal Neurofunk energy as the much-lauded label veteran makes his return to the fore of the EATBRAIN horde.

Behemoth

Behemoth EP

AKOV - Behemoth (Eatbrain 143)

Jade & Mindscape - Banshee (Dose remix) [EATBRAIN]

Volatile Cycle has burst onto the drum and bass circuit with lethal force. Hot Rock brings a mesh of classic drum and bass sequencing and ideas, paired with forward thinking cutting edge mixdowns that tear through your speakers. This is a release that is sure to be one of the timeless classics you will enjoy tomorrow as well as 10 years down the line. Do not miss out on one of the biggest rising stars in the drum and bass scene, VOLATILE CYCLE!

Volatile Cycle -Tremors [Abducted LTD]

SkipFeed - Bounce

Funkmill

Rebirth Frequency

Alongside the delicious aggressiveness that made Audio so renowned, his ‘Beastmode’ LP cracks him open like you’ve never heard him before. Fiercely powerful, yet intricately different, each cut from his debut album on the Ram Records imprint packs a very different punch whilst hitting with the same fierceness and wealth of talent.

‘Beastmode’ reflects all his output to date. Whether it’s the old-school flavor of virus, or the steppy-unapologetic riddims he’s served up for Ram, this record won’t leave you questioning who rules supreme over the genre’s murkier waters.

Whether it’s the half-time, two stepping ‘Move it Along’ or the pulsing, snarling undertones of ‘Thud’, you’re blessed with a barrage full of fresh sonic assaults. ‘Thunder Ridge’ serves as the perfect opener, a brand new record with synth-laddered foreboding intro which pushes you below the surf. Tinkling hi-hats and a distorted LFO adds shockwaves throughout the mix, submerging you even deeper. Urgent, pulsing and nastily crafted, this is Audio at his most fearsome.

On the other hand, ‘Rogue’ presents a clanking, runaway riddim that snaps its teeth with every break. Stacked between ominous build ups and jaunty samples, the second drop flairs out as angrily as the first, demonstrating Audio’s ingenious sound design.

And flipping the switch once again is ‘Sovereign’, a nod to the producer’s roots and a track that gradually builds its presence throughout. Between warbling stabs and peddled kick drum, you’re drawn by the aural nerves. Elevating beat patterns set you up for another descent into madness, through a stringently tight composition.

Featuring artists, such as drum & bass heavyweight Prolix, also take center stage. Their collaboration ‘Creatures’, alongside the revered lyricist Nuklear MC, adds a welcomed surprise. ‘Creatures’ delivers everything you’d expect and more; steroid-pumped subs, the dark overture of Nuklear and apocalyptic atmospherics.

Also featured on its weighty track listing are singles ‘Make it Happen’, ‘Overdose’, ‘Drop it Human’ and ‘Shatterdome’. They were a precursor for what was to come, which signified one of the darkest, most uncompromising productions yet on Ram Records… In all of its twenty five years of history.

Toecutter

Available September 3rd: fanlink.to/molecular
Follow: @moleculardnb
Portuguese artist Molecular brings his signature techy flavor on the TWYCF EP. Four unique stripped back steppers to get the body moving. It’s drum and Bass at its fundamentals and it sounds so good.

FOKUZ18019 - TWYCF EP

Molecular - Direct Look

Whatever / Drop It REMIXES

    Artists: Optiv & BTK (Mefjus RMX)
    Format: 12"
    Record Label: Dutty Audio 
    Catalog#: DAUDIO009V
    Style: Drum n Bass
    Country: Brazil
    Release date: 2012 (not out yet.)

Optiv & BTK - Whatever (Mefjus Remix) [Dutty Audio]

Zero Yard

Bad Taste Recordings 
AKOV & Maztek  - Stamp Your Feet
The Syndicate EP

AKOV
SC - https://soundcloud.com/akovmusic
FB - https://www.facebook.com/akovmusic/

MAZTEK 
SC - https://soundcloud.com/maztek 
FB -  https://www.facebook.com/Maztekhq/

BAD TASTE RECORDINGS

● WebSite → www.badtasterecordings.com/
● SoundCloud → @bad-taste-recordings
● FaceBook → www.facebook.com/badtasterecordings/
● Instagram → www.instagram.com/bad_taste_recordings/
● Merchandise → badtasterecordings.databeats.com/shop
● Spotify → open.spotify.com/collection/playlists
● Beatport → www.beatport.com/label/bad-taste-recordings/13238
● MixCloud → www.mixcloud.com/BadTasteRecordings/
● Twitter → twitter.com/badtasterecs?lang=en

The Syndicate EP

Stamp Your Feet

Vinyl

AKOV & Maztek - Stamp Your Feet

UK duo hitting up all variations of DnB. For bookings contact - volatile_cycle@outlook.com