In The Face is back once again after yet again defeating Erisian in the clash, and what an event we have for you! All the way from the US of A we bring you a real pioneer of the modern bass sound and head of Night Bass, AC Slater. Joining him is mutant bass madman for his first gig in aaaages Rrritalin, as well as Sheffield bassline don Dr Cryptic and hardcore legend Jakazid!
In The Face celebrates its 6th Birthday!
In honour of St Patricks Day we have a very special Irish themed In The Face for you, with prominent night & label Act Normal taking over downstairs, bringing over many quality DJ’s from the emerald isle. In the main room all the way from Sheffield we have our biggest Off Me Nut Takeover to date, with Squire of Gothos going b2b with Phatworld AND Superior Cornrows, K-Orse & Bass Hound making an appearance right before their new album drops, and Thorpey who will be bringing the heavy bassline bangers. To complete this epic night we have all round soundsmith Kursa who makes everything from dnb to glitch hop, and will be playing a special set of brand new material, as well as Duskky & Audiogutter reuniting after their epic set at Boomtown last year to play some more 160 stuff for us. Believe US this one is not to be missed!
This month we spoke to Sheffield up & comer DJ Direct about all things music related, as well as touching on his new single Home, out now on Nu Wave Records. On top of that he has made an exclusive mix for us featuring the title track & many more.
Brand new In The Face Mix from OFF ME NUT RECORD$ madmen K-Orse & Basshound goin in with some exclusive bangers!
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A nice slice of garage tinged bassline from Butterz main gyal Flava D, the title track sets things off with a bang with its infectious and ever changing bassline and an appropriate vocal proclaiming ‘war is in the dance’. Second track Groggy also follows suit with a hyped up sleazy basslines over some suitably swung 4×4 beats. Out now on Champions label Formula Records.
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Off Me Nut Records first vinyl arrives, and seriously puts everyone else to shame: the production on this release is next level, with every track being a straight up Sheff banger. The Time Don EP features some great local vocal talent from the likes of Devilman on the hilarious bouncy anthem Milk & Bread, or the ode to the Steel City that is Do It Like Sheff. This release is available here on limited edition vinyl, so if you want a copy pick one up sharpish!
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AC Slater has always been infuenced by UK sounds, and this new EP is no exception, clearly taking inspiration from the jackin and bassline house movement gaining momentum here. As usual this is his own take on the genre, incredibly well produced dancefloor fare, and he takes it and combines it with his Trouble & Bass style making it an essential (and free) download for your collection.
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What do you get when you cross a clothing company, a roster of the worlds top juke producers and a love of 90s trance classics? The Trancework Compilation of course! Long Clothing & We Buy Gold have taken artists like Chrissy Murderbot, Slick Shoota and In The Face’s own Gash & Simtek and gotten them to remix trance classics: sounds like one of the oddest ideas around but it really works. The remixes range from the more trap influenced end of the genre to almost all out jungle, with each one bringing something different and new to these tracks. Out now for free from the Long Clothing website.
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Brighton based Spoils team up with Bristol lads Monkey Wrench for this immense EP, out now on True Tiger offshoot Stripes Records and from the off we knew this was a goodun. Opener & title track Enemies In The Dance blends many different styles, though all dancefloor centric, with its infectiously demanding vocal giving way to a gut wrenching bassline. Grillz is the other big track on this release for us, the bassline slowly descending over a tightly cut hip-hop vocal sample. A great debut, I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot from these guys over the next year.
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This mix by American DJ Dropacat for SF night Nice Ones takes us on a journey through house and garage, onto techno, mutant bass and more. The ending features the oddly experimental duo GirlsOnDrugs but for the rest it’s pretty much straight up bangers all the way from the likes of Deadbeat, Kanji, Audiogutter etc.
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Like a hearty broth The Muskets Winter Bass Mixtape will fill you up… with bass! Blending house, jackin and bassline and featuring tunes that are getting some well deserved mainstream attention like Breach’s Jack, as well as some of their own tunes, this mix showcases how bassline is influencing other genres well and is banging to boot!
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The ultimate mashup mix by flutedrop pioneer DJ Detweiler includes some of the most hilarious tunes we’ve ever heard including the amazing Mr Bean Goose; Shitmat’s take on a relaxation tape (the aptly titled Chill Out) and of course the host with the mosts own remix of Gerry Rafferty’s 70’s classic Baker Street. This man has been making waves with heavy support from Hudson Mohawke and DJ Zinc among others and listening to this it’s easy to see why.
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Great new mix from Brighton’s most tropical DJ, the Tropical Selecta! Moving between breaks, bassline, ragga and more this mix promises good vibes from the start and doesn’t disappoint. Wind up your body, drink rum from a coconut in a hula skirt and get your tropical on!
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Luke’s Anger displays his fondness for footwork in this mix, featuring several tracks on his forthcoming Horror Boogie EP, like the opening track which blends juke with a 303 acid bassline like the two were meant to be together. Packed full of underground, juke gems, you can definitely imagine a hyper robo-booty twerking to this mix
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