Rolling into 2023 like a flying Delorean, we start the year with the grand unveiling of our 1st ever compilation album.

Over the past few months we have been pondering how to go about this with one aim in mind. How do we showcase the very best of what we have done the
past few years while also giving you a taster of the future?

The answer well we literally could not leave a single track or release out, as there was just way too much original music we have thrown out into the
Neurofunk `Slappersphere` to even contemplate missing just 1 track that has graced the labels catalogue.

So here it is, every single track from the Almighty Beast right up to the latest dancefloor destroying Here 2 Invade. and everything in between with some of the most talented and inspirational producers from around the world we have had the pleasure to work with, such as Resurgence, Mbee, Scalez, Kaizen Flow, Surgence, Binary, Transforma and of course the co-owner of the label Traced.

As if that was not enough, 3 newer talents that we had discovered In 2022 make their debut on the label before we see them all release individually in the near future.

We introduce to you, UK artists `Bad Ace` & `The Fi5th` and our first Northern Ireland producer onboard with us `Avoider` who more recently has come off 2 huge back to back releases on Dirtbox Recordings & Abducted in the past few months.

`Bad Ace drops one of the hardest and nastiest Neuro tracks to date on the label. “Reign” The hieroglyphical and egyptian sounds echo throughout a building of drums and bass on this one. Enough to shake any pyramid to its
core. and crumble any mummy to dust. Its about time we brought some balls to wall slappers for you lot and this does not disappoint.

`The Fi5th` debuts with a very funky number thats been doing the sounds.
“Jump Funk” this one takes so many musical elements from multiple genres its hard to pin point what will happen next. But you can be assured this little groover takes you straight to the dancefloor every time its heard.

And finally `Avoider` brings out a track with a hugely fitting name `Piston` which sounds as though it would literally power a car itself let alone a whole rave full of gurning Neuro lovers. Avoider has a very eclectic sound so much different than anyone else and we love it because it crosses over so well
from Neuro to almost every other style of DNB you want it to fit with.

A name we thought only fitting to give this humongous project could only be “Chapter I” . It's our first instalment of our history and one we will be building on for many years to come. Its a story of the punk side of Drum & Bass and what both Lee UHF & Traced see in terms of a vision of what a story within Neurofunk should sound like.

History will be made March 1st 2023 Chapter I opens.

Chapter I

Jump Funk

The Fi5th- Jump Funk- VTO Records- 2023

One half of @geminidnb, twin Drum & Bass duo from Exeter, living in Bristol

VTO Records is a record label focusing on the worldwide sound of Neurofunk Drum & Bass in which we will be injecting our own Sci-Fi twist.