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Having made a record ascent as a DJ over the
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undying love for the White Isle...
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Upbeat updates — all the stuff you need to know!
Special Request Solardo DJ Boring Seb Zito
FIRST NAMES ANNOUNCED FOR BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS
Solardo, Special Request and more confirmed for our annual celebration of the UK underground...
VOTING has been taking place for the last few of the year in London. The de facto dance music Special Request, aka Paul Woolford, has also had
weeks online for the ninth edition of DJ Mag’s industry Christmas party, it’s a night of legends, a tremendous year, dropping his album ‘Belief
annual Best Of British awards — our counterpoint rising stars, movers and shakers, and tons of System’ and an immense Fabric mix too. He’ll be
to the global Top 100 DJs behemoth. And if you’re ordinary dance fans. That’s cos we keep door lining up to spin at the awards party, as will Best
reading a copy of this early, there’s still time to prices as cheap as chips — with all profits going to Resident nominee Seb Zito, DJ Haus — whose ‘DJ
vote — if you haven’t already. You can vote for charity! Haus In The House’ mix for Defected is nominated
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app at bestofbritish.djmag.com announce a few names for the party. Manchester With many more names to be added to the line-up,
But if you’re reading this after December 1st, twosome Solardo will be rounding off their this celebration of the UK underground will mark a
you’ve missed your chance to vote this year — incredible year with a set at BOB (as we like to fitting close to 2016 with all that’s great about our
you’ll just have to come to the party now! call the Best Of British awards in the office), and UK scene.
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FABIO & GROOVERIDER I N C O M I N G
LAUNCH NEW LABEL
Drum & bass legends launch imprint Skream SKREAM has
teamed with BILLY
together for the fi rst time
TURNER for an EP
of heads-down 4/4
FABIO & GROOVERIDER have had an amazing 2017, helming a business. Piledriving
load of ’25 Years Of Drum & Bass’ parties at clubs and festivals linear lead track
right across the globe. ‘Leviathan’ has
Now DJ Mag can exclusively reveal that they’re about to been road-tested
launch a record label together for the fi rst time ever. “After by Skream around
25-plus years in the game with us both running seminal the world all year, and now drops on his Of
record labels Prototype and Creative Source, we felt Unsound Mind label on 15th December.
it was time to join forces to help bring new talent
through — as well as release the fi rst ever Fabio & GREEN VELVET
Grooverider project!” the guys told DJ Mag. has hooked up with
Both DJs ran separate labels in the 1990s RIVA STARR to mark
and noughties. Fabio’s Creative Source the 100th release of
concentrated mainly on the liquid/jazzy the latter’s Snatch!
side of the sound, helping to bring through imprint. ‘Keep Pushing
cats such as Calibre, Big Bud and Subject (Harder)’ is a chugging
13. Groove’s Prototype, meanwhile, put big room house beast
out important sci-fi material by Photek, that does, indeed, live
Optical and Boymerang, whose ’Still’ up to its name, and is backed by string-
laden techno groover ‘I Feel Good’.
remains one of d&b’s most enduring
anthems.
The name of their joint label, then, is a The PLUMP
bit of a no-brainer — ProCreation. To send DJs are back on
Punks, the label
demos, go here: procreationmusic.com
of the Stanton
Warriors, with
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE ‘Keep A Focus’,
throwing rave,
TEAM UP WITH CARHARTT Plump DJs trap, breaks
and funk into a
Clandestine techno collective release
blender for a stripped-down bass cut that
their own branded clothing line glitches and slams in
all the right places.
US-BASED CLOTHING BRAND CARHARTT have announced that
they’ve teamed up with techno collective Underground Resistance A release date
for US MC T.R.A.C.’s
for an exclusive line of workwear.
hip-hop-meets-drum
The collection, which has just been made available in select
& bass album on
stores, features a fur-lined winter parka, UR embossed hoodie, a
T.R.A.C & Bryan Gee
V Recordings has
beanie, a pocketed T-shirt and denim jeans, all bearing the techno
fi nally been set. ‘Life
collective’s iconic UR logo.
In Motion’ is due to drop on 8th December,
It’s not the fi rst time that Carhartt has tapped up the music
and features tracks in conjunction with
industry for collaborations — the iconic US clothing company has
CALIBRE, LENZMAN, MARC MAC (4 HERO)
been running its music-focused Carhartt WIP music blog including
and more.
a radio show from Money Sex Records’ Glenn Astro, while also
hosting parties and shows.
Saytek After releases
on Bedrock,
Detone,
O F F I C E P L A Y L I S T L I V E S T R E A M S
Freakin303 and
KMS, live techno
TEXTASY don SAYTEK
‘Welcome To The Darkroom’ drops an EP on
E-Beamz MR. C’s Superfreq
imprint — which
is appropriate, as Saytek was initially
IM KELLAR inspired by attending assorted Mr. C-related
‘Im Kellar’ COMING SOON club-nights. Lead track ‘Voltage Controlled’
Moustache is a live acid banger that sets the tone.
UNER
+ MORE
LIVE FROM PACHA BARCELONA
German label
FOUK 17TH DEC DJMAG.COM/HQ Get Physical have
‘Organ Freeman’
just released the
Outplay
fi rst ever solo artist
album by acid
house pioneer DJ
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
PIERRE, and from
‘Darkness At Dawn’
it the deep, dreamy
Western Lore
single ’MuSiQ’ drops
CATCH UP this month, with
NEIL LANDSTRUMM CLAPTONE re-works by RUMORE
‘A Death, A Mexican & A Mormon’ LIVE FROM PRINTWORKS, LONDON and BENJAMIN DJ Pierre
Central Processing Unit WATCH NOW AT YOUTUBE.COM/DJMAGTV FROHLICH.
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COMIN’ UP
H Y P E C H A R T S
This month’s biggest tracks, as determined by live sales data analysis from bptoptracker.com
H O U S E T E C H N O D I S C O
01. Matthias Meyer & Ryan Davis 01. Suspect One 01. Butch
Hope Soulshaker (Maksim Dark Remix) Nowhere
Watergate Records Dark Face Recordings Watergate Records
02. Solomun 02. Suspect One 02. Atlantic Starr
Amanacer Fullmoon (Gaga Remix) Circles (Joey Negro Disco Mix)
Watergate Records Dark Face Recordings Z Records
03. Rodriguez Jr. 03. KiNK 03. Eelke Kleijn
1PM Sunrise Yom Thorke 8 Bit Era (The Balearic Mix)
Watergate Records Running Back DAYS like NIGHTS
04. Eats Everything 04. Stefano Noferini 04. Tunnelvisions
Loud Strange Subjects Gobi
Relief Records DPE Atomnation
05. Fisher 05. AuDio KoDe 05. Terranova
Stop It Feelings Of Elation Compute (NiCe7 Remix)
Dirtybird De-Noize Records Flashmob LTD
06. Solee 06. KiNK 06. Tunnelvisions
Pink Panther Teo Techno Uele
Parquet Recordings Running Back Atomnation
07. John Tejada 07. KiNK 07. Tunnelvisions
Sweat (On The Walls) (Franky Rizardo Remix) Five Bayuda
Defected Running Back Atomnation
08. Musumeci 08. Raxon 08. The Juan Maclean, DJ Tennis
Mood Organs Forbidden Quest The Brighter The Light (DJ Tennis Remix)
Diynamic Truesoul DFA (Cooperative)
09. Solardo 09. Toni Thorn 09. Younger Rebinds
Fall Down (MK Remix) Sei Pippi Hite
Hot Creations Bandit Music Running Back
10. Gorje Hewek & Izhevski 10. Weska 10. Andrea Love, Dutchican Soul
Arkkaim Weska We Can Change The World (Hot Toddy Come Together Dub)
Watergate Records Kraftek Peppermint Jam
B A S S E D M T R A N C E
01. XaeboR, Chibs 01. Aevion, Mr Belt & Wezol 01. Burn In Noise, Outsiders, Altruism
Get Up One More Day Consciousness
NSD: Black Label SPRS Nano Records
02. Mind Vortex, Jaguar Skills 02. Throttle, Niko The Kid 02. Devochka, Mandragora
Riot Squad 2 feat. Mind Vortex Pinata Shiva Style (Berg, Phanatic Remix)
Viper Recordings Spinnin Records Blue Tunes Records
03. Wilkinson, Dimension 03. Solee 03. A & Z, Leolani
Rush Cure Yesterday
RAM Records Parquet Recordings FSOE
04. Dirtyphonics, Sullivan King 04. Mercer 04. 2nd Phase
Navigator Encore (DJAfrojack & SAYMYNAME Remix) Body Bag
Monstercat Musical Freedom Damaged Records
05. Superfresh, Mayor Apeshit, Housed 05. Retrovision, Raven & Kreyn 05. Blazer, Split & Jaxta
Melt The Plastic (feat. Mayor Apeshit) Nobody Else Mental
LokoSound HEXAGON Madabeats Records
06. GLXY 06. Force Legato, ZERMELO 06. ReOrder, Ram
Lucid Get Down Opus Dei
Shogun Audio Digital Complex Records FSOE
07. Dirtyphonics, Sullivan King 07. Dance Spirit 07. 1200 Micrograms
Hammer Thoughts Like Stars Let's Smoke
Monstercat Bedrock Records Tip Records Limited
08. XaeboR 08. D.O.D, Sunstars 08. Synfonic
Foul (VIP) Morph Hatari
NSD: Black Label Protocol Recordings Pharmacy Music
09. Smooth, Goldillox 09. Ki-Ri 09. Above & Beyond, Richard Bedford
The Upside Down Bushido Northern Soul feat. Richard Bedford
Therabeat Records Red Lizard Records Anjunabeats
10. Tantrum Desire 10. Dance Spirit 10. Arctic Moon, Purple Stories
Grimm Lilac Rain Shadow Particles
Technique Recordings Bedrock Records FSOE
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K I L L E R S
This month’s deadliest promos...
Perc
DR
‘Bitter Music Remixed
EP01’ L
Perc Trax OE
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back in April — was a stunning selection -
of politically charged and mentally E
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disturbing tracks that gave a voice not
just to the UK techno veteran’s own N
inner turmoil, but that of the nation. OI
This month came the long-awaited
remixes, with two sets featuring TK
reworks from some of 2017’s most-
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exciting producers. While ‘EP02’ collects
highly individual work from Berghain
ressie Dax J, Lucy and Matrixxman, it’s
part one that’s taken our fancy. Here,
Head Front Panel turns ‘The Thought
That Counts’ into an fast-fi ring asteroid
fi eld of percussive off-cuts, Hodge fl ips
‘Chatter’ into a sludgy stomper, while
‘Exit’ becomes eerie and claustrophobic
under the control of Pessimist. Each
builds upon the atmosphere of Perc’s
originals, giving them a new twisted
and darkly beautiful personality.
Komon & Appleblim ‘Know Various Artists ‘Various Squirrels
Yourself’ Vol. 2’
Beatnik Boulevard Squirrels On Film
A DEADLY partnership that originally THE SECOND various artists release from
appeared on AUS, Komon and Appleblim Squirrels On Film — the new record label from
have returned with ‘Know Yourself’. An San Francisco veterans Solar and Brian Hock
extraterrestrial slice of broken techno with a — ‘Various Squirrels Vol. 2’ features tracks
growling bassline, built of a tripped-up four- from Lokier, Billy Bates and Solar. But it’s
four, a garage skip, rave stabs and a drop that pops off into a menacing, the throbbing electro of ‘Material World’ from unknown artist Material
screeching hook. With experimental textures and frequencies on the fl ip, Squirrel that forms the highlight, with its extended pads that wallow into
it’s the A-side that you DJs will be reaching for. eternity. Electro fans need look no further than this devastating cut. Tip!
Kid Drama & Skeptical Ejeca ‘Attack’ EP
‘Run Deep’/’The Hunt’ UTTU Dance Tracks
Dispatch Blueprints
HUGELY underrated UK producer Ejeca has
ANT TC1’S Dispatch label launches new off- delivered one of his best EPs yet. ‘Attack’
shoot Blueprints this month with two EPs, the is steely alien techno with soulful pads and
fi rst from Kid Drama, and this, the second. a sinister robo-vocal sample. ‘Lostly’ is a
With the label’s aim to focus on natural bleepy rumbler with an airy hook melody,
progression rather than big builds and drops, and ‘Pintman’ is Booka Shade-inspired deep,
‘Run Deep’ does exactly what it says on the tin — dubby, autonomic vibes electro house with an addictive Denis Sulta-style synth. With a go-to
rolling out slowly across fi ve-and-a-half mins. ‘The Hunt’, meanwhile, is for every situation, this one’s a dead cert for the record bag, then, and
all classic tech-step, with growling low-end and unforgiving snares. there’s even a Matrixxman rework of ‘Attack’ tailor-made for Berghain.
Venus Dodson ‘Shining’ Louisahhh ‘A Trap I’ve Built’
Kinfi ne RAAR
ARGUABLY one of disco legend’s Leroy SINCE appearing on the cover of our Women
Burgess’ most iconic productions, Venus In Dance Music special in February last year,
Dodson’s ‘Shining’ was originally released Louisahhh has been toiling away below the
in 1979. It quickly became a Paradise Garage radar somewhat, but now returns with a
regular, its bassline-driven groove fl owing fi ve-track offering of punchy, vocal tracks
into a euphoric chorus with Dodson’s vocal that sit somewhere between techno, IDM and
dominating Levan’s resident sets. Often reaching high prices among new wave. Dealing with topics like rape culture and addiction, they’re
re-sellers, Kinfi ne Records’ repress is welcome not only to bring second- hard-hitting, beautifully crafted works, that, while not designed for your
hand prices back in tow, but to put this disco classic back on the map. typical dancefl oor, defi nitely demand attention.
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