Xenon returns to DSCI4 with his first solo EP following on from a collaboration on PRTCL’s last EP for the label last year. Suppressed Feelings represents the fusion of Berlin techno and classic techstep that defines Xenon’s sound; hypnotic, dark and groove-focused, this is the sound of dark rooms at 5am. Hit up Beatport to grab the EP now, with full release following from May 11th.
Canada’s Madusea steps up with a dark and techy selection for our latest guest mix, featuring dubs of his own alongside beats from the likes of Arxiva, Klinical, Data 3, Circuits and Nymfo. Modern, full-roll D&B at it’s sharpest; check it!
As always you can check out the mix via Soundcloud below or head to Youtube or iTunes to stream. You can also grab a download from Google Drive.
Amongst the thousands of bedroom livestreams currently flooding Twitch, Facebook and all the other platforms, the recent Stay At Home festival raised the bar significantly with a massive lineup of tasty D&B. Part 1 raised a whopping £18K for the NHS to help battle the Covid-19 epidemic. Now Goat Shed & Onyx Recordings are back with Part 2 featuring the likes of Amoss, Kelvin 373, Paul T & Oberon and many more, raising money for Age UK. Check out the full lineup above and hit up this link for all the details. Streams will be live from 10am on Friday 8th May until 2am on Monday May 11th.
Straight Up Breakbeat launch their new sister label Mystery City this month and they’re kicking off with a slick release from Helsinki producer Askel. Sumu delivers a stripped back liquid roller, with delicate strings and piano cascading over crisp breaks and heartwarming sub bass. Beatport presales start today, with Bandcamp following on May 1st. Get on it!
Spring rolls around in our new life in quarantine…and Hex is here to distract you from lockdown with 90 mins of new D&B! New tunes inside from FFF, Ahmad, Echo Motion, Doom Poets, Gydra, dgoHn and many more, plus dubs from H20 DnB and Boredome. There are also tracks from new charity compilations via P Lab Recordings and Rebel Music, so be sure to grab those and support the causes if you can.
As always you can check out the podcast via Soundcloud below or head to Youtube or iTunes to stream. You can also grab a download from Google Drive.
A tune that still finds its way into my rotation, Judda’s Pressure Plate is an undeniable slice of quality that pulls me in every time. Gritty bass and clean percussion effortlessly coalesce to form this 2010 gem released on Modulations, Critical Music’s innovative, yet sadly short-lived, sub-label. Pressure Plate is just as fresh sounding as the day it came out – a tightly grooving stomper for those of a dirty yet refined taste.
As I was putting this write-up together, I happened to find that Judda has just released a freebie tune – a Drum & Bass rework of one of his early house tracks. I know I’ll be keeping an eye out for more developments on what might be Judda’s return to Drum & Bass…
Written by Luke Kessler
Easy & Geeks land on Mitekiss’s Goldfat Records imprint for their latest outing, and we’ve got the exclusive on Shoreless! Treading a tightrope between dark dancefloor roller and liquid beauty, this one certainly packs enough punch for the club but retains that soul we’ve come to expect from Goldfat. Watch out for this one coming Apr 24th…
Halftime swagger from Kloro4m on today’s premiere; imposing bass weight, darkly funky piano licks and some tasty jungle-tinged drum fills makes for a deadly tune! Look out for this coming April 29th at all the usual digital outlets.
We’ve been really overwhelmed here at DNB Dojo by the outpouring of support across the DNB Scene at this time of crisis; it’s absolutely heartwarming to see the scene coming together to try and do some good and help those who really need it. Today’s premiere comes from Science of Man, who contributes a beautiful deep liquid roller to Rebel Music’s Rebel One LP. All proceeds from the LP will go to the NHS Charities Together fund to help in the fight against Coronavirus, so hit up their Bandcamp and give what you can; the album is out today.
Beats In Mind land in our premiere spotlight today with a track taken from their Headsbass Volume 1 LP. Chris.SU comes correct with a massive dancefloor roller that brings to mind vintage Black Sun Empire Recordings releases from the early 2000s. All proceeds from the LP will go towards mental health charities…great beats for a great cause. Watch out for this one coming April 24th at digital stores!