after the release of “right here” in summer 22, fava returns with his debut lp “lifetracks”.

2x vinyl lp limited edition. reissue and remastered. the styles could not be more different: house, drum n bass, idm, leftfield and breakbeats.

croatian dj & producer heavyweight insolate debuts on luke slaters legendary mote-evolver imprint with a massive four-tracker of pure bred techno ready for the dance floor.

repress , unison wax 01 as a whole is an exercise in classy, reduced house for the summer generation. a-side -seize- crashes into force, with unapologetic bass that seems to be breaking at the seams. perfect for building or taking it down, its simple, four-four quality as dusty hats scatter and float around the top. then the keys hit, sizzling and singeing at the edges like they’ve been left on the grill too long, before the whole thing melts into the break. its hot summer garage house for late evening breakdowns. flip it over and the vinyl takes on a distinctive darker flavour. -groundhog- plays smooth, reduced house elements against a driving, deep bassline that rumbles and pushes you on. around that coils softly pulsating synths that swell in and away from you before the tooly, smooth finish reduces to a close. -special treatment- is smoother though. dusty shakers, jacking claps, druggy synths and a rolling, questioning bassline shows a deeper, darker shade of berlin house before it casually pumps its way to the close... and of course vinyl only

vinyl only , after a short break unison wax returns with a brand new four-track collection of music from the bossman himself, diego krause. the berliner took a year off in 2016, concentrating on other projects and letting the label have a rest, but now he’s back with a refined sound. unison wax embodies a more sophisticated aesthetic, with warm analogue hues and subtle textures to push things forward a little. after all, we couldn’t come back from a break without progressing, huh?! first out of the blocks is ‘nihilate’, which helps introduce this updated unison wax sound, crisp beats lock us into a groove in conjunction with a dainty selection of analogue effects and a funky little b-line. diego carefully adds new elements as the track progresses, keeping you interested right until the end. next is the title track, ‘rituals’, which kicks off with an insistent bassline and spellbinding percussion that keeps you gripped from the off. he throws in some claps to add energy and muted pads, which slowly rise to prominence, giving the track an emotive atmosphere which wraps itself around you. one for the eternal dreamers… flip the record over for side b and ‘dysfunction’, which turns things grimy. marauding beats and bass conspire to create a morose atmosphere. diego’s penchant for super sharp beats is present here again, and the energy builds slowly but surely. a new layer creeps in every few bars and sucks you right into the track’s lair. expertly done, and impossible to resist, this is darkside pressure at its best. ‘eudaimonia’ rounds things off, with more deep grooves. initially propelled by minimal percussion, the track really gets going when more beats are added. it maintains a laid back feeling and, while the drums are solid, the atmosphere is mostly quite soft with swirling pads keeping things light in the top end. when they fall away towards the end of the track we have a rather gnarly close to the composition, as the beats and bass take over. and there it is, the welcome return of unison wax – smooth and refined for 2017…

ltd 5 tacker!

anniversary edition reissue of the 4th album from fridge, originally released in 2001.

cool bass stuff

4lp - lift of box with printed sleeves 180gram colour

originally released in 2007 on cd..

90s uk hardcore / drum and bass / breakbeat

bristol multi-instrumentalist and producer william yates combines electronic jazz, bass, beats, loops and samples in a masterly ethereal and hypnotic way. tip!

reissued as a 7-inch, these two tracks show the duo, anthony maher (sheriff lindo) and andrew armstrong aka nutcase & papachubba, mixing their diverse influences and leaving the drum & bass and jungle blueprint they once created for their label flex.

excellent prime time tools

soo warm sounds

drum & bass / jungle

killer dancehall infused drum & bass cuts

breaks , drum & bass , hardcore , jungle

breaks / house / bass music

as the next curator of dj-kicks, elkka is voyaging through rave euphoria with an intoxicating journey through chicago house and disco, leftfield techno, uk bass and electro-punk,

franck collin aka fleck e.s.c. returns to science cult with a meticulously crafted ep full of precisely programmed drums, intricate bass patterns and idm informed synth work weaving throughout.

2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl, remastered for this edition by simon francis

2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl, remastered for this edition by simon francis

one of the leading names in the current ukg revival prozak returns to dj mag’s ‘breakthrough label of the year’ time is now with another weighty cut of bass driven goodness.

echocord returns late june with a new release, joel alter under his jor-el alias, entitled ‘tilted reality’ and comprising three originals from the swedish artist. currently based in copenhagen, sweden born producer and dj joel alter is a name synonymous with the contemporary techno scene on both his home turf and across the globe, his back catalogue to date features a long player for the uncanny valley imprint, solo ep’s for d’julz’ bass culture, sweatshop and collaborative works for kontra musik alongside henrik johnsson amongst much more. this time round though we see alter return under his jor-el guise under which he first started releasing material on dj hell’s internation deejay gigolo imprint. up first is title-track ‘tilted reality’ laid out over seven minutes with a slowly unfolding dynamic feel, encompassing spiraling atmospherics, distorted rhythms and blooming stab- sequences. ‘elevation’ follows and takes a more direct groove-driven approach via straight four-four percussion and hooky bass chops, whilst tension building pads and fluttering dub echoes gradually build around the foundation. ‘solitude’ closes out the package deliving into deeper realms with soft ethereal dub chords, acid tinged leads and emotive strings.

ltd edition

part 2 of rawbeats extrasensorial

5 playful bass cuts

plunge, a travel through the depths and rhythms of techno, electro, bass, breaks, psy, glued together by a bubbly warmth reminiscent of oceanic exploration and dance floor groove.

one of the most evasive titles of the prescription/balance catalog, chez damier & stacey pullens >forever monna< evinces the futurism of the most forward leaning deep house music, purging itself of any relics of disco sentimentality in the sacred quest of that prophecy of infinite, intangible beauty hidden within the patchwork of electronic production. originally released in apparently minuscule numbers on serious grooves in 1993, this remarkable instrumental track was re-released two years later on ballance, a fine example of these two detroit pioneers tireless effort to claim a piece of that brave new world from the unyielding clutches of techno. slinky synth loops. eerie chord frames and a brilliantly simple low-end punctuation coalesce in the uncertain, unidentifiable prospect of soul music stripped of any links to the past or present, an inexplicably funky rendition of a deep house slow mounting contagion, infecting fatally the recollections of parliament / funkadelic bass-licks and warm organ progressions with a bleak, somehow comforting landscape of fresh alien-esque soul

wodda steps up with 4 cuts of heavy bass - 1 bootleg, 2 warpers & a breakbeat roller. the a1 is vinyl only.

a diverse selection of breaks, bass music, electro and techno from monoak.

six club ready tracks between bass, techno, electro and acid.

4 track ep with powerful bass and wacky synth sequences. vinyl only.

blissful vibes and rolling bass with love

after previously releasing 2 eps on metalheadz platinum, fanu s first foray onto the metalheadz main label is finally here. once again the finnish stalwart masterfully combines experimental breaks and punishing bass with impressive precision, with large doses of his characteristically crunchy sound throughout. this is a 5 track release packed with imagination and one that will no doubt demand several listens. infader also returns after previously appearing on the legacy ep , a fellow finn who like fanu has been pushing the sound for the last 2 decades and more.

gayance joins forces with rhythm section for her debut album mascarade - a swaying dance that moves between poetic, soulful odes to the past, accounts of the afro-diasporic feminine experience and playfully energetic dance floor grooves. for fans of keiyya, touching bass, dego, steve spacek, andrew ashong and kaidi tatham

first vinyl release from df records including 4 tracks. it is a combination of melodic ( first tracks of each side) and progressive house (second songs of each side) we mainly using a combination of atmospheric sounds and bass line.

repress .... massive decks tipp

repress - clara and armand made their first tracks for the retirement of the librarian from their art school in paris. beginning the collaboration which brought them to post a few tracks on soundcloud and a first single «prettiest virgin» in april. the silky and roaring voice of clara mixes perfectly with armand’s drum machine and those 90’s keyboards. hammering with acid bass, the tandem brings us to an «early warp» sound between daniel maloso, black devil disco and ariel pink. «cardan» ep is a journey into a fantasy of america, but also into a world of synthesis where nothing is clear, all our orientations are scrambled. nobody has control. the virgin forget herself, the princess is drowning but the parrot knows everything.

danny goliger was one of our first artists that we launched our left-of-center white label project with, and his eclectic and genre-bending tracks make their way back to the label again. this time he brings along choopsie, the talented producer out of la with an equal amount of diversity, both broken-beat in nature, “cycling” contrasts with rumble bass and soft pads, while “af rex” takes a melancholy tone with chopped vocal bits and rolling low subs

drum n bass

bongo joe presents “club coco”, a summary outernational latin and afro rooted music compilation curated by coco maría.

following on from the success of 2022, legofunk continues his journey around funky/disco edits.

dark and spooky drum & bass

dubstep, trap, electronic, leftfield bass