WEEKLY SALUTE #26 – BREAK

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CER TI FIED LEGEND. Bristol’s mac-daddy of organic sounding beats, Break, is returning with his 4th studio LP on his own Symmetry Recordings – ’10 Years Of Symmetry’ – to celebrate a decade of one of our personal favourite labels. Due for full release on 28th October 2016 and featuring collaborations with Total Science, Spectrasoul, DLR & Boston.

His distinctive, original sound is celebrated as some of D&B’s finest exports and i think it’s safe to say Break commands respect from beyond the confines of just this scene. With a mouth watering back cat stretching back to 2003 fully endorsing this, it’s actually a challenge finding music of his that you wouldn’t play.

His releases have been put out across a plethora of highly respected labels such as RAM Records, Digital Soundboy, Metalheadz, Dispatch, Critical, Playaz, Commerical Suicide & obviously Symmetry, as mentioned before.

www.symmetryrecordings.co.uk
www.soundcloud.com/symmetry-recordings
www.facebook.com/SymmetryRecordings
www.twitter.com/SymmetryHQ

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WEEKLY SALUTE #25 – GLXY

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This week we’re tipping our hat to relative newcomers in the D&B scene. Production duo ‘GLXY’, hailing from London, have been gaining plaudits from some highly respected institutions, including being named ‘Ones To Watch For 2016’ by UKF.

Their latest EP, ‘Expressions & Impressions’, released on the reputable Spearhead Records on the 16th September 2016, showcases their impeccable attention to detail when it comes to the deeper soulful liquid sounds, consolidating their claim to be one of the most exciting prospects about at the moment.

www.facebook.com/glxybeats
www.soundcloud.com/glxymusic-1
www.twitter.com/GLXY_OFFICIAL
www.glxy.co.uk
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Check out the latest Infidelity Records Show, Hosted by TerraHawk & Creatures.

 

WEEKLY SALUTE #24 – FABRIC

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Never in recent history has an event such as the decision by Islington Council to revoke London’s iconic nightclub fabric’s license, been met with such utter outrage amongst the UK music community.

For almost two decades, fabric stood as a bastion of the underground dance music scene here in the United Kingdom – undisputed & universally respected. To lose what was and still is the crowning jewel of UK nightlife is another nail in the coffin for the UK music industry, and the potential repercussions of this callous decision should not be underestimated.

It only takes a little digging to discover that the tragic events, the deaths of two young men in the preceding months, appear to have been used as a red herring in a wider conspiracy to close the club and make way for the further gentrification of the area.

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fabric’s legendary Friday night Drum & Bass events were at the pinnacle of the UK scene’s underground nightlife, with sell out events week in week out – working closely with the biggest labels & artists to curate forward thinking lineups in-house across all 3 rooms in the venue, no other venue promoted & nurtured underground dance music culture in such a progressive way.

Alongside the club, fabric runs it’s own record label which publishes 2 concurrently running series’ of mix compilations, ‘fabric’ & ‘fabriclive’, showcasing the work of established and emerging names in dance music, releasing almost 190 albums.

An institution such as this can never be replaced, and if the ruling cannot be overturned, we all will have lost something much more than just a venue.

#savefabric


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WEEKLY SALUTE #23 – INVISIBLE RECORDINGS

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Having recently released their 2nd studio album, albeit early due to a leak, Noisia have certainly been busy boys over the last couple of years, running multiple labels, most notably in my opinion their ‘Invisible’; catering to the deeper-techier sounds.

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The label, now on it’s 21st release in August 2016, has been no short of unrelenting in it’s output recently, pumping out various artist EP’s of an extremely high calibre – the latest of which features some heavy weight sounds from Current Value, Kije & Jay Mythix & Fre4knc.

Aside from the VA EP’s, November 2015 saw the supreme technician ‘Xtrah’ release his solo ‘Gravitas EP’ on the imprint which was supported by almost everyone across the world of D&B.

If you aren’t familiar with the output of Invisible i highly recommend you do some research by heading over to the their official soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/invisiblerecordings

https://www.facebook.com/invisiblerecordings
https://soundcloud.com/invisiblerecordings
https://twitter.com/InvisibleRecs
https://www.instagram.com/invisiblerecordings/
Invisible on Spotify

 

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 3rd SEPTEMBER @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here:
https://soundcloud.com/infidelity-records/infidelity-records-db-show-12-hosts-terrahawk-sin-july-2016-free-download

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WEEKLY SALUTE #22 – KOLECTIV

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A name that has, until now, soared in plain sight amongst the top dogs without causing much of a stir – Kolectiv are beginning to reap the benefits of past releases on Dispatch, Proximity, Scientia, Diffrent, amongst others.

Boasting a hugely diverse production skill set, the London based trio are now consolidating their name amongst the deeper end of the spectrum’s heavy hitters.

Kolectiv employ beyond-intricate percussion, coupled with organic-yet-modern sounding bass to procure an original sound that has fast become their own.

Their new release for Dispatch Limited (audio available above), is some of their strongest work to date and will surely only further propel their already burgeoning reputation.

www.facebook.com/kolectivdnb
www.soundcloud.com/kolectiv

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 6th AUGUST @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here:
https://soundcloud.com/infidelity-records/infidelity-records-db-show-12-hosts-terrahawk-sin-july-2016-free-download

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WEEKLY SALUTE #21 – DR MEAKER

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In keeping the spirit of Glastonbury just gone, we had a ‘fallow week’ on the ‘Weekly Salute’, however we’re back this week and we’re tipping our hat to a Bristol legend in the making, Dr Meaker aka Clive Meaker (would you believe it?).

It’s been a long road to the top for this Bristol resident, however after signing to Circus Records a while back now, his long awaited album ‘Dirt and Soul’ is finally here and is released tomorrow (Friday 1st July). We’ll be dropping some fresh material from the album on the Infidelity Records show on Ujima 98fm, Saturday 2nd July.

Clive is someone we know well within the Infidelity camp having had 3 releases on our sister label Ramajam Recordings – he was a big part of the label’s launch back in 2012, producing the label’s debut release ‘Higher ft. Redskin’ (RAMA001) + Remixes (RAMA002), as well as ‘Styla Reviva ft Redskin’ (RAMA004).

 

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“One of the most exciting live dance music acts in the UK, Bristol dons Dr Meaker are set to drop their killer new album ‘Dirt & Soul’ through Circus Records on July 1st 2016. This effervescent 8 piece band combine live instruments with samples, studio electronics and big voices to create a seamless fusion of heavy underground D&B, hook laden soul and classic song writing that’s also dancefloor dynamite.”

www.facebook.com/drmeaker
www.drmeaker.co.uk
www.twitter.com/drmeaker
www.soundcloud.com/dr-meaker

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 2nd JULY @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here:
https://soundcloud.com/infidelity-records/infidelity-records-db-show-11-hosted-by-terrahawk-sin-may-2016

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