Slam – Azure (Carl Craig remix)
Last year saw a whole host of Slam and Soma material put through the remix ringer in celebration of 20 years of Soma but it seems they may have been saving the best till last. Slam’s classic “Azure” has already seen remixes over the years from Radio Slave and The Black Dog but this brilliant [...]
Inner City – Praise (The Future Sound Of London Conceptual)
While the likes of “Good Life” and “Big Fun” always pop up when people talk about Inner City classics, for me it was the slightly later early 90s material that sent my boat a-floating. Tunes like “Hallelujah” and “Praise” were firm favourites on my turntables and still are to this day. This period also saw [...]
Hissy Fit rolls out a new Test Tube mix
Our man in Montreal Hissy Fit has been promising us a mix for some time. We’re sure you’ll agree it’s been worth the wait as he managed to fit it in around some mammoth studio sessions for his latest releases. The new project sees him releasing six EP’s in six weeks (stream all the tracks [...]
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Lemon D unveils new material as K-AZE
With a recording history that takes him back to the early days of jungle and drum n bass, Lemon D has a discography to be proud of that takes in legendary imprints such as R&S and Metalheadz. In recent years however he’s been missing from release schedules and DJ’s playlists. He’s certainly not been slacking [...]
Rey & Kjavik – All Alone EP
If you have ever been to Iceland you will know that for such a small place it has an amazing party scene. We recently heard some tracks from duo Rey & Kjavik and were immediately impressed with their brand of deep, spacey house that had the toes tapping almost immediately. Early next month they release [...]
Jack Dixon – Above From The Below EP
Skint Records sub label Under 5′s have been quietly signing up new young artists and exploring more left field sounds of bass, garage, funky and beyond. Next to release is London producer Jack Dixon. We covered his excellent “Running Man” EP for Man Make Music and are just as impressed with “Above From Below”. Opening [...]
Ramon Tapia – Trolley / The Ride EP
Ramon Tapia has been pushing our buttons for a while in Labs HQ. We have a soft spot for for infectious house beats and Ramon delivers that in spades. The 2 track EP is straight up non nonsense house that would keep the dance floor bubblin at its peak. Its also marks another release for [...]
Artifact – Brittle Bones / Freezedry – free download
Bristol producer Artifact has been bubbling under for some time. With releases already under his belt on Deadplate and a newie on Local Action landing soon it’s all systems go. His sound has a dubstep basis with a house and techno tinge. So while we wait for the new EP to drop there is a [...]
Auntie Flo readies mini album Future Rhythm Machine
One of Glasgow’s favourite sons and friend of the blog Auntie Flo has been causing quite a stir in the last 18 months. With rave reviews of his last 2 EP’s and plenty of remix work coming his way his star is burning bright. Add in his constant DJ work in Glasgow at Highlife and [...]
New Glasgow Label High Sheen launches with quality roster
There is a new kid in town as Glasgow welcomes a new label High Sheen into its burgeoning electronic music fold. Although new to the label world the people behind the project have serious credentials both locally and nationally. Sam Murray, one of the Vitamins crew and DJ hero Ben Martin have assembled a serious [...]
