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moresounds has such a legit and individual quality to his music. it has humour and light heartedness but will also destroy a dance-floor in true sound clash style. so when he casually sent fracture the warriah vip he knew he had to do something with it. it was a perfect fit for the astrophonica apha ltd series, moresounds’ individual style and individually hand screen printed sleeves. warriah vip sees moresounds aka germain bigou revisit his scorcher from 2017’s gradients compilation. pure sound killer material straight from moresounds parisienne lab. the breaks have been smashed and the clash samples have been dubbed out in that unmistakable analogue heavy style. released on limited edition single sided 10inch vinyl with hand screen printed dual colour (black & white) 3mm spined reverse board matte sleeves + black paper inners.

this is om unit s legendary philip d kick alias brought back after 7 years in retirement with it s first original material! 5 incredible jungle footwork fireworks from om unit’s legendary philip d kick alias. adding acid, 4/4 uk hardcore and sound killing amens to the sound he spawned in 2011, when he created 3 x philip d kick ‘footwork jungle’ eps, and took classic jungle anthems and footworked them. it could be argued that om unit’s philip d kick alias spawned an entire movement despite being immediately retired. as label boss fracture says -at the time, this was mind-blowing.- so 7 years later it is with great pleasure and genuine excitement astrophonica present philip d kick’s first original material - pathways - which also features teklife/chicago footwork originator dj spinn for the guest feat. on -vibe off-

astrophonica label head fracture launches himself into 2018 with take you . nodding hard towards saucer-eyed 90 s italian piano house it features the lush vocals of lucie la mode while full tempo kick drums light the touch paper. smiles wide. utopia now. aa ‘northbound spiral’ continues the ascension to enlightenment with some hyper-rapid 4/4 escapism. hot on the heels of 2017’s anthem ‘cold & rain’, fracture and astrophonica continue to join the dots like no one else out there.

astrophonica welcomes lewis james to the fold with the shapeshifter ep. a professional sound designer and life long musician, london-based lewis james first appeared on the label via the gradients compilation in early 2017. with this ep he celebrates his love of jungle and drum & bass across four tracks that combine analogue and digital processes to create what he calls, -a spaced out identity, somewhere between science fiction and the dancefloor.-

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following on from the success of the first astrophonica compilation, the mixmag album of the month-rated gradients, label head fracture delivers the action-packed cold & rain ep. this is fracture’s first solo ep on astrophonica and it’s been worth the wait with four tracks showcasing the londoner’s creative energy and attention to detail. as ever, the release comes packaged with artwork from utile creative. the ep is propelled by the title track, built around an irresistible vocal sample from featured artist inaya day. the original, 1997’s ‘hold your head up high’, featured day in full house diva mode delivering a positive message. for his take fracture hones in on a specific line, speeds it up, and chops it with trademark expertise until we’re left with something he admits feels a little more cold though no less powerful. propelling day’s voice forward are expertly diced breakbeats, rolling percussion, and synth stabs for a short but intense ride. completing the a side is ‘your time’, a no-nonsense rollout with 2 step drums, filtered breaks, and catchy basslines playing call and answer with gnarly melodies. you can’t put it better than the sample does: this is one for the junglistical massive.

label owner fracture, fresh from landmark release ‘loving touch’ on exit records, and sam binga, of ‘ayo’ and ‘lef dem’ fame, team up to present fdgd, three alternative takes on minimal sub­-led dancehall at the higher end of the tempo range. all three riddims are vocalled by rider shafique, a key member of bristol’s young echo collective, who deviates from his trademark conscious lyrical content, choosing instead to roll out some of that dutty slackness in the finest traditions of yellowman and shabba ranks.
alongside this heavy pressure, man of the moment logos (known for his collaborations with mumdance and groundbreaking releases on keysound recordings) provides a next­level ‘devil mix’, taking inspiration from classic eski and grime but travelling far beyond that starting point to end floating, in beatless hyper­space.
as ever, astrophonica team up with utile creative to bring hand finished, magenta rubber stamped artwork to the limited edition vinyl sleeves.

london’s tehbis and touchy subject land on astrophonica with magnet for your mind, a joint ep that represents the yin and yang of their creativity. produced without overthinking, the ep’s six tracks are split into distinct halves: one built for the dancefloor, the other for the headphones.

king tubbys pioneering use of the studio as an instrument in the 1970s gave us dub: a music, culture and aesthetic that in the past 30 years has permeated the entirety of modern music from hip hop to pop, jungle to techno. in 2013 tubbys shadow looms larger than ever over the shoulders of modern musicians, in their studios and on the stage.paris-based moresounds is a proud student of tubby, a man who found his artistic voice not only in the echoes of the kingston pioneers legacy but also the grooves of hip hop and the psychedelia of rave and dance music. moresounds music is that rare thing: a real synthesis of dub and dance music aesthetics, pulling from the enduring, mutating dna strands of each to create something that is beyond a mere mixture of styles.

ridley road market, dalston, london. august 2013 before the outbreak, the market was full of exotic food, clothes and spices. now all thats left is a sea of mindless undead beings roaming the streets, a non stop 808 low­end rumble and the stench of chicken bones. all this because of a record. it looked different. it sounded different and the results of playing it were catastrophic. as soon as dawn day nights 2012 debut ep was played, a ritual began . . . unbeknown to music lovers all over the world, they had given dawn day night the power to walk the earth once again. that power now grows stronger and he is almost ready to re­animate 4 undead booty shakers: the re­animations ep. with his undead army growing and a diary full of festival shows this summer, ask yourself, are you prepared for survival

jungle juke? astrophonica conclude their three-part, experimental vip series by inviting machinedrum to give his own take on the labels search for a new sound. clissold vip sees the now berlin-based, globe-trotting producer add his unique touch to fracture & neptunes original by taking the track into frenetic yet hazy vibes. as with the two previous vips, this release pushes at the seams of established genres to deliver a musical experience that’s truly boundary breaking. machinedrums own experiments with tempos and genres in recent years have put him at the forefront of a small group of producers who are pushing things forward, alongside the likes of om unit who featured on the second vip. as with the previous two releases, machinedrums clissold vip will be available as a limited edition of 300 x 10 inch one-sided vinyl with 2 colour screen printed and hand numbered sleeves. clissold vip was exclusively aired on gilles petersons bbc 6 music show and has since had support from om unit, dbridge and daedelus.

is it jungle? is it juke? is it a trap? one thing for sure it gets the girls moving. astrophonica welcome dawn day night on the voyage to make those cosmic booties bounce…fresh from a performance at sun & bass in sardinia, where local legend has it he put a hex on the town and made it rain for the first time in years, dawn day night returns with a 4 track ep full of enough swagger and voodoo to make even the most cursed dance floors get busy.as ever we deliver to you a high end and hand finished physical package, each sleeve will be individually printed using a hand carved linoleum block print and astrophonica hand stamp.

jungle juke? astrophonica invite om unit on their experimental journey to the to find new grooves within the grooves.part 2 in astrophonica’s three-part vip series – following from fracture’s the limit vip released in may – sees om unit bridging the gap and blurring the edges between tempos and genres even further with his cosmic footworkin’ vip of fractures bad habit. the series continues the labels dedication to delivering a complete physical package. each part will be released on 10 inch vinyl with 2 colour screen printed and hand numbered sleeves and limited to an edition of 300.

the ever-expanding astrophonica enterprise continues to steer its own musical course, having set the standard with the recent retrospect long-player. label heads fracture & neptune deliver three fresh slices of intergalactic funk for another essential release and continue to switch up styles throughout in their trademark fashion. bass-addict, hip-hop obsessive and all-round iron chef fracture hits the spot once again with bad habit, brewing up another body-poppin breaks workout for those that like to get busy on the dancefloor. dj support includes friction, jubei, alix perez, consequence, ulterior motive, loxy, fd, dbridge, klute, bailey, a sides, flight, spetrasoul and mark pritchard.

limited to a run of 500 with each of the sleeves lovingly hand printed and individually hand numbered numbered by emilski. if you saw the artwork for the special test presses of the limit, then you will know emilski is amazing and that these will be very special. this release is to celebrate the release of >retrospect – a decade of fracture & neptune< . this vinyl release features two brand new tracks. >customtone< ft. martin fieber and >brain freeze< ft. chewie. >brain freeze< will never be released digitally so we are giving something back to the vinyl heads with this one. they look amazing, like nothing you have seen before and a unique collectors item to say the least.

good evening planet earth Ë citizens of earth origin or any other planet in the solar system Ë fracture & neptune are proud to present the fourth installment of their galactic phonographic recordings imprint: the limit/get lost. this latest release continues the astrophonica journey and futher defines the labels signature sound, somewhere between a funk band lost in space and a warehouse rave in east london. this release is set to be the labels biggest yet with it getting support from pretty much every trend setting dj out there including dj storm, dj bailey, dj teebee, ulterior motive, doc scott, fabio and many, many more.

fracture and neptune are back this month with another killer release on their own astrophonica label. they first released back in 2001 on the infamous droppin science label, which still influences and shapes their sound. in september 2009 they decided to unleash their own label, a label that is about pushing the boundaries and broadening the dimensions of d&b, so much so they already have support from fans such as aphex twin, amon tobin and dj food. with the re-emergence of d&b and the huge creative capacity this is the ideal time for a label with such genre-pushing potential. this is the third instalment and is a sign that the label is getting stronger and stronger with each release. >dust ball< and >the trunk< have received heavy play across the dnb scene with top djs such as doc scott, dbridge, marcus intalex, zero t and jubei caning both tracks.

astrophonica, the new home of fracture & neptune. tonight on your phonograph or other earth based sonic reproduction system, you will hear the results of our latest sonic experiments. the duos first release was on danny breaks now legendary jungle label droppin science in 2000. since then they have worked with many labels and carved out their own cosmic sound. astrophonica is designed to give them a platform to showcase their latest sonic experiements...

good evening citizens of earth. citizens of earth origin or any other planet in the solar system. good evening planet earth... welcome to astrophonica, the new home of fracture & neptune. tonight on your phonograph or other earth based sonic reproduction system, you will hear the results of our latest sonic experiments. the duos first release was on danny breaks now legendary jungle label droppin science in 2000. since then they have worked with many labels and carved out their own cosmic sound. astrophonica is designed to give them a platform to showcase their latest sonic experiements...