* mikal takes his first bow for dust audio in the form of the spirited ep . the break and bass craftsman reigns down an assault of almighty weight for the imprint which holds no barred. * off the back of his critically acclaimed wilderness album on metalheadz, mikal continues to seek out the dance floor through his precision target and locks on for a serious assault of the senses. * the ep’s title track “spirited” see’s the sinister intro build up and transform into a bass laden drop. the stepping drums and jungle infused shuffles entwine with the ghost vocal, whilst the modulated bass will move even the harshest drum n bass skeptics. unrelenting throughout. * the flip sees mikal spread his considerable studio talent over two further tunes of constant surprise. low note wastes no time in getting to the drop before you’ve had chance to take a breath. a thunderous one note bass underpins the mid ranged reece and stabs whilst the chunky drums compliment the tidy percussion nicely. a haunting vocal then sets off another 16 bars of unclouded rawness. * linear finishes the ep with aplomb. synth chords open up into what you might expect to be a lovely liquid-esque style roller… think again! mikal takes that premise and turns it upside down and inside out before bringing the dirty funk. keeping in line with the 2 tunes before, this isn’t for the faint hearted. definitely one for the drum & bass purest, who may well be dancing, but will also be taking down mental notes!

supported by the likes of: marky, ivy lab, doc scott, june miller, friction, tc, c4c, dj craze, specrasoul, spy, simon bassline smith & drumsound, a-sides, total science, dose, logisitics, london elektricity, bailey, storm, b.traits, kenny ken, bryan gee to name a few

fre4knc steps back into dust audio vinyl territory with the fierce stepper, beastbox. collaborating with the netherlands number one beatboxer maask. opening up with an intricate drum pattern from the human voice chameleon that is maask, fre4knc transforms this into drum & bass form with ease.

dust audio are proud to present our 003 vinyl, and what a way to do it with two sides of pure fire stepping tunes from a legend of the scene and a rising star. spirit drops wildfire for his debut release on dust audio, and with all spirit tunes it will guarantee to get any dancefloor moving.

an exciting addition to the dust audio roster, 2012 looks set to be a sparkling year for the slovakian, minor rain.

a: heavy1 - false color image. heavy1 hailing from tokyo, japan kicks off our brand new label with a tune that needs no introduction. false color image opens with a sinister string that holds the listeners attention before grabbing you with a drop of epic proportions. a rugged 2 step kick and snare brings the energy straight to the forefront whilst the bass digs deep with a booming 808 hitting every 4 bars. this really hurts every bone in the human body!the percussion is tight and the edits are slick which heavy1 is well known for. a tune thats had a recieved heavy rotational play from the likes of icicle shogun podcast, friction, makoto, lenzman to name but a few. with tunes coming thick and fast from heavy1 expect big things this year, we are thrilled to welcome him to dust audio.aa: mindmapper & fre4knc - dictionary of dreams.dutch duo mindmapper & fre4knc are no strangers to the dnb circuit and have been producing their own style of future funk for a long time. dictionary of dreams brings a hypnotic flavour to the first release of this double aa.a rolling 2 step builds the tune before a gargantuan drop reveals itself unexpectedly, the bassline is welcomed and adds a groove to the tune which will without a doubt keep your head nodding!fx snippets and clever edits are used but these do not distract, whilst subtle distorted stabs are perfectly placed within the whole tune. the added roll takes it that one step further and injects a pace that livens up any set. a delightful piece of future drum & bass funk which remains a favourite of djs fabio on radio 1, kasra, ant tc1, alix perez among others.