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Survival 'The Right Way (W / Chris Inperspective) / Daylight' (Audio Tactics)
Following the success of AT001 (‘Delta’ b/w ‘Sleeper’) and recent acclaimed outings on DNAudio, Critical Recordings and Horizons Music, Survival presents the second instalment on his own Audio Tactics imprint. ’Right Way’ sees Survival once again hook up with long time collaborator Chris Inperspective (Inperspective/Exit Records/Technicality). Sultry pads and soothing vocals are underpinned with crisp, rolling percussion and sparse, understated bass stabs creating a melancholic atmosphere suited ..more
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Featured Album

Dusk & Blackdown 'Margins Music' (Keysound)
B/C - 5060096473534.
Key Selling Points: - Enthralling as it is diverse, "Margins Music" provides a travelogue through the 2008 London musical underground zeitgeist - album of the year anyone?

Martin Clark, aka Blackdown has already reached a global audience as the foremost scribe and tastemaker for Dubstep and Grime, on his awardMwinning blog, his Rinse FM show and in his essential monthly column for Pitchfork Media - Features guest appearances from heavyweight grime emcees Trim, Ta ..more
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The Optimas News Report

Is Bassline House the new Garage
Rinse mix by Paleface... more

R.I.P Young Dot
The end of an era... more

Power Moves Volume 2
Grime at its best!... more

Walk In Da Park
with Giggs... more

Hyper - Suicide Tuesdays
punk energy, razor-sharp guitars and bass and mashed up beats... more

Digging for Gold
Kanye West, Jay Z, Tupac & Mary J Blige... more

Pulp Fusion
The forefather of fine funk compilations... more

2562 - Aerial
2562's stunning first album ... more

LOT49 Presents Lee Coombs
Mixed by the breakbeat legend... more

The Body Snatchers
Feeling Good, Looking Nice, Smelling Right... more

Various Artists - Satisfaction
Covers and Cookies of the Rolling Stones... more

Norman Jay Presents Philadelphia
Philly soul!... more

Hear O Israel
Featuring Herbie Hancock... more

Vibert Simmonds - Rodulate
Luke Vibert colaborates with Simmonds aka Voafose... more

Zed Bias is Back
Garage / Dubstep pioneer resurrects his Sidestepper label... more

Plastician Debut CD!!
Long awaited debut... more

The First DNAudio LP
Forthcoming LP feat. Silent Witness, Break and Survival.... more

NRK Singles 9
Nick Holder is in the Mix... more

Miami Underground NRK Mix Cd
It's Getting Hot in 'ere... more

Disco Skulling
Label Update for Skull Disco... more

Pendulum VS Dillinja
New Pendulum Single with Dillinja remix coming soon... more

Lynx runs out of ideas for song titles
Disco Dodo out soon... more

Space and Time gets the Hot Flush Treatment
New Hot Flush Compilation out now... more

New Critical Longplayer.
It all sounds electric!... more

J Majik Returns in A Crazy World
IRSCD01... more

Ram '15'
Ram celebrates 15 years with CD and Vinyl Repress action!... more

Skull Disco Punishes Soundboy's
Skull Disco Dubstep Update... more

Offshore strikes treasure!
Offshore Recordings new CD Album. ... more

Hive comes through with a second wind.
Violence Recordings Represses. ... more

Now Always Repress
Klute's Now Always Forever Album Series Gets Repress Action.... more

Teebee Calls For The Recount.
Subtitles does the unknown and represses some back catalogue... more

NRK Fronts With The Latest COAST2COAST Release
Germany's Âme in the hotseat. ... more

NRK Comes Out Of The Box!
Back In The Box - NRK... more

Dispatch Recordings Latest News
For immediate Dispatch... more

Makoto storms out another full length experience
Forthcoming LP on Good Looking Recordings.... more

Gridlok Presents Drum'N'Bass That Breaks The System!
Project 51's forthcoming LP by Gridlok.... more

Spirit is back!
Forthcoming Spirit and Inneractive Music News.... more

Fierce and his 'Dominion' LP have been Quarantined!!
Forthcoming LP on Fierces Label.... more

Bad Company's Long Awaited Return To Shelves.
Bad Company's Previously Released Material Gets A Re-Issue.... more

Virus Recordings presents 'Chameleon LP'
New forthcoming release from the Virus Stable.... more

DNAudio hits release X!
DNAudio celebrates with release number 10.... more

Hospital Recs Gets Logistical.
Logistics forthcoming LP: Now More Than Ever... more

'Singles 8' - NRK's Newest Addition To The Collection.
The New NRK Singles Collection Compilation.... more

DJ Rolando Takes Us 'From There To Here & Now'.
DJ Rolando's Forthcoming LP/CD.... more

Big things on the horizons for Chronic/V/Liquid V Check It!!
V-Recordings Stable Update.... more

Get Knocked Down By A 'Shade Of Black'.
Renegade Hardware sister label Barcode's New LP.... more

Superimposed for the second time round.
The Superimposers follow up album.... more



 
New DJ Mix Series - Watch the Ride!
'Watch The Ride' is Harmless' new DJ mix series which features the best up and coming and established DJ talent the UK, Europe and the rest of the World has to offer. Focusing on genres including Hip-hop, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, House and Techno the emphasis is without doubt firmly on contemporary dance music!

Various Artists - Watch the Ride (Mixed by Goldie)
HURTCD077 - Harmless
Drum and Bass

Following on from Andrew Weatherall’s lauded mix, this summer Harmless Records’ ‘Watch the Ride’ series heralds a welcome return for the Drum and Bass pioneer, the legendary Goldie.

With his own productions and label Metalheadz, Goldie has consistently been at the cutting edge of Drum and Bass, championing some of the brightest talents and rawest sounds the scene has to offer with acts such as Dillinga, Adam F and Optical all benefiting from his touch. ..more
 

dBridge Presents 'The Gemini Principle'
The debut album from D Bridge is finally upon us. After well over 10 years of producing as part of Future Forces and the legendary Bad Company, dBridge hits us with his highly anticipated solo album, The Gemini Principle.

Having proved himself as a talented solo artist with a wave of solo releases and remixes on labels such as Metalheadz, Soul:R, Creative Source, Quarantine, Shogun Audio, Liquid V and Bingo to name a few, dBridge is releasing The Gemini Principle on his homegrown imprint, Exit Records.

If your familiar with the sounds of dBridge then you will know to expect the unexpected. By releasing The Gemini Principle on his own label, dBridge has given himself the opportunity to speak his musical mind, honestly, personally and uncensored. Representing the boundry pushing and non formatted sound that was more popular in the mid to late nineties, and giving ..more
 
Calibre Presents 'Overflow'
Truly innovative music and so so much more than just another Drum and Bass record. Featuring artwork and live drumming by Calibre as well as the inspirational vocal talents of DRS, Lariman & Calibre. (Yes Calibre is singing!) Gifted with an amazing imagination and proper knowledge of musicality no one makes D&B quite like him. Flowing from deep expansive territory to hard stepping dance floor effortlessly, this whole album is a rich, intoxicating listening experience.

You know its a special Album when the list of DJ’s supporting is this long and diverse... Fabio, Bukem, Gilles Peterson Laurent Garnier, Andy C, Doc Scott, Goldie, DJ Die, Break, Klute, Marcus Intalex, Presha, D Bridge, Ray Keith, Nicky Blackmarket, Commix, AI, Bryan Gee, Clipz, Bailey, Flight, , Logistics, Nu Tone, Mr Scruff, Blame, Ross Allen, Mary Anne Hobbs, High Contrast, Friction Alix Perez, Shy FX, Baron, ..more
 

Andy C's Nightlife 4
NIGHTLIFE - The story so far...

Nightlife was created back in 2003 as a platform to showcase the DJ skills of award winning DJ Andy C. After being approached constantly by major and large independent labels for compilation mixes it seemed a no-brainer to create a brand that could be 100% controlled and run by Andy and his label, Ram Records. Five years on, sales in excess of 70-odd thousand units, and the imminent release of part 4, the brand is in as much demand now as what when first conceived. The tracklisting for this latest installment will once again prove to be a taste-maker of what's to come within the D&B, world showcasing the production talents of the the new blood alongside the more established artists and producers.

ANDY C - The DJ...

Andy C continues to reign supreme at the top of the game, constantly being voted best Drum & Bass DJ in the ..more
 
Dubstep Allstars For The Sixth Session
`Dubstep Allstars 6', the next in the massively acclaimed series that brought the scene its very name, is curated and mixed by Bristol based Producer-DJ, Laurie `Appleblim' Osborne.

Alongside Skull Disco partner Shackleton, Appleblim has forged a sound of his own in both his production and DJ sets affording him interest from Ricardo Villalobos, Radio Slave and Kode 9 amongst others.

With his taste falling somewhere between dub and techno, Tempa made the decision to draft in the acutely talented Appleblim in order to showcase another face of Dubstep after the dancefloor immediacy of N-Type's `Dubstep Allstars 5'.

As with each instalment of the Allstars series the DJ has full control of the selection and as a recognised ambassador of Bristol's musical talent it's no surprise that Bristolian producers including Pinch, Peverlist and Komonazmuk are represented ..more
 

Logistics Comes Back For A Second Helping With New LP
The follow up to 2006's critically acclaimed debut double album "Now More Than Ever" Logistics is straight back with a brand new collection of metaphysical future classics!

There can be very few artists who have made such an impact on the scene in such a short space of time. Prolific is just one word that immediately springs to mind when describing this man. "Reality Checkpoint" contains 15 stormers ready to blow your mind. From the anthemic sounds of "Lullaby" and "No Words" to the genre bending dubstep genius of Coldworld and the electro futurism "Cocoon", Logistics' production has matured without losing any of it's genius, excitement or experimentation. A favourite with both big room DJs and fans of those who like their d&b a little deeper - everyone from Mr Scruff to Andy C is onboard.

Logistics once again proves that he's a man for all seasons. Like the Lu ..more
 
Mary Anne Hobbs Presents 'Evangeline'
One of the most eagerly awaited compilations of 2008, Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 1 firebrand at the helm of the 'Experimental' show presents a superb collection of future beats, underground dubstep, grime, dark dancefloor, techno and electronica.

Evangeline is the follow up to the seminal 'Warrior Dubz' released by Planet Mu in 2006.

- Mixmag Urban Compilation of the Month
"Dubstep and grimes most definitive compilation. These are some of the most original creative sounds coming out of the UK”

- 4 page feature in Time Out

- 4/5 in Uncut
"Dubstep meets the mainstream on this collection hellmed by Hobbes, presenter of radio 1’s the Breezebolck”

Including 16 EXCLUSIVE tracks from Flying Lotus, Magnetic Man (Benga, Artwork and Skream), Shackleton, Darqwan, DJ Pinch, Surgeon, and Boxcutter, massive tracks from the likes of ..more