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DJ RAP x Eat Glitter & Shine present two new tracks on the Propa Talent label. Both ‘Let’s Go Out’ & ‘Drop It’ are titanium plated festival/rave DnB anthems filled with melodic madness!!

DJ RAP x Eat Glitter & Shine – Lets Go Out / Drop It [Propa Talent]

Entitled Love by Machine, the album’s name is a nod to the fact that the Burden brothers are such revered masters of their hardware. Both in the studio, where they cook up atmospheric house and techno with soaring synths and vocals and also in the live arena, where they are celebrated as one of the most accomplished and forward thinking performers in the game today. That is all the more impressive when you bear in mind they have been active since the ‘80s, most often releasing on their own 430 West label, which is where they appear again here.

Say Lenny: “We’ve been exploring the theme of connection with this project. How technology gives us the illusion that we are closer to each other more than ever. At some point humanity crossed a line where the devices that we created to bring us together are the same devices that are blocking us from organic experiences.”

“Technology is only a tool, which we also had in mind during the recording process.” Adds Lawrence. “We decided to go back to how we used to make our records, when we didn’t have so many ‘sophisticated’ audio devices. Back to when we interacted in the studio together as musicians.”

Things open up with the loose metallic percussive line that is In Mono, which sets the machine made tone and is filled with promise. Locator then immediately gets to action with a gallivanting techno kick and various synth lines wrapping round each other as you get sucked into the groove. Just Don’t Speak (Midnight Sun Redub) is a more deep and house leaning track with big feel good piano keys and slithering synths that will get hands in the air. Proving they have real range, 7 B4 Dawn is a moody and reserved cut with subtle acid pricks, hip swinging claps and a spaced out dead of night feel.

The second half of the album offers peak time business in the form of the spectacular Bad Love II, the whirring and cosmic Sounds of Jericho and the big loops and fluid grooves of [Where] Time Collides. Pain Pressure is a wonky number with big bassline and a focus on percussive patterns as well as some vocals with real attitude and last cut 8 B4 Dawn ends things in a downbeat and sombre way with sad chords and emotive strings. It is pure Detroit, much like the whole album, and rounds out another fine release from these most revered veterans.

Tracklist:

1.In Mono

2.Locator

3.Just Don't Speak (Midnight Sun ReDub)

4.7 b4 Dawn

5.Bad Love II

6.Sounds of Jericho

7.[Where] Time Collides

8.Pain Pressure

9.8 b4 Dawn

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As well as producing his own stunning sounds, Manchester’s, Kleen Kutz, is also very well skilled at putting together jaw dropping remixes, re-rubs and edits. Jaydee‘s ‘Plastic Dreams’ is the latest classic to have been given the Kleen Kutz treatment and as you will hear, the results are absolutely immense. Feisty Tech House with bags of purpose and a breakdown to get those trusty goosebumps rising. Oh yes, we love this!

Download Kleen Kuts remix here via Hypeddit.

Links for Kleen Kuts :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Hearthis / Mixcloud / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram

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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]

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

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

Ill Phil is no stranger to making full blown Bass House bangers! His tunes have dance floors packed from the high octane energy he implants in his music. As well as keeping the new releases flowing at a fair rate, Ill Phil has been digging into his personnel collection of his own tunes and has decided to drop this VIP remix of a track he made with Lorenzo. As you might guess from the title of the track, Double 99’s ‘Rip Groove’ is the main player and it also incorporates a sample of Tina Moore’s ‘Never Gonna Let You Go’ for an added nostalgic twist. Get your best moves ready because this one’s for dancing too!

Download ‘Ripped Groove’ here via Hypeddit.

Links for Ill Phil :

Soundcloud / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

The Hungarian collective, MustBeat, must have been over the moon to have had this debut EP from Bristol (UK) based, Steppin’ Tones, land on their desk. We’re excited enough just to share it with you, so they must have been bouncing off the walls when they got fully stuck into the three tracks that are on offer. It’s a strictly Big Beat affair throughout which means there’s plenty of funkiness on offer and there’s a distinct 60’s/70’s retro vibe to the EP too. It’s an essential listen that needs your attention because the invigoration you will receive from it will have you running on happy times only for absolutely ages! Jaw dropping sounds ahead…

Buy the ‘Shadow Of A Trout’ EP here form Juno.

‘Shadow Of A Trout’ Tracklist

01. 70’s Beach Break
02. Wombat Shuffle
03. Freakin’ N Tweakin

Links for Steppin’ Tones :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Mixcloud

DJ Wood is well equipped when it comes to creating huge Glitch Hop slammers and his free tune ‘Rocket Surgery’ is yet another that’ll see you blast off the ground with the full intentions of getting your bounce on once your feet hit the floor again. Don’t be fooled by the light and airy intro because once that has enticed you in, it all kicks off! Phatness of the highest order!

Download ‘Rocket Surgery’ here via Hypeddit.

Links for DJ Wood :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Twitter

More like a master than disaster. Spainish duo “Master and Disaster” present the 53rd installment of the Funktasty Crew podcast. Starting their duo career in 2012 and releasing music on label such as Elektroshok Records and The Pooty Club Records  (to name a few) also with support from high ranking artists such as Diplo and Flux Pavillion. Download kick back and have a listen !

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