with the beautiful melodic sensibility of borais synth lines meshing with octobers jacking body beats, they fuse to create 2 sublime slices of warm, deep, but propulsive blends of slo-mo house, techno, & bass. >i didnt mean to< has a detroit techno soul feel with bukem style bass stabs and rainforest jungle ambient noises, whilst >palmarosa< is a sure-fire set starter, taking its time to build with cavernous bass stabs adding drama until the heads down jacking ensues.

apple pips is proud to present another original new talent from the bristol bass underground - orphan101. having cut his teeth on bristol pirate radio with headhunter aka addison groove, orphan101 surfaced earlier this year with some promising releases on saigon and his own decarhythm label, one of several new labels in bristol (along with if symptoms persist, idle hands, & subdepth) to be pushing a varied and seemingly boundary less take on bass music.

brand new release on apple pips from upcoming star brackles, one half of funk step outfit brackles & shortstuff, combining influences spanning techno and garage this is the apple pips sound and their pushing things in an interesting direction, both with their music and their stunning artwork. support from appleblim, mary anne hobbs, ramadanman, untold etc.

fresh from his brilliant release on aus music *walk the walk*, komon returns to apple pips once again to indulge his love of garage & house with a pair of utterly future-minded steppers that meld the funloving qualities of his productions with the most addictive kind of swing.

in a flurry of melodic energy like only he can whip up, apple pips mainstay arkist returns with two assured cuts that perfectly build on the strengths he has always displayed for killer production and mean hooks.

the curatorial direction appleblim has always chosen to take with apple pips is rooted in his dj sets, testing tracks to the nth degree and searching for those cuts which engender the desired emotional response in the club. arkists 2011 banger rendezvous held plenty of that weight in its original form, and it wasnt long before scuba wanted to get his hands on the parts for a more houseminded revision in line with his scb output. kept as a secret weapon of blims ever since it was first crafted, scubas dj kicks mix in 2012 finally brought about a public airing of his own edit. with the dust settled on that particular chapter, it is only fitting that this rock solid interpretation receives a full vinyl release over which the eight minutes of poised keys, unflinching bass and swelling atmospherics can prowl undisturbed.

kicking off a big year for apple pips with something tasty and different from komon & appleblim! having worked together on remixes for respected labels like ninja tune & aus, appleblim & komonazmuk (now going under the name komon for his house/bass productions) started jamming in the studio on some original material. messing with boundaries and having fun was the order of the day, and what we have here are two of the first results… ’gas jam’ is a bassline-led roller with a nod to both classic uk garage & the futuristic house & techno vibes of uk bass music. getting dropped on rinse fm on both the marcus nasty & hypercolour shows, & with eats everything & carl craig supporting it already you can hear why it appeals to open minded and diverse djs.. ’silencio’ shimmers and shines on a glooped-out balearic/kosmiche beat, an 80s soul soundsystem bassline funks on through and leads you into a woozy blissed out climax…slo-mo house/bass balearic bizniss… with more collabs with appleblim to follow this year, his new productions getting props from all angles, & releases lined up on hypercolour, komon’s year is shaping up nicely!

a real treat up next for you on apple pips, coming from talented plymouth based beatsmith phat chex … phat chex aka ben pooley came to apple pips attention through the dj/promoter necta selecta, who was repping chex beats at the legendary subheavy parties. when necta dropped >git da funk<, it was a case of >who the ruddy heck is this by?!<. a friendship was struck up, and tune swapping has resulted in these two beauties being dropped on wax. a versatile producer who sums up the current bass scenes openminded attitude to genres and influences, chex is at home making deep electro, heads down techno, smokey jazzed out house, or post whatever bass music.

bristol-based behling & simpson come correct for apple pips with two slices of cavern-deep, slo-mo tripped out bass-led housey doings… these chaps have been making waves in the last year or so with their mixture of bass music, deep house, boogie and discoid with a characteristic bristol edge of not caring for the rules. with killer releases on bristol house dons futureboogies own label and a stonking re-edit of faith evans getting plays from peeps like modeselektor, derrick carter, untold, mosca, jackmaster and many more they continue to forge out their own groovy path through the bass scenes myriad styles… >where the ohs< glides along on a rolling, endlessly chugging beat, with glacial synth sweeps, dubbed out finger clicks, treated vox and sub bass stabs slowing cutting through the mix…perfect slo mo house styles for fans of prins thomas, todd terje, mark e, andrew weatherall etc

trevino aka marcus intalex has been wowing all and sundry with his tight detroit / chicago / whoknoswhere take on uk bass music. his early tracks like >chip< on martyns 3024 and >derelict< on naked lunch, showed tough, melodic, techno and electro were back on the menu, but filtered thru the mind and ears of a man who was been releasing fresh uk music since 1994. appleblim was amongst the first to hear and start playing trevino’s new cuts, and has seen him go from strength to strength.
eearly dj / radio support already from: martyn, loefah, 2562, scuba, mary anne hobbs, oneman, rob booth, rob da bank, ben ufo, pearson sound, axel boman, distal, objekt, synkro ...

gatekeepers forthcoming release on apple pips, due on a stunning combo of dusty vintage synth pads, chopped breaks, and deadly deep subs – proper theo parrish meets steve gurley down metalheadz vibes on this one! (in my head anyway!) let us in takes things dubbed out with killer beat edits and echoing synth stabs – rolling, futuristic bass music ...

apple pips are very proud to present 2 emotive slices of bass-led dancefloor funk from another hugely talented bristol based producer – arkist. his reputation has been building this year, with a gorgeous melodic edge to his futuristic beats, and a unique sense of space and rhythm. having heard his sound develop over the last year its a real pleasure to present 2 tracks which have been on constant rotation round here, and out in the clubs we play in… >rendezvous< clashes classic 2-step garage vibes with amazing melancholy synth work to create a future bass steppa that gets an amazing response every time it is dropped… >fill your coffee< comes with a lo-slung funked out twist, culminating in a rushy pad breakdown that just sounds incredible on a big system believe me

produced by adam jackson

komonazmuk drops a tough slice of deep, stepping, and melodic dubstep for our 11th release… with his history in rave culture stretching back to the oldskool days, through releases on hardleaders & moving shadow with ice minus, right up to his current cutting edge productions, keiran lomax aka komonazmuk has got his fingers in many musical pies. having had big releases on scene-leaders like tempa, and his debut album coming on h.e.n.c.h. later this year, his versatility as a producer and engineer is second to none.

with the success of our last releases getting props and plays from djs as diverse as erol alkan, dj t, martyn, deetron, & rob da bank we are really excited to present our next slice of futuristic funk for your ears and booty from the extremely talented joe. with his debut, the awesome >grimelight<, being released on hessle audio, joe is part of a loose group of likeminded and futurethinking producers & djs that includes hessle audios ramadanman, ben ufo, & pangaea, and untold & james blake. whilst they all have very individual sounds, they share a vision of dubstep, uk funky, techno & house influenced beats that seem to defy genre.
dj/radio support coming from mary anne hobbs (bbc radio 1), modeselektor, peverelist, rob da bank (radio 1/bestival), paul woolford, ramadanman, brackles, appleblim & many more.

top notch dubstep classics , we are proud to have it back in stock !!

apple pips come out of nowhere with their latest release from newcomer to the scene greena, two heavy slabs of garage / house influenced dubstep, tenzado is the freshest tune we ve heard for a while, slick vocal hooks and smooth bass lines sounding like a cross between cooly g, el b and the 8bit vibes of zomby. absolutely massive release from appleblims apple pips, we re sure they re set for another massive year in 2010! dont sleep on this one!!

apple pips double drop action! instra:mental are fast becoming the success story of the year radically blurring the lines between drum & bass and dubstep with a distinctly 80s influence, these tracks are no exception, absolutely beautiful sounding music as championed on the hugely popular autonomic podcasts, support from mary anne hobbes, dbridge, appleblim and more.

double drop from the mighty apple pips this week, and a chance to introduce al tourettes and his debut release. little is known about this bristol based producer at the present time but big things are expected as he tackles the tribal minimal bass heavy sound championed by the skull disco crew. appleblim has obviously spotted the potential for this producer and it does not disappoint. check the mary anne hobbs shows for a recent al tourettes showcase mix.

appleblim first met ramadanman and deapoh (of barefiles.com) at fwd>>, dmz and various other dubstep nights when they were barely old enough to get into the clubs. blim picked up ramadanmans debut release on deapohs bare dubs imprint and started spreading it across dancefloors in a healthy pasting. a friendship was struck up. and when we first heard >humber< we were floored. the phasing synths, rolling riddim and deep subs summed up everything we love at apple pips. this boy is on fire at the moment with house, funky, drum n bass and dubstep all getting the ramadizzle touch. a studio session in dorset between blim and rammles resulted in the deep house and italo influenced track >sous le sable< out now on will sauls aus music imprint and >justify<, a 140 bpm jazzed-out techno steppa with an awsome detroit-style house rework from will saul and mike monday ?sublime

incl sven weisemann remix !!

for the fourth outing on appleblims label, we are very excited to bring you 2 tracks from one of our favourite producers t++!! we are very proud to present this forward thinking music from a mainstay of pioneering beats. we wont wax lyrical, just drop the needle and lose yourself in the music...

for our third release apple pips is proud to present a relative newcomer from san francisco ? jus wan. out of the countless demos and mp3s we get sent, jus wan instantly stood out with his blend of 2 step rhythms, techno soul and deep subs?appleblim cut both tracks and got a great reception to them, so much that he included action potential on his dubstep allstars vol.6 mix cd for scene-leaders tempa? action potential ? deep as you like?relentless rolling riddim, berlin techno style delayed stabs and a solid foundation of bass make this a fresh take on the sound? affletic ? switching the tempo to 140bpm and twisting the same sounds into ever more entrancing shapes t++ shows his love of drumfunk producers such as paradox in a new exciting context

after the success of apple pips 1st release from martyn, we are back with another treat for music heads.. our 2nd release comes from brendon moeller aka beat pharmacy brendon. on the a-side under his real name, brendon has created an 127bpm big room classic, submerging the original elements under layers of delay and echo, deep but grooving…on the flip he dons his beat pharmacy guise, slows things down to 120bpm & spaces things out in fine style, utilising the originals abstract riff and resetting it in a really exciting new house tempo context.. with releases coming on rekids, third ear, & deep space and remixes for echospace and others coming up it looks like a great year for brendon and pips is proud to present this exciting clash of styles…