THE CRYSTAL METHOD ‘DIVIDED BY THE NIGHT’ ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY @ SPECTRUM, MATTER. 21ST AUGUST 2009

Spectrum will once again return to matter on 21st August with a line-up headlined by renowned duo The Crystal Method, launching their new album Divided By The Night with their only London club date of the year.

Notorious for over a decade for enduring dancefloor anthems such as Now Is The Time and Keep Hope Alive, a willingness to collaborate with an array of talent meant that the duo also managed to succeed in the remix, film soundtrack, television, gaming and advertising worlds. Their platinum-status debut album Vegas (released in 1997) is one of the biggest selling electronic albums of all time, landing them in the top five best-selling electronic acts in America. With a reputation for adapting to new trends to stay ahead of the curve, TCM manage to draw beyond the typical electronic audience. Whether it’s bringing in live drums or lining up collaborations with talents from the vast spectrum of pop sub-genres, The Crystal Method has managed to put a distinctly American face on the European-dominated electronic movement.

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Joining them will be the legendary Scratch Perverts. With the launch of their latest mix album Beatdown designed to showcase what you'd hear in a recent club set by the trio, they'll be stepping out of their comfort zone of hip-hop sounds, with Beatdown featuring recent cuts from the dubstep (Joker, Skream, Digital Mystikz), electro-house (Jack Beats, Laidback Luke) and drum & bass (Sigma, Lomax, Logistics) scenes.


Artist: NAPT

Album: N-Funk Part 3

A. “Make My Day” ft Louise Marshall

AA. “Time You Realised”

Label: Funkatech Records

Cat: FTECH035

Release Date: September 7 2009

Following on from NAPT’s quadruple award wins so far this year the NAPT N-Funk tru steppers return with the highly anticipated third part of their award winning N-Funk series.

First up is NAPT ft Louise Marshall “Make My Day”. Featuring the voice of former Incognito vocalist Louise Marshall “Make My Day” opens up with an epic time-travel moment back into the halcyon era of dance yester-year brushed with a modern touch. NAPT then build the hype with a hysteria of effects and drum fill round houses like only they know how into a drop that guarantees satisfaction. The ensuing mix of analogue grooves and larger then life brand new seismic drum breaks has been proving too much for audiences around the world who have been clammering for this one after hearing it dropped by NAPT and a select few DJ’s.

RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: LADY PACKA
TITLE: “DON’T LET THE FEELING GO!/DESTINATION PARIS”
FORMAT: LIMITED HAND-NUMBERED 10” VINYL/MP3/WAV
LABEL: V.I.M. RECORDS
CAT. No: V.I.M.BREAKS033
RELEASE DATE: MID AUGUST
GENRE: Breaks/Dubstep
DISTRIBUTION: Symphonic Distribution
COVER DESIGN: Launch Design Bureau
It’s time to present the very first single of one of the best female breaks djs around the globe! LADY PACKA is the best female Spanish Breaks dj! In her portfolio there are appearances in very big festivals all around the world alongside established names of the scene. Here we offer her production debut with two killer tech-Breaks tunes! Remixes come from two established members of V.I.M.BREAKS family, HALOBEATZ (really “on fire” after his last excellent single for our label) comes with his wikked phat Breaks sounds and ANDREA LAI (in a creative orgasm lately) offers a forward-thinking Breaks/Dubstep outcome!
LADY PACKA “Don’t Let The Feeling Go!”
This is a storming Tech-Breaks tune full of energy n’ power! Dirty bassline, phat rollin beats, vocoder vocals, storming synths and some really clever melodies! Fire on the dancefloor!
LADY PACKA “Don’t Let The Feeling Go! (HALOBEATZ Remix)”
Our man from Koln provides a remix 100% Halobeatz style. Phat kicks, spacey fx, wikked electroid bassline (a kind of trademark we must say!) and phat-ass darkish groove!
LADY PACKA “Destination Paris”
Phat mothaf****n kicks, darkish bassline, wishpering vox and proggy Synths full-on charged transformed into a powerful Discoid groove! Get down on it!
LADY PACKA “Destination Paris (ANDREA LAI Remix)”
Lai comes in with a ground-breaking remix! Dubstep groove, crazy electroid bassline, breaks n’ cuts, experimental fx and noises. Only for forward-thinking listeners!
Available Mid August from all major online retailers.

In the midst of the explosion of the acid house and rave scenes in the late 80s there were no strict genres - back then pigeon-holing was a nonexistent entity - and amongst the raft of visionaries introducing breakbeats into a rave scene still dominated by 4/4 kick drums was a young Danny Williamson, aka LTJ Bukem. With beginnings as a DJ on London's soundsystem scene, followed by the acid house days alongside the likes of Kid Batchelor and Mr C, it was a fascination with the sampler that sprung his career into pace. Buy this excellent release here...

Breakz R Boss Productions & Calgary Bass Junkies Presents: BASS CULTURE
The 1st in a series of events that are sure to Jak your body and explore some of Calgarys Bass Culture!
So take out your Dance Shoe, stretch your calves and shoulder muscles and pop n lock your way down to Soda Night Gallery. (Tutters and break dancers welcomed too :)
I hope to see the many faces of all the crews come together to celebrate 12 tracks signed to RAPID FIRE RECORDS in the last 2 months!
So come on down and party with the Calgary Bass Junkies.
 
 

Revered as much in breaks circles as on the electro scene, Lot 49 boss and globetrotting DJ/producer Dylan Rhymes brings us 180+MB of exclusive copyright-free dancefloor destroying loops and hits.

From captivating tech-funk to blazing electro, minimal and fidget, these 196 exclusive 24-bit Wavs - infused with all analogue warmth - are optimised for instant results on the floor.

Featuring techy tops, freaky drum loops, drum hits, synth loops, twisted vox and mighty tempo-matched drops, sweeps, uplifters and glicthed fx, the sounds vary in tempo, averaging at 128bpm for maximum 4x4 bosh.

All loops are tempo-labeled.

It's time for the Rhymes...

 ‘HOW TO SOUND LIKE’

Sonic Academy is the leading web portal for anyone who is interested in music technology. Whether you're a DJ, musician, or producer, consider yourself a professional or are just starting out, Sonic Academy offers the highest quality video tutorials and resources including features, news and reviews making them a one stop shop for all your music and ‘tech’ needs.

Sonic Academy unleashes its latest new video tutorial series How To Sound Like where the highly trained professional tutors take you step by step through some of the biggest genres and styles in electronic music today. No matter what software package you use, the series has a whole host of benefits for budding producers. Follow the tutorials in the comfort of your own home, in your own time. Go at your own pace – stop, start, rewind and fast-forward as much as you need!

With How To Sound Like tutorials on French Electro House, Swedish House, Tech House, Trance, Ravey Breaks and Fidget Electro House, Minimal House and Electro you really could be the next Justice, Axwell or The Prodigy! Each tutorial series breaks down into manageable chunks, starting you right at the beginning with the intro and leading you step by step through drums, bass, effects, sequencing and the final mix.

Each full tutorial costs from only £19.99, or if you subscribe to Sonic Academy for only £59.99 for a full year you can get full access to over 100 tutorial videos and become part of a community of thousands of music makers from around the world!

URBAN ELECTRO PROJECT
After taking six months out, Beat Assassins return to launch their 4-part EP titled Urban Electro Project (UEP).

Electro productions on breakbeat drum patterns, enhanced by urban vocals: This is the unique sound of Beat Assassins. Imagine taking that sound, creating four exciting tracks and delivering the parts to be remixed by some of the most exciting new producers in selected dance genres. Well this is precisely what Beat Assassins have done and the end result is the Urban Electro Project.
Part 1: Boom Style is out now on vinyl and digital formats, featuring dancehall legend Sweetie Irie who found fame with his distinctive vocal on the Gorillaz’ Clint Eastwood track. This is all backed by an AC Slater remix.
Parts 2, 3 & 4: Direct Hit VIP, Put Em Up and Scarface with remixes from Calvertron, NAPT& Sigma.
 
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XSSR's MARS (Russia) makes debut on Badbwoy Bass!

"The Last Element" from russian based producer and DJ, Mars makes his debut on Badbwoy Bass. This track is none the less bangin heavyweight break beat as you all know and love from his own label XSSR.

Two versions available on this release by the man himself! The original is a caged monster waiting to be released out from under the dance floor! Set's off with a huge bang and rides solid throughout the entire track! Twists, zips and brrrrrrraps all the way thru like raging bull on crack! The composition is bassline driven with madness a la Phat Riderz. If you play hard you need this in your playlist!

The VIP cut featuring profit representing the Russian Break beat federation is loud and clear! This track provides an outstanding introduction geared up for a massive drop! Perfect to start off and prime time set!The break beat scene is Russia is outstanding and Badbwoy Bass has brought you some of the finest talents from Russia including renowned artitist and dj BreakZhead with multiple releases here on Badbwoy Bass.

Get this one while it's hot peoples! and show some love to one of the top producers abroad Mars!

"The last element - A superb dancefloor destroyer 9/10" - Bill Vega

Preview it here!

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About this release

In parts as accessible as Depeche Mode, as fly as Justice, as deadly as Dizzee and electro-rockin’ like Kissy, General Midi’s new album is a future-disco audio assault. Set to lift him beyond breakbeat boundaries ‘Operation Overdrive’ throws electro, punk, hip hop, fidget house and more at the traditional template, bucking the minimal trend to present twelve tracks of Midism with maximum impact.

Emerging from the darker realms of Bristol’s club scene way back in the nineties, General Midi has spent over a decade carving out a niche as the go to man if you like your party soundtrack big, bassy and with bollocks. Obstreperous from the start, album opener and first single ‘4 Million Ways’ features Foreign Beggars’ Orifice Vulgatron spitting double-time over a heavy electro backing, before ‘Absinthe’, featuring NY singer / songwriter Sean Gill (Passengerz), showcases Midi’s ability to also dabble in the art of hooky hit making. ‘Audio Assault’, ‘Kickbox’ and last year’s ‘Milton’ take listeners into classic Midi territory, aimed firmly at the dancefloor and already tried and tested in DJ sets from the General around the globe.

Further collaborations come from electro shock rocker Leigh De Vries, first lady of breaks Odissi on ‘Back For More’, ex-Devils Gun vocalist Dominique Woolf on ‘Misbehave’, New York singer-songwriter Von Doom and ex-Prodigy guitarist Jim Davis on ‘Poker Face’ (not to be confused with the offerings of a certain leotard clad chart-topper.) Throw in the downtempo (for GM!) beat-driven rock on ‘Back For More’ and the bounce of ‘When I Rock’ and you have a longplayer that will soon have you following the instructions of LA’s Whiskey Pete on ‘Get It Down’: “put your drink down, report to the dancefloor.”

RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: I:LYKE
TITLE: “ROUGH YAM”
FORMAT: LIMITED HAND-NUMBERED 10” VINYL/MP3
LABEL: V.I.M. RECORDS
CAT. No: V.I.M.BREAKS030
RELEASE DATE: EARLY JULY
GENRE: Breaks/ElectroHouse
DISTRIBUTION: Symphonic Distribution
COVER DESIGN: Launch Design Bureau
We’re really proud to present a very special and innovative German electronic project! I:LYKE are LEE BASS (dj, promoter, owner of BASSTARD, OH WOW! RECORDS) and MATT FLORES (a worldwide respected producer with releases for COMBINATION, COMPOST and FARSIDE RECORDS), with MC CHEVY (from N.O.A.H.), SHELLY QUEST and MC MY-T.  A unique blend of Breaks, Electro-House, Dubstep, Dancehall and London Bassline music! Remixes provided by Italian rising Fidget master DOCTRASHZ, darkish Electro-House duke WASABI and Slovakian uprising Tech-Breaks producer MACHO!
I:LYKE “Rough Yam”
Dirty n’ Darkish Electro-House/Breaks/Dubby crossover with raga vocal hooks, gorgeous roaring bassline, sick synths, fx and phat beatz! This underground anthem is going to shake proper clubs upside down!
I:LYKE “Rough Yam (DOCTRASHZ Remix)”
The crazy Sicilian noisy/fidget star comes once again with another sick remix! Proper use of the original melody, extra electrofied fx, old-skool feeling and “sick as hell” fidget bassline! Noise terror!
I:LYKE “Rough Yam (WASABI Remix)”
Wasabi comes in with one of his best remixes to date! Darkish n’ dramatic Electro-House groove, dubby elements, roaring bassline! If you want some darkness in music……this is your man!
I:LYKE “Rough Yam (MACHO Remix)”
Newcomer to V.I.M. family Macho provides a killer Tech-breaks remix! Fast n’ furious, dirty synths, phat bassline and beatz, excellent use of some originals…..proper Tech-Breaks feeling! Watch out for his forthcoming single on our label!
Available Early July from all major online retailers.