Premiere: Paige Julia – Kōpiko

Samsara Beats return with their second VA compilation and as you’d expect it’s stuffed full of halftime bass pressure, not least today’s exclusive from New Zealand’s Paige Julia! Throbbing synth oscillations and chunky breakbeat drums; this one is a serious head nodder. Watch out for the LP dropping April 29th at Bandcamp!

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Premiere: Shodan & Cosmology feat. Ella Sopp – Real Love

Shodan continues his excellent run of releases with a new release on Addictive Behaviour alongside Cosmology, and featuring the soulful vocal stylings of Ella Sopp. Uplifting without straying into cheesy territory, this is infectious dancefloor D&B at it’s best! Watch out for the single (including VIP and Zero T Remix) coming 22nd April on Beatport exclusive and 6th May worldwide.

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Premiere: Johnathan Thomas & Legal – Frozen

Moody vibes as Johnathan Thomas and Legal team up for today’s premiere! Taken from Fragmented’s forthcoming Shards II EP, this one combines hypnotic melodies with jungle tinged breaks and weighty bass modulations…tasty business! Watch out for the EP coming Apr 29th at all good stores.

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Premiere: Other Spectrum – Spotless

Techno-infused D&B minimalism on today’s exclusive as Latvian producer Other Spectrum lands on Tesseract Recordings. Hypnotic vibes…watch out for this coming soon at the usual digital stores.

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Premiere: W2W.b – Geometry

Crunchy minimal techstep vibes from W2W.b as he drops a debut single for the ever reliable Subplate Recordings! Love the atmosphere on this one…look out for this at digital stores from April 20th.

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Premiere: Greazus x Shield – Roadtrip Riddim

Greazus gear up to release their debut album via their very own Aufect imprint and naturally we had to jump on an exclusive! Roadtrip Riddim sees the Canadian duo teaming up with Danish beatsmith Shield for a typically wonky slice of halftime “hybrid bass” as they like to call it; swung beats, hypnotic melody and hefty low end movement. Sick one! Watch out for the full album (which is a treat) coming tomorrow via Bandcamp…

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Premiere: PRTCL x Xenon – Berlin Techno at 170

PRTCL return to DSCI4 this month and today’s premiere sees him teaming up with Xenon to channel the influence of his new home into a firing tech roller that brings to mind some of the classic “technoid” sound pioneered by labels like Raiden’s now sadly defunct Offkey. Superb track! Look for this coming Apr 15th at all the usual digital stores…

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Premiere: Hydro ft. War – Tribal Times

Unbelievably excited for today’s exclusive as we can share brand new music from Hydro’s forthcoming LP for Utopia Music! Featuring the engineering talents of War, Tribal Times lives up to it’s name with an intricate array of unusual percussion powering the tune along. Far from being just another bongo-powered roller, the depth in the composition here is breathtaking, with eerie synth bleeps, soft strings and a stunning breakdown all contributing to a tune that really rewards repeated listens. Look out for the whole album coming Apr 12th; preorders are up right now on the Utopia Bandcamp.

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Premiere: Screamarts – Tribes

The third volume of Delta9’s From The Streets compilation series drops next week so naturally we had to grab an exclusive! Screamarts delivers a thumping tech roller powered along by infectious percussion overlays, grumbling basslines and heavy kicks…pure danger for the dancefloor. Look for this coming April 12th at Beatport alongside a whopping 23 other tracks…

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Premiere: Jevy – Was

A brand new label lands in our premiere spotlight today as Korea’s Confucian Sound ready their first release! Jevy is on the buttons with this one, and Was serves up the EP’s most experimental cut, blending crunchy sound design, soft pads and heavy hitting percussion for an intricate and unusual arrangement. Wicked tune! Look for this coming April 16th at all good stores…

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