Style: Jump up, Drum and Bass
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Breeze
Cat# BRE016
Review: Fresh from laying down the massive 'London' on Young Guns earlier this year, young Brizzle badman Hyn fires up the engine on rising Welsh label Breeze. Another very generous bundle of cuts, once again he's showcasing some serious talent. 'Frequency' takes the lead with some raw sandpaper style bass textures over a precision two-step while 'Monster' is a gloopy, toxic muddy swamp of a track that threatens to suck you into its perils at any minute. Elsewhere 'Evacuate' is a tense and chilling piece of bassline moodiness with some great random drum work in the mix while 'Fear' finishes with the naughtiest breakbeat-based rattler of the set. Breeze? Hurricane more like.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Breeze
Cat# BRE016
Review: Fresh from laying down the massive 'London' on Young Guns earlier this year, young Brizzle badman Hyn fires up the engine on rising Welsh label Breeze. Another very generous bundle of cuts, once again he's showcasing some serious talent. 'Frequency' takes the lead with some raw sandpaper style bass textures over a precision two-step while 'Monster' is a gloopy, toxic muddy swamp of a track that threatens to suck you into its perils at any minute. Elsewhere 'Evacuate' is a tense and chilling piece of bassline moodiness with some great random drum work in the mix while 'Fear' finishes with the naughtiest breakbeat-based rattler of the set. Breeze? Hurricane more like.
Style: Bass House, UK Garage, Bassline
Release: 26/3/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Night Bass
Cat# NBD142
Review: It has been one hell of a year for Hans Glader, the LA-based garage wizard whose sound continues to conquer global stages. He returns here to the legendary Night Bass imprint for a full four track display of his unique approach to 2-steppy flavours, kicking off with the luscious pad textures and distant saxophone lines of 'Culture'. From here the sumptuous vibes continue as the incredible soundscaping and general harmonic structures of 'Lumen' deliver a truly beautiful setting, followed by the more sub-heavy dips and weaves of 'Dimelo' alongside Night Bass founder: AC Slater. For us, this was already Hans Glader's strongest outing to date, but that's before 'Set You Free' elevates the whole project to an entirely new plateau with its sweeping string-like leads and groovy drum switches. Incredible work!
Release: 26/3/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Night Bass
Cat# NBD142
Review: It has been one hell of a year for Hans Glader, the LA-based garage wizard whose sound continues to conquer global stages. He returns here to the legendary Night Bass imprint for a full four track display of his unique approach to 2-steppy flavours, kicking off with the luscious pad textures and distant saxophone lines of 'Culture'. From here the sumptuous vibes continue as the incredible soundscaping and general harmonic structures of 'Lumen' deliver a truly beautiful setting, followed by the more sub-heavy dips and weaves of 'Dimelo' alongside Night Bass founder: AC Slater. For us, this was already Hans Glader's strongest outing to date, but that's before 'Set You Free' elevates the whole project to an entirely new plateau with its sweeping string-like leads and groovy drum switches. Incredible work!
Style: Bass, Dub Techno
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Livity Sound Recordings
Cat# LIVITY046
Review: Adding a wild card flavour to Livity Sound ever since appearing on its Dnuos Ytivil sub-label back in 2016, Forest Drive West has used the parent label as his more club-centric vibe. This EP follows his 2018 Aspirations album, and leading with the linear kicks and offbeat hats of "Dualism", Forest Drive West heads its production in the direction of misty techno designed to be heard in the woods - before turning toward a more classic Italian polyrhythmic sound and atmosphere via "Ritual". That saddles up next to some Leo Anibaldi-like basslines in "New Day" with something of a bonus track coming in "Scorpion" which sees FDW hook up with the live and acoustic drums of Australian instrumentalist Lucky Pereira.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Livity Sound Recordings
Cat# LIVITY046
Review: Adding a wild card flavour to Livity Sound ever since appearing on its Dnuos Ytivil sub-label back in 2016, Forest Drive West has used the parent label as his more club-centric vibe. This EP follows his 2018 Aspirations album, and leading with the linear kicks and offbeat hats of "Dualism", Forest Drive West heads its production in the direction of misty techno designed to be heard in the woods - before turning toward a more classic Italian polyrhythmic sound and atmosphere via "Ritual". That saddles up next to some Leo Anibaldi-like basslines in "New Day" with something of a bonus track coming in "Scorpion" which sees FDW hook up with the live and acoustic drums of Australian instrumentalist Lucky Pereira.
Style: Drum and Bass, Vocal/Soulful-D&B
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps | FLAC Lossless
Label: Hospital Records
Cat# NHS419DD
Review: Released in 1999 by Lenny Fontana, remixed by Nu:Tone in 2005; 'Spread Love' is an absolute anthem in both house and liquid circles and has been a standard ever since. Now it's story continues into the new decade as Makoto and Pete Simpson cover it with total respect and charm. Still like sticking your head in the middle of gospel choir, still one of the most positive tunes you could ever play, this special cover to mark Hospital's 25th anniversary is faithful in every way. Comes complete with a rough and ready amen slap-about 'Contact'. Spread the word.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps | FLAC Lossless
Label: Hospital Records
Cat# NHS419DD
Review: Released in 1999 by Lenny Fontana, remixed by Nu:Tone in 2005; 'Spread Love' is an absolute anthem in both house and liquid circles and has been a standard ever since. Now it's story continues into the new decade as Makoto and Pete Simpson cover it with total respect and charm. Still like sticking your head in the middle of gospel choir, still one of the most positive tunes you could ever play, this special cover to mark Hospital's 25th anniversary is faithful in every way. Comes complete with a rough and ready amen slap-about 'Contact'. Spread the word.
Style: Breakbeat
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Ritual Poison
Cat# RP007
Review: Once again we take a dive into the latest offering front he Ritual Poison catalogue, who this time welcome the ground-shaking sounds of Escape Earth to the party for four tracks of original breakbeat goodness. We begin with the hardcore inspired drum slices and grizzly basslines of 'Dropping With The Force', which kicks us off with some serious impact. From here 'Solar Storm' lets fly a wave of acidic goodness with some audibly pleasing synth work, chased up by the tasteful distortion and glittering melodic twists of 'Blasting Rocks'. Finally, the party takes an unusual turn as the warbling LFO expressions and jumping rhythms of 'Universe' provide us with a corker of an outro.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Ritual Poison
Cat# RP007
Review: Once again we take a dive into the latest offering front he Ritual Poison catalogue, who this time welcome the ground-shaking sounds of Escape Earth to the party for four tracks of original breakbeat goodness. We begin with the hardcore inspired drum slices and grizzly basslines of 'Dropping With The Force', which kicks us off with some serious impact. From here 'Solar Storm' lets fly a wave of acidic goodness with some audibly pleasing synth work, chased up by the tasteful distortion and glittering melodic twists of 'Blasting Rocks'. Finally, the party takes an unusual turn as the warbling LFO expressions and jumping rhythms of 'Universe' provide us with a corker of an outro.
Style: Dubstep, Deep-Dubstep
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Encrypted Audio
Cat# ENC056D
Review: It really is hard to find words that hold Encrypted Audio is as high enough of a position of praise as we feel they deserve of late. Their catalogue just keeps getting better, with this latest four track delight being yet another bag of bombshells. We begin firstly with a dive into 'Untitled', a weird yet wonderful warbling behemoth of a stepper alongside 'Grawinke; before 'Manufacturing Defect' links together sweeping synthetic clumps and super groovy rhythmic arrangements. The party takes a much more experimental tone next as the epic arpeggiator drills and Edwardian string samples of 'Warning' alongside Scooped leap into action, closely followed by a killer closer in 'Sourdough', a closer that sees both DubApe and Xakra display their love for the darker side of steppers music. Excellent work.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Encrypted Audio
Cat# ENC056D
Review: It really is hard to find words that hold Encrypted Audio is as high enough of a position of praise as we feel they deserve of late. Their catalogue just keeps getting better, with this latest four track delight being yet another bag of bombshells. We begin firstly with a dive into 'Untitled', a weird yet wonderful warbling behemoth of a stepper alongside 'Grawinke; before 'Manufacturing Defect' links together sweeping synthetic clumps and super groovy rhythmic arrangements. The party takes a much more experimental tone next as the epic arpeggiator drills and Edwardian string samples of 'Warning' alongside Scooped leap into action, closely followed by a killer closer in 'Sourdough', a closer that sees both DubApe and Xakra display their love for the darker side of steppers music. Excellent work.
Style: BreakBeat, Techno Electro, Funture Jungle
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Emotional Response
Cat# ERS047
Review: A new philosophy as time enters a radical history of our evolution. Being and nothingness in one, creatures of habit, the angels of nature, we can herald a new humanity. DJN4 enters in homage. Optimus Yarnspinner. Edification through music bends, but does not break the untameable lost voices. This dissolution of ego, where culture exemplifies the principle of innovation through excess, the nocturnal brain sees only what it seeks. The order of time is more than a conspiracy of the people, this enforced interlude does not mean culture's end. Our culture, music's culture, acts as a genome, a graffiti of society. The psy, the rave, the sounds, the species, the food of the gods. Alpha Juno, Cyclon 303, mutable instruments and ideas collated, N4's modern mysticism to harness the Earth as a being of sound. This occult features an anarchism, offering us a collective immortality, allowing us, showing us, how to be more humane. Across eight tracks, our DJ weaves a journey to the inner and outer digi sphere, a two-year search, in to steppas, out of dub, evoking legitimate synthesis and sensibility. Look beyond Zamonia. The lost Chord. An alien dreamtime. Tales of Z.
Release: 2/4/2021
Quality: MP3 320 kbps
Label: Emotional Response
Cat# ERS047
Review: A new philosophy as time enters a radical history of our evolution. Being and nothingness in one, creatures of habit, the angels of nature, we can herald a new humanity. DJN4 enters in homage. Optimus Yarnspinner. Edification through music bends, but does not break the untameable lost voices. This dissolution of ego, where culture exemplifies the principle of innovation through excess, the nocturnal brain sees only what it seeks. The order of time is more than a conspiracy of the people, this enforced interlude does not mean culture's end. Our culture, music's culture, acts as a genome, a graffiti of society. The psy, the rave, the sounds, the species, the food of the gods. Alpha Juno, Cyclon 303, mutable instruments and ideas collated, N4's modern mysticism to harness the Earth as a being of sound. This occult features an anarchism, offering us a collective immortality, allowing us, showing us, how to be more humane. Across eight tracks, our DJ weaves a journey to the inner and outer digi sphere, a two-year search, in to steppas, out of dub, evoking legitimate synthesis and sensibility. Look beyond Zamonia. The lost Chord. An alien dreamtime. Tales of Z.
