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VA – Cut Volume 1 [CUT001]

Drum & Bass, Dub Techno & House, Dubstep & Garage, Techno & Detroit // By: Markus // 10/04/2011 // 2 Comments

Cut records was founded in January 2011 by DFRNT. And its aim is to deliver “a range of regular free releases spanning electronic bass music. Call it dubstep, drum & bass, garage, bassline, techno, dub-techno, or whatever you like.” One of my favourite points in the about section of their website is: “Most netlabels have a stigma attached to them, leading people to assume that because the music is free, it’s low quality. Cut has set out to debunk that myth.” I totally agree with all of the statements above when playing the first Cut release. This various artists compilation includes 14 stunning tracks. All very well-mastered and each of them featuring great producing skills. Before I hype this record too much you should check it out for yourself, enjoying a wide range from deep dub-techno, dubstep, drum and bass, future garage and IDM in the process of doing so. One of my favourite tunes on this release is India Joya (DnB Remix) by Vandera, which is characterized by pumping drum ‘n bass rhythms with a nice mystical vocal sample. But as I mentioned before, be sure to get all 14 of the fantastic tunes at the release page. [MS]

Vandera – India Joya (DnB Remix)

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Rating: 8.0/10 (2 votes cast)

Netlabelism Compilation 03/11

8-Bit & Chiptune, Deep House & Techno, Dub Techno & House, Electronika, Techno & Detroit // By: Netlabelism // 06/04/2011 // No Comments

Here we go with the new Netlabelism Compilation: Best of March 2011. This month it features tracks by Mikus, Slow, J. Gillett, Man Mantis, Phenoplastic, Sarp Yilmaz, Mootiv, Renzu, King SlaFF and Rolemusic. As usual, the compilation represents various styles, ranging from broken beats to electro, and slamming in an extra portion of dub. Hope you like our selection featuring the 10 best tracks of this month’s reviews. This compilation is published under a creative commons license, which means you can download it for free and share it with other people as long as you give the creators credit and don’t use it in commercial ways. But enough talk, turn your speakers up and enjoy this fine piece of music.

March Compilation Teaser:

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Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

Kosmo Compilation – Vapors Of Dub [KOSMO 076]

Dub, Dub Techno & House // By: Netlabelism // 23/03/2011 // No Comments

To be honest, some dubtech EPs can leave me underwhelmed. I’m often left with the feeling that far from the great musical journey I was hoping for, the magical mystery tour bus just breaks down, leaving me exactly where I started. Thankfully this isn’t true of the Compilation just put together by the Kosmo netlabel, called Vapors of Dub. There’s enough here to satisfy the dubtech purists and those, like me, who like their dub a little more “full phat”. Galler’s “Return Of The Gamma Dub” starts in pure minimal dub style until the first drop and then it gives us a lovely dubby bassline before settling into a nice smooth groove, with Fabio Scalabroni’s “Chains”. Re-drum’s “Theme For The Lonely Sheep” is the closest to the reggae dub genre in this compilation, with its use of live instruments. This gently builds to the first drop and then delivers a nice fat groove which are complemented by layers of spacey xylophone notes. Triton’s “Dumont” is more trance-like, but with some nice dubtech touches, before leading into “Blue Snow” by Fingers In The Noise, which keeps the groove going. Dublicator delivers a nice beat in ”Unstable Manifolds II”, overlaid on top of some sonic waves, before we head back into “Jah Head” by J. Gillett, which crosses over between minimal and reggae dub quite successfully. Fabian Kempe’s “Dub Varmt” is a very dark, atmospheric piece, so stripped down it’s almost devoid of beat, leaving Interanima’s “Square Raindrops” to re-establish a subtle groove palate on which to paint some delicate nuances. The closing track, Isotroph’s “Aveni” starts off initially with a dubstep beat construction, before leading into a more driven trance sound, followed by a chillout section to leave you refreshed. This album is definitely one to listen to, if you want to let your ears experiment with crossover dub genres.

J.Gillett – JahHead

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Rating: 9.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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