Shetlands raised, Malmö based producer Bolam has been building quite the reputation for himself with his exciting blend of future-facing UK techno, breakbeat, jungle and electro. Following a release on London’s Control Freak Recordings, Cheeky Music Group welcomes the emerging artist to the roster with the Thunderclap EP.

The title track is a left-field leaning blend of experimental electronics, pace-building techno and large breaks, all tied together under an umbrella of hair-raising atmospherics designed to excite and alarm. ‘Hype Shifter’ makes playful use of grimey textures and tones as this subby cut of breakbeat ventures deep into the underground with elements of Baltimore club.

‘Indecipherable’ is self-descriptive; a mutated electro cut that lends from a large pool of sub-genre to create something totally unique. Wait for the vocals after the halfway point, here Bolam has crafted one of the most exciting crossover tracks of the year.

Closing out the EP is TRULE bossman and man of the hour Al Wooton. The artist formerly known as Deadboy turns in a typically bassy, stripped back breaks remix of ‘Hype Shifter’ - one that should be going straight in any UK sound heads cart.

>> @whambolam
>> @alwootton

Thunderclap EP

BRKN012 // Bolam - Thunderclap EP

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[Premiere] Qant & Yaxx - Magnolia (out on Repertoire)

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Weighing in with more of the deadly payloads that make systems weep, Alan Johnson return to Sneaker Social Club to finish what they started on 2022's The Stillness EP.

Gareth and Tom's sharp instinct for the fundamentals of crushing half-step pressure remain undiminished on this latest EP. Their sound palette reaches across contrasting strands of music culture, and every bar is teeming with micro details of sound design which give the tracks a living, breathing quality.

Alan Johnson - Ten Year Tonnage

From 'Pathway' by @lakker
Get it here: https://lakker.bandcamp.com/album/pathway

"Pathway was written in the same sessions as our last EP, Gateway. No overriding concept here, no lengthy press-release, just good, heads-down tunes. This one leans slightly more towards the dancefloor, but only slightly. We touched on our love of death metal again in some of the sound design and rhythms. For adventurous DJs and lovers of good music everywhere. Peace."
—Lakker

Pathway

Get Me

Lakker - Antikythera Mechanism

Get it here: https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/album/concerta

"The tracks in Concerta began to take form immediately following my first work with YUKU. I wanted to continue a similar dance-forward broken beat style while integrating sounds and textures that have inspired me over the past couple years. The music follows personal themes of concentration, creativity as a sanctuary from the harsh realities of the world, and the ebb and flow of inspiration. I am thrilled by Tom Tebby’s artwork for this release; it fits perfectly, offering a radiant response to Hesitate."
—Bottoni

Artwork by Tom Tebby

Concerta

Zn's Fire

Bottoni — Zn's Fire [YUKU]

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Sleek three tracker from Russ Brooker, a unknown quantity who is swiftly to become the name on everybody's lips, the 13th release on Rua Sound.

"97-98" is every bit as sharp and shattered as any of the legendary tunes released in that storied era, with moody samples and a break so heavily pregnant with funk that it's a palpable relief when the levee breaks and it gives birth to some heavy rolling amens.

"Microfilm" starts off with a proper spy-flick title and immediately lives up to the name, with a cinematic sequence of cosmic cloak and dagger chimes and pads that quickly sprints off into the Pentagon in a brown flared suit with assorted extraterrestrials and the cast of Scooby Doo in hot pursuit – channelling crusty old Droppin' Science jams to great effect.

"Breathe" drops the tempo down to the 140-odd range with earthy rolling percussion, celestial atmospherics and the kind of studious and deliberate polyrhythmic funk wizardry that most producers don't cook up in a lifetime of releases, never mind on their honest-to-god-damn debut.

Russ Brooker - 97-98_SC_Master_Up_1644

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Lunar Tide Cycle

Fajr means in Arabic the first light of the day, the moment where darkness breaks into a new beginning <3.

Fajr

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1. Round ere' ft Rakjay
2. Yinliao
3. Graft ft Rakjay
4. Module

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Label founders Grave Grooves stepping up with this dubbed-out 160 acid jungle cut "Fuel", taken from the cassette compilation "The Grooveyard: Vol. 1" [DDTX001] // OUT NOW (limited to 50 copies) > https://deadtraxuk.bandcamp.com/

Label: Dead Trax
Catalogue Number: DDTX001
Title: The Grooveyard Volume 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: UK Garage / Breaks / Jungle / Rave
Release Date: November 6th 2020
Format: Limited Cassette Tape / Digital
Artwork: Nathan “Boris” Carr & BARE1

Tracklist:
A1. Earthnut - Even
A2. Hartta - Aku Dub (Ten Levels Remix)
A3. Grave Grooves - 66
A4. Hartta - If You
A5. Local Group - Fire
A6. D. Perignon - Glow Worm
A7. Agora - Reach 4 The Lasers
B1. Digital Diógenes & Hartta - Running Wild
B2. Margari’s Kid - Serotonin
B3. Grave Grooves - Fuel
B4. San - Everybody Out
B5. Lo Chi - After Effects
B6. Occitanie - Homecoming

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