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.
Google Play, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify & more.
The EP has been well received across the scene, with support coming from:
Dr Meaker, Rene LaVice, Chris SU, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Bredren, JFB, Aphrodite, Villem, Ray Keith, Kolectiv, Aries, RSD, Logan D, Kyrist, Chris Yardrock, Vinyl Junkie, Kenny Ken, Parallel Motion, Sappo, Ill Truth.
Big thanks to the radio stations and blogs that have been supporting this release:
Ujima Radio, Kool London, Rough Tempo, Bassport.FM, Global DNB, Cre8DNB, GFM 96.6, UrbanUK.fm, RogueFM, Drum.ro, Freebreaksblog, Dream FM, Futuresound Radio, DNBVault, Bedlam Radio & many more.
Various Artists Evolve EP: Phase One
TerraHawk, Creatures, Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk
Label: Infidelity Records Catalogue Number: DBINFDLTY7 Release Date: 26.08.16 (Beatport Exclusive) Format: Digital
The first in a brand new series of Various Artists EP’s from Infidelity Records; ‘Evolve EP: Phase One’ puts forth music from already established label artists as well as welcoming exciting new talents into the fold for the first time.
The aforementioned talents stepping up for their label debuts are all Bristol residents and prominent names on the Bristol circuit: Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk – Underpinning the strength of label regulars TerraHawk & Creatures’ music on this EP.
Fully encompassing what Infidelity now represents as a label in 2016, expect a high standard of Drum & Bass to emanate from the ‘Evolve’ series.
Label bosses TerraHawk kick things off with the no holds barred roller ‘Cogent’; spitting out murky-filth from the get go. An eerie intro backed by solid punchy kicks warns of the aural corruption that lies in wait, firmly setting the tempo for the rest of the EP.
Creatures come fully correct with their offering ‘Clarity’. Unrivalled trademark drumwork & percussive elements confirm this as material worthy of a run-out on some of the world’s best D&B dancefloors. Keep your ears open for new music coming on Infidelity from the Creatures production lab in the very near future.
Prolific collaborators and regulars on the Bristol circuit; Subtle Element & Safety in Numbers have teamed up to bring you an updated 2016 version of their unreleased 2015 track ‘Symptomatic’ which was featured on Optiv & BTK’s ‘Dutty Audio Podcast’, as their respective label debuts.
Another label debut, but this time for a new boy in town. Lurk, another hot tip of ours to go on to big things, impressed us massively with material fired our way in the last 6 months – constantly exciting us with his distinct styles. ‘Preserve’ is a full on bass-laden stepper – charged with enough sub to rumble any club to it’s foundations.
Subtle Element’s ‘Last Hour’ is the penultimate number on the EP. Employing his now-trademark sound design, sub meets stabby reece in this energy filled rolling grub fest.
Impeccably rounding off a strong start to the ‘Evolve’ series, Creatures & TerraHawk collaborate on the comically named ‘Justin Thyme’; an intriguing fusion of both artist’s current styles. Definitely worth your thyme.
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.
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.
The ‘Evolve EP: Phase One’ is out today and available exclusively from Beatport. Support for this new EP series has been amazing from both the DJ and fan community, we’d like to thank everyone involved and look forward to many more ‘Evolve’ releases in the future.
Support for this release is coming from: Dr Meaker, Rene LaVice, Chris SU, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Bredren, JFB, Aphrodite, Villem, Ray Keith, Kolectiv, Aries, RSD, Logan D, Kyrist, Chris Yardrock, Vinyl Junkie, Kenny Ken, Parallel Motion, Sappo, Ill Truth & more.
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Various Artists
Evolve EP: Phase One
TerraHawk, Creatures, Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk
Label: Infidelity Records
Catalogue Number: DBINFDLTY7
Release Date: 26.08.16 (Beatport Exclusive) / 09.09.16 (Worldwide)
Format: Digital
The first in a brand new series of Various Artists EP’s from Infidelity Records; ‘Evolve EP: Phase One’ puts forth music from already established label artists as well as welcoming exciting new talents into the fold for the first time.
The aforementioned talents stepping up for their label debuts are all Bristol residents and prominent names on the Bristol circuit: Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk – Underpinning the strength of label regulars TerraHawk & Creatures’ music on this EP.
Fully encompassing what Infidelity now represents as a label in 2016, expect a high standard of Drum & Bass to emanate from the ‘Evolve’ series.
Label bosses TerraHawk kick things off with the no holds barred roller ‘Cogent’; spitting out murky-filth from the get go. An eerie intro backed by solid punchy kicks warns of the aural corruption that lies in wait, firmly setting the tempo for the rest of the EP.
Creatures come fully correct with their offering ‘Clarity’. Unrivalled trademark drumwork & percussive elements confirm this as material worthy of a run-out on some of the world’s best D&B dancefloors. Keep your ears open for new music coming on Infidelity from the Creatures production lab in the very near future.
Prolific collaborators and regulars on the Bristol circuit; Subtle Element & Safety in Numbers have teamed up to bring you an updated 2016 version of their unreleased 2015 track ‘Symptomatic’ which was featured on Optiv & BTK’s ‘Dutty Audio Podcast’, as their respective label debuts.
Another label debut, but this time for a new boy in town. Lurk, another hot tip of ours to go on to big things, impressed us massively with material fired our way in the last 6 months – constantly exciting us with his distinct styles. ‘Preserve’ is a full on bass-laden stepper – charged with enough sub to rumble any club to it’s foundations.
Subtle Element’s ‘Last Hour’ is the penultimate number on the EP. Employing his now-trademark sound design, sub meets stabby reece in this energy filled rolling grub fest.
Impeccably rounding off a strong start to the ‘Evolve’ series, Creatures & TerraHawk collaborate on the comically named ‘Justin Thyme’; an intriguing fusion of both artist’s current styles. Definitely worth your thyme.
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.
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
The first couple of audio clips from the forthcoming ‘Evolve EP: Phase One’ are now online at our Soundcloud!
Check the fresh material from both TerraHawk & Lurk on the playlist below!
More clips from the EP to follow in the coming days!
Various Artists
Evolve EP: Phase One
TerraHawk, Creatures, Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk
Label: Infidelity Records
Catalogue Number: DBINFDLTY7
Release Date: 26.08.16
Format: Digital
The first in a brand new series of Various Artists EP’s from Infidelity Records; ‘Evolve EP: Phase One’ puts forth music from already established label artists as well as welcoming exciting new talents into the fold for the first time.
The aforementioned talents stepping up for their label debuts are all Bristol residents and prominent names on the Bristol circuit: Subtle Element, Safety In Numbers & Lurk – Underpinning the strength of label regulars TerraHawk & Creatures’ music on this EP.
Fully encompassing what Infidelity now represents as a label in 2016, expect a high standard of Drum & Bass to emanate from the ‘Evolve’ series.
Label bosses TerraHawk kick things off with the no holds barred roller ‘Cogent’; spitting out murky-filth from the get go. An eerie intro backed by solid punchy kicks warns of the aural corruption that lies in wait, firmly setting the tempo for the rest of the EP.
Creatures come fully correct with their offering ‘Clarity’. Unrivalled trademark drumwork & percussive elements confirm this as material worthy of a run-out on some of the world’s best D&B dancefloors. Keep your ears open for new music coming on Infidelity from the Creatures production lab in the very near future.
Prolific collaborators and regulars on the Bristol circuit; Subtle Element & Safety in Numbers have teamed up to bring you an updated 2016 version of their unreleased 2015 track ‘Symptomatic’ which was featured on Optiv & BTK’s ‘Dutty Audio Podcast’, as their respective label debuts.
Another label debut, but this time for a new boy in town. Lurk, another hot tip of ours to go on to big things, impressed us massively with material fired our way in the last 6 months – constantly exciting us with his distinct styles. ‘Preserve’ is a full on bass-laden stepper – charged with enough sub to rumble any club to it’s foundations.
Subtle Element’s ‘Last Hour’ is the penultimate number on the EP. Employing his now-trademark sound design, sub meets stabby reece in this energy filled rolling grub fest.
Impeccably rounding off a strong start to the ‘Evolve’ series, Creatures & TerraHawk collaborate on the comically named ‘Justin Thyme’; an intriguing fusion of both artist’s current styles. Definitely worth your thyme.
