D&B’s firing as per and we can barely keep up at the minute, but here’s our quick pick of the latest and greatest wax on (or just coming onto) the market. Critical- Sequence One Ep: Always ones to put their fans first, Critical come with a massive Christmas cracker of an EP full to bursting [...]
It’s been a while for New in The Bag, but we’re back with another installment of fresh wax to keep your slipmats spinning, your fingers itching and your ears twitching. Troy Gunner- Fools Gold/Heads in Hands/Dancing in the Leaves: First up, forward thinking label Mindset follow up Synkro’s amazing Look at Yourself Ep with a [...]
I should probably emphasise that this week, none of this is actually in my bag because I’m poor, but it’s what should be in yours (meaning those of you with money). Also, special mention to the test pressing of Ulterior Motive’s Featherweight VIP which was released on a super limited Subtitles 10″ test pressing, which [...]
Marcus Intalex- 21 LP: The long awaited debut album from Marcus Intalex is finally here! Released on his own Soul:R label (in partnership with ST: Files), the vinyl versions 6 tracks spread across three twelves, with two tracks where Intalex goes solo (Hot Hands) and collabs with Spy, Calibre, Lynx and Danny Fierce. The two [...]
FD- Stack/Sent Down (Feat Script): Critical’s Modulations imprint delivers the goods yet again with their fifth 10″ offering. After releasing on labels such as Headz and Critical previously, FD’s not a new kid on the block any more, and it really shows in these two dance floor bangers. Stack’s got an eerie, futuristic vibe due [...]
Enei/Nymfo- Slow Motion/Sideways In Time: St. Petersberg’s man of the moment Enei finally releases a tune that’s been hot on lips and speakers alike in raves for a while, Slow Motion, for relaunch of Total Science’s CIA offshoot label, Deep Kut. A sci-fi feel throughout, it starts dark and simple before a groovy bassline permeates [...]
Break & Survival/Survival- Your Time Will Come/Harsh Language: This twelve is both Breaks first since his recent LP ‘Resistance’, and Dispatch’s first since ‘Transit One’, so it was interesting to see what both parties had been holding back. Survival joins Break on the a-side and goes solo on the b. ‘Your Time Will Come’ showcases [...]
Need for Mirrors- Super Earth Ep: This seems to showcase some of the most creative work I’ve heard yet from the Need for Mirrors duo, consisting of Mosus and HLZ. The heavy sub, glitchy twangs and kinda eastern futuristic melodies of ‘Panoramic Views’ really stand out and grab my ears, while ‘Moving Pictures’ pays homage [...]
R-Evolution Ep Part 1: St Petersburg based label Respect Recordings has come strong for it’s second release, a three tune 12″ featuring Implex, Despot and Enei. Although I’m not too much of a fan of the dancefloor based sounds of ‘Lightyears’, by Despot and Enei, which features spacey electro guitar and a funky bassline for [...]
There’s plenty of new releases to test the zips on your vinyl bag and I’m really liking some of the sounds coming from that dark, minimal tech side of d&b. Invisible003- Hybris EP: Noisias label, Invisible, dropped it’s third release on february 14th, bringing in Washington’s (although currently living in the Czech Republic, Hybris for [...]
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