Premiere & Interview: N.Y.T.A. “Back In The Days” (95 Recordings)
Brand new music from 95 Recordings label-boss N.Y.T.A. The “Moschino Youts EP” is a slick club ready three-tracker that draws inspiration from the old school UKG scene and its London underground roots, as well as the heavier Bass House sound of the current UK clubland. ‘Back In The days’ is a rolling …
Exclusive Premiere: Sensei “Tracking” (Jelly Bean Farm)
Sensei shares the heavy ‘Tracking’ on one of the most exciting new Bass-oriented labels right now, Jelly Bean Farm. Sensei’s “Signal” EP effortlessly combines aspects of UK Techno, Garage, and Bass music uniquely fusing the darker minimal themes with a bouncy groove. The result is a sophisticated style for varied …
MIMS Guest Mix: Jonny Faith (Tru Thoughts, Melbourne)
With my newest EP I’ve found myself drawn back to the sounds of Jungle and DnB that I grew up with in the UK, so with this mix I decided to dig back into my collection of early Jungle and I found so many gems. This stuff sounds as fresh …
Sully “Escape” (Keysound)
via Boomkat: Sully boomerangs back to the influential Keysound label with “Escape”, a full spectrum showcase of the sound previously gestated on his “Carrier” album and further developed over a unique flux of grime, jungle, footwork inspired mutations during the interim. Driven by a timeless urge to “create moments where …
dBridge & Kabuki “New Forms Season 1” (Exit Records)
via Boomkat: dBridge alloys with German D&B producer Kabuki for a super slick and taut set including smart input from Cooly G, Addison Groove, V.I.V.E.K. and Stray. In duo they step off with the future gangster swagger of Lose Yourself, framing achingly tight half-step with approaching sirens and jazzy downtown …
Exclusive Premiere: Shadow Child & Bodhi “Um (Deejay Astral Reduction)” (Food Music)
“My Connected collaborations album brought together some of the most respected names in electronic music at the end of 2016, and I’m proud to present a giant of a remix package on Food Music, taking the music to the next level. Rimbaudian, DeeJay Astral, MJ Cole, Kry Wolf, Luuk van …
Slackk “A Little Light” (R&S Records)
via R&S: Slackk first came to the attention of most with an EP of roughneck UK house on Numbers, before a series of more emotive, melody-driven records on Local Action and Unknown to the Unknown saw him emerge as one of the most unique and influential artists working in the …
El Mahdy Jr “Time To Sell The Golden Teeth” (Boomarm Nation)
El-Mahdi Rezoug, who records under the name El Mahdy Jr, will release “Time To Sell the Golden Teeth” at the end of March, on Portland’s own Boomarm Nation label. To describe El Mahdy Jr as an artist who just focuses on dub, would be unsophisticated. A better informed summation would …
Wiley “Godfather”
via Boomkat: Trust Wiley the Godfather to set Grime’s levels in 2017 with his most intense, bruising album for years, even ever(?). It’s an unmissable return to root, with a frankly starving Wiley flanked by practically everyone – Frisco, Devlin, Jamakabi, Manga, Footsie, Flowdan, Pres T, Ghetts, Ice Kid, a.o. …
Filter Dread “Tribal Data”
via Boomkat: One year on from Tribal Realm, Filter Dread aims his 2nd volley of deconstructed jungle, garage and grime with an ‘ardcore twyst on Unknown To The Unknown. In “Tribal Data” he shatters the ‘nuum timeline to a mosaic of interrelated style ’n pattern, stepping from the 8-bit 2-step …
CLOSED Contest: Win A Vinyl Copy of Otik “Acne Downs EP”
Rising London-based producer Otik steps up with his debut 12” for Bristol imprint Durkle Disco. Resolutely rooted in the present day, both tracks gleefully nod to the past by channeling the darker end of UK garage, Detroit’s industrial moodiness and the dusty depths of early dubstep. Remix duties for ‘Acne …
Forgotten Treasure: Hi Times “Journey Into Jazz” (1996)
“Journey Into Jazz” one my absolute all-time favorite UK Garage tracks was released in 1996 on the aptly-titled Underground Classics label. A track i’ve played so much over the years that my copy is beaten to death from all of dance floor ass kicking it’s served. Despite crafting one of …