Grow Your Wings Sampler on Playaz Recordings

Original Sin is something of a mysterious and intriguing figure. Having cut his teeth crafting straight dance floor bangers as part of the production duo G Dub, he’s since gone on to become one of the biggest and most respected solo artists that the D&B scene has to offer.

Now he’s ready to drop the long awaited debut LP, ‘Grow Your Wings’. The album has been talked about at length, with fans catching sneak peaks of the incredible dancefloor killers ‘Therapy’, ‘Without You’ and ‘Pimp Don’t Limp’ on Youtube. Meanwhile Original Sin proves his diversity with tunes like the effortless breeze of ‘Kiss’, already a firm Fabio favourite…. (more…)

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Non Vogue Presents The Upbeats – Big Skeleton

If you’re The Upbeats, you never know when inspiration is going to hit, or leave you curled up on the floor with laughter-induced abdominal muscles pains. In this particular scenario, their inspiration was a whispered Brazilian ghetto story related to them by a friend. The story of the Caveraos (English translation: Big Skeleton), a super-tank full of Navy Seal trained Brazilian gang members known to terrorise the favelas of Rio De Janeiro, or on good days, distribute Nike sneakers and free cable. Sounds fucked up right?

Anyway, as you’ve probably gathered by now, The Upbeats were suitable taken with this story, and having already floated the idea of a haunted-house album, decided to title their third album Big Skeleton, out of homage to the Caveraos; and horror in general. (more…)

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INK & PERPETUUM | HWARE13 | INFO & AUDIO

One of the original soldiers, Ink returns to Hardware, hot on the heels of releasing his critically acclaimed Hard Soul LP. Here we see him teaming up once more with Canada’s Perpetuum for some sonic savagery….

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Raw Theory anticipate debut vinyl release – Cyntax Error

Up and coming drum and bass duo Raw Theory are readying themselves for their first ever vinyl release coming out on 01/10/09 on independent drum and bass label Cyntax Error records.

The double sided vinyl, entitled British Steel/Desert Strike is by Birmingham based duo Raw Theory and is their first release under a two-year recording contract with the label and illustrates how the Cyntax Error brand is going from strength to strength. (more…)

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J Frequency – Dubplate / Bam Bam (2008 Mix) Mix N Blend

Kenny Ken delivers two top notch DnB rollers from J Frequency for his Mix N Blen label. First up is the electro inspired ‘Dubplate’ a head nodding bit crush outing with its attack drums, wobble bass, techy riffs and vocodered ‘Dubplate’ hook. On the flip J Frequency remixes the classic ‘Sister Nancy’ Ragga cut ‘Bam Bam’, Ragga Horns, Wobble Bass and some marching drums all add to this classic and give us a cut that will work well for todays DnB crowd.

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Recluse – Dependance – 2nd Strike

Another fresh label straight out of Birmingham, hits the streets dropping the finest tracks from local artists. The first release comes from local boy Recluse who has already had hits on two other local labels (Radius & 3D Mode). Both tracks have been going down well on dance floors world wide and have seen much support from DJ’s such as Mickey Finn, Logan D, Crissy Cris, Kane, Hazard, Nicky Blackmarket etc and have had much support from the KoolFM Hit Squad. A great start to a new label.

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Sam Nightbreed presents: Cabin Fever & Audio Suicide Recordings

Essex and London based Cabin Fever formed in 2008 when Sam Nightbreed(Producer/Dj) and Regina Rae (Vocalist) teamed up with long time friend Gringo(Dj/Producer). After knowing each other for several years they decided to set the wheels in motion and Cabin Fever was born. This relatively new act has gone from strength to strength, securing a residencey at london’s dance concept and djing/live performances from the uk to europe. Along with cabin fever’s monthly show on www.planetdnblive.co.uk they have also played on Kool Fm , www.pyrotechnique.com radio and Cyndicate fm. (more…)

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BIOS 006: BIONIC1 vs Amaning / Squash + July 09 Free Mix

BIOS Records is a label with visions set in the 21st century and beyond. To show what we mean, BIOS is proud to present our newest vinyl release, BIOS006, which sets the scene for a 31st century showdown of funk in a true integration of man vs. machine.

The first side of this pressing sees BIOS headman and long time established dnb bad man Amaning join ranks with another BIOS favourite and dancefloor killer, Bionic1. (more…)

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Cabbie and Pappa G – Pirates (Crissy Criss Remix) – Biological Beats

Fatman D’s Bio beats label reaches it’s seventh release and this time it’s up to Cabbie & Pappa G to deliver the goods, and as always the boys come good! The original ‘Pirates’ is based around the massive 80’s Reggae hit from Home T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks and is a skanking, rolling, dance floor filler that packs a weighty punch. For the flip, Crissy Cris is drafted in on remix duties and delivers a heavyweight remix, beefing up the drums and percussion and adding a dirty drop making it a hard choice on which mix to draw for in the clubs. Already receiving some serious play on dubplate and has had numerous airplay on 1Xtra and the big london pirate stations. Boooom!

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Congo Natty – Most Wanted Remixes LP

Rebel MC Congo Natty imprint has almost too many big tunes to choose from and there isn’t a Junglist in the world that doesnt site the label one of their biggest influences – which makes compiling a compilation like this near on impossible. This 3rd comp concentrates on the number of remixes that have been released through the camp and includes tunes such as ‘Champion Deejay’, ‘Junglist’, ‘Police In Helicopter’ and ‘Wardance’ remixed by some of the biggest names including Shy FX, DJ Zinc, Ray Keith, Serial Killaz and more. This product comes with full colour artwork and is a 3 x vinyl set for extra loud cut! Hotter dan hot!… (more…)

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