Back catalogue: Bass

Cat: AMS 007. Rel: 07 Oct 15

Stumbler (8:08)

Syrinx (7:17)

Review: Dutch producer Dave Huismans has been called many things over the years, the majority of them glowing thanks to his work as 2562 and A Made Up Sound. However we'd wager he's rarely been compared to a London bus, but that's the cliche adopted here as, like the famed mode of public transport, two A Made Up Sound 12"s drop in the same week! Both "Stumbler" and "Syrinx" have that signature Huismans blend of functionality and experimentalism on lock down with the former a particularly potent club tool! "Syrinx" is the more deranged cut, slamming hard when played loud!! Juno Records recommends!

Gespielt von: Lo Shea

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A MADE UP SOUND

Havoc (12")

Cat: AMS 008. Rel: 07 Oct 15

Havoc (5:43)

HHJOABS (5:10)

Review: Stand up Dave Huismans. "Half Hour Jam On A Borrowed Synth" ranks as one of the best track titles of recent times! It is also one of the maddest cuts the Dutchman has committed to vinyl under either of his production handles, largely eschewing drums in favour of some slaloming synths that will cause chaos on the dancefloor. Don't disregard the lead track "Havoc" though, this one is just as deadly with Huismans laying down a killer slow motion techno monster. Both form the second of two must have AMUS 12"s to drop this week and come after a surprise outing on Acido alongside Dresvn.

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A MADE UP SOUND

After Hours (12")

Cat: AMS 006. Rel: 03 Oct 13

After Hours

What Preset

Review: New transmissions from Dave Huismans - whether under the 2562 moniker or as A Made Up Sound - are seemingly all too rare, but are always guaranteed to cause the kind of excitement usually reserved for big budget summer blockbusters, albeit without the inevitable sense of disappointment. After Hours is a welcome return then and sees Huismans further muddy the waters of definition when it comes to A Made Up Sound; both tracks are characterised by a more steady approach than we're used to from Huismans, with the title track described as offering a "brooding alternative soundtrack to that most underrated of Scorsese movies" (complete with film dialogue samples), while "What Preset" provides an abstracted combination of confrontational bass stabs and broken kick drums that seem to explode like landmines. Like the recent output of the Livity Sound trio, it's a release that explores techno's slower possibilities without compromising on impact.

Gespielt von: Skudge, Juno Recommends Bass

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A MADE UP SOUND

Ahead (hand-stamped 12")

Cat: AMS 00X. Rel: 30 Jan 13

Ahead

Endgame

Review: Dave Huismans is always a producer guaranteed to confound your expectations; he released a slew of material last year that ranged from cavernous techno rave for 50 Weapons, uneasy liquid funk for Clone's Basement Series and the dehydrated desert rhythms of the Air Jordan EP. His eponymous imprint is where the real crazy stuff seems to land however, and we've been eager for another since the eardrum splitting "Take The Plunge". Thankfully this hand-stamped return to the label is no disappointment; "Ahead" is a broken combination of industrial rhythms and breakbeat-inspired sampling, described rather succinctly by one Soundcloud commenter as "stutter funk", while the B-side, entitled "Endgame" is a more conventional techno number, made no less furious thanks to its Underground Resistance undertones, serrated bass and malfunctioning drums, reminiscent of the recent Numbers reissue of Unspecified Enemies' classic "Multi Ordinal Tracking Unit". Essential!

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A MADE UP SOUND

Rear Window (12")

Delsin Netherlands

Cat: 83 DSRAMS1. Rel: 06 Nov 10

Rear Window

Rear Window (Shattered)

Gespielt von: Girls Of The Internet, Kr!z (Token Records), Billy Nasty, Ka§par, Dave Miller, RUSTAM OSPANOFF., Rolando, Marcel Heese, Bodyjack, MR. Scruff, Billy Johnston, Ed Davenport, M50, Jamie Behan, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Myles Serge, James Johnston (No Matter What), Johannes Volk, Martin De Brig-Hermez

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A MADE UP SOUND

Malfunctions (12")

Cat: 50WEAPONS 020. Rel: 12 Jul 12

Malfunction (Adjust)

Malfunction (Despair)

Review: After the disco-led Fever album as 2562, Dave Huismans returns with more typical club fare as AMUS. "Malfunction" is a dense roller, its heavy drums and offbeat rhythm inhabiting the same bass-meets-techno space as Martyn. That's not to suggest that Huismans is a copycat and the track's centre piece is a spooky synth riff that may have been recycled from an old house track. He provides an even bigger surprise on "Malfunction (Despair)". This version features broken beats and haunting synths that hang like barbed wire on a beachside fence. Like the waves crashing onto the sand below, Huismans then unleashes a bass that rumbles with all of nature's force.

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AARDVARCK

1990 (12")

Rush Hour Holland

Cat: RHD 007PIG. Rel: 29 May 13

1990

OK O

Review: Dutch veteran Aardvarck returns to the Rush Hour Distro affiliated No Label series with more rave-inspired breakbeat techno in the shape of 1990. With a production history going back as far as 1993, and a DJ career that began several years before that, Mike Kivits is better placed than many to take this approach and this two track 12" is every bit on par with the excellent Nubian 12", his debut for No Label last year. The title track combines soaring strings and rolling drums together in a nostalgic package, while "Ok.O" presents the more experimental side to the Aardvarck sound, delivering something akin to an unholy union between junglist rhythms and a dying modular synth. Absolutely essential!

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AARDVARCK

Nosestep EP (12")

Rush Hour Holland

Cat: RHDC 5. Rel: 24 Nov 10

Nosestep (Cosmin TRG remix)

Nosestep (original)

Re-Spoken (Nubian Mindz Demo mix)

Review: Rush Hour's Direct Current hits its fifth release with the high standard very much maintained here. On this we get some classic Aardvarck given a future flex by DC mainstay Cosmin TRG and Nubian Mindz. "Nosestep" was firmly adopted by forward thinking DJs in the nascent dubstep scene when it was released as part of the Well Well Well EP in 07. Driven by a rugged bass line that accrues weight as the track progresses, it still sounds great today. In the hands of Cosmin TRG, the track gets transformed into a cavernous acid stepper that burrows deep into your senses, especially in the second half of the track. The B Side is handed over to Nubian Mindz, with a previously unreleased Demo mix of "Re-Spoken" from 2001 seemingly perfect amidst the current future house movement. Typical class from the Rush Hour stable.

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AARDVARCK

Nubian (12")

Rush Hour Holland

Cat: RHD 003PIG. Rel: 01 Aug 12

Nubian

Pigg Todd U So

Gespielt von: Ender, Billy Nasty, Skudge, Juno Plus

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ACRE

Icons EP (12")

Tectonic

Cat: TEC 080. Rel: 27 Nov 14

Ping

Blue Moon

Icon

Reload

Review: Having previously popped up on Cold Recordings with some bleak and futuristic techno, Acre now moves from one Pinch-helmed label to another, making his Tectonic debut with a thunderous clout sure to firmly establish him in the melee of contemporary darkside producers. "Ping" flits between hoover rave pressure, grubby drum breaks and razor-sharp drum programming with deftness, while "Blue Moon" has a psychoactive quality about its finely realised blips and bleeps. "Icon" is an even more daring excursion into a kind of futuristic tribalism, while "Reload" eschews the dancefloor altogether in favour of an experimental study in sound design. It's staggering material produced with flair and imagination, and it sounds like nothing else out there right now.

Gespielt von: Untold

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ACRE

Symbols EP (limited 12")

Project 13 MCR

Cat: P13 001. Rel: 16 Dec 14

Symbols

Retrograde Loops (part 2)

Review: Manchester club night Project 13 expands operations in a most logical of fashions here with a new record label, wisely turning to one of their hotly tipped residents to inaugurate proceedings. You should know all about Acre's killer debut on Tectonic that just dropped and the Mancunian brings similar levels of heat and rhythmic imagination to the table on this Symbols EP. The title track is a perfect example of the exciting sounds coming from those wedged inbetween techno, bass, and dubstep, and could easily be mistaken for an unreleased Untold cut from '09. Complementing this, both "O" and "Retrograde Loops (part 2)" align more explicitly to techno, though the manner in which Acre's drums cascade chaotically around the channels are a pleasure to behold. Keep an eye on this one.

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Bass, Kamera

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ACRE

Burning Memories EP (12")

Cold

Cat: COLDR 004. Rel: 01 Apr 14

Burning Memories

Switchblade

Trace Loops

Northern Shadows

Review: Although it only has three releases behind it, Pinch's Cold Recordings, started last year as an "an outlet for new movements in the ever evolving UK hardcore continuum" has already given us some essential forward-thinking bass music from Elmono, Ipman and Batu. The label's fourth release, comes from Acre, a producer who put out an EP of killer grime fusions on Visionist's Lost Codes label last year, and is perhaps Cold's best release to date. The Burning Memories EP features four tracks which see Acre delve ever deeper into his singularly murky sound; the title track combines grime and jungle with slow, brooding techno coming in somewhere between the sounds of Mumdance and Beneath, while "Switchblade" is dominated by a heavy bass blast and crackling electric leads. "Trace Loops" is the most experimental track of all, combining morse code bleeps with a ghostly rhythm that sounds like zombified dubstep, while "Northern Shadows" takes things into peak time territory with a barrage of kicks and subs that are designed to demolish the floor. Big, big record from Acre here.

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Bass

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ACRE / FILTER DREAD

Interference (12")

Codes

Cat: CDS 01. Rel: 21 Jul 15

Drumz 34 (4:31)

Flash Speed (4:47)

Trashed (2:37)

Life (3:28)

Unknown (3:29)

Blood Artist (3:59)

Review: Visionist's Lost Codes label gets rebooted as a new sublabel to PAN, laying down some foundations ahead of the UK artist's long-mooted debut album for the Berlin label. Overseen by both Visionist and PAN founder Bill Kouligas, the first Codes release brings together two artists who have previously excelled on Lost Codes in Acre and Filter Dread. Working together for the first time, the six track Interference suggests this is a deadly partnership that should be given the platform to express itself further. Degraded 8bit sounds permeate opener "Drumz34" which comes across like early Actress played at the wrong speed, whilst sickeningly good sub bass is deployed on "Flash Speed" and "Trashed" is a superb exercise in slack jawed drum programming. Some cavernous bass kicks on this one. "Life" is wonderfully slippery in full flow, whilst "Unknown" is up there with Gramrcy's "Ruffian" in the heavyweight contenders of the year stakes.

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ACRE / FIS

Fabriclive 80: Mumdance Album Sampler 2 (10" limited to 300 copies)

Fabric

Cat: 10FAB 015B. Rel: 03 Jun 15

Acre - "No Signal" (3:57)

Fis - "Branch Light" (3:15)

Review: Mumdance recently said he approached Fabric himself with the idea of doing a mix for their iconic long-running fabric live series and it's a good thing he did as his Fabriclive 80 was an eye-popping journey through experimental electronics, weightless club music and old hardcore favourites. The producer also managed to secure a ton of exclusives for the mix, two of which feature on this second and final 10" sampler. Up first is Mancunian bass heavyweight Acre whose " No Signal" sounds all the more hefty removed from its original context in Fabriclive 80, whilst New Zealand sonic explorer Fis is at his degraded best on the speaker shattering "Branch Light".

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ADAM & STEVE

1 (limited 12")

Adam & Steve

Cat: ADSTE 01. Rel: 15 Feb 23

Fighting Fools (6:47)

My Life (5:55)

Review: Trouble Maker Adam Curtain and kindred spirit soldier Ste Roberts launch their Adam & Steve project with this delightful trip down bleep lane. Rolling at a cool mid-tempo, loaded with space, bulging with subs and swaggering with rolling breaks, both 'Fighting Fools' and 'My Life' hit with ageless dancefloor charm. The former playfully brings UKG elements into the mix while 'My Life' hits with a certain early 90s b-boy swagger that could easily be compared to the Blapps Posse. Get to know!

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Bass

Tags: UK Garage | Dark Garage | Breakbeat Garage | Experimental Garage

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ADDISON GROOVE

Turn Up The Silence EP (12")

Cat: 50WEAPONS 038. Rel: 26 Aug 14

Dat Ass

U Been Gone (feat DJ Rashad)

Push It

Masamune

Review: Following the sad news of Rashad's passing, this latest single from the ever-productive Addison Groove takes on a more poignant nature as the late footwork legend guests on the second track. That the track is called "U Been Gone" only adds to the emotional weight of it, not to mention the wistful keys and yearning vocal lick. Elsewhere Addison Groove is on typically fiery form, from the rave baiting whiplash of "Push It" to the weighty bassbin busting badness of "Dat Ass". The samples are beyond cheeky in their recognisability, and it matters not a jot when the music kicks as hard as this.

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Footwork/Juke

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ADDISON GROOVE

Footcrab Edits (12")

Groove UK

Cat: GROOVE 002. Rel: 27 Apr 16

Footcrab (Denham edit) (5:00)

Footcrab (AG edit) (5:24)

Review: Under the name Addison Groove, UK producer Tony Williams has racked up a healthy discography over the past 6 years. Say the name Addison Groove though, and most heads will start chanting, "Footcrab, Footcrab, Footcrab," such is the seminal nature of his breakout Swamp 81 drop. Out of nowhere comes this fresh pair of edits from Denham and AG aka Addison Groove himself. The former adds some extra boom to the original with some deadly amen breaks and off-kilter 808 kicks, offering a nice counterpart to AG's own contemporary revision on the flip. After remaining dubplate only for a few years, it's nice to see this slick version finally available on wax.

Gespielt von: HOVE

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ADDISON GROOVE

#1 (12" limited to 300 copies)

Groove UK

Cat: GROOVE 001. Rel: 12 Oct 15

Dancer (3:53)

Go La La (5:13)

Review: The regular clubbers out there may be familiar with "Dancer" from Addison Groove, a rather delicious contemporary bass number that slices and dices up Sister Sledge and has been played regularly by a broad spectrum of DJs over the past year. The man also known as Headhunter has relented to the clamour for a public release, pressing "Dancer" up as the lead cut on a cheeky white label, 300 copies no questions asked. The track works in a similar way to Joe's Bobby McFerrin edit for Text earlier this year. Another secret weapon from the Addison Groove armoury lines the flip in the shape of "Go La La". Don't sleep on this.

Gespielt von: Freddie Norwood

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ADDISON GROOVE

Adventures In Rainbow (12")

Cat: 50WEAPONS 022. Rel: 14 Sep 12

I Go Boom

Button Moon

Oversize Clip

Melody Maker

Review: More body slamming material here from Addison Groove. Direct dancefloor business, the title track "I Go Boom" shakes and sasses with a tight dancehall stomp that's balanced beautifully with soft minor keys in a way that DJ Gregory might have done back in the day (only a lot heavier). "Button Moon" takes the heaviness level up several notches with more steppy beats and a fine acid house flavour. "Oversize Clip", meanwhile, nods to the dubstep heads with a deep and minimal 808 riddim. "Melody Maker" finishes the show on a deeper note. Timeless, jacking and sweetened with a sexy groove, Addison Groove can do no wrong right now.

Gespielt von: James Ornate, DJ Downrock, Sun People, WILDLIFE!, HXDB, Juno Recommends Bass

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ADDISON GROOVE

I Go Boom (remixes) (hand-stamped 12")

Cat: 50WRMX 02. Rel: 21 Nov 12

I Go Boom 1 (DJ Rashad & Doc Daneeka remix)

I Go Boom 2 (DJ Rashad & Doc Daneeka remix)

Review: As one of the more overtly juke-heavy tracks on his recent EP for 50 Weapons, it's not surprising to see DJ Rashad snapped up to deliver a delicate twist on the staggering original and turn it into a limber wriggler with the trademark alien juke patterns expressed through soft drops of percussion. The sweet-natured chords get a full airing across the duration of the track this time around, but more than anything it's the speed that brings about the greatest change to Addison Groove's bruising original. Doc Daneeka meanwhile is on hand to drop a deadly concoction of deep house and original breakbeat ruggedness, creating a rousing vibe out of his own re-appropriation of the melodies over the tight and rolling rhythm.

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ADDISON GROOVE aka HEADHUNTER

Footcrab (12")

Swamp 81 UK

Cat: SWAMP 005. Rel: 18 Mar 10

Footcrab

Dumsh*t

Gespielt von: Girls Of The Internet, House of Black Lanterns, West Norwood Cassette Library, MR. Scruff, Boddika

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ADDISON GROOVE / DJ DIE

Legion Of Boom EP (12")

Gutterfunk

Cat: GF 016. Rel: 05 Jul 16

Standard Affair (4:48)

Legion Of Boom (3:55)

Morro (dub) (4:26)

Dr Know (4:55)

Review: Addison Groove is always a great reminder that's it's not always DJ Rashad (RIP) and RP Boo that you need to look up for footwork. Hooking up with DJ Die on his Gutterfunk label the two chalk up four bangers, though some melodic moments are there to be found on B2 cut "Dr Know" which at some points almost sounds like a friendly throw back to classic DJ Marky. "Standard Affair" is frenetic but punctuated by snare-heavy break downs and 808 percussive bleeps. Indiana Jones referencing "Legion Of Boom" ups the tempo and funk with the most liquid cut on the EP while undoubtedly the biggest, baddest production here is the cut up vocals, spastic percussion, gun clacks and deep Rhodes of "Morro".

Gespielt von: RUSTAM OSPANOFF.

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ADDISON GROOVE / SAM BINGA

BS3 EP (12")

Cat: 50WEAPONS 028. Rel: 26 Jul 13

Rzor

Thr3id

11th

Ol Man Ek

Review: Bringing a measured kind of juke menace to the 50 Weapons camp, regular attraction Addison Groove this time links up with fellow Bristol bass maven Sam Binga for some short and snappy cuts that explore diverse corners of electronica while all riding that hyped-up tempo. "Rzor" keeps things strictly rhythmic with its rush of 808 beats moving through pitch tweaks and rubbing up against found sound percussion. "Thr3id" gets twisted up in melodic stabs and the kind of gnarly acid spits you might find on Drukqs-era Aphex, bouncing off steady central motifs in order to fire off as many drum machine samples as possible in a three minute time frame. "11th" is even further into deploying intricate melodic darts that zip through the rapid fire beats, delicate chimes offset by dreamy synths and stuttering samples. "Ol Man EK" whips all these feelings up into a perfect summation track, capturing the bittersweet-ness of early jungle and vintage deep house in amongst a positively futuristic flurry of percussion.

Gespielt von: Shiftee

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ADEN / CREEPY AUTOGRAPH

Metaphysix I: Mentalism (12")

Ultramajic

Cat: LVX 002. Rel: 17 Sep 13

Aden - "Luft"

Aden - "Whip"

Creepy Autograph - "Mind Image Made"

Creepy Autograph - "Back Ally"

Review: Jimmy Edgar's Ultramajic label reaches only it's second 12" and goes conceptual with the first in a series of Metaphysix releases; in Edgar's own words, "reality is based upon thought systems and this is the core of music and vibration, each chapter of the series we will give these ideas to the artists for them to interpret in any way they choose". The debut Metaphysix transmission sees two contributions each from Eden and Creepy Autograph, with the former elusive producer calling shotgun and gracing the A Side with a pair of dubby numbers that have apparently caught the ears of Scuba and Boys Noize. The bleep laden electro cut "Luft" is particularly ace. Down below Creepy Autpgraph resurface after a series of excellent releases on Valentine Connexion and show they've lost none of their class - the stripped back ghetto house of "Back Alley" is great!

Gespielt von: Kay Suzuki, Juno Recommends Bass, CITIZENN, Colman Buckley

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AETHER

Viraha (clear vinyl 12")

Fent Plates

Cat: FPL 012. Rel: 06 Dec 16

Cathersis (3:59)

Vale (4:14)

Fade Away (3:16)

Viraha (4:15)

Flowerdance (3:36)

At What Point Do I Stop Trying (4:12)

Review: Back in the spring, Jason 'Aether' Taylor delivered one of the more assured vinyl debuts of the year; a collection of evocative ambient soundscapes and gentle dubstep rhythms entitled Von. This belated follow-up continues in a similar vein, with the Scottish producer prioritized beauty and melodic intent over dancefloor weight. That's not to say that his beats and basslines aren't solid, it's just that what really catches the ear is Taylor's use of intricate piano figures, dreamy female vocal samples, glacial sonic textures, and mood-enhancing chord progressions. It's a blend that results in music more suited to reclined listening than over-enthusiastic dancing. When the music is this picturesque, though, who are we to argue?

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AETHER

Fragments (12")

Fent Plates

Cat: FPL 024. Rel: 19 Apr 21

Luna Awaits (2:55)

Fragments (5:45)

Virtue (5:02)

Worlds Apart (4:45)

Review: Following his soundtrack to the Roki game and appearances on the likes of Monstercat, Aether returns to his spiritual home Fent Plates for the first time since 2017. The wait has of course been worth it as 'Fragments' takes us back to the Scottish deepsmith's finest elements; stirring, poignant chords, foggy, disarming textures long lingering-but-tender notes. From the opening airy pads and trembling keys of 'Luna Awaits' to the final slo-mo plod and echo of the finale 'Worlds Apart', it's Aether doing what he does best; conjuring up emotions you didn't even know you were feeling while making you feel like you're in an impenetrable bubble. Beautiful.

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AETHORITY

Niceness (12")

ClekClekBoom

Cat: CCB12 011. Rel: 20 Aug 13

Niceness

Get Busy

Review: Following this year's EPs by Coni, French Fries and the Paris Club Music Volume 1 compilation, ClekClekBoom debuts a new collaboration by label head Ministre X and Mattias Mimoun. Entitled Aethority, the duo's first release draws upon bass, garage and techno inspirations with a trimming of acid. "Niceness" sways in syncopated motion as synths are slightly stretched and pulled by a soft sidechain, while "Get Busy" is minimal and sparse in arrangement, its keys, chords and percussive stabs fill the empty voids, resulting in a very musical piece.

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AFRICA HITECH

Out In The Streets (12")

Warp

Cat: WAP 315. Rel: 16 Jun 11

Out In The Streets (VIP)

Caveman Style

Seek Em Step

Gespielt von: RUSTAM OSPANOFF., WILDLIFE!, CHRISSY MURDERBOT

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AFRIQUA

Concomitance (white vinyl 12")

2nd Drop

Cat: 2NDRP 12029. Rel: 20 May 14

Concomitance

AEIOU

Review: First making his name with a series of records for the F4TMusic label, rising Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Afriqua aligns with 2nd Drop for this sublime two track journey beyond the club into the realm of cerebral electronic music. Given that Adam Longman Parker previously studied piano at the storied Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, it's no surprise to see a level of musicality at play with Concomitance. The title cut is the kind of tunnelling main room bass number that you might easily mistake for a forthcoming Sunklo drop and the arrangement demonstrates Parker knows his way around a dancefloor. On the flip "AEIOU" offers up a different side to the Afriqua production palette; not quite rolling, not quite floating, here Afriqua's talent for conjuring swampy basslines and polyrhythmic drums that are almost footwork. Smart art from Jimmy Turrell too!

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Bass

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AGO / BOOFY

Goldfinger (10")

Innamind

Cat: IMRV 032. Rel: 08 Mar 22

Goldfinger (4:53)

Silverware (6:08)

Review: Long time mates but first time collaborators, Ago and Boofy link up for this exception doublet on Innamind. Two sides, two very different vibes; 'Goldfinger' is all about that spacious dubby stalk and prowl. Laced with all manner of trippy textures, it's already been a major missile at Innamind's recent bashes with System. Flip for something more of a post UKG flavour; the rattling upbeat 'Silverware'. Brash skippy drums and heaving emotions - this is already a massive tune. Grab it while you can!

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AGRIPPA

Dead Wait EP (hand-stamped 12")

Par Avion

Cat: PAR 003. Rel: 05 Jun 19

Squid Girls (5:02)

Dead Wait (6:35)

Spice Raiders (5:19)

Scabs (5:35)

Review: Par Avion collective member Agrippa returns with his first full release since last year's "Mygraine Urgraine". Once again getting playful with his titles, once again covering some vast and unforgiving terrains, each of the four cuts takes you to a different corner; "Squid Girls" is an aquatic bashy piece with its techno tendrils lashing wildly, "Dead Wait" is pure crushed stomps with a crunchy warehouse vibe while "Spice Raiders" takes us deep into techno territory; loopy, paranoid and laced with unnerving sound designs before "Scabs" brings us to a fractured close as the 'hot pick' of the EP (not sorry). Time to get Agrippa yourselves...

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AIR MAX '97

Progress & Memory EP (12")

Liminal Sounds

Cat: LMNL 003. Rel: 15 May 14

Progress & Memory

Progress & Memory (Neana remix)

Sleeveless

Peak Flow

Review: After stepping out with the choice remixes of "Pulse X" last year, Liminal Sounds is back with some fresh talent in the shape of Air Max '97, whose fusionist styles are bolstered by a serious handle on sound design and production skills. The title track is a sci-fi vision that takes the fragmented groove of juke and infects it with celestial synth work, before Neana remixes it into a stop-start slammer with equally non-conformist rhythms and sounds. "Sleeveless" on the flip comes on a little more measured with its discernible kick-and-clap beat and hooky off-key stabs, before "Peak Flow" sets things adrift once more with a complex throwdown of polyrhythmic drums and alien samples.

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Bass, Chesslo Junior

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AIR MAX '97

Ice Bridge (12")

Timedance

Cat: TIMEDANCE 019. Rel: 27 Sep 19

Ice Bridge (4:44)

Bruxis (4:48)

Review: Batu's Timedance label is in red hot form and Aussie talent Air Max 97 only stokes the fires with this scintillating two tracker. It comes hot on the heels of his link-ups with Loft and TSVI on the "Falling Not Walking" EP back in summer and hones in on tight, well trimmed dance floor dynamite. "Ice Bridge" is post-jungle madness with bold sub bass underpinning a scampish brew of steel plated drums and hits. "Bruxis" is a crowd teasing slow jam with heavy, dragging drums and twisted vocals that will leave you begging for more as you tumble freely through a darkened corner of the cosmos.

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AIRHEAD

October (12")

Hemlock Recordings

Cat: HEK 024. Rel: 28 Aug 14

October

Macondo

Review: Hot on the heels of his turn on James Blake's label, Airhead is at it once again with the Hemlock imprint, keeping things comfortably in the same ballpark of leftfield electronic music spawned from what was once called dubstep. The A side "October" is a lively beast that features plenty of clattering percussion with a live feel, while the rest of the track feeds synth flourishes, oddball vocal snippets and a whole heap of found sounds into a head-spinning slice of originality with enough heft to rock the floor. "Macondo" burrows itself into a more twitchy, jazz inflected groove somewhere on the outside lane of house music with mournful notes and plenty of micro sampling thrown in for good measure.

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AIRHEAD

Pyramid Lake (12")

R&S

Cat: RS 1209. Rel: 23 Aug 12

Pyramid Lake

Black Ink

Review: Otherwise known as Rob McAndrews, former James Blake collaborator Airhead is fast becoming one of the most interesting producers on the R&S roster since Blake's movement to more mainstream concerns. Taking a more explicitly rhythmic direction than previous release which concentrated on lush acoustic textures, "Pyramid Lake" combines rapidfire percussion, breathy vocal samples and lo-fi VHS textures to create the most unlikely club banger you'll hear this year. "Black Ink" meanwhile sounds like a maelstrom of kickdrums tumbling up and down a rubber staircase with stray hi-hats and handclaps thrown into the mix. Undeniably one of the best R&S cuts this year.

Gespielt von: NICK V, Juno Recommends Bass, BRISA

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Brain Math

Cat: MATH 10. Rel: 10 Nov 10

Paper Street (original mix)

Paper Street (Nick Hoppner remix)

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Kazzt (limited numbered hand-stamped vinyl 12")

Different Circles

Cat: DIFF 004. Rel: 25 Jul 16

Kazzt (4:59)

Kazzt (Mumdance remix) (4:23)

Review: For their first release of 2016 on their occasional Different Circles imprint, Mumdance and Logos' have turned to Rob McAndrews' Airhead project. Since setting his stall out with a number of lauded EPs on R&S records a few years back, McAndrews has been relatively quiet on the solo front but kept busy in his capacity as guitarist for James Blake. "Kazzt" is quietly impressive, with trippy electronics, delay-laden percussion hits, out-there textures and fizzing builds creating energy atop a sparse but weighty kick-drum. Mumdance provides the obligatory flipside remix, increasing the low-end pressure and percussive intensity - mostly via machine-gun drum bursts - while retaining the sparse weirdness of McAndrews' original.

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HTH 040 (12")

Cat: HTH 040. Rel: 21 May 15

Gravure/Continuum (Fis Hayfield To New Mills version) (7:01)

Gravure/Continuum (Regis Whip Hand mix) (6:08)

Review: This 12" sees the welcome vinyl edition of remixes of Akkord's "Gravure/Continuum" from Fis and Regis which originally appeared on a CD issued through Fabric's Houndstooth label earlier this year. With the Mancunian duo possessing such a clinical take on rhythmic construction; it's always interesting to see how artists commissioned to remix Akkord choose to approach the task. Sometime Tri Angle artist Fis is on impeccable form twisting the track into paganistic string-laden ambience on his self-styled 'Hayfield To New Mills' version which brings to mind "Hashshashin Chant" era Demdike Stare. Downwards boss Regis goes for gravelly broken techno on his 'Whip Hand' mix though he channels similar levels of spectral foreboding to Fis in the underlying human groans set deep in the mix.

Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Experimental, Kondaktor

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Obelisk (10")

Cat: HTH 045. Rel: 12 Nov 15

I - Monolith (3:39)

II - Megalith (6:17)

Review: Manchester's Akkord have been heavily involved with the development of Fabric's Houndstooth label, and the majority of their output has come from the legendary club's young and vibrant new imprint. Much like fellow Mancunians Demdike Stare, their sound is hard to categorise and distil into one genre; the present "Monolith" sits somewhere between the sparser of Shackleton's tunes, and the whirlpool of styles and genres that fit into the ambient/drone territory. Similarly, "Megalith", on the other hand, is a broken artillery of kicks and sporadic jungle breaks, a gorgeous pile of stop-start bass and drums that keep darting in and out from all corners. Ever thought what 3D music might sound like? This goes pretty damn near. Warmly recommended.

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HTH020 (12")

Cat: HTH 020. Rel: 12 Jun 14

Gravure

Continuum

Typeface

Greyscale

Review: Indigo and Synkro return for Houndstooth duty under the Akkord guise, with HTH020 their first material for the fabric-affiliated label since last year's roundly praised debut album. That long player was perhaps the most confident display of the sound design-heavy production style the Mancunian pair had been narrowing in on since their cultish white label bow, but this new 12" finds them adding whole new levels of darkness to the mix. Moody low end sits deep in the channels; given the space to breath by Akkord who seem careful to restrict their drum samples to the barest of appearances at times (see "Gravure") whilst those out there that enjoyed the Millie + Andrea album for Modern Love will probably gravitate towards "Continuum" which showcases a murky, raw take on breakbeat-led jungle.

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