Cardiff based record store Catapult Records have truly put together a stunning lineup for their Sounds of the Baskerville event in June. The lineup features DJ Marky, Break, Rockwell and Audio headlining a packed event featuring sets from Klute, Dom & Roland, Ulterior Motive, Xtrah and many, many more. Truly a D&B heads paradise! Early Bird tickets are already sold out but you can still grab £75 tickets here. Don’t sleep!
It’s competition time once again – we’ve teamed up with Circa and Dub Clinique to give away two tickets to the last ever D&B rave at London’s Hidden nightclub. Sadly Hidden will soon be closing its doors for the last time but before then original badman Loxy will be giving the venue a send off alongside sets from a host of other names including B2B sets from Double O& Theory and Threshold & Jamma.
To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is like the DNB Dojo Facebook page and send us an email to dnbdojo@gmail.com with the subject line ‘Circa Loxy Competition’. We’ll draw the two lucky winners on Tuesday Jan 28th. Get involved!
You can check out all the details of the event on Facebook here and for a taste of what you’ll hear on the night, check out promo mixes from Jamma & Threshold and Demented Soul below.
The legendary Valve Sound System rolls into Leeds on March 1st where Dillinja, Breakage and N-Type will be taking to the decks to apply some serious bass pressure. If you’ve ever fancied rocking the decks on this impressive rig, now’s your chance, as Valve are running a competition to win a set at the night.
All you have to do is record a 30 minute mix, upload it to the Soundcloud Dropbox for the competition and then email the download link to djcomp@vlvmusic.com. For those of you less musically inclined, there’s a seperate competition to win tickets to the event – just email luccompetition@vlvmusic.com with the message ’96k OF BASS for your chance to win.
Purveyors of all things eclectic Diffrent Music celebrate their 20th release with a various artists LP featuring a varied cuts from the extended label family. The tone of the material varies greatly, from the beautiful, laid-back beats of Fybe:one and Kolectiv, through the slouching, tripped out dub of Jekyll’s Horcurso and out into the brutalised industrial bass and heavy snares of M-Zine, Skepticz & Mtwn’s Choices.
The common thread is that almost all the tracks on the album eschew the familiar drum patterns of most D&B compositions in search of percussive innovation, the only real exception being Arkaik’s broody stepper Wax. If you’re looking for DJ friendly crowd pleasers this definitely isn’t a collection of them, but it’s proof that the 170 tempo range continues to be a hotbed for experimentation and truly interesting music. Watch out for this dropping via CD and digital from December 9th.
To celebrate the release of the album Diffrent are throwing a party in London this Friday. With a stellar lineup of the label’s best producers and tickets available for only a tenner, those in the nation’s capital should be sure to check it out – details over on Facebook here. As if that wasn’t enough, they’re also giving away a free track from Fybe:One – check it out below and head to the Diffrent Facebook for your download.
Audio’s third LP for Virus Recordings touched down last week and predictably it’s a bit of a monster, with huge tearing tracks like Airborne and Botfly taking centre stage. In between the stompers Audio has also crafted some less predictable numbers such as the infectious melody-infused Mudshark and the gritty Carcuss featuring the vocal talents of Stapleton. Audio also indulges his obvious passion for movies by pilaging King of New York for samples on the appropriately titled Pusher, which brings to mind his excellent work on Power of Fear.
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To celebrate the release Virus are holding an album launch party at The Egg in London on Wednesday November 20th. Entry is free before 11pm so head over here for the details and check it out! Force Of Nature is out now via all good outlets.
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Our review of Sun & Bass continues with coverage of the second half of the week. Check out part one here if you missed it, otherwise read on…
After too many years of staring at the lineups and wishing I was there, 2013 was finally the year for a pilgrimage to Sun & Bass. Held in San Teodoro on the beautiful island of Sardinia, the festival offers eight nights of the best D&B DJs in the world. If you don’t believe it, have a gander at the lineup. Given the length of the event, this review will be split up into separate posts. Read on for part one…
To celebrate his forthcoming appearance at Tech:nology Raiden has recorded an hour long mix of D&B cuts featuring some heavy amen business and rolling techstep, including some excellent edits and mashups, of which the Amen Edit of Lion VIP is definitely one of the highlights.
Check out the mix below, and look over here for details of the event – you can catch Raiden alongside Prolix, Xtrah, Trace, Survival & Silent Witness and Dom & Roland at Techn:nology on May 4th at London’s Hidden Nightclub.
Mixtape action from Mikal ahead of his appearance at Metalheadz Bristol on April 27th! True to form the man keeps things deep and dark with a 40 minute mix that hits a sweet spot for fans of the likes of Ulterior Motive and the current Metalheadz sound. Check out the mix below and check out details of the event over here.
Shogun Audio come correct with another massive warehouse party in London on April 26th. The lineup is nothing if not epic, with sets from Noisia, Friction, Spectrasoul, Icicle, Alix Perez, Rockwell, The Prototypes, Om Unit, Technimatic and more! Those in the capital definitely shouldn’t sleep on this one. Check out the Facebook event for full details.