fokuz recordings presents fifty five a release that displays a wide variety of drum and bass styles by various artists around the globe! expect the freshes beats from fokuz residents command strange, dj clart, incident, talented newcomers like soligen, type-2, joakuim and rising stars hybrid minds, paul sg, pennygiles & mr joseph.
-the powerful duo, rawlsmatic, consists of respected hip hop producer-djÆs, rhettmatic (member of the world famous beatjunkies, cypress junkies) & j rawls (produced for black star, slum village, beastie boys, & more). -their debut collaborative album -rol
this is legendary uk dj/producer/radio personality, mark ski s first producer-album! the title-track -catch-rec- as well as -nitty gritty- have been getting spins on shade45 from the likes of dj eclipse & dj premier. the album consists of 12 tracks of big drums, heavy rhymes and razor-sharp cuts, exploring the broad palette of hip-hop from the 90 s & beyond.
strong limited repress from this rare banger! hand stamped copies with an amazing artwork from swedish designer and painter >mander<. for i am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor deamons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neighter height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us.
strong limited handstamped copies! artefacts are sent to the skies to control all nations, to make us obey a hidden crusade. do not help them to find the passage. strong limited, handstamped copies.
anthone and katsunori sawa team up again under their bokeh alias delivering a 12″,, single on the weevil neighbourhood. on a side -lancashire-, bokeh explore the realms of drum & bass tempo challenging the how-low-can-you-go with extremely deep subs while -fast fiver- on the b side doubles up on your regular 4/4 while on a heavy dub chord s leash. the release comes on black vinyl. the center label artwork is done by lee noble (no kings records/ bathetic).
latest recruit to the rk mob: garth be. a fellow manc who is a legend up here, got a 75th dan black belt in mpc usage. 5 raw cuts for the club, soulful/banging/future/deep/blunted. the sound of manchester 2016.
a storming four tracks from newcomer scott marshall heralds the return of wrong island communications. going from the slinky love in booty to the stand-out dancefloor pumper musical chairs, this is a 12inch made for those who long for the days when roulé put out classic after classic, without being a complete homage.
we find it slightly hard to believe that it s been three years since blocks and escher launched narratives music with their explorative *sagan / broken* 12-inch. unafraid to stray from its drum & bass roots, the label has since become synonymous with encapsulating, poignant, cutting-edge music. favouring quality over quantity, blocks and escher have kept the narratives release schedule sparse, only now hitting the big 1-0. along with the founders, only overlook, asc, loxy & resound and rhyming in fives have had their names tied to the label, and it s the latter who returns now for the tenth release.
first surfacing in 2013 with the hindsight ep, rhyming in fives remains enigmatic to say the least. little to nothing is known about the producer, and aside from a free download that dropped last week via mixmag, the new 4-track light leaks ep is only the second offering ever from the mysterious musician.
jaumet is back,but not alone,he asked 3 remixers to revisit his track la visite.on the a side,we have a brand new band from duseldorf,the wilde jagt.we know the boys from their previous band,der rauber und der prinz(released of desolat)which a favorite from everyone at versatile.thet deliver a surprising mix of la visite,in a pure kraut fashion(neu is not that for).on the flip,the french man low jack turns the tune into a dub marécage.multi layered music typical of the low jack.and finally,gilb r,so inspired by jaumet,delivers his own ambiant version of one the highlight of jaumet s album,midnight man(a tribute to i:cube who use to come at the studio at night at that time)
quality uk deep house label started by the inland knights.
after years of beans on toast, spending any spare pennies on vinyl, lugging sound systems around fields and clubs and playing free parties, the brainchildren behind inland knights thought it might be time to cash in. the recipe was simple and drop music was born. here they present the third sampler from the house bound series and delight us with 3 gems.
a weighty co-production from stuffrecords and scandinavia records, reaching across the m8 barricades for a rare show of sub-lo unity between glasgow and edinburgh. electroid dubstep madness by the one and only neil landstrumm!
freezer on the a side is a deep mover with crazy synths and vocal samples and this irresistible strings. flip for the techy edged dance me dance you and its deep groovin inland knights remix. a must have record
black decelerant is the second installment of reflections, a series showcasing contemporary collaborations orchestrated by rvng intl., recently inaugurated by steve gunn and david moore.
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