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T>I, one of a handful of producers responsible for bringing raw 90’s vibes back to drum & bass without following the same old route of ‘back to the old school’.

Championed by DJ Hype and DJ Rap, T>I has already had a huge amount of hits on the underground and his latest pending releases under Serial Killaz will be no exception.

If you know your upfront drum and bass or not, you will have most certainly heard plenty of T>I’s tracks being supported by most if not all of the A list DJ circuit.

Virtual record boxes have continued to be stocked with dubplate after dubplate by one of the hardest working producers our scene has seen for years.

Don’t get it twisted, this isn’t a ragga jungle explosion with a plethora of Amen beats - this is pure rolling sublow drum and bass and it’s coming in not one but two parts! Sample spotters hold tight.

High energy beats and bass combined with mid 90’s production influences are in abundance. Top scale bass lines that flip the script from ‘Changes’, deep and dark vibes in the form of ‘Hammerhead’ and music to make even the stiffest of ravers shuffle in the form of ‘Watcha Man’. This EP has it all and it’s taking no prisoners.

‘Circuits’ is being released as two separate EP’s, part one incoming 10th Junefollowed by part two later on 24th June. Watch out for a bonus track from the album which is soon to be offered as a free download via the Serial Killaz Soundcloud. This is a massive package and certainly not one to sleep on.

Coming soon on the Serial Killaz release schedule is an EP from their very own Yorkshire ripper, Kitcha.

Watch the ride..

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<a href="http://niceuprecords.bandcamp.com/album/inna-nice-up-fashion">Inna NICE UP! Fashion by Various Artists</a>

Undoubtedly one of the most iconic and legendary reggae labels to come out of the UK, Fashion Records has a rich and deep history that reaches far beyond the world of reggae.

The brainchild of John MacGillivray and Chris Lane, two music devotees who started the Dub Vendor market stall in Clapham Junction selling imported reggae and dub vinyl during the late 70s (which later went on to spawn the hugely popular Dub Vendor shops), a dub cutting studio and label was set up in 1980 and started generating hits instantly, regularly topping the UK reggae charts and attracting attention further afield. Soon a recording studio was built, which served as a drop-in for most of the Jamaican stars passing through London at the time.

Horace Andy, Johnnie Clarke, Alton Ellis, Frankie Paul, Junior Delgado and many more household names all spent time in the A-Class studios during the early days, although it was the stars of the new UK reggae explosion that really put the label on the map. Alongside artists such as Dee Sharp, Keith Douglas, Papa Face & Bionic Rhona, the label was a springboard for talents such as Asher Senator, Macka B, Andrew Paul and Smiley Culture, the latter scoring a top 20 hit and a couple of appearances on Top Of The Pops with his 1984 single "Police Officer".

Going from strength to strength, it was the chart explosion of dancehall in the early 90s that saw more international names come flocking to the label and more hits racking up - far too many to list here, but a brief glance through the discography shows Cutty Ranks, Papa San, General Levy, Top Cat, Tenor Fly, Daddy Freddy and Wayne Wonder all recording sides for the label. Subsequently another more uniquely English style of dance music began using acapella samples from the label; jungle. Based around the soundsystem style of Jamaican music, with an emphasis on the cutting drums and heavy basslines, young jungle producers used many of the tracks recorded and played by the previous generation as the music’s backbone, the vocals given new life by the rudimentary samplers being used in bedroom studios all over the land.

Fast forward 25 years and those reverberations are still being felt today - drum & bass, dubstep, hip hop, trap and almost any other sub-genre of what many now refer to as "bass music" has the DNA of reggae and dancehall running through it, so its only right to expect a little payback. A&R'd by music fanatic and owner of the NICE UP! record label, Jon Sheppard - "Inna NICE UP! Fashion" aims to bring new life to some of these legendary tracks by having modern day producers rework them in their own style and re- introduce them to a new audience.

From the frantic breakbeats of rave-revivalist Special Request and the bottom end sonics of Radio 1's Toddla T & Melé, to the modern minimalist dancehall-tech of Machinedrum and the digital dub drone of The Bug, there is plenty to get excited about here.

Poland's Radikal Guruserves up some classic dubstep, Germany's Jahtari crew take it back into 80s nostalgia with their 8-bit dancehall style, whilst modern reggae producersWrongtom, Jstar and Mr Benn all show why they are on the forefront of the UK reggae revival. The tempo gets upped for some heavier jungle inspired remixes from Aries & Gold Dubs, Serial Killaz and festival favourites Dub Pistols, giving a little bit of something for everybody.

INNA NICE UP! FASHION

Various Artists


NICE UP! Records

2LP/CD Released 24th June

Miss Mants has been out rocking parties with the Russian In Beat We Trust Music crew lately and we’re pretty sure that when her remix of Marten Horger‘s ‘Deeper Down’ feat. Eva Lazarus was dropped, the crowd will have erupted with joy. We’ve listened to quite a few remixes of this track over recent weeks with the ultra funky twist added to Miss Mants remix, we thought we’d share this one with you. Give it a spin to see if you dig…

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Ulex ‘Endless Forms’ EP gets 3 classy new remixes courtesy of Ash Carr (deep/tech/garage)  ROBOT84 (Jackin’/bass/tech/funky) and Prole’s Acid Jam Remix. 3 very different takes on the original EP tracks moving away from the Techno side of things more towards house. Ash Carr crafts a sleek 95/96 Deep House roller out of ‘Get To Forget’, Robot 84 reworks ‘Up’ into a sizzling funky Simma Black style house track and Prole jams on the 303 for his mazing acid rework of ‘Signs’

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Ulex- Endless Forms Remixed [Horizon Recordings]

Los Dodos is  another sideline for Prague’s Grove focusing on funky and more chilled sounds.  DodoLego is the result of a workshop with himself and DJ Brada and the outcome is mighty! With twangy guitar and big beat drums, it has the oomph of The Propeller Heads and the jump up of the Plumps …

This mix is all about the 808 Bass, a sure fire selection of tracks with that 808 bass sound that so many people are digging these days. From DJ Icey to Bradley Drop to DJ Fixx those that are liking this sound are sure gonna dig this mix from Storm-e.

Check out her Soundcloud widget below for other mixes to download !

Tracklist

L-Train, Treen Da Bean – Bass Drop (Original Mix)
Ellie Goulding – Figure 8 (French Fries Club Mix)
L-Train, Treen Da Bean – Bass Drop (DJ Fixx Remix)
Yo Speed – Yo Ready (Original Mix)
DJ Icey – The Zapper (Original Mix)
k4DJ – I Can’t Stop (Original Mix)
Lakotah – Drop It Low (Original Mix)
B-Phreak, Philly Blunts – Get Ya Head (Bradley Drop remix)
Subconxious – Hieroglyphs on the Sun (Keith Mackenzie remix)
DJ Fixx – OMFG (Original Mix)
DJ Hero – L.B.S.G. (Original Mix)
Huda – Pop That (Original Mix)
Markk Polo – Bars (Wes smith Booty Juice remix)
Stranger – Wait A Minute (Original Mix)
Wes Smith, BumpR StickR – Listen To The Beat (DJ Fixx Remix)
Peep This – Can U Feel Dat? (Original Mix)
Wireless Mice – Baunts (Curtis B remix)
H20 – Candy Painted (Jackal & Hyde vs MojoLeFay)
J-Double – Baddness (Original Mix)
Plump Djs – Yes Yes (Original Mix)
Shade K- Bubble (Original Mix)
Shade K – Fuckuplay (Original Mix)
NLP, CRAB DJs – Rockspot (CoolTasty remix)
Si-Dog, Bradley Drop – Whats Up Now (Original Mix)

Some pure breaks this time, Tar3D drops the heat in this mix for OnCue Records just in time for the new Summer season.

Tracklist

DeiBeat – Operator (This Is An Emergency)
Broken Enough – Ghostbusters
DJ ICEY – 808s and Daybreaks
Pharley and Jerkboy – Autograf (Nimbus Remix)
Wes Smith – I Give Up (Original Mix)
Deekline, Bad Zuka – My Desire (Deekline Remix)
Smokin Beats – Dreams (Freestylers Vs. Oxide & Neutrino) Booty by Freestylers
Baby Anne – BBoy (Original Mix)
The Feels – Dominator (Original Mix)
Baby Anne, Nikki Carabello, D-BO – Shine Feat. Nikki Carabello & D-BO (Original Mix)
Kid Digital – Pull The Trigger (Original Mix)
Mutantbreakz – I Need Your Love (Original Mix)
Sly One – Serv (Selfmaster)
DubRocca – You Got Me Burning (U.F.O. Project Remake)
Vibal – Time To Roll (Tundro Mix)
DJ ICEY – Tag UR It (Original Mix)
Goldillox, Shade K, Aeon Flex – Heart Break (Wes Smith Remix)
DJ 818 – DROP! (Original Mix)
Hankook – Bring Out A Change (Original Mix)
DJ ICEY – Rainmaker (PDX Mix)

Monoman Ft Aimee Montague ‘More Than You Know’ a great love song wrapped in warm textures of chilled future bass. It comes with lovely remixes too. Lush late night mellow house vibes from Tom Luka and relaxing deep tech house from Ulex

Streaming Links below, click the ‘buy’ button in the soundcloud player to purchase a copy

Monoman Ft Aimee Montague- More Than You Know [Horizon Recordings]

NexGen are doing an awesome competition where people submit their music and to win $250 and a release on the label. We caught with Dan, owner of NexGen for a chat about the label, read on for details of how you can enter the competition and what you can win…………

Hey Dan, can you tell us a little about how NexGen music started and how its progressed?

Well, like most aspiring DJ/producers it all started in my bedroom studio back in ’95. My underground musical influences started in early Dance, Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat, and later Jungle/Drum & Bass, which when I started producing.

I first started dabbling with music management when I set up a mini-audio production company on a local college campus in London, where I went on to be quite successful at producing TV commercial/advertising jingles for a few recognized British brands. One jingle I produced in 1997 ending up being used by the #1 washing detergent company in the UK at that time, which ended up running for nearly 8 years!!

In the late 90’s I really started getting into the new sounds of Downtempo and Deep/Chill-House which essentially inspired me to expand the audio production company into a record label that would eventually include the wide array of style and genres that NexGen Music represents today. In 2001, I re-branded the audio production company to NexGen Music, and in 2003 I moved the company across the pond to Brooklyn, NY where I officially incorporated as a record label in 2004.

It’s now been 13 years since that happened, and I have to say today the label is stronger than ever musically. We have 3 labels under NexGen: NexGen Records, Migration Recordings, and Affectionate Grooves – which all have and serve very different and distinct sounds in underground music. We are still very much doing projects closer to our roots in film, TV, and interactive, however our focus today is very much on evolving our artists, brand, and blend of sound.
Who are the core artists on the label that people should look out for?

I would say our “core” artists today are Earth Leakage Trip, Rob Sparx, Kachina, Neveready, Wigz, and myself — representing all three of our imprints.
You have released some massive EP’s in the last 6 months from the likes of Digital, Rob Sparx & Kachina across the label group. There is obviously a strong focus on quality. What are you looking for in the competition entries?

I’m REALLY looking for music that pushes the boundaries of sound… And, I’m not talking in a “who can make the gnarliest bass” type of way. Today, underground music genres are so intricately divided — yet still very connected — that for me the platform of these genre are really just defined by the tempo. What I hear all day long in most new music is producers that are simply following the ‘blueprint’ of the genre in terms of its typical sounds, samples and arrangement. I’m looking for producers that are striving to create NEW blueprints. So, in other words we are seeking music that is out-of-the-box, non-formulaic, envelope pushing, but yet still groovy and melodic.
How do people enter the competition?

It’s super simple. We are looking for 3 to 4 original tracks in one of the following genres: Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Bass Music, and Downtempo. All we are asking from entrants is a follow on our Soundcloud.

What can the entrants win?

The lucky winners will have their release backed by a strong PR and social media campaign, and also receive $250 in cash! On top of this, the submission that we are feeling the MOST out the four winners will receive an extra $250 cash. The total package is worth a couple of of thousand dollars per entrant as well as place on our growing roster!

Finally, what does the next 12 months look like for NexGen Music?

Its an understatement to say that we have got so much good music lined up its ridiculous. I mean it really is. Even though we’ve been around for a while now our sound never stops evolving. We’re always challenging each other to push those boundaries that I was referring to earlier, so we still consider ourselves in “build” mode right now and through to around this time 2017. By the summer of 2017 we will be looking to take the labels on the road making some festival appearances and getting some tours going by locally in the US & UK, and internationally.

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Competition Links­ ­https://www.nexgenmusicgroup.com/new-arti­st-competition-june-2016

T&C’s:­ ­https://www.nexgenmusicgroup.com/new-arti­st-competition-terms-conditions ­

YouTube Video:­ ­https://youtu.be/BfRyGZKfA4w

NexGen Music Competition