Albert Einstein became a household name due to his pioneering work in theoretical physics, part of which accidentally resulted in his infamous Theory of Relativity. This great mind, combined with his quirky, endearing and downright odd behaviour led to him becoming a popular icon in modern culture, and talking to his friends, family and colleagues over the decades has unearthed the fact that he was also a passionate musician.

After turning down offers of a personalised Stradivarius and other exotic gitfts, he took his humble shop-bought violin all over the world, and wasn’t entirely adverse to tinkling the ivories either.. “Life without music is inconceiveable to me” he once proclaimed.. “I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in life out of music.” With this in mind, I wonder now; how would he feel to be immortalised once again, this time as the main feature on the album sleeve for the eagerly awaited debut album “The Billion Dollar Brain”?

In just over a year, Ben Coda and Chris “DJ Ipcress” Williams have risen from the burgeoning underground dance scene through hectic schedules and several years’ successful independent DJ-ing careers, to spawn Nanoplex a rather delicious, genre-defying portmanteau, which combines Mr Coda’s progressive tech-house roots with Chris’s psychedelic sumptuousness to produce a collaboration of undeniable talent… On top of smashing out killer live sets at their various club nights and residencies, the boys have also been bringing home the bacon at iconic festivals such as Glastonbury and the off-the-scale Noisily Festival in Leicestershire.

As well as performing at Boomtown Fair and playing a banging set at Boom Festival 2014 last week, Nanoplex have been flat out in the studio to produce several popular EPs as well as working hard on this little beaut, released on the Flow Records label. Opposing musical backgrounds, a vast array of combined musical knowledge and an exceptionally eclectic mix of genres, combined with the amalgamation of the two minds and styles has lead to a unique and fresh sound that is going down a storm both here in the UK and abroad..

No longer constrained to big rigs and stages, 2014 has seen Nanoplex explode into the laserbeams and rack up some serious studio time. From day one they have seduced us onto respective dancefloors via the medium of phat beats, epic samples and crisp, clean production. Seeing them utterly have it behind the decks at every gig simply emphasises the symbiotic union of two guys that genuinely love what they do. After finally getting my audials around their finished album this week, here is the evidence….

Opening with a sound that strays from their classic floor fillers, Binary Awakening has a chilled yet driving flavour, reminiscent of Chris’s warm, psychedelic influences, backed up with Ben’s pulsating rhythms, before leading into the fantastic V.I with a whomping beat and etheral uppers, taking you above and beyond the standard 4/4.. Slipping into what can only be described as absolutely jackin’ techno for the albums third track, Sofa Surfer, a few deep drags on my rhythm stick lead me into Der Plucke – a Carroll-esque shoutout with murky, shadowy undertones.. The brilliantly named “Another Crap Rave” is a benchmark for the hypnotic, whirring tone they so effortlessly pull off while keeping you interested and in time, before levelling up with “The Collector” – evoking memories of Coda’s chunky basslines and uplifting midi..

Warped synths and unrelenting energy lead us into “Technocat”, a groundbreaking collaboration with Neurodriver (of Broken Robot fame). Wondefully dark, and at the upper end of the 120s, the propulsion leads well into “Bez” –  a callback to their ’90s roots – the mesmerising vocal cuts through the melodic backbone with a smattering of housey goodness and is a perfect end to the album… The title track – only available on the CD copy – draws you into a dynamic, hyponotic mindset, and has the trademark Nanoplex heartbeat at its core.

Smashing straight into the Top 10 in the Prog House chart in a matter of days, The Billion Dollar Brain is digitally available on Beatport now, or for die hard retro fans like myself a hard copy CD is available here too….

Turn on, tune in and brock out.. The Billion Dollar Brain is so much more than just a purely sonic experience. Upon finally hearing and seeing the completed project in its entirety, anticipating the upcoming EP on Iboga records and looking forward to a veritable feast of UK and international performances to ride out the year and into 2015;  in my humble opinion, I think Einstein would be really rather chuffed…

Buy The Billion Dollar Brain HERE

NIck Thayer  Drops his new EP  “Dominion ”  .    This Monster  of a EP has  4 Bangers  ina   Glitch , Trap  and a Bit of Bass  Stylee .

Nick has Decided to Give this out Free  , so Head over   Here To get it : http://www.nickthayer.com/

Big Tunes

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Now THIS is how to do a remix! Steezmonks are two 20 year old djs/producers from Spain specialising in deep house and sassy summer sounds. With only 2 years experience, they sound way beyond their years! Here we see them take on the massive ‘When A Fire Starts to Burn’ by Grammy nominated Disclosure, and boy, it is a hottie! Follow the ‘Free Download!’ link you a selection of goodies

On this Months Breakdown Radio we got Cuts from Krs One , Rob Kelly ,  Ad N kuts  , Deekline  and Many More .

Hosted By Me Johnnypluse  , lend me your Ears

Breakdown Radio – April 2014 – Bulabeats Records

All Shows Blogged Here :
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The Breakdown Chart 

8) Rob Kelly – Bad Man – Promo 
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7) Krs One – True School – Promo 
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6) Mad Skillz – The Nod factor – DJ Maars Refix – Promo 
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5) DJ KOOL – Let me clear my Throat – Party Favor Remix 
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4) Johnnypluse & The Storm Troopers of love – Stuck to the Roof – Bulabeats
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3) AD N KUTS/KIDD LINUS – Blowin beats – Grits n Gravey
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2) Capitol 1212 feat Tenor Fly – Lif Up – Irish Moss Records
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1) Deekline – Raw to the Floor – Jungle Cakes 
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Thanks for checking out my debut Audiology Podcast for the Life Support Machine blog. Each month I’ll have a different theme and a guestmix from my favourite artists and DJs.

To ease you into the new series of podcasts, my first show features a downtempo selection on a Flume / Kaytranada vibe then 2 of my favourite producers Black n Blunt from Australia pick up the pace with an exclusive mix especially for the show.

Next month’s guesmix will be from none other than Janette Slack!

Lebrosk:

1. Don’t Let People (Moods Remix) – Kraak & Smaak
2. I Wonder – Howson’s Groove
3. ATM Jam (Feat.Pharell) – Azealia Banks
4. HHHANDSDDDOWN – 1998
5. With Me – Cashmere Cat
6. The Jungle – EDM
7. At All – Kaytranada Hell Could Freeze – Rudimental
8. Diamonds – Evil Nine
9. You know you like it (DJ Snake remix) – AlunaGeorge
10. No Rules (Funkanomics Club Remix) – Dephicit Ft. Missin Red
11. Never Love – Luxury

Sammy  Senior    one of Ghettofunks     main Players and a Lover of  Swing Wobble .

Sammy Gets  K7 ” Hi De Ho ”   Drops some Tight Breaks , Nice Glitch Bass  layered with the original Track

Big Party Rockin Stuff

Go Get it

A sleekly crafted salubrious techfest tape from Lot 49′s Meat Katie, complete with top fun interview with long term friend Lee Rous, one half of industry gamechangers “Plump DJs“.   Lee gives an exclusive in depth peep into the world of the Plump DJs and their now 16 year strong career.

Make sure you pick up Meat Katie’s new FREE tracks “Bang 100″ and “When You’re Alone”

Neon  Steve drops Part 2 of his  ” Free on Steve  ” series  . This  time Missy Elliot gets  shoved in the Stevie Oven turned up to 900 watt  and out Pops  a Trappy Twerk  Remix of  ” Get Ur Freak on ” .

A  Savage bit of Dancefloor Fun

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Great to be back on the LSM, it’s been a while!  Thanks to Fifties for getting in touch and working it out so I can add yet another dimension to this amazing blog!  I’ll be bringing you the most upfront techno & tech house that the underground has to offer, with some amazing free downloads and just as amazing mixes!

So to get things under way I think Steve Parker timed his recent upload just right!  The enigmatic techno don has kindly put up a freebie of the highest order for hitting 14k likes via Facebook!  A slow burning perc and pop laden piece of warehouse qualified 4/4, exploding into life with lazer beam precision on the drop, enjoy…

Paul Blandford

The Czech Republics Finest Deck Technician   DJ Slavick , Has Decided to drop a new Mix For  2014.

Entitled “ Have A Good Day “  ,   Slavick ( Aka Slavo ) Cuts   Everything from Garage , Deep house , and his Trademark Nuschool Breaks

Good Vibes for a Monday