If you haven’t heard about the release of Mosaic Vol 1, the first compilation from the Exit Records, it’s about time.
The album covers a range of future Dub and Drum and Bass sounds from some of the best in the genre. There are some classy little breaks and vibes to get your head around to warm or chill your soul. With CEO D-Brigde at the helm this selection was always going to quality. He’s been working with some of the pioneers of the new DnB sound for some time now and it appears to have paid off. Without a doubt this compliation injects some new life into the Dub/Drum and Bass genres. Below you can judge for yourself… Mosaic Vol 1 CD by Exit Records UK
Snippets form the Exit Records, Mosaic Vol 1 Launch Party @The Nest - 36-44 Stoke Newington Rd, London, N16 7XJ - Featuring...Loxy, Skream, D-Bridge - Sorry the bass was slightly to much but you get the picture!!
Founded in 2010 Dubstrict Records is gearing itself up for its first compiliation release 'The Warriors'. To get our ears on it they've shared to the world a little sampler to enjoy.
Kicking off with an exclusive track form Samurax, 'Too Far Gone', an excellent little mellow laidback number and a brilliant start. They then move on to the extra chilled Dub track Elusive Dream from Politrix, this compilation promises to be worthy of attention.
As the tracks roll out its clear that the compliation is out to cover the more laidback intelligent side of Dubstep but there are some hard tracks in there. These harder numbers include the threating sounds of Afrikar by Gutcha and some big stabs from Trashbats Vibrational Beings (VIP).
To pick out a few of the gems though get your ears onto JLYMNs 'Keep On Loving Me' with its thick bassline and rave vocals then move on to the hotstepper, Wormhole from 1point5. With its catchly little riffs and bad bass stabs its one to watch.
It was through Chris Inperspective and the Jungletrain.net podcasts that this new music hunter first tuned his ears to Unjustified Records. Firstly it was the sound of Earl Grey and then it was the discovery that this record label has a fresh ethic to sound distribution.
Not only could I listen to Earl Greys entire No Seep EP but I could also download it for free, which was a shock considering the quality of this artist. I was also happy to find that Unjustified have a whole range of EP showcases from their artists, for me to get my furiously unquenched ears on.
After sampling the jazzed up Jungle delights of the No Sleep EP I quickly fell into the sound forms lovingly gifted on the newly released LP from Junglords, ‘Streets of Manchester’. The journey through this wondrous library of sound has, for me, just begun. Why don’t you join me? Get into the free showcase albums here >>> http://www.unjustifiedrecords.com/free-downloads/
The 100th Ram Records release is rapidly approaching (Jul 25, 2011 ) and as part of this celebration they recently set up a conversation on Twitter around peoples first Ram Record purchase. Messages containing #myfirstramrecord have flowed in from across the globe, demonstrating the passion this genre defining label has generated through the years.
By far the most mentions came in about the classic release from Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadow, the labels 4th release. The level of praise heaped upon this Iconic piece of Jungle is well deserved. A genre defining track, Valley of the Shadows is known by all from the early days of Jungle and DnB whether they know the name or not.
Other tracks picked out were: Release 29 Moving Fusion – Turbulence. This piece helped define the roller within Drum and Bass. It arguably underpins the style heard in much of the big tunes today
My personal baptism into Ram came with Ramm 34 - Shimon & Andy C – Body Rock. A big breakthrough release for Drum and Bass in the early 90’s which finally pulled my blind faith attention away from Moving Shadow. That beat line refreshed my entire outlook and taught a few people a lesson in the capabilities of the genre.
Body Rock was recently hammered by Danny Bryd at a party I had the pleasure of attending. Below…
Sub-Focus - Special Place is noted.
Release 37 from Bad Company - Spacehopper gets a mention. This deep stepper is another example of how Ram Records liked to keep their tracks strictly for the dancefloor but never comprised on having a crisp fresh beat line.
Much of other fan shouts from followers on Twitter have been lost. Keep your shouts alive on this blog by adding a comment.
Update on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 09:01AM by
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Also check out the winner of the Ram Records Mix competion. Mista Noize has put out a blinder of a mix featuring tracks from Ram past and Present, all lovingly packaged together, representing a all that is Ram.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 06:46AM
