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This is our second Unique2Rhythm review of the day and it’s a very special track indeed. A surefire contender for one of the best House music tracks of 2016. be sure to check our review of the awesome Bruno Kaufmann & Barbara Douglas release whilst you’re here but let’s talk about about why you need to support this track…

Along with U2R as a label, artists like Phil Maher & Wayne Dudley turned this writer back towards the realm of good House Music. One of the things I love about both producers is the way they integrate oldskool 90s sounds into their tracks. Take a bit of 91-94 era Rave/Hardcore, add in some classic Defected style House, and a hefty dose of UKG/Speed Garage a la Double 99, The Dreem Teem et al

These guys have their roots in those very scenes, as Phil Maher himself says:

My roots pretty much started way back in the early 90’s. I got introduced to the Hardcore Rave scene via my sister’s boyfriend at the time, who was also a DJ. Back then, I was living in Birmingham, and my Saturday’s pretty much consisted of spending most of my time in the city, in what was then “Don Christies”, “Pure Records”, and believe it or not, “HMV” when they used to have a tidy collection of Hardcore.

It was there I got to know the likes of MC Lennie, one of my good friends Rob Wilson AKA “Charisma”, and got put on “Needle To The Groove”, the same agency/books of the likes of DJ Rap, Charisma etc.

I started playing a few small venues, as well as a fair few underground warehouses, the kind where you had to knock on the door to get in, if you know what I mean lol!

It was around the same time that I started producing. With an Amiga 500, a Technosound Turbo Sampler, and Octamed as a sequencer, things were pretty basic, but with plenty of vinyl to sample, it was here where producing really started for me.

I worked along side Rob Wilson at that time, and we were producing tracks not too dissimilar to the “Slammin’ Vinyl” anthems. Real fast paced hands in the air breaks & pianos. It’s from here we caught the attention of Reinforced Records at the time, who were interested in signing us up, but being young and thinking we knew it all, we opted to go it alone. Unfortunately this never panned out, and shortly after, we both went solo, but remain to this day, real good friends.
The rest as they say, is history.

While Phil might not have been signed to the seminal Reinforced imprint, along with Wayne Dudley, he now makes memorable house anthems including those under the Rhythm 4 Reason moniker. This track ‘Rock The Beat’ combines timeless Italo Pianos, rushy synths and a jaw-dropping Rave Breaks style breakdown. You may also notice the remix title in brackets. This is in loving memory of House DJ Alan Weston’s late mother. In loving memory of Maura

Buy This Track Here and expect to see it in our yearly roundup of the best tracks of 2016

Rhythm 4 Reason- Rock The Beat [Unique2Rhythm]

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A few weeks back we had the honour of featuring a great free track by Gorilla Complex and now he has a new one. It’s another stomping slice of Bass House with a stripped back and minimalistic feel. A real dance floor weapon, especially if you dig the likes of AC Slater & My Nu Leng et al, be sure to cop this one!

Gorilla Complex- Time To Feed (Free Download)

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Sanxion brings years of finely honed musical production to a blistering quartet of DnB heaters going by the collective name of ‘Dope Stories’ for the Ghetto Dub imprint.

The title track features a blissful ethereal House Music style drop sandwiched between rasping basslines and beats that snap like an Aligator!

‘Da Shotta’ &  ‘Human Error’ act as funky updates to the 97/98 Metalheadz style DnB before the final story unfolds. ‘Rubber Hoes’ is dark, mystical and energetic with busy stabbage and some more of those lovely ethereal strings. THis is Sanxion at his very best, you should bag this fantastic EP right now!!

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Sanxion- Dope Stories EP [Ghetto Dub]

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It’s always a good day at the office when we hear fresh new House Music sounds on the paragon of quality House, namely Unique2Rhythm.

We can thank Bruno Kaufmann and synonymous with house diva, Barbara Douglas for the awe-striking ‘Higher’. The disco-tinged grooves combined with that legendary voice make for a luscious and classy combo and then there’s the remixes, oh my!!

Mike Millrain & Mick James transform the original into a breaks/2 Step Garage bubbler that goes in deep!!

And it’s not over yet, two more gorgeous remixes are included for the classic house lovers courtesy of Rob Hayes & JC Unique. This just made our day!

Bruno Kaufmann & Barbara Douglas- Higher [Unique2Rhythm]

Fractured Sounds is a brand new label that has been created to release top quality free music that will focus mainly on Minimal, Tech and Techno sounds that contain bags and bags of groove.

They’re kicking things off on very positive note with their debut release, a 2 track EP from Hull producer, Ruddy. His track ‘Synth Roller’ is a truly captivating piece of work that will take you on the most magical journey of spine tingling breakdowns and driving beats. Ruddy has also given his tack a ‘Basement Edit’ which offers something much darker and is definitely one for the after-hours crew. With music as good as this on offer, I’m sure we’ll see Fractured Sounds and Ruddy feature on the ward in the not too distant future.

Download Ruddy’s ‘Synth Roller’ EP here via Hypeddit.

Links for Ruddy :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Dutch House producer. DIE GROTE, is one that has been hugely inspired by the groovy sounds of the 90’s. He’s well known for laid back House sound in his production work and is another dude who makes plenty of his own music, along with super classy edits like this one posted. It’s of the 1991 rave anthem ‘Can You Feel It’ by, CLS, and although it has a thoroughly modern Tech House vibe, the spirit of the original still lives strong. Hand raising music at it’s finest!

Download DIE GROTE’s edit here via Hypeddit.

Links for DIE GROTE :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Instagram

Here’s a roundup of recent releases on the Monstercat imprint starting with some durtay deep south bass stylings from Dirty Audio

Some dreamy Deep/Tropical House from Nervo….

and some melodic beach/poolside Future Bass from SMLE…

And some explosive and insane dubstep from Pegboard Nerds!!

Then there’s this uplifting slice of Trap by Aero Chord, a taster for his upcoming album available for pre-order right now

Staying on the Trapstyle, this next banger is the work of KUURO….

and that’s it for now! Plenty of varied and high grade bass music to dig deep into the wallet for!!

Dirty Audio, Nervo, SMLE, Pegboard Nerds, Aero Chord & KUURO on Monstercat

Groove Motion are, Wayne Altham & Jack Henwood, a couple of guys from the UK who have over 25 years of DJing experience between them. Over the last few months they’ve been putting all that knowledge of what sounds good on the dancefloor to good use, by rolling out a number of free Disco edits of some of their favourite tunes. Their latest sizzling edit just happens to be of one of their all time favourite tracks, ‘Tribute (Tight On)’ by, The Pasadenas, which has been given a Housey twist so that it’s perfectly tuned up for a night of Disco dancing. Move making music at it’s grooviest!

Download ‘Hit It’ here via Hypeddit.

Links for Groove Motion :

Soundcloud / Facebook

Australian edit specialist, JR.Dynamite returns to the ward with another dazzling piece of work. He’s lowered the tempo, just a touch, on Dayton‘s 1984 Disco tune ‘So What’ and ushered in the most unctuous Boogie vibes. So slick, so smooth, so full of vitality and all yours for free. Go get it!

Download JR.Dynamite’s edit here via Toneden.

Links for JR.Dynamite :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Releasing a studio album pretty much each year from 2006 Hyper aka Guy Hatfield is well known for his use of live instrumentation such as guitars and bass fused with modern electronic elements. He has also performed as a band under the name Hyper Moniker, featuring Prodigy members Leeroy Thornhill and Jim Davies. Their first studio album We Control advanced Hyper to the stages of festivals throughout the world. Nowadays Hyper produces music for well known movies and TV shows as well as his own music.

For more information about Hyper: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Hyper

This mix is part of Breakzlinkz Retro series: www.breakzlinkz.net/retro/