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Astrophonica is proud to present Gradients Vol. 2. The second in the Gradients compilation album series and curated again by London producer and label head Fracture, Vol.2 celebrates Fracture's forward-thinking ethos, the label's expansive stylistic roots and the sheer brilliance of catching a vibe.

The second release from FTP explores the sweet spot between Detroit Ghetto-Tech, Juke, and Jungle.

Yak presents his first solo EP on the 3024 imprint! Three intricate percussive excursions showcasing this man's amazing talent. Rhodes Island is a vibey drum 'n bass number with dazzling edits and beat trickery, reminding us of the legacies of Nucleus and Paradox while still sounding extremely 2018. Don Greno is a more garage influenced roller that has been doing the rounds as a dub on Rinse. Ocean Floor is a sluggish, dubbed out drum groove perfect for those late night early morning vibrations.

Etch's 'Ups & Downs' album is a collection of dubs which date as far back as 2014 and up to the present day. The album's tracks are united by being examples of the artists' efforts to escape the shackles of reality by using music as a vehicle.

Dope fierce bruning peak-time banger!

Gathering mass as a party, and gaining supremacy as a label, Rupture has long been at the center of the underground drum and bass cosmos. Following the acclaim of their Fifth Column LP, the Planets Series champions the junglist titans who inhabit the Rupture universe. Releasing in pairs and pressed on marbled vinyl, this project features cosmic cuts from the likes of Om Unit, Forest Drive West, Sully x Outer Heaven, J. Robinson, Seba, Djinn, and Sonar’s Ghost, among others.

The debut Shiken Hanzo EP for Samurai Music follows his appearance on Decade (Phase 2). Title track 'Myth' is a signature Shiken style ghostly stomp while 'Yebira' is the most floor targeted of the hidden warrior's rhythms so far. 'Cloud Of Sparrows' drips in tribal complexity and 'Kunai' ricochets in deep hypnosis mode. 4 tracks of sinister vibrations that capture the full scope of the Hanzo style.

Continuing to hone his unqiue production talents, our resident wonderkid SATL is back in full force. His latest EP, Integral 048 comprises five fresh cuts that showcase his evergrowing, vast and intricate production talents. Featuring two independent collaborations with New Zealand’s finest vocal talents, Lips and Tali, this package of supermusic has all the vibes covered, from soulful anthems to futuristic flavours of breakbeat heaven with plenty of deep rumbling bass in between!

The storied music producer readies his sophomore solo album for release, ten years after his first album, The Gemini Principle. The ten-year gap between solo albums has seen dBridge releasing landmark collaborations and projects as part of the Autonomic movement, Module Eight, Heart Drive and exploring other Bpms as Velvit. dBridge's journey within electronic music has seen him at the front and center of electronic music culture and then by design, as the seasons change, he has retreated to his own world to work on his next statement. A Love I Can't Explain is the sound of dBridge making music for himself. As a man he finds himself in a new phase of his life- in love, married and a father that is no longer concerned with previous constraints and this has led to a new freedom in creation. An artist looking at the same sculpture but now from a new perspective.

Bakground follows up his humungous release for E-Beamz and RSD with a back-to-the-raw jungle, DNB and bassline white label on Lobster. Having honed a early 90's breakbeat infused sound that gives a heavy nod to London and the Good Lookin' sound, this handstamped five-tracker explores his scintillating sound pallet, cycling through scuffed & muffled jungle, heavy-chopped drum 'n' bass and womping bassline-garage-house. Seriously sub-heavy club weapons incoming!

Yesterday’s Tomorrows is Moomin’s 3rd album and the first of his to be released on WOLF Music Recordings. The album see’s Moomin showcasing the natural, organic sound he is known for, applying his production technique to House, as well as venturing into beatdown territory with 90s New York Hip Hop, and his uniquely Moomin take on liquid Drum & Bass.

The veteran producer brings his murky drones and brutal breakbeats to the London-based label.Alter follow on from the bilingual dark ambient theatricals of Liberez with this four track EP from veteran Hamburg producer Christoph De Babalon. As an affiliate of Digital Hardcore, Fat Cat and the recently founded V I S, CDB has tirelessly explored the intersections of breakcore, illbient and drum and bass. His work is at once uncompromising yet stylish – broken, punishing rhythms collide with dreary, doom-laden melodies and those eerie in-between spaces of vintage Unit Moebius or Deutsch Nepal. With Hectic Shakes he delivers a meditation on the ‘inner abyss’, the sort of abyss that lulls the listener into his sound world with next to no resistance. “Shakes and Shivers” fixates itself on deceptively playful grooves with eerie, nightbus-to-nowhere atmospherics whilst opening cut “Harakiri” manages to distort familiar jungle tropes into something even die hard devotees of the sound will find fresh. The EP closes with what we can only describe as a homage to 90s ambient techno in a ruff, post-hardcore fashion. Skittering drums weave in and out of longing, futurist synth lines and enough breakdowns to satisfy the dance floor.

DJ Madd continues his futuristic bass explorations on Dub-Stuy with his second solo single for the label.

8 track 4X12" Vinyl with free download code.

Long out of print Clarity 12" gets repressed for 2018 on splatter vinyl.

Samurai Music's Russian connection - Saint Petersburg-based Torn has refined his hi-tech dread to maximum efficacy since his solo vinyl debut on Samurai sister label Shiro in 2017. The Internal EP sees his sculpted malaise reaching a creative peak, completing construction on a distinctive desolation he now inhabits like a second skin. 'Acheron' - an inevitable collaboration with Homemade Weapons, sees these two masters of menace fusing their rhythmic prowess into a sleek, malicious tear, while the 3 solo tunes display Torn's newfound artistic maturity with pride and vigour. Sharpened breakbeat spears are deftly welded to Torn's pounding pulses of gloom, with lead track 'Internal' being the most dominating stylistic showcase on the EP. A forceful statement from one of drum and bass music's more promising new talents.

Enei returns to the controls for the first time since his and Kasra's Transmitter EP earlier this year, laying down five future grooves from the lush vocals of long time collaborate Charli Brix on 'Faded' to the raw deal of 'Rats Place'. Enei on form once again providing the drum & bass autumnal chills.

The Ohmgrown series is about more music and less industry. Its Dub Phizix' way of getting his ideas to people in the fastest way possible.

Following the success of A New Day, the first release on footnotes, LSB is back with a second 4 tracker that’s receiving support throughout the scene including Calibre Lenzman, Marky amongst many others.

The Burrell Connection is somewhat a resident with Craigie Knowes; he lived in the same flat in Glasgow with label boss Max when he started the label in 2015, he featured on the first release, he contributed to second fundraiser album, he's also played half of the parties at their Glasgow home, La Cheetah Club, and travelled with the Craigie Knowes DJ team to wow crowds around Europe. But enough of the history, this is now - The Burrell Connection's debut EP with the imprint, Hyper/Orbit. Hyperactive techno and breaks blended together, emotive pads, 808 basslines and that ever-creative and homage-paying sampling ability that The Burrell Connection's noble followers have come to love. It's Scotland's poster-boy at his finest. Diversity is the key to longevity.

Classic drum & bass from 96.

Bristol based rising talent Sam Binary enters the junglist fray with his rendition of Dead Man's Chest's Westworld, twisting the breezy atmospherics inside out with discordant hardcore stabs and thunderous break edits. On the flip, Sam drifts into deeper territories with hints of Photek shimmering amongst the film noir haze of Sentinal Era.

One of the true patriarchs of modern day jungle drum & bass Break, delivers his fifth studio album, ‘Another Way’. Drawing from a rich array of musical influences Charlie Bierman pulls us through a spectrum of styles as he sets about showing us exactly why he’s the only producer ever to be asked to remix Dillinja. From the minimal jazz leanings of opening track ‘Last Goodbye’ to the enchanted dub of ‘Conversations’ and the pure dance floor of ‘Keepin’ It Raw’, Break’s ability to combine with the enormous vocals of regular collaborators Celestine, Kyo and MC Fats with other legendary mic men GQ andClevelend Watkiss sets the LP truly apart; a tour de force of 2018 drum & bass.

Gathering mass as a party, and gaining supremacy as a label, Rupture has long been at the center of the underground drum and bass cosmos. Following the acclaim of their Fifth Column LP, the Planets Series champions the junglist titans who inhabit the Rupture universe. Releasing in pairs and pressed on marbled vinyl, this project features cosmic cuts from the likes of Om Unit, Forest Drive West, Sully x Outer Heaven, J. Robinson, Seba, Djinn, and Sonar’s Ghost, among others.

8205 Recordings is back in 2018, bringing you four tracks of 95 amen badness by Darkman, aka Mark Morris. Primarily releasing on Flex Recordings back in the day, Mark returned in 2015 with an EP of long-lost killer cuts on the excellent Green Bay Wax label. Three years later and Mark is back, delivering more great tracks written 23 years ago but not released until now.

12 Track DJ Friendly Album.

The follow up to the Quest for Intelligence album. This collection is made up of the last remaining unreleased Fast Floor tracks salvaged from Ron Wells's DAT Tapes. Restored by the Music.

Fast-rising Swedish producer DJ Different steps up to the Lobster main label plate with a five-track whopper of a rave EP that skirts it's way from the Orion Nebula to the very edges of the Oort Cloud.

Flagrantly disregarding tempo restrictions Overlook effortlessly traverses from beat free passage into cyberpunk tinged Techno fare. The ‘Public Image EP’ directs his already affirmed palette of sound in an archetypal dystopian framework. Just when you think there is little more that can be said in praise of Overlook’s work, he reinvigorates perception with a fresh take on his own aesthetic. A modern master at work.

New talent out of Potsdam, Germany. Includes a remix by Itoa.

After the blistering sounds of ‘Keepin It Raw’ on album sampler 1, all ears now turn to Sampler 2 where Break flips things completely into pure dub territories.

There are 12 tracks being released digitally and 8 tracks on vinyl, one per side across four plates, housed in gatefold vinyl with sleeve notes and unseen photos from DJ Die. The Bristol-based artist is a pioneer of electronic music. He has released music on seminal UK labels XL Recordings, Talkin’ Loud, Full Cycle and now heads up the incomparable GutterFunk label. Up until now, DJ Die has consistently pushed forward with his music, whether that be with music made with Dismantle as DieMantle or his collabs with Addison Groove the mantra has been 'do not rest on your laurels' but the time has now come to own his legacy as a trailblazer. He has chosen to do this via remastering, rereleasing and repackaging 12 of his most innovative solo track recorded between 1995 and 2000 via his label GutterFunk.

From Alex Reece to J Majik, from Dillinja to Goldie, the influence of Jazz has been a constant and shadowy presence in Drum & Bass. We can hear its echoes in the samples and instrumental palettes of the early Liquid Funk & Atmospheric D&B championed by Fabio’s Creative Source, Bukem’s Good Looking Records and the legendary Moving Shadow or, more obliquely, in the smoky, late-night moods of Source Direct, DJ Trace and Hidden Agenda.

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Parallax Recordings brings you 8 selected tracks plucked from the Invention records back catalogue by Technosaurus, Techno Brewster & D.J. Iceman. Included are all tracks from the second and third release, the two strongest cuts from the first and one so far unreleased tune. Source material was the Master-CD for the 2nd and 3rd release and a restoration from a mint vinyl of the first release, all lovingly remastered by Beau@1087 Mastering.

Firmly imprinting their legacy, Amoss & Fre4knc present 'Watermark Volume 1'; the first in a series of devastating collaborative releases. On their own superb, but when producing together, Amoss & Fre4knc are another beast altogether; an entity capable of untold chaos, with a proven track record. A naturally formed pairing of two minds intricately in sync, the 'Watermark' series represents an outlet for the Amoss & Fre4knc sound.

Skanna was prolific during the early 90's and knocked out some of the most memorable tunes from that period in Jungle. This EP is one of the best from Skanna. This EP still has an incredible amount of "wants" on Discogs and the original still commands high prices. This 2018 reissue has been remastered and sounds even better than the original 12" vinyl!

Alix Perez, Submarine, Alix Perez & Halogenix, Monty & Hyroglifics ft. Benabu. December 2017, we released our first various artists LP, ‘Edition 1’. With this new release, we proudly present the first chapter of various artist EP’s titled; ‘Folio /1’. We have assembled a small group of our favorite artists for this 4 track EP: Monty, Hyroglifics, Halogenix, label head Alix Perez, and label newcomer Submarine.

This new album is the product of a 2 year process. The LP reflects what I love about the diversity of drum & bass and all its sub genres as well as what I enjoy playing at clubs and festivals.

A very nice EP with Burial-esque soundscapes and spaced-out vocals!

All junglist let loose! Second Rasta Vibez installment with two wicked reggae flavoured rollers to keep all bredren and sista's on the righteous path. Get with it, large tings a gwan!

Finally available again and on vinyl only! These evergreens from liquid dnb legend Calibre are true timeless pieces of music. Big hits in 2004, but still played in vinyl sets today. An essential piece of vinyl for every collecter and dj out there.

It is with great pride that we wrap up 2018 with Monty and his new ‘Spatia’ EP. He has had an impressive 2 years, and his last release the ‘Hypnotize EP’ was extremely well received with support from the finest publications, and from every DJ in the scene.

For the label’s 7th release, 8205 Recordings is honored to feature three tracks of previously unreleased darkside hardcore/jungle by Smith Inc, aka Simon Bassline Smith. Simon is one of the foundational producers and djs of jungle/dnb, from its very earliest days through to current time when he’s still smashing massive dnb raves and sold out tour dates across the globe.

As so many great schemes do, it started with a conversation in a pub. After several sporadic releases on Diffrent Music, including his renowned 2013 debut "Tongues", label boss Dexta wanted more music from Fearful. One thing led to another, and suddenly an album was in the works.

Commix returns to Dispatch Dubplate; releasing some of his most in demand dubs. Simplicity and vibe remains essential to the Commix sound, with a stripped back, techno inspired ethos enabling his music to carry great longevity, no matter the style. Unreleased for a decade but still as effective as ever, 'Daggers Dub' heads up the release, sitting comfortably alongside the murmuring, freshly cut 'Surveillance'. Progressive and deeply rooted, with infectious low ends that stick into your mind, DISDUB012 showcases the unmistakable prowess of Commix.

Sound Entity Records presents a remastered, DJ friendly, limited edition 4 disc album, that defines the sound of jungle techno and illustrates its transformation into intelligent drum & bass. Originally intended for release in 1995 but only 30 test pressings were made. This album includes many unreleased tracks showcasing this experimental journey in over two hours of music.

Nervous Horizon is very proud to present TSVI’s debut album: ‘Inner Worlds’. The album is about reconnecting to one’s true self and the discovery of the inner worlds: 
it is born from an ongoing artistic journey, which began in TSVI’s childhood. The artist grew up with parents who practise Hinduism, which is quite unusual for an Italian family. In most recent times he was hugely inspired by his partner’s religious and musical background, after she exposed him to Middle Eastern music and Sufi ideologies. TSVI started creating tracks that were influenced by bellydance percussionists such as Emad Sayyah and Hossam Ramzy, combined with Dancehall, Tarraxo and Trance.

Kid Lib Returns to Sweet Sensi Records alonside new label signing, the mysterious Dub & Wheel bringing 4 cuts of old skool 8-bit Amiga jungle.

Tim Reaper returns to Sweet Sensi Records bringing his patented old skool junglist production. 4 smashing ragga jungle cuts that would smash the dance in 1993 and 2018 and beyond!

The second vinyl of LiquiDNAtion series is opening with deep liquid by M25 & First Function. This A1 track is a multi broken beat tune with euphoric sounds and pitched down male vocals uniting to jungle at the apex of the track.

This is Detroit's Filthiest second appearance on Defrostatica Records after his joint with Sinistarr "Yo Speakerz" which received praise by legends DJ Shadow and Jon1st in 2017. The Baghdad-born, Detroit-made musician and ghettotech innovator returns to the label with three no-frills banging 160 BPM tracks. Honor Among Thieves EP bristles with content of an artist and dj who knows a thing about making you move. The release is topped off with a glowing remix by BSN Posse from Malaga, Spain: smokey halftempo hangout melting into an amen break explosion. Artwork courtesy of infamous Leipzig collective Doppeldenk.

1992 Hardcore Club Classic from Kev Bird. Originally Kev Bird’s second release on the Basement Records label made famous by in-house Producer Jack Smooth. 3 slices of pure hardcore Jungle Techno lead by the seminal ‘This is a Trip’ are taken from the original DAT master tape and get the full Sound Entity Remastering treatment to bring the sound right up to date with current standards.

Jedi Recordings return with a 4 track EP featuring brand new jungle, darkcore and hardcore style tracks.

As talk of Break’s fifth studio album ‘Another Way’ starts to run wild amongst the drum & bass underground, Bristol UK’s most prolific boss of bass drops ‘Album Sampler 1’ upon us, setting the scene for what’s to come.

12 Inch EP of previously unreleased material from the legendary Q Project. 3 tracks, 300 copies only.

Four soulful tracks by four different unknown but respected artists.

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Beaming from the success of Denham Audio colab mixtape Club Glow, and Hotline smasher Anyone from London, Borai is back with another couple of Breakstep bangers. Part resurrection, part new direction, this release harks back to a nascent scene, not yet eclipsed by the half time sound we came to know as dubstep. Picking up where others left off, Borai takes the tempo range down a fresh new avenue of exploration. Higher Level Records is Borai's long overdue foray into label management alongside Henry Bainbridge (Dub Studio / HLM). Not content with simply releasing their own records, the dub plate duo will put their 15 years' experience running club nights and a cutting house into every release. Only after each track has been cut to dub and road tested at their eponymous Cosies night will they be committed to lacquer and pressed up. A record cannot wish for better provenance than this.

Following a string of releases on his own Manband label, Toma Kami lands on Livity Sound with a fresh two track 12” contrasting the zippy percussive groove of 'Sharp Tool' with the gurgling vibrations of 'Land of the Insane'.

The latest on Lobster Theremin white label comes from the Canadian-based British up and comer Dust-e-1. Coming hot on the heels of his Dust In The Dance EP on Collect-Call Records, Dust-e-1 offers up more of his signature sun-drenched, percussive jungle workouts. On his latest offering 'The Lost Dustplates EP', Dust-e-1 layers wistful dub motifs atop propulsive breakbeats and driving subs. Fuzzed out, hard hitting drum and bass breaks are scattered throughout, fused perfectly onto hard steppin' riffs and shifting rhythms evoking early 90's London days and deep-in-the-dance warehouse nights.

Dutch master FFF (Criterion, Myor, Diamond Life, Planet Mu, PRSPCT RVLT amongst many others) returns to 7th Storey Projects with his first fully solo EP on the label following on from the success of the 2017 Double Dragon EP (in conjunction with Coco Bryce).

The debut EP from DJ Force & The Evolution is a classic. Not only was this EP the starting point to a run of huge releases by the group, including Perfect Dreams and High On Life, it was also the beginning for Darren Styles as part of The Evolution, and Dj Force, both of whom teamed up to bring the rave world numerous classics as years went by. But this EP was the beginning, and has long deserved a repress. The original pressing is changing hands for ridiculous amounts second hand, and this is the same three tracks, lovingly remastered and presented in their original format.

As we celebrate the 25th year of V Recordings, it couldn't be a better time for another release from DJ Patife & Vangeliez. One of the OG's of Brazilian D&B Patife teams up with fellow countryman Vangeliez (formerly one half of Human Factor) once again. Fresh from their last single, as well as features on last year’s very well received 'Viva Brazil' compilation released in conjunction with Sunandbass, this duo has definitely found their own lane!

Two big tunes from the vault that go really well together. The A-side is taken from Rubik Records 023 and the B-side comes from Fokuz 077. You can't go wrong with these two Calibre remixes, that's for sure.

A much requested 2018 repress of the timeless debut LP from New Zealand artist Tokyo Prose.

Dominick Martin aka Calibre is responsible for some of the most beautiful and sublime tracks in drum & bass. Releasing on the most distinguished labels, including his own ‘Signature Recordings’, Calibre’s distinctive sound has progressed taking on elements of jazz, funk, dub and techno whilst losing none of its soul.

For over a decade now, Melbourne, Australia based producer Kloke has been dropping releases across pretty much every electronic music genre imaginable: from garage to dubstep, acid to IDM, techno to house. Last year he decided to try his hands at producing a couple of jungle cuts, which landed him a spot on Diamond Life's roster of talent. Both “Artificial Memories” and “Other Worlds” will take you right back to 1995, an era when jungle music was morphing into D&B proper, whilst still retaining its choppy breakbeat roots.

For the next R.A.N.D. Muzik comp Leipzig’s Qnete, Interviews and Stanley Schmidt team up with Melbourne local Rudolf C. Breakbeat music from house through to emotional drum and bass..

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The label will be all Sully productions, all jungle. So no genre hopping, no home listening, no need to preview before purchase etc.

LSB, Anile, Seba, Lenzman, Monty, Bladerunner. BCee’s ‘Northpoint’ LP gets the remix treatment from the big dogs.

One of drum & bass' shining lights and a huge personal favourite of ours at Dispatch, we are proud to welcome Spirit to the label with 'The Fourth Cycle EP'.

Digital releases his second LP within 2 years entitled "Total Control". It's not a massive collab fest like his 2016 LP ‘Synthesis’ although, there’s a few on there with artists Nomine, John B, Villem and Digital’s Phantom Audio partner, Spirit. A strong Jungle vibe runs right through this LP. The opening track, ‘Motherland’ has crisp breaks, a bassline to die for and a haunting unforgettable vocal. Other highlights are Seba’s lush remix of Digital & Response’s, ‘Silver Lining’. ‘On The Rockz’ sounds like a solid piece of 1998 drum and bass, ‘Total Control’ is superb and certainly one for the hardcore ravers, ‘Dreamer’ takes you on a journey you’ve never been before. Early support includes: Storm, Randall, Goldie, Klute, Jumping Jack Frost, Spirit, Nomine, Double O & Mantra.

We are proud to announce the very first 4 6 2 5 release: 4625-001. A collective vision, 4 6 2 5 is the collaborative output of UVB-76 Music's core members. 4 6 2 5 continues and builds on the foundation set by UVB-76 Music, evolving the art both at the periphery and core simultaneously.