Digital needs no introduction, and is always welcomed in this parts. Producing on labels such as 31 Records, Metalheadz, Reinforced & his own label Function, he now rounds out two cuts for the infamous Ingredients label - 'Shaka Zulu' is classic Digital showing his dub & rave roots while 'Archive' is a journey tune of old with awesome bass crunches and rolling amens. Buy on sight!
This year, Metalheadz celebrates 20 years of pioneering releases and events. To celebrate this milestone, the Headz crew put together an all star line up for a massive party with artists representing the past, present and future of the label. One of the highlights of the night was the appearance of bass legend Dillinja, who unleashed fury on the decks. Enjoy this one.
Track list:
Capone - Jah [Chronic]
Berty B & Dillinja - Lion Heart [Lionheart]
Cybotron Feat. Dillinja - Threshold [Prototype]
Capone - Friday [Hardleaders]
Sci-Clone - O.D. [Metalheadz]
Dillinja - Acid Track [Pain]
Dillinja - Deep Love (Remix)[Logic]
Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (VIP Mix)[Razors Edge]
Just Jungle - Sky [Trouble On Vinyl]
Dillinja - Ja Know Ya Big [Metalheadz]
Dillinja - Check 1, 2 [Valve]
Dillinja - Hard Noize [Test]
Dillinja - So Damn Tuff [Test]
Dillinja - I Wanna Know [FFRR] + Trinity - S Bag [Chronic]
Lemon D - I Can't Stop [V]
Dillinja - Nasty Wayz [FFRR] + Ed Rush & Optical - Watermelon [Virus]
Lemon D - 12.01 [Valve]
Capone - Massive [Hardleaders]
dBridge & Vegas - True Romance [Metalheadz]
Dillinja - Silver Blade [Prototype]
Dillinja - Deadly Ceremonies [Deadly Vinyl]
Half Light Feat. Tom Cane (Audio Remix) _ Wilkinson
New Drums (Neonlight remix) _ Teddy KIllerz
Lock In _ DC Breaks
Everyone _ L Plus
Snake Charmer (Original Mix) _ Mediks
Pale Blue Dot _ The Prototypes
Strike One Part II _ Bluescreens
Dr. Who (Smooth Dub Remix) _ Tujamo & Plastik Funk feat. Sneakbo
Higher _ High Maintenance
Lights _ The Prototypes
Make Some Noise _ Drumsound & Bassline Smith
Borg _ Original Sin
Experts _ The Prototypes Remix _ Skisim
Phantasm _ Drumsound & Bassline Smith
Blind Alley _ Roni Size
Device _ Original Sin
The Lost Moon _ L Plus
Shakedown _ DC Breaks
Turn It Up (Xilent remix) _ Dodge & Fuski
Go (Original Mix) _ Mightyfools
Tremor - Original Mix _ Dimitri Vegas & Martin Garrix & Like Mike
Pantheon (Extended Mix) _ Reepublic
&rt;&rt; Dynamo _ Laidback Luke & Hardwell
Too Close Feat. Detour City (Askery Remix) _ Wilkinson
Better Without You (ASY Remix) _ FAKY
Headroom VIP _ Audio
Perforation (Original) _ Wilkinson
Nerve _ Magic Medicine
ASY - Heaven & Earth (Six Blade Remix)
Happy (Makoto Booteleg) _ Pharrell Williams
This week’s FACT mix comes from drum’and’bass veteran Randall.
Although Randall has been releasing records since 1994, he’s primarily a DJ rather than a producer. An acid house convert since 1987′s Notting Hill Carnival, he became a regular fixture on pirate station Centreforce and developed close links to Goldie, Andy C and the rest of the drum’n'bass establishment. Mixtapes – such as the Renegade Selector and Jungle Renegades series – became Randall’s calling cards, and he still releases music on his Stepback Sessions and Mac II labels to this day.
The original Jungle Soundclash Champion, DJ Kenny Ken, dropped in on the Fizzy massive down at Brixton Jamm to play his first ever liquid set on the 12th of April 2014. Even though there were a couple of problems with the monitors cutting out, Kenny showed consummate professionalism and wicked set. One to download.
In 2013 Frederic Robinson released his stunningly unique Mixed Signals album to universal praise from audience and industry alike. At the same time, Frederic was also building up his equally unique live performance. The results of that live performance, captured in this new release available HERE, eschews the usual 2-CDJs-and-a-mixer routine for something completely mesmerising.
Here, he creates a completely new live experience using a bizarre array of instruments spanning the antique, the modern and the homemade. Rather than relying on vast amounts of playback, Frederic builds the tracks from scratch during each performance introducing large elements of improvisation and risk to the music and offering his audience a unique show each and every time. Using a mixture of drumming, modified Wii controllers, wired-up kalimbas, his trusty violin and his own voice, Frederic takes the listener on a journey though adaptations of tracks from Mixed Signals, some new material exclusive to his live work and reinterpretations of some of his remix projects.
As part of dBridge's boundary-pushing Exit Records, London-based Stray has quickly become one-to-watch. In recent years, Stray has risen through the ranks of the d’n'b scene to become a fan favourite among those enjoying the more varied experiments coming out of the stable’s preferred tempo range. He’s also been notable for delving more into half-time hip hop productions. Read the rest of the Fact feature HERE.
Kid Drama - One 6 Eight
Alix Perez - Gully Halves
Clarity - Sombre
Consequence, Loxy & Resound - Project No Name
Dyl - Anoxia
Interline - Decay
Overlook - Clouds
Sam KDC - Erogenous
Homemade Weapons - Saibot
Oliver Yorke - Lose Yourself
Cern - Organism (Feat. Subtension)
Amoss - The Kirbis
BTK - Things I Do (Spectrasoul Remix)
Chrisp - Hound (Ulterior Motive Remix)
Acid Lab - Stainless
Digital - Robben
Phil Source & Meth - Dawn Of Time
Dom & Roland - Remember Your Rootz
Bkey & DJE - Archive VIP
Amit & Rani - I'll Cut You Down
DBR UK & AMC - Dub King
Skeptical - Turning Point
Future Cut - Obsession (Ulterior Motive Remix)
EBK - Suffocate
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love (Soul Intent Remix)
01. Raccoon – Better Be Kind [Semiomime Remix] [Unreleased]
02. Gerra Stone – Test Chamber [Kollective Remix]
03. Locuzzed – Thunder
04. DJ Hidden – Battle Angel
05. Bong Ra – The Coming [DJ Hidden Remix] [Unreleased Test Mixdown]
06. Limewax – Dust Suspension
07. Lights Off – Only You Can See [DJ Hidden's Dark Version]
08. Raiden & The Sect – Caesium 137 [Audio Remix]
09. Sinister Souls & Proton Kid – Danger Time
10. Switch Technique – The Edge Of Chaos
11. Dylan – Virus [DJ Hidden Remix]
12. Gancher & Ruin – Barrier Breaker
13. DJ Hidden – The Raw Universe
14. DJ Hidden – Earth Cry
15. NIN Outro
Alongside Ed Rush, Matt Quinn (who you’ll undoubtedly know better under his DJ name, Optical) has helped sculpt the drum & bass scene’s multifarious experimentations for nearly two decades now. As producers they pioneered the techstep sound, making crisp and explosive d&b sing on the defining Wormhole album, but as bosses of Virus Recordings they’ve managed to continually stay propulsive releasing music from people like Audio, Optiv & BTK, The Upbeats, Noisia and many many more. A mainstay here, the duo’s forceful and dominating sets are always surefire highlights which is why Fabric London asked Optical to put together an hour long mix which demonstrates a) why the scene hold them in such high regard and b) why Optical’s still one of the most quietly inventive production forces in modern drum & bass.
Machine Code (aka Current Value & Dean Rodell) is a project formed out of true respect and passion for dance music with its origins deep-rooted in Techno. Neither artist needs introduction to any of the scenes they have been busy infiltrating, as these two heavy-weights of underground electronica have been continually releasing tight cuts and forward thinking music for over 20 years between them to date.
Following the release Machine Code's first, forward thinking LP - 'Environments'; which comprised a slab of heavy and experimental and cross-over takes on DnB, Techno and Dubstep - they are once again fresh from working the machines at their own Subdivision Studio in Berlin. A fresh munitions stockpile is ready to be broadcast to and inflicted upon audiences worldwide. Machine Code live's ideal is to bring it back to that original and fresh sound with a true manipulated modular synthesis approach.
They are ready to crush sound systems in their path with relentlessly rushing and hypnotic DnB, lung collapsing Dubstep and dark clanging Techno derived from the darkest depths of their abused machinery.
The Daddy Randall, the DJ’s DJ, the inspiration and role model for nearly all other drum and bass DJs such as Andy C and Friction. He’s been DJing since the mid 80’s, and ripping up drum and bass raves since they began, so it’s fair to say he knows a thing or two about this game!
SUNANDBASS Podcast #23 comes from none other than DJ Randall, and we’re super chuffed to have him join us for the series. Almost 90 minutes of live, fresh, real beats, this one’s chock full of dubs of course, so make sure you lock in and listen carefully for another top drawer lesson!
01.Black Milk & Danny Brown - Black & Brown
02.Git & Hubbs - Times Like This
03.Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
04.Neil Young - Hey Hey My My
05.Gil Scott Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit
06.Cazal Organism and Kaelin Ellis - Sons of the Father
07.Chester Watkins - Chinamen
Tim Reaper Mix
01.Adam F - Jaxx [F-Jams]
02.Wayward Minds - Homeland (X-Pressive Journey) [Bush]
03.Rob D - Clubbed To Death (Peshay Remix) [Mo Wax]
04.Aquasky - Opaque (The Spiritual Mix) [Moving Shadow]
05.Intensity - Generations [Basement]
06.EZ Rollers - Spin Out [Volume]
07.Ed Rush & Optical - Mystery Machine [Virus]
08.Rollers Instinct - Haze [Emotif]
09.Codename John - Warned [Prototype]
10.Everything But The Girl - Blame (Fabio Remix) [Virgin]
11.Hidden Agenda - Dispatch #1 [Metalheadz]
12.Souljah - Down With The Lites [Hardleaders]
13.Boymerang - Lazarus [Regal]
14.Leon Mar - Confessions [Reinforced]
08.Currency & Smoke DZA - Thursday Car
09.Curly Castro & CASTLE - Livery
10.Tree ft Lennon of Project Mayhem - Grace
11.King Krule - Easy Easy
12.Rhye - Shed Some Blood
13.Schoolboy Q - Man of the Year
14.isaiah rashad ft SZA - Ronnie Drake
15.Sina - All ALone
16.Kab Driver - Stopped and Searched
17.SelfSays - And That's That
18.100s - Slide on Ya
19.CASTLE - Opium
20.OktoRed - I Would Die 4 U
21.Jason Burns - Lightning (Sinistarr Remix)
22.David Bowie - Sound and Vision
23.Letherette - I Always Wanted You Back
1- Pharrell Williams - Happy (Tommy Boy Remix)
2- Usher - Climax (Rene LaVice Remix)
3- Klute - Speak No Fish
4- Sevin - Perception
5- Satl - The Sun
6- Intelligent Manners & Command Strange - Mastermind
7- Sub Focus - Close (Ivy Lab Remix)
8- Paladion & L Side - Winds Of The Universe
9- Fred V & Grafix - Maverick Souls
10- Calibre - Our Love Pt.1
11- Intelligent Manners & Command Strange - Frontline
12- DJ Marky - Medusa
13- Break & DLR - New Design
14- Voltage - Channel 2
15- Random Movement - We've Been Lost In Time
16- DJ Marky Feat. Makoto - It's A Long....
17- Skeptical Feat. Collette Warren - Desire
18- Gregory Porter - Musical Genocide (St. Germain Remix)
Zul (Subvert HQ, Singapore) has been DJing and promoting parties in the Lion City since the 1990s, performing along side the likes of dBridge, DJ Friction, Joe Syntax, Stamina MC, John B, A-Sides, Pendulum, Cyantific, Sonic, London Elektricity as well as Logistics and Hospital Records' Chris Goss. Gigs-wise, its gone from Hong Kong (he spent time with the White Label crew in 2001), Jakarta to London (playing at the legendary Hospitality parties in Shoreditch, UK) with bits of radio (MediaCorp Radio's Lush 99.5FM Clubscape sessions, to be exact) and a release on Take Off Records squeezed in between.
When not busy with his day job as a journalist in Singapore, Zul also keeps it cutting edge away from the dance floor with the Subvert Sessions Podcast (download via subverthq.blogspot.sg), blending together leftfield and idiosyncratic beats of the 170bpm variety.
