PVC – She Can Get It/ You Know My Man
Local lad PVC (Purple Velvet Curtains – in case you’re interested) hits the big time with his first release out on DJ Q’s new label, Q Recordings. The A-side is the real hard hitter on this release with its catchy baritone vocal hook, bouncy bassline and skippy beats hitting somewhere between garage, bassline and house. A great debut from PVC and the label, available from Juno among other places.
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V/A – The Ruin EP
A seriously solid first effort from Under The Surface Records, whose owner Audiogutter provides us with 5 free tracks of dark electro house, mutant bassline and breakbeat. Makes You Feel by Swedger is one of the strongest tracks on the release with low bass warbling over a broken beat before becoming more 4 to the floor. Overall this is a decent intro to what will hopefully become a flourishing label in 2014.
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Booty Call UNLMTD Vol 1
A great and totally free album from the aptly titled Booty Call Records. 13 tracks to make your booty clap: from booty bass, jersey club and juke, you can expect lots of tasty 808 noises and some serious sub. Highlights include the excellent sampling of an abrasive Lil Jon shout, DJ Sega’s mental Birthday Booty Clap and some interesting tunes from some of the scene’s pioneers: DJ Godfather & DJ Funk. Download it free here.
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Off Me Nut Records – Tunes For Charity
We like to think this site supports and promotes the music we love & the music we make, hopefully introducing people to decent tunes they may not have heard before. This release among many others is definitely one worth supporting and paying for, as all benefits go to the victims of the Philippines typhoon disaster. 16 tracks for a minimum donation of a fiver is a steal anyway, especially as the quality is very high with some real bangers like Deadbeat’s rude bassline roller Killer Whale, Audiogutter’s mutant-electro stomper Off Your Head and Thorpey’s mental mashup of Cornershop: Brimful of Gabba. Excellent tunes for an excellent cause.
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Mad Decent – A Very Decent Christmas
Trap as a genre can be somewhat hit and miss, though planted firmly in the hit side of things is novelty Christmas trap. We like nothing more than artists with a sense of humour, with the ability to poke fun at yourself and the genre(s) of music you make, and this release is full of bass heavy xmas cheer. Opener Tun Up Ye Merry Gentlemen and Diplo’s own effort Frosty Bounce definitely showcase the mashup of these styles well, pick up a copy at any online retailer, and as a bonus you can get DJ Snakes Bird Machine (jingle bells version) for free here.
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