German production outfit Audio Habitat return to T3K with a fresh new EP of dark, detailed techstep. Most of the EP explores fairly stripped back, gritty stylings but for us here at the Dojo it’s all about the more up front vibe of Crotoan; growling bass and rolling breaks make this one a bit of a belter. Check out the clips below and grab this one from your favourite digital store now!
T3K Ltd’s latest release comes from German four piece collective Audio Habitat who bring their tight, technical sound to the label. Technical Shit kicks things off on a deep note, with rumbling sub and precise percussion building a brooding vibe. Twelve Minds amps up the energy a bit, keeping the tribal drums but bringing in some pretty aggressive midrange sweeps, a pattern followed on the titular Parameter.
Last but not least, Under Pressure provides the EP’s most dancefloor friendly cut with skittering drums and a rising lead keeping the tune moving at a fair pace. Check out the clips below and grab this one from your favourite digital store now.
Sun & Bass continue their tradition from last year and release another stellar compilation featuring cuts from the festival’s regular DJs, with a host of big names on board. The first half of the compilation leans heavily in the deep liquid direction, with a collection of rollers and steppers from Triad, Fracture & Mark System, Seba, Alite & Arp XP and more. Tokyo Prose steal the show for me with the sublime, twinkling piano and crisp breaks of Goodbye Hands…truly a tune you could lose yourself in.
The second half of the selection sees the heat turned up with harder beats from Klute, Chris SU and Nymfo, Dom & Roland and more. Ulterior Motive turn in a strong, squelchy stepper with Fragola Invisible and Audio Habitat collaborates with Mad Vibes for a good old fashioned dirty roller. The LP closes up with a few more soulful numbers from dBridge, Code 3 and Zero T for good measure.
Check out all the beats below and watch out for the release dropping on digital from December 16th. Don’t forget you can also pick up the sublime Calibre/Paradox remix 12″ from Surus now!
Frankfurt based label Sidechain Music and production quartet Audio Habitat are both new names to me, so it was something of a surprise to come across an LP of such quality from names I’m so unfamiliar with.
The LP delivers gritty, well engineered techstep in spades, some tracks like Slow Motion going for deeper, darker vibes while numbers like Reload and Smoking deliver straight up tearing neurofunk. The tunes are deservedly getting support from some big names in the scene, great vibes! Watch out for the full release on March 25th.
As if that wasn’t enough the label are giving away two full tunes for free to celebrate the release – check those out below and grab yourself some tasty free goodness!