repress - threads is the debut album from london producer om unit, to be released on civil music in november 2013. while this is a debut full length for om unit, real name jim coles, it is in fact the producers fourth studio album, following from work in the 2000s under the name 2tall. having reset the clock on his artistic output in 2010, coles has spent the past three years refining a unique sound as om unit via collaborations with machinedrum on planet mu, releases on goldies metalheadz, dbridges exit records and civil music, his own cosmic bridge label and the short-lived phillip d. kick alias that fleshed out the links between chicagos footwork, jungle and slow/fast. the confluence of all this work takes full flight on threads.
comes as double vinyl with download code included.

collaboration lp by om unit + tm404

incl yaw evans remix

including om unit remix. white coloured vinyl.

sold out

deadbeat and om unit combine forces to explore their shared love of dubbed-out electronics.

2x10 inch vinyl, masterpiece

martyn teams up with om unit

martyn teams up with om unit

from140, bass, dubstep, experimental to footwork

new six track ep by om unit. limited edition.

remixes from danny scrilla and sorsari on 10 inch vinyl, limited to 300 numbered copies.

om unit presents: cosmology - dark matter

om unit aka jim coles and kid drama / jon convex aka damon kirkham

one per customer

ltd grey vinyl - naibu, has been busy. we are giving him a well deserved rest. fresh on the back of his highly acclaimed *fall* project, and the *never released* album, naibu fans have been spoiled with quality beats, and as he buries himself in the studio writing some fresh music, we are letting some of our favourite artists remix some of his works.

om unit s acclaimed album -self- gets remixes from dbridge, skrs (aka seekers international), sorrow & o$vmv$m (aka neek & jabu young echo) a real deal remix package. genuine expansions and redirections from likeminded producers, selected by om unit. true experiments on self s flexible styles & vulnerabilities.

cosmic bridge’s dedication to expanding the lexicon of uk dance continues. please welcome vromm and his hugely exciting & versatile take on d&b. for the new dawn includes: the title track om unit certified “last tune- and future anthem -for the new dawn feat. agama- - and -stargazing- - an epic 9-minute organic/electronic collaboration between vromm & omunit taking ideas from jazz, ambient and fusion to expand dancefloors and shake dancers alive.

since jim coles took on the mantle of om unit, the english producer has sought to challenge himself and his audience by going beyond the confines of genres and styles he has so far explored. in the process he has found success by striving for more feeling, for a more human and daring electronic music. this journey continues with ‘self’, coles’ third album as om unit and a true follow-up to his 2013 debut ‘threads’.
‘self’ captures coles in a period of growth, change, and experimentation. inspired by personal psychological and emotional healing work, and a vision of the self as an egg — which coles later on discovered is a jungian archetype — the album blends dubwise, bass-heavy music with the space of experimental ambient compositions and the daring imagination of a cold wave science fiction soundtrack.
the first om unit album on coles’ own cosmic bridge label, ‘self’ offers new forms amid familiar touches. stripping away what people might expect, coles deconstructed and reimagined his work so far as a challenge to himself and, in turn, to his fans.

over the years jim coles has turned his hand to a fair few different styles and made them his own. these days, most know his om unit alias as a significant force in fresh developments within d&b (recently found larking about with alix perez, binga and more in the richie brains project on exit records), but it s not always been that way.

torchlight is a series of releases from om unit dedicated to exploring ideas that are truly perpendicular to the standard templates of dubstep, jungle, and drum & bass.

narratives music presents a stunning remix package with three much anticipated reworkings of the labels very first release.
a welcome return to the label for blocks and escher, and an opportunity for them to pick two of their favourite artists to reinterpret their music.
paradox and om unit both deliver sublime remixes in their own individual inimitable styles while retaining the beauty and emotion of ‘broken’.
the long awaited blocks and escher vip of ‘sagan’ finishes off the release, sure to raise a smile on all those who have asked about it over the last two years.
record collectors will note that the om unit remix is presented on a one sided record with a laser etched narratives logo design on one side.

limited rsd 2016 release.

the extended project *inversion* follows his three track release *sleepwalkers* in 2013 and *timelines* in 2014. om unit was schooled via metalheadz. although he earned his stripes via hip hop as dj 2tall it was breakbeat-hardcore and jungle that shaped his attitude towards electronic music and the ferocious trail blazing of the metalheadz crew was an undoubted inspiration. thus it makes perfect sense that his take on this sound, his contribution to moving this sound forward comes via metalheadz. the sonic nature of the project is rooted in london, chicago and detroit- drums, subs and textures.

doc scott was on the decks. it was at tribal gathering (i think), 1996, standing in front of a wall of speakers to one side of the stage, enjoying myself, like you do, when this sound started growing inside my brain. my head was then ripped clean off my shoulders! words are still hard to find! it was the first time i ever heard shadow boxing and its the only thing i still remember from that night. om units 2014 remix is paired with the 1996 original.
dj support from: fabio, mark pritchard, friction, surgeon, toddla t, laurent garnier, pinch, zinc, baliey, rob both, billy nasty, krust & john b.

opener getting run down loops up a nagging hip hop sample over skittering dukey beats and washes drifting pads and spacey keys over the top for a hypnotic late night groover. reach out goes at a calmer pace, but revolves around intense builds, insistent polyrhythms and detroity riffs for a bit of hypnagogic drama. on memix duties, om unit does what you hope hes going to do, injecting reach out with seemingly infinite swathes of space and bottom end, looping about at his own pace, but with that constant sense of om unit purpose. nphonix closes out proceedings with a tweaky, rubbery acid style workout that will find friends in bass and house camps.

ziros debut release aims squarely for the dark heart of the dancefloor. punishing 4x4 kicks ride thunderous, swollen basslines to devastating effect. its an astonishingly simple formula but it serves as a bold statement of intent from the young producer. early support from the likes of mosca and brackles on rinse fm and bbc radio 1 saw ziro invited to record a guest mix for mary anne hobbs xfm show back in january - a significant feat for a producer with no releases to his name. backing up the title tracks, a stunning, hypnotic remix from man of the moment om unit flips oni on its head, wrongspeed style.

om unit delivers a 10 inch pressing of 2 edits, namely >vibes is right< and >power of love<. 2 beautiful beat-less tracks taken into the realm of the deeper dancefloor. vinyl only and limited to 300 copies, grab one while you can!

following his prized joker rework, his inclusion on the hefty fabric-curated >elevator music< comp, his dope 7 inch for the all city crew, and corridor ep on plasticians terrorhythm imprint - not to mention a slew of remixes - om unit joins the civil music stable alongside starkey, reso, debruit, drums of death and darling farah. and yet again we see him pushing his sonic manifesto ever further. with years of working intently at the nexus of instrumental beats and electronic music, its time for the timps ep. the timps is real electro. faceless, percussive, underground with a sci-fi feel. dark, futuristic and dancefloor-oriented, punctuated with elements of 80s detroit techno.

since jim coles took on the mantle of om unit, the english producer has sought to challenge himself and his audience by going beyond the confines of genres and styles he has so far explored. in the process he has found success by striving for more feeling, for a more human and daring electronic music. this journey continues with ÔselfÕ, colesÕ third album as om unit and a true follow-up to his 2013 debut ÔthreadsÕ.
ÔselfÕ captures coles in a period of growth, change, and experimentation. inspired by personal psychological and emotional healing work, and a vision of the self as an egg Ñ which coles later on discovered is a jungian archetype Ñ the album blends dubwise, bass-heavy music with the space of experimental ambient compositions and the daring imagination of a cold wave science fiction soundtrack.
the first om unit album on colesÕ own cosmic bridge label, ÔselfÕ offers new forms amid familiar touches. stripping away what people might expect, coles deconstructed and reimagined his work so far as a challenge to himself and, in turn, to his fans.

jim coles has spent the past three years refining a unique sound as om unit via collaborations with machinedrum on planet mu, releases on goldies metalheadz, dbridges exit records and civil music, his own cosmic bridge label and the short-lived phillip d. kick alias that fleshed out the links between chicagos footwork, jungle and slow/fast. the confluence of all this work takes full flight on threads.

weltmusik

house ep by mayflo

lp is pressed on standard weight black vinyl.

pressed on heavyweight vinyl

phat synth laden techno

usa underground legend strategy (peak oil, idle hands, further, 100% silk) returns with his 20th album that repurposes the chill out subgenre to withstand the heat of armageddon.

debut album