Roominsky’s new Junglist 1996 side-project lands on Beat Spectrum this month, delivering a razor-sharp update on the classic 90s jungle sound. Dungeon takes no prisoners, blending growling reese bass with crusty breakbeats and sci-fi sampling for an eerie assault of distortion and punch. Watch out for the release landing Nov 15th…
Apparently top quality Drum & Bass albums are likes buses…you wait a while for one, then four come along all at once! November has seen the release of some absolutely essential artist LPs, so we though it only right to give you a quick roundup…read on for our thoughts on the new records from Philth, Misanthrop, Kimyan Law and Klute.
Vancouver’s MAE917 has impressed us here at Dojo HQ with some serious dubplate fire over recent months, so we jumped at the chance to get him on board the Dojo Mix Series! Featuring dark tech from the likes of QZB, Kyrist and Zero Zero alongside a slew of dubs from himself and others, this is a wicked selection of futuristic beats. Check it out.
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.
Techy vibes on today’s premiere as Seattle producer D-Struct lands on Hybris’s Pseudoscience Recordings with a bit of a banger! Helter-skelter breaks and growling basslines drive this one along at some pace…dirt for the dancefloor, but still precise and controlled. Pre-orders are up now on Beatport ahead of the release on Nov 13th.
Riddim bring us a dutty minimal roller from Subdue on today’s premiere. Proper grimey one! Look for this at the usual stores from Nov 9th…
Sam Binary and Deviant join forces for the latest release on In Reach Records, and we’ve scooped the premiere of lead track Bleep With One Eye Open! Living up to it’s name with a classic bleep lead layered over a healthy bed of crunchy breaks and warped bass hits, this is vintage D&B vibes brought bang up to date for 2019. Look out for the release coming Nov 8th at all the usual stores.
Linear lands on Detached Audio with a new EP this month and we’ve got the exclusive today on deep liquid roller Droplets! Combining Linear’s flare for rolling dancefloor drum grooves with softer melodic touches and a hint of jazz, this one is deep and uplifting, exactly as you’d expect from Detached! The EP drops Nov 8th at all good digital stores.
Soul Defiance is in the Dojo hotseat for today’s premiere with a wicked new cut taken from Locked Up Music’s Inmates Vol. 2 compilation. Blending light and dark to great effect, there are notes of old school in the vocals and the hypnotic bleep melody set against heavy hitting drums and growling bass. Big one for the dancefloor! Look out for the release dropping Nov 18th at all the usual outlets…
Keen observers here at Dojo HQ will know by now that we’re big fans of Bay 6 Recordings, the liquid imprint run by Echo Motion aka Jack Perry. This month sees the launch of sister label Calibrate, so we tracked down Jack for a chat about the new project, plans for Bay 6 and his own production work. Check it!
Polish techstep producer and DJ Detoxic delivers a half hour of power for Mix Series 95! Having notched up releases for the likes of Delta9, Krytika Productions, Critical Bass and Strictly Deep DNB, the man knows his way around a dark groove, and that’s exactly what he’s delivering here with a mix featuring new cuts from names like Survey, Bredren and Particle. 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.