Weekly Salute

WEEKLY SALUTE #14 – ALIX PEREZ

Arguably one of the household names in modern day D&B, Alix Perez has flitted between the deep rolling sound that earned him his stripes when he first burst onto the scene back in 2005, the half-time-glitch riddims he has put out recently alongside the likes of Ivy Lab & has even tried his hand at more experimental styles such as Footwork & Juke over the last few years – however always retaining the high standard of technical proficiency that sets him apart from the rest.

Having collaborated with some of the scene’s top producers such as Noisia, Rockwell, Icicle, Ivy Lab & Survival (to name a few), he has been working on a new collaborative Juke project named ‘Shades’ with American producer EPROM, which released it’s 2nd EP ‘Powers Of Two’ in February of this year. He also teamed up with the legendary DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn for the track ‘Make It Worth’ on his 2014 ‘U’ EP.

Even whilst devoting time to a separate project, Perez has kept the solo releases flowing consistently across highly esteemed labels such as Exit Records, Critical & Shogun.

http://www.alixperez.com
https://www.facebook.com/alixperezmusic
https://www.twitter.com/AlixPerez

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 7TH MAY @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/EGpwhl

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WEEKLY SALUTE #13 – HYPOXIA

Purveyors of the tougher edged modern euro-neuro sound, HYPOXIA – a production duo from Antwerp, Belgium – have waded their way through to the deep end of neuro-royalty within a relatively short space of time.

Having released their debut single on Titan Records towards the end of 2014, they dropped their debut ‘Anova EP’ on the the prodigious Eatbrain imprint last summer to great furore.

One half of the duo, Athys, rose to prominence in the preceding years as part of the successful duo Athys & Duster – racking up a D&B Arena Award off the back of a fairly limited back cat. However, after teaming up with fellow Antwerp based producer Syntopia as Hypoxia, more material has followed, garnering the attention of some scene leading labels, as mentioned before.

Their forthcoming ‘COGNITION EP’ on Eatbrain, to be released as a Beatport exclusive on the 9th May ’16, will also mark the 25th release on the self dubbed ‘Premier Neurofunk’ label out of Hungary.

Look out for the track ‘Membrane Theory’ forthcoming on the ‘Cognition EP’!

‘HYPOXIA once again emerge from the twisted depths of the EATBRAIN fold to deliver the COGNITION EP. Following up their much-revered ANOVA EP, released on the label in 2015 and garnering widespread praise for their intensely engineered and heavy production aesthetic; the Belgian duo hit hard and true – cementing themselves as part of the Eatbrain family.’

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https://twitter.com/Hypoxiadnb

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 7TH MAY @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/EGpwhl

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WEEKLY SALUTE #11 – LSB

An Essex boy producing Drum & Bass that truly reaches in and touches your soul.

LSB is rewriting the rulebook when it comes to feel good tunes at 175; a distinctive liquid sound quite often driven by orchestral elements, super clean sub bass & emotion inducing vocal samples.

A regular on Spearhead Records, Soul:r & Integral, as well as a spattering of singles across other labels scene-wide, including Hospital, Shogun, Demand & more. LSB’s reputation has grown in stature steadily over the last few years, culminating in his FourFit EP, About Tonight EP & taking production credits for one of the biggest tracks of 2015, DRS’ ‘The View ft. Tyler Daley’.

His production style is not entirely compartmentalised in the Liquid bracket, however. His 2015 track ‘Snapfunk’ pays homage to an early to mid 00’s rolling sound which could easily be mistaken for a track from that era. ‘Loop Of Love’ utilises an automated bass sound that cuts through the mix like that of someone like Chris SU, demonstrating his accomplished diversity as a producer.

One to be watching.

https://www.facebook.com/LukeLSB
http://twitter.com/lukelsb

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 7th MAY @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/EGpwhl

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WEEKLY SALUTE #10 – AUDIO

After hearing this week’s salute recipient’s music for the first time, back in what was probably somewhere between 2006/7, on the ‘Therapy Session 3’ mixtape, mixed by the legendary Noisia – i was immediately entranced by the savagely rugged, 2 step, clanging snare-ridden beats for which he became so well known during that golden period of Neuro/Tech Drum & Bass.

Famed for being notoriously hard to find on the internet because of the extremely commonly used word he chose for his DJ/Producer name, AUDIO has gone from being one of the more obscure niche artists in the scene to a RAM Records front runner.

His newest productions on the aforementioned label have got a hell of a lot more commercial appeal than those on his first LP, ‘To The Edge Of Reason’, on Dylan & Tech Itch’s Tech Freak Recordings. To say that these were some of the most technically impressive productions in the history of ‘Dark Drum & Bass’ would not do him a disservice – a truly sinisterly distinctive style that many have tried and failed to imitate down the years.

After the release of ‘TTEOR LP’ and an earlier string of releases on Freak, Subtitles, RUN DNB, Habitat & G2 amongst others, Audio was picked up by Optical’s Virus Recordings for his next 3 LP’s. The first of which, Genesis Device, garnered critical acclaim from far reaching corners of the dance music world and the link up with Virus certainly counted for a lot with regards to launching his name into the spotlight. To this day some of his most popular work can be heard on this album, ‘Collision’ & ‘Jibba Jabba’ are notable examples. From this point on it was clear for all to see that Audio had set off on a slightly different path than he had been on for the first 6 or 7 years, adopting and genuinely pioneering the Neurofunk sound which by this point had become very popular.

Singles on Barcode Recordings, Rise Audio, Virus, Bad Taste & Renegade Hardware would precede his ‘Soulmagnet LP’, before an EP on Black Sun Empire’s Blackout Music and 2014’s ‘Force Of Nature LP’, again on Virus.

Later that year RAM Records would announce his exclusive signing – which was greeted with scepticism from certain sections of the D&B faithful, however he answered the critics in emphatic style with his debut RAM EP, ‘Nil By Mouth’, which kept true to his sound when many said it would be end of Audio as we knew it.

https://www.facebook.com/AudioUK/
https://twitter.com/AudioPXLFST
https://soundcloud.com/audiofreakcult

YOU CAN CATCH THE ‘WEEKLY SALUTE ROUNDUP’ ON THE MONTHLY INFIDELITY RECORDS SHOW, UJIMA 98FM, 7th MAY @ 10:00PM – 00:00AM.

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/EGpwhl

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WEEKLY SALUTE #9 – JAM THIEVES

To say this week’s salute-getters are exclusively ‘Jump Up’ would be to unfairly pigeonhole them. These guys have hit an extremely unique balance as artists somewhere between deep rolling funk & new age jump up – with audible licks akin to that of the likes of Annix all the way through to the more subtle-filth of artists like Kolectiv (who they have also collaborated with in the past).

Musical diversity is not necessarily something i would personally associate with the average producer participating in Jump Up, however, Brazilian production duo JAM THIEVES buck the trend in a big way. Having gained a strong following via their EPs on Playaz, Serial Killaz Recordings, Radius – as well as strong singles on V Recordings, Citrus, Chronic & more, these lads are taking the scene by the balls.

https://www.facebook.com/Jam-Thieves
www.twitter.com/_jamthieves
www.soundcloud.com/jam-thieves

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

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/jitWcD

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WEEKLY SALUTE #8 – BAD COMPANY UK

2016 see’s the long prophecised and eagerly awaited return of a legendary Drum & Bass outfit, revered the scene over for more than a decade and a half. An artist that Infidelity booked prolifically back in it’s hay day, we’re ecstatic to see them return.

dBridge, Fresh, Maldini & Vegas – a true supergroup – are reuniting for a Bad Company UK double header over the 2016 Easter weekend, tying in nicely release of a brand new track ‘Equilibrium’ – the quartet will be gracing two of the UK’s outstanding dance music venues, Motion Bristol & Fabric London.

Whilst many would argue that some of today’s generic gnarly D&B pales in comparison to the likes of ‘The Nine’, ‘Planet Dust’ & ‘Nitrous’, this latest offering is properly up to date with current trends whilst still retaining that solid driving sound that Bad Company have always been famed for.

You can catch all four members of Bad Company UK at the following venues over this easter bank holiday weekend, alongside a stellar supporting cast:
Motion, Bristol – 24/03/16 – www.motionbristol.com/event/draft-8/
Fabric, London – 25/03/16 – www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1232

Check out our playlist below of some of our favourite Bad Company classics from down the years.

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www.twitter.com/BadCompany_UK
www.soundcloud.com/bad-company-uk

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

Listen to the latest Infidelity Records show here: https://goo.gl/jitWcD

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