forsaken

more than drum n bass is what I'm getting from the Alix Perez LP. any further comments are postponed until I've run it some more, but I really couldn't wait to share the above song.

peven everett lacing a beautiful soulful roller.

kinda makes me feel like I should be lighting candles and dimming the lights -

watch this space -

LP drops on 12th October in multiple formats. worth it for this cut alone. .

170 &140

. . should sit together more often than they currently do.

Dbridge's nonplus+ label is on 002. And this collaboration with Instra:mental is a little bit special.

if one were boomkat, they may label it a 'Killer 12"'

but this time, it really is - for what my opinions are worth.

my next goal is to hear this on a suitable system

SO. listen to tramma/watching you at the myspace

then show the colour of your money at boomkat. simple.

Melanie

times over the last year that drum n bass has crossed my mind. . . . twice.

..when that one in fabio and grooverider got nicked in Dubai.

&...when I finally persuaded my sleeping partner to let me fall asleep with the radio on, only for Rider radio to keep me awake until way past the small hours.

perfect for when everything else is quiet. It's a past lover who I still think fondly of. But make no effort to get back in touch with.

Alix Perez was there when I left. and if you check the video you'll see he's more than still around.

I'm speaking like a veteran of the scene, but don't get me wrong ... I came late to the game but I'l be here till the end. .

play the video when everything else goes quiet. And roll..

Spotlight On Brother

For the drum and bass heads.

Brother is most definitely sitting on one of the most consistent stack of dubs in the scene right now.

D Funk gave us this beautiful preview mix of what is to come from one of the leading UK Stars. . As I always say, deep and rolling.

Available to stream and download from musicv2.
So stream it and then download it from musicv2.

TL

1.) Deep Thread (RUBIK)
2.) Cold Aura (RUBIK)
3.) Blue Notes (INDUSTRY)
4.) Dig Deep
5.) Do The Right Thing (FOKUZ)
6.) Second Time Around (FOKUZ)
7.) Far Apart (with Elle Rollo)
8.) Special Thing (with Elle Rollo)
9.) Bird In Cage
10.) Ever After
11.) Little Child (SONOROUS)
12.) Watermark (FUTURE THINKIN)
13.) Brain Train (with Squash) (INFLUENCE)
14.) Junction (INFLUENCE)
15.) Grace (SONOROUS)

Hopefully some release news from Brother will be on the way - If i get hold of him! However, I can promise you all some new Elle Rollo material very soon. .

Caught Up

honestly, dnB seems to be in a bit of a stupor at the moment. If it weren't for cats like Alix Perez. . . and Lenzman, i may have lost touch with it all. I know there are more people out there making good music.. but it just seems like its gone a few steps backwards.

Anyhow..my long time favourite; Lenzman's latest release appears on Juno for digital release today. So any of you without decks. . time to support.

Audio Previews @ Juno.

Lenzman Myspace.

Also an Alix Perez EP on the way... So good.

Alix Perez '08

'Stray' on the player. Along with 'Crooklyn' which you should almost definitely give a listen. News on an EP coming soon.

The Jay video I posted last night will be back, just I'm at uni and somethings up.

Ever So Slightly

Been visiting Lenzman's myspace slightly too much to listen to this..

Name of the track.. is 'Ever So Slightly'.. Here's to hoping it gets a release very sooon.

One to watch.

Anyway, I'm off back to university now. So normal service will soon be resumed.

Chronicles Of The Deep

Is coming in the new year.. Pick the sampler up here..

I ain't got no time to describe it now, but its drum N Bass, its deep and its bliss.

Fokuz Recordings

Random Movement @ Electronic Wayfare

Looks like 2008 is to be a big year for Random Movement... Deep, Soulful and a brilliant listen. I'm going to find out some release dates.. so stay tuned.

(Intro) Means To A Meaning (unsigned dub)
01 Random Movement - Lesson And Aftermath (CIA 4thcoming)
02 Random Movement - Ruthless Machine (Innerground 4thcoming)
03 Random Movement ft. Focus - Methods Of Thought (Bingo)
04 Random Movement - Kids In The Sea (unsigned dub)
05 Random Movement - Can't Resist (Innerground 4thcoming)
06 Random Movement - Morning Glory (Bassbin)
07 Random Movement - Stare At The Sun (Timeless)
08 Random Movement - Scarlet Trouble (Bingo)
09 Random Movement - Psychedelic Drainpipe (Innerground 4thcoming)
10 Random Movement - Thick Liquid (Innerground)
11 Random Movement - Infinite (Progress)
12 Random Movement - The Things You Do (Innerground 4thcoming)
13 Random Movement - Believe No Other (Westbay International 4thcoming)
14 Random Movement - One Touch (unsigned dub)
15 Random Movement - The Student (Westbay International 4thcoming)
16 Random Movement - She Don't Get It (Nu Directions)
17 Random Movement ft. Focus - Shattered Dreams (Innerground)
18 Random Movement - Her Song (Innerground 4thcoming)

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Doc Scott NZ Aftermath Mix

Rolling Deep. Sooooo good.

TL:

00:00 High contrast - Everything Is Different (Calibre Remix) [HOSPITAL]
05:09 Furney - This Found You (Ft. Ama)
11:23 Chris Inperspective - Heather’s Hot Waffles [EXIT]
16:03 Bal - Rememberance (Vampire Records Dub)
20:27 ??? - ???
25:24 Soul Intent - Send the Word [31R]
30:31 ??? - ???
34:51 Calibre – All The Days [SIGNATURE]
39:02 Furney - Goodbye [31R]
44:08 Alix Perez - Vanguard [SHOGUN]
48:52 Calibre - Lazy Rock [N/A]
52:40 Lynx - Distance Zero [DEEP SOUL MUSIC]
58:15 Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes (Marky & Bungle Remix) [BOOTLEG]
62:59 Commix - Japanese Electronics [METALHEADZ]
69:40 Source Direct - Secret Liasons [GOOD LOOKING]

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Friday Night Pick..

The Master Plan Pt.1

Innerground Music's Masterplan will finally hit the internet today. Well worth checking out if you like drum and Bass - three of the best soulful tipped tunes i've heard all year and the CABLE tune is slightly harder in a pleasant way. 'One Year On' and 'Shame' (Ben Westbeech) are sure to be/are absolutely huge..!

Hear Samples before you buy at JunoDownload

Friday Night

If your looking for a hang out this friday evening, Shogun Audio and a whole host of guests will be destroying the end's soundsystem with both Jungle and soulful beats. .

Entrance: 22:00 - 06:00 | £13 | £11 NUS | £12 Advance tickets | Fully licensed bar until close

Main Room: DJ Friction (2 hour set), The Freestylers, Randall b2b Break, Dillinja, Alix Perez B2B Icicle, SpectraSoul
Dynamite MC, Eskman, SP:MC, I.D

Lounge: D-Bridge, Dynamite MC (DJ set), DJ Quest, Reference

Mmmmmmmmm.

On a closely related note,

Alix Perez's new tune 'crooklyn' is huge in the same way that 'solitary native' still resonates through my speakers daily.

On his myspace.

Alix Perez

High Contrast Essential Mix 06/10

On the back of his new album, 'tough guys don't dance', High Contrast was at Radio 1 on saturday night to give us another essential mix. Old school drum and bass fans will remember the quality of his first, others will just have to go and find it. But here's the new one.. Heck of a lot of dubs.

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TL:

01. Coldplay - Talk (High Contrast Remix) (Dub)
02. Sub Focus - Airplane (Ram Records)
03. Syncopix - Disk Go (Dub)
04. Muffler - Everything (Spearhead Records Dub)
05. Mistabishi - She Lied (Hospital Records Dub)
06. Logistics - Spotlight (Hospital Records)
07. Matrix & Futurebound - ??? (Dub)
08. High Contrast - Forever & A Day (Hospital Records)
09. LAOS - Harmony (Dub)
10. Commix - ??? (Marcus Intalex Remix) (Dub)
11. Ian Brown – ??? (Goldie Remix) (Dub)
12. Lynx - Disco Dodo (Creative Source Dub)
13. High Contrast - Sleepless (Hospital Records)
14. Logistics - Colour Wheel (Friction Remix) (Hospital Records Dub)
15. Imogen Heap - Headlock (High Contrast Remix) (Megaphonic Records)
16. Futurebound & Matrix (feat. Robert Owens) - Family (Nu:Tone & Logistics Remix) (Viper Recordings Dub)
17. Nu:Tone (feat. Pat Fulgoni) - Beliefs (Hospital Records)
18. Lil Louis - French Kiss (Silver Remix) (Dub)
19. Makoto & Tak - Voyager (Dub)
20. Axwell - I Found You (High Contrast Remix) (Dub)
21. Martino (feat. Sascha) - Piece Of Heaven (DJ Zinc Remix) (Bingo Beats)
22. Jonny L - Oh Yeah (Shogun Audio Dub)
23. Danny Byrd - Shock Out (Hospital Records Dub)
24. High Contrast - If We Ever (Hospital Records)
25. Blame - Hindsight (Dub)
26. High Contrast – Tread Softy (Hospital Records)
27. A-Sides - Chase (Dub)
28. Switch - A Bit Patchy (Sub Focus Remix) (Bootleg)
29. High Contrast - In A Gadda Da Vida (Hospital Records Dub)
30. ??? - The Whistle Song (Dub)
31. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Harder (D&B Remix) (Technique Recordings Dub)
32. Wots My Code - Dub Plate (Total Science `07 Remix) (C.I.A. Records Dub)
33. Chase & Status - Hurt You (Ram Records)
34. Danny Byrd - Labrynth (Hospital Records Dub)
35. Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx) - Gold Digger (High Contrast Remix) (Bootleg)
36. Cyantific - Disconnected (Hospital Records Dub)
37. High Contrast - The Ghost Of Jungle Past (Hospital Records)

Makoto Train Wreck Mix

Summertime DrumNBass courtesy of breaksblog. Watch out for Makoto's new imprint HumanElement.. coming soon.

MP3: Makoto - Train Wreck Mix for RBMA 08/2007

Tracklist:
DJ Marky & Makoto - Secret Place - Innerground
DJ Marky, A-Sides & Makoto - Tonite - Innerground
Makoto - Heaven - Good Looking
A-Sides - Dream World - East Side
Piece Of Heaven - Unknown (Zinc Deepa Remix) - Bingo
Makoto & Deeizm - Stop - Human Elements
Drumagick - So Far Away - Dub
Nu:Tone - Goofy - Hospital
London Elektricity - Great D&B Swindle (Logistics Remix) - Hospital
DJ Marky & AI feat Ben Westbeech - Shame - Innerground
DJ Marky & Makoto - Stressed Out - Dub
Ramdom Movement - Her Song - Innerground
Makoto & Deeizm - Monotonik - Bingo
Zinc - Twelve - Bingo
High Contrast - If We Ever - Hospital

Back Of Beyond

Hospital Records (now on release 122) continue to stand at the front of the liquid scene. Latest release is the new Nu:Tone LP, titled "Back of Beyond". Packed with beats, soul and creativity it ensures Nu:tone continues to move upwards from his 2005 debut.

Standout track: System (Ft. Natalie Williams). Very big on the 1xtra playlist.

MP3: Nu:Tone - System (Ft. Natalie Williams) (Live @ 1xtra)


If you like it then I suggest the album which you can go and grab from the hospital records site, at the link which ive already given to you. . .

FabricLive 35: Marcus Intalex

I know i wrote about this the other day, but i've just listened again and I just want to make sure you don't let this one just passs you by. Out on the 20th August, unless you want to go find a bootleg. Particular attention should be drawn to these guys;

Alix Perez
Mist:Ical
Calibre

FabricLive

3 FabricLives left to be released this year (4 if we're counting Krafty Kuts). The next one to go (August) is from Marcus Intalex so its sure to be brillliant liquid/ambient DnB from start to finish. After that we've got James Murphy and to round off the year, Justice.

FabricLive 35: Marcus Intalex Tracklisting

Calibre - Over Reaction
Calibre - All The Days
Lynx - Global Enemies
Commix - Faceless (Intalex Remix)
Jonny L - Come Here
Amaning Vs Dubwise - Smash VIP
Soulmatic - Self Belief
Calibre - Hustlin
Calibre - Mr Right On
Deadly Habit - Synthesia (Theory Remix)
Breakage - Clarendon
Alix Perez & Lynx - Allegiance
Zero Tolerance - Refusal
Mistical - Time To Fly
Duo Infernale - Feeling Blue
Instra:mental - Pacific Heights
Bango Collective - Apocalypse
Mistical - Groove Me
Alix Perez & Sabre - Solitary Native

The Alix Perez track is amazing, go find it if you dont have it.
Fixed my comments, so you no longer have to have an account to share your thoughts.

How it should be

Lately i've been on a mad drum and bass roll. . .Of the soulful kind of course. Best thing I've found to date is this guy called Mutt. I'm now well on my way to grabbing his whole discography..
When he goes live he further seperates himself from the rest of the pack by playing with a live Jazz musician named Davis James.

Heres his promomix for the summer complete with jazz additions from davis james..

Tracklisting;

Mutt - Advance Money (Davis James Remix) - Breakbeat Science
Artificial Intelligence - Switch Off - Commercial Suicide
Logistics - Together - Hospital
Mutt - The Same We Always Feel - Renegade Recordings
D.Kay - Serenade - Brigand
Klute - Now, Always and Forever (Calibre Remix) - Commercial
Alix Perez & Sabre - Solitary Native

If We Ever/Pink Flamingos

High Contrast has come up with the goods again, after already giving us one of the nicest liquid tracks of the year ("Everythings Different").. hes now giving us two more. Diane Charlemagne on one side for the soul, and on the other, Pink Flamingos for the dancefloors.

Previews available at Juno. Due to it being out of stock already.. i'd do the purchasing at HospitalRecords, his label.