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limited 1-sided white label 10 inch. he is back, in the run up to 2015’s longplayer dropping another slice of broken electronic pop this time teaming up with us isolationist and icey voiced songwriter kid a. here fmf delivers his trademarked frosted heartbreak chords with a grime lilt on the drums and low-end. we have enlisted the deft remix skills of visionist acknowledged leader of the new grime movement who adds his own low slung mood take on fmfs fractalised funk.

since his debut in 2009, loops haunt has continued to confound and excite with an output as mercurial as it is rare. toying with jungle and hip hop on zenith and outright sound design on ark, the wilderness-bound beat alchemist uses his isolation to explore and even create his otherworldly sound palate. lurking behind immaculate drums are the windswept sounds of the desolate north and mechanized textures plucked from his father s own workshop. here we embark on loops most complete work to date. exits is designed to be listened to as one continuous track, opening with ambient mood and emotion, layering outboard synths and found-sounds on the title track and trap door. an unexpected calm beginning is shattered in the second act with the pounding rhythms and industrial heart beats of howl and iiva. exits is an insight into a uniquely unpredictable talent and rare chance to be immersed in his sound.

amsterdam local, ivory coast progeny and grime-juke-jungle gene-splicer, h-sik makes his black acre debut in rude style with two concrete-junglist chemical weapons. first up is the muscular drum workout *sonic rage* which layers a ridiculously powerful, yet deftly chopped 808-amen bombardment with delicate citric pads, bleeps and lost droideka language. on the flip is the orwellian *no promises* a natural pairing of vangelis atmospherics and committed drum-funk workout, building with undead voices and b-boy breakdowns.

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very little is known about the ldn poltergeist known as alby daniels. he is a voice, a bedroom beat-machine with a tomorrow-ist take on soul music.

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jun kamoda has been a solid contributor to japan’s electronic music scene for quite some time. producing under his illreme moniker for over 15 years & also as member of hip hop trio baleine 3000. he is also a cartoon illustrator for japanese independent magazine ‘usca’.
2016 saw him release ‘the clay ep’ (with *that* physical graffiti tune) on new york’s seminal imprint mister saturday night as well as a track for a dirt crew recordings compilation. having recently remixed clap! clap!’s ‘hope’, jun kamoda’s debut for black acre is set for release in june.
infectious licks and raw drums come together to form ‘blind disco’, an animated production that blends a cacophony of samples into a raucous party jam. ‘ramen funk’ is a moodier cut by comparison, featuring a medley of percussive elements, vibrant guitar melodies and a seedy bassline, until ‘savanna on the palm’ chops up and loops a wailing vocal sample before leading into echoing chords and a twisted groove in a mesmerising conclusion.

* nan kolé, producer, dj and head of influential label on-the-rise, gqom oh!, returns to black acre for his debut proper with ‘bayefal’, after first collaborating with nervous horizon’s wallwork on his ‘facts / fyah’ 12” at the back end of 2016. * originally from rome, although now a resident of london, nan kolé has been a major player in the expansion of durban’s gqom sound after discovering it in early 2015. through his label, gqom oh!, he honed in on a network of south african producers operating out of durban, unlocking the keys to a world of music largely untapped by audiences outside of southern and western africa. * ‘bayefal’, he explains, was made while still living in rome and was inspired by a group he formed called pepesoup, which consisted of an italo-liberian singer, karima 2g, and senegalese percussionist and singer, moustapha mbengue. “for me, he (mbengue) was a mentor and taught me a lot spiritually but also mentally”, kolé explains, “and without his hard work i wouldn’t be here for sure. this track is dedicated to him, as he s a muslim bayefal.” a joyous, steadfast drum workout made in the carnival spirit, ‘bayefal’ also serves as an ode to his love for both west african rhythms and more specifically, the gqom sound. * on the flip, ‘malumz’ — backed up with two dark, brooding remixes by durban’s citizen boy and crew, formation boyz — is another track rooted in personal experience. “malumz is a tribute to my gqom oh! family”, kolé explains. “they call me malumz, which in zulu means ‘uncle’. the first time citizen boy called me ‘malumz’, it was overwhelming — i felt a change in my relationship with all the guys, because they started to treat me more as a family member, which meant a lot.” * the original mix, a stark, pulsing drum-track dotted with playful whistles and bleepy sampling again celebrates kolé’s fascination with the gqom sound, while first citizen boy and then formation boyz flip ‘malumz’ with harsher, grittier tones and crunching, industrial textures.

one of italy’s brightest new talents, clap! clap! (aka cristiano crisci) returns with his second album for black acre, following on from his colorful breakthrough debut lp ‘tayi bebba’. bringing together disparate inspirations and styles onto the dance-floor of his mind, ‘a thousand skies’ sees clap! clap! create a high energy and inventive kaleidoscopic fusion of sound – drawing on the traditional global rhythms of the old world, hip hop, footwork, uk bass and house.

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ayman rostom has really taken to the maghreban, with a succession of singles for versatile and his own zoot label that have shown him fully capable of bringing his sampling talents to the realm of house, disco and techno. the latest missive from the maghreban comes on black acre, a label rostom has previous with after that superb library music lp as dr. zygote a few years back. two tracks deep, lose it presents all that we love about the maghreban, the title track sees a classic “girl i’m starting to lose it” phrase lifted off an early jungle classic from boogie times tribe assembled with a monstrous analogue bassline and plenty of feverish effects tweaking in the mix. “wrong move” is just as smart, delving into the darkest depths of rugged breakbeat science.

one of the uk underground s best-regarded producers returns with his debut album for black acre! commodo experiments with a variety of underground elements, with components of hip-hop, grime, dubstep, and more in the mix.

the master of mystery-crunk combines forces with the most wanted mc of 2016 to drop his new single ’set it straight’.

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returning home after the acclaimed holding ep and the highly regarded clap clap remix, lurka continues with his journey into sonic bat country. partials kicks off with lurka’s typical intrigue, pads swell with distant spectres of percussion build into the most saturated kick of the year slapping you in the face like wet rag, while an architecture of syncopated hats and bit crunching snares lock the angles a shower of haunting bells falls. dancehall for witching hour. mach steps in with an equally holo-deck soundscape. drums swing in awkward alliance with dry wooden blocks and woozy binary language. both tracks united in their skewed viewpoint and distinctive awkward funk.

here at black acre, we are extremely excited about starting 2015 with a bang - a 12” from new sensation on the circuit, dan shake. he is the first artist outside of detroit to cut his teeth on moodymann’s mahogani music, winning plaudits here and across the atlantic for his catchy groove laden “3am jazz club- ep. now with much anticipation, the tony allen & fela kuti acolyte returns with two crunchy dilla-eque takes on soulful club music. * out of sight is a carefully constructed dance floor number packed with low-end theory and seductive vocal stabs. low-slung fuzzy bass swinging perfectly between ghost-horns and driving drums. traders ii, a collaboration with canadian based rennie foster, see’s dan’s dna marker driving kicks smashing acid atoms against a sharp live horn section bringing the ethereal jazz cat to the dance.

after storming the gates with his warmly received tambacounda ep, clap! clap! returns to deliver his debut longplayer. tayi bebba is a conceptual work that manages to balance a highly cerebral concept with making some good old-fashioned bangers. tayi bebba is an album tour of an imagined island, each song representing a location, event or ritual. sonically, it is a fast moving charge across the soundscape, fusing field recordings and found sound with incredibly surgical drum programming. flavours of house, footwork and hip hop punctuate your migration with a very specific sound palate, giving this amazing work a cohesive feel.

launching after the seminal tambacounda ep clap! clap! drops 2 works carved from the same tree as the soon to come long player. buck is a customary quick-step drum workout where the world both modern and ancient collides to create an explosive oldworld sci-fi b-boy stomper. on the flip ichnusa is a more dreamy psyched out acid voyage across the planes.

after blazing trails with his debut longplayer exits and wowing the sceptical chat rooms with his all-hardware boiler room blow out, the north country bit smasher returns. the iiva ep is mini album of experiments, re-animations and rebirths. like dr herbert west with a hypo of fluro-serum loops haunt plunges elbow deep into his hardrives sonic corpses unleashing an army of weaponised soundscapes. unlike its big brother exits, iiva sets an immediate agenda, drums burst through fizzing tape hiss and field recorded found sounds are given urgency and purpose. along with an army of hooded mystery collaborators pans nhk even joins the fray with a radiophonic technoid rerub of iiva. all action.

bristol acetate carver and drum major, lurka launches his black acre debut with three unpredictable drum machine battle drills. kicking off with *holding* a technoid inflected dancehall pounder with a relentless low-end theory. the anxious heartbeat littered with schizophrenic percussion and alarm bells bursting into an undead army marching anthem. with *nah so* we are back on slightly more familiar turf, crushing kick drums perform the body blows under intricate hi-hats programming. *kmt* the most meditative of the three with nods to alan howarths bleak synthesiser work while high-fiveing schooly ds drum machine.

clap! clap! is longtime jazz player cristiano crisci, also known in electronic circles as digi g alessio. with cross genre accolades and support spanning the globe he is already established a one of italys brightest talents, supporters include, annie mac, diplo, toddla t, skream ...
here in full chopped up afro-future mode he fuzes the hiss crackle and fuzz of heavy tribal sampling with broad stroke drum programming. the fluidity of time signatures and deft jazz minded drumming gives the tambacounda a woozy and hallucinogenic feel, tracks travelling from deep jungle drama to carnival ecstasy.

making his black acre debut rogue genre-splicer alex coulton takes us back to our roots in the darkest corners of the club.

welcome to the first installment of the black acre library series curated and created by longtime hip hop production boss and strange u beat-bruiser, dr zygote. his mantra in creating this lp has an almost jack white level of reductionism.
in this day and age where people have almost too many sonic options at their fingertips, i find it easier to spark my creativity if i limit myself in some way ... give myself a set of rules to work within on a project. that is why on this one i decided to only use sounds i d played and recorded myself, no samples.

the black acre big boss returns with his own distinct hunter/gatherer take on house music. here he drops two oddball dj weapons. the trap is the full monty fm fox crate-haunter featuring fearless soul sample jacking, steam driven percussion and trademarked tangy chords. jackal youth on the flip finally outs and assassinates mr fox s not so secret alter ego. breathy baritone vocals samples pin down steam engine churps and schoolyard hand clap percussion.

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shrouded in mystery and rarety loops haunts musical outpourings are the stuff of urban folklore. a strange alchemy of rugged rzaesque drums lay a contrasting bed for his spectral outboard sound bombardment. in contradiction with prior experiments, zenith has a strong and muscular loop based drum aesthetic running throughout from the nyc leanings mun rhul to the straight up amen bothering hardcore of zenith itself loops haunt has never sounded more relevant on a soundsystem!
black acre finish off a strong 2012 in anarchic style!

primitive world music lurks in the shadows of the weirder, experimental side of the dance floor - juddering bass, knocking kick drums, dropouts and pops and scuzzy, fizzing synth lines alongside the jacking percussion. think morton subotnick meets marshall jefferson - this is house musique concrete.

the dark sky story started here on black acre back in the mists of 2010 with an explosive 12 inch that garnered fevered from press to dancefloor. now the prodigal sons return with a batch of advanced lazer-tech dancefloor smashers with a noir edge.

romare is a young london to paris transient crate digger, collecting dusty snippets of undead voices and antiquated rhythms. once in his underground lab, these pieces of yesterday are chopped, spliced and reattached to create the sound of tomorrow. this ep explores the connection between the history of african and african-american culture in the form of collage to create musical conversations between the past, present and future.
samples of songs, speeches, interviews, field recordings and films were carefully chosen and rearranged: rhythms from africa are integrated with voices from harlem, conversations about race and identity between writers and ethnomusicologists are constructed, speeches from activists are conjoined with the voices of prisoners. this process of combining pre-existing material has inspired three >meditations on afrocentrism<.
in keeping with black acres genre dodging output, romares merging of traditional rhythms of africa with the contemporary tempos of footwork and house is a bridge between the tradition sound palette of africa and future dance rhythm.
support: untold, moxie, fantastic mr fox, jamie xx

loops haunts highly savant-garde take on electronic music has earned him plaudits from esteemed folk such as hud mo his first release selling out in double quick time garnering praise from the corners of all genres. here at black acre towers we are pleased to announce the achingly long wait for his next dose of lazer-beam non-funk has been worth it. inspired by his obsessive interest in cosmos above, ark ep is an expression of gravity bending scale and visions of deep space. like the monolith in kubricks 2001, loops haunt is ushering a new phase in sonic evolution.

man of the moment boddika aka one half of instra:mental (nonplus) provides the re-rub, a low slung rolling arpeggio diced with vocal cuts and propelled by a pulsing 4:4 rhythm all combine to create a relentless, infectious groover.

dizz1s black acre debut proper come as a veering curveball. with a solid gold reputation in the post-dilla hip hop scene australia’s premier beatminer has dropped slices of cutting edge bass music.
>decay< is an eyes down drum-centric dancefloor workout, opening with fizzing fx and carpenter-esque drama. although the skank is very much in the uk funkee domain dizz1s b-boy fingerprints can be found all over the exquisite wooden block riddim section. >gone soon< enters more traditional dubstep territory evoking memories of a by-gone era voodoo sampling and spooky tribalism. double bass licks provide the perfect platform for the wander atmospheric synthwork.
support: bok bok, mary anne hobbs, jackmaster, jay scarlet

massive remix for the summer from the two black acre heavyweights… coverage on radio 1 & xfm. featured in pitchfork, xlr8r, dummy, fact, fader.

the second album release on black acre is the debut lp for hyetal, who goes beyond the borders of dubstep on this one. big!

mindblowing collaboration between producer throwing snow aka ross tones and london-based ensemble augustus ghost. beats & vocals to get lost in, goosepimples guaranteed!

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finlands 501 made his name writing smashers for labels such as chase & status imprint more than alot, but this plate on black acres dancefloor subsidiary will confound all expectation. >short circuit< marries synthetic pop production with dancefloorsensibilities and adds a dash of pure cheek for good measure. an intro of vibrant chords, talkbox vocals and live electric bass sets up the naughtiest of drops - skipping jazzy beats, switching synth edits and snippets of turntablism, all shoe-horned over an enormous warping bassline.

having built a platinum reputation as one of the most exciting beatmakers working today, the incomparable blue daisy returns with another burst of poly-genre sound adventure in the form of the raindrops ep. with his debut album waiting in the wings in early 2011, this is the last chance to cherish our boy before his star turns supernova ...

utilising hatchas massive dirtee tek riddim dnb emcee of the moment harry shotta created a dubplate special which has been rinsed in all the dances by the like of n-type, benga, skream, hatcha, lost.... here now on very limited 1 sided 12 inch promo.

3rd release for french dupstepper von d on black acre, featuring moxy phinx and warrior queen.

akira kiteshis rambunctious rave wrecker >ming the merciless< is the third release on black acres special branch sub-label, following rave-aimed drops from sarantis and raffertie with outright hardcore step styles. paying tribute to one of the campest villains of all time, >ming the merciless< ruptures the rave with boulder rolling halfstep beats swamped in viscous subbass leading into a severe second drop while the flipside >ion bru< hurls out a barrage of mid-range abuse with kiteshi s advanced touch elevating this far above the mire of halfstep rave plod. fans of caspa, raffertie or borgore will be hot for this!

new black acre special armed response unit returns with a party rocker celebrating an era the artist is too young remember and the a&r was too high to remember.
pumpin like reeboks: an adrenaline soaked dose of pure nosebleed speed garage rave crossbred with dubsteps bassonics and 90s b-boy swagger. raffertie hits his stride with his most accessible & anthemic work to date. pounding 4x4 kicks bounce off cylon bass cannon blasts and crashing 808 claps battle rave sirens for dominance of the air space. clipped vocal edits and pinpricks of distorted noise are littered though out this blood pressure raising carnival ride as a constant reminder that this is party music with intellect.

fall an ode to the autumnal onset features the lush sound textures that have become the manc super teams calling card. kicking off as a horn blasting bass lead 130 skanker, fall proceeds to hoodwink the listener with haunted soul and anomalous artefacts buried deep in the sampledelic mist.

pon de flip helsinki badman and dubstep pioneer tes la rok steps up on remix duties. here he takes truth deep, abyss deep. hypnotic 8bit frequencies float over a submariners wet dream of a subscape. proper rib cracking dub business. support: laurent garnier, skream, scuba, baobinga, dj chef, nick argon, clouds...

echolow takes a proto junglist break heavy sound palate back into early 90s acid house clubland. with ?15 pill in hand we are dragged to floor by the galloping percussion and expansive subs as von d snatches at soul samples and contorts them into metallic computer sirens. truth is a late night journey through neon reflecting wet streets of paris. haunting chords are aided in setting the nocturnal scene by sparkling pianos, while sinister intent is provided by the cloak of subs. just when you belted up and ready to cruse a bruising 4x4 kick and angular square bass stomp on the accelerator propelling you into the night. tip!!

blackacre presents return of soulstep pioneer and original fwd resident, landslide. dreams & visions - is a step into the uncharted territory of dubstep soul, reinforcing that innovation is a trademark within landslides vast discography. kicking off with a heavily layered hypnotic arpeggio, the honeyed soul of j nay draws the listener to a domain of subtle angelic sounds. lush pads soak an unpredictable halfstep groove that still explores pathways back to dubstep garage roots. summer vibes guaranteed.

kicking off black acres all new vehicle for haunted dancehall and meditive bass weight we have athens born, leeds resident, sarantis. this genre bending producer has swiftly become a producer of high pedigree established via collabos with warrior queen and consistent releases via the highly regarded senseless.

its a thing of stately, fragmented, charred beauty....this is a stone killer from first to last beat.