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In The Mix…Quadrant & Iris

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To celebrate the release of Dispatch’s Transit 2 LP, US producers Quadrant & Iris have teamed up to record a slick mix of dark techstep with beats from Dispatch, Metalheadz, Commercial Suicide and beyond. The tracklist speaks for itself so check out the mix below and head over to Surus to grab your copy of Transit 2.

1. ARPXP & Rexa – No Control (Metalheadz)
2. Quadrant, Kid Hops & Iris – Borealis (Dispatch)
3. Friske – Requisite (Metalheadz)
4. Xtrah – Lost Time (Symmetry)
5. Silent Witness – Ballistix (Dispatch)
6. Fields – Colours (Utopia)
7. Survival & Silent Witness – Noise 3 (Dispatch)
8. Hybris, Quadrant, Dstruct, Iris – Graphene (Dispatch)
9. Acid Lab – Reborn (Breakfast Audio)
10. DLR – 8 bits of 16 (Dispatch)
11. Bulletproof & Optiv – Camouflage (1210)
12. Quadrant & Iris – Depth Sounder (Commercial Suicide)
13. Bone – Dark Eyes (Authentic Music)
14. Kai – Statically Assigned (Violation Music)
15. Quadrant & D-Struct – Sexy Beam (Intrigue)
16. Hydro, War & Mateba – Black Light (Inside)
17. Survival & Silent Witness – Fletcher (Homemade Weapons Rmx) (Free!)
18. Quadrant – Spinout (Commercial Suicide)
19. Quadrant, Kid Hops & Iris – Convervence (Dispatch)

Komatose & Kermodo – The Grin Reaper / Can’t See [Transmission]

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Transmission Audio bring us their first release from newcomers Komatose and Kermodo. The Grin Reaper on the A side kicks things off with a hefty slice of dark, warped techstep, with some serious impact on the kicks and snares.

Over on the flip Can’t See continues the trend, throwing down an infectious groove with some impressively crisp breaks. Check out the beats below and watch out for the release dropping from November 25th.

Various – Invisible 006 [Invisible]

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Noisia’s Invisible imprint continues to showcase the experimental side of drum & bass. Nickbee opens the salvo with the sublime Third Entity; beautiful atmospherics on the intro give way to monstrous bass stabs and some super crisp percussion work throughout the track gives it that polish that separates the 1% from the rest of the D&B scene. 

Axon moves things along with the hyper syncopated trap-infused sounds of STTR – comparatively stripped back but packed full of rhythm and an infectious groove. Noisia themselves contribute the cinematic sounds of The Tower, drenched in gloom and a beat pattern so sparse it’s almost non-existent, and Fre4knc closes things out with a tidy sub-heavy stepper.

Check out the beats below and grab this on vinyl or digital now from your favourite outlet.

Audio – Force of Nature [Virus]

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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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Competition – Win NB Audio T-Shirts and CDs!

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Manchester label NB Audio are gearing up for their third release with two brand new MC-led VIPs from Snap Shot. Dooms VIP combines a dubby half-time skank with the unmistakable vocal talents of Chimpo, while Dark Shadow VIP sees Tonn Piper taking up the mic on a rolling slice of dark jungle, all brooding bass and hard snares. Check out the video below for a taste of the beats and watch out for the release on Juno from Monday and elsewhere the week after.

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To celebrate the release we’ve teamed up with the label to give away two NBA ‘Skull’ t-shirts and two CDs of the label’s output so far, and the label will ship to winners anywhere in the world! To be in with a chance of winning a CD and a tee, all you have to do is like DNB Dojo on Facebook, like NB Audio on Facebook and drop an email to dnbdojo@gmail.com with the subject line “NB Audio Competition” and your name.  Winners will be drawn at random on Friday 15th November.

Akov – Construct EP [NeurofunkGrid]

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NeurofunkGrid continue their convincing crusade to prove that free music can knock the socks off anything you paid money for with another top notch EP, this time from Akov. Construct kicks things off nicely with chunky beats, warped bass and a great switchup into drumstep rhythm halfway through the tune.

Negative Space dials things back a bit and heads for deep, growling territory with intricate, angular beats characterising the tune and the atmospherics and vocal samples lending the tune hints of IDM and Dub. Finally Rubix heads for heavy hitting neuro territory once again, but only after lulling us into a false sense of security with a funky intro and a catchy vocal hook.

Check out the beats below and head over to the NFG Facebook page for a free download!

Nickbee – Animal Rage EP [Eatbrain]

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Jade’s Eatbrain imprint continues the assault on your ears with another EP of fresh neurofunk beats, this time from Ukrainian beatsmith Nickbee. Apollo 18 kicks things off with a heavy hitting roller; tasty sci-fi atmospherics on the intro give way to squelching bass action and hard snares, with a few echoing chord stabs thrown in for good measure. The titular Animal Rage builds suspense on a long intro with swelling pads, cymbals and strings all adding to the tension before a growling bass drop kicks things into gear.

Gain The Energy delivers more techie sci-fi business with a hypnotic lead that fans of Black Sun Empire are sure to love, before Nickbee throws us a curveball on Blackline, dropping the tempo down to 130 for a nice chunky breakbeat track with more teeth than the average. Neurobreaks? Whatever, it’s awesome. Check out the beats below and grab a copy on vinyl or digital now!

As if the hefty release wasn’t enough, Nickbee has also put together a slamming mix for episode 10 of the Eatbrain podcast. Check it out and grab a free download below.

Black Sun Empire – Variations on Black [Blackout]

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Black Sun Empire return with yet another essential release for neurofunk fans everywhere as they open up their back catalogue for remixes from a selection of the biggest names in the scene. Among the best released so far are Noisia’s epic rework of Arrakis, State of Mind’s rolling rework of Don’t You and Chris.SU’s typically heavy hitting yet melodic rework of Fever. There are many more yet unheard tracks so keep an eye on soundcloud and youtube over the coming weeks rolling up to the release on November 18th.

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In addition BSE have teamed up with Beatport to allow folks the chance to win a bunch of Novation gear and a spot on the album by remixing their classic Noisia collaboration Hideous. Head on over to Beatport for the details and get to work!