"Giving you 100% Drum and Bass Dedication" [HOME] June 2001 News: In Association With: [Send us your News Items] UMS Release Info Reason & Plex of Underground Movement Sounds Recordings are in production for the labels third release. Last month UMS #001 saw the release of [ Witchcraft / Avery ] by Slim & Tofu, who also produced UMS #002 [ Quiz / Wiccastep ]. Be sure to look out for their next installment, check out our broadcasts page for details on shows hosted by the UMS & Black Locast kru! News Item Supplied by: Frost @ Black Locast C4C News Straight outta' Guildford, the C4C boys have been creating several causes for concern in the past couple of months. 'Peepshow' is currently being caned by the likes of Grooverider, Ed Rush and Fierce, no wonder it will be appearing on the Virus 009 double pack alongside tracks by Ed Rush & Optical and Fierce & Matrix! C4C 005 is currently on promo and includes the excellent 'Sensor'. They also have a 12 coming on Vinyl Distribution based imprint 'Idioma' which includes the superb 'Night Gasp', 'Patchwork' and Dub 'n' Bass offering 'Therapy'. They will also be doing a remix swap with D&B's favourite Scandanavian, DJ Teebee. They will be remixing his awesome 'Let Go' and he will be remixing their 'Luca'. If that's not enough they will also be remixing 'Skewer' for Renegade Hardware PLUS contributing to the forthcoming 'Timeless' album. Watch out for C4C in the 2001 and beyond. News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena More Hospital News.... More news from the Hospital Camp, the debut 12" from High Contrast "passion / full intention" (nhs34) is available to buy via the website at: http://www.hospitalrecords.com/dispen.htm or you can wait until July 2nd, when it appears in ya shops! out patients 2, which is being cained by gilles peterson, patrick forge, ez, ashley beedle, russ dewberry and rainer truby is also set for release on July 9th. the launch party will be held at off centre (at 333 old street, london, ec1) on the 28th july with djs landslide, london elektricity, audio montage and solid roots. News Item Supplied by: Emily @ Hospital Recs Digital & Spirit Update! Two guys that have really been smashing it of late are Ipswich's finest Digital & Spirit. We touched on some news of Timeless and Function a couple of weeks back but you just can't get these guys out of the studio, so there's more. Spirit has 'Midnight Run' on CIA, 'Out of Control' on the highly anticipated Drum & Bass Arena album, and 'Solitaire' should be coming on a 12" on Headz real soon. This is without mentioning the double-header releases on Phantom Audio and Function due in thew shops imminently. Refreshing the Timeless news for a minute - Sonic & Silver make their debut with 'High Times' b/w 'Deep End' and the mighty Digital has retouched one of THE tunes of our history, Tango & Ratty's 'Tales from the Darkside' which is also due on Timeless. Onto the album and you can expect music from the likes of Marcus Intalex, Digital, Total Science, Phantom Audio, Danny C, Klute, Cause 4 Concern, Kemal & Rob Data, and Universal Project to name but a few. Function see's Ireland's Beta 2 debut with 'Soul Feeling' and the start of the Quad double pack series which will see them bring in out-of-camp artists, the first of which features the 'Waterhouse Dub' retake. Finally Phantom Audio are set to hit us with Spirit¹s long awaited '3 in 1' and Digital's 'Quickdraw'. So you can see, these guys simply aren't playin'... News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena Trace's Label set for Debut Album The one they call DJ Trace has things neatly mapped out this year for the release of the debut album from his own DSCI4 imprint. He's decided to flip things a little for the release of '23º from Vertical'. In September you will be blessed with a 14 track mix CD from the man himself, this is gonna come with a USA-only release in conjunction with Breakbeat Science. The following month comes the 5 pack vinyl and worldwide release of the CD. So I guess you wanna know what on there! Stakka & Skynet come with 'Black Monday' along with their mix of 'Mutant', Kemal & Rob 'Encrypter', Invaderz 'Life Support', Future Cut 'Uprock', Marcus Intalex 'Warp 2', new signing's from Holland Black Sun Empire come with 'Firing Squad' and 'Radiation' exclusive to the CD, Matrix 'Landslide', Tech Itch & Decoder 'Abduction', Ed Rush & Optical deliver 'Bleep Bleep' plus 'White Lightning' exclusive to the CD and the man himself comes with 'Syntax'. Expect a USA tour in September and Worldwide in October to support. News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena Goldie in Eastenders debut! If you remember two months ago we brought you exclusive news that Goldie was set to appear in the British popular soap "Eastenders", well grab hold of those remote controls, cos he debut's in tonights episode. Goldie will appear as an old mate to Paul, Dr Trumans Brother, and looking for the money which he owes, £18,000. Goldie, who plays the role of "Angel", said to the sun newspaper: "I couldn't believe it when I landed a part in Eastenders. I've watched it for years.... My favourite character is Steve Owen, he's a slick bloke, and Martin Kemp who plays him comes from a musical background like me. Angel is a sharp player. He's owed money by Paul and there's no way he's going to let him get away with it. Angel has a reputation to live up to!" So make sure you tune in tonight (Tues 19th June) at 7:30pm BBC 1! News Item Supplied by: Bombsounds Killabites 2! The second Killa Bytes LP is due to be released at the end of July on 2xCD and 4xVinyl. Compiled by Technical Itch, it features tracks from the boys themselves as well as cuts from Ice Minus, Decoder, Calyx, Biostacis, Simon Bassline Smith, Kemal & Rob Data and more. Watch also for singles from Omni Trio "Even Angels Cast Shadows" and Deep Rooted "Wanton / Tokyo No Yoake" (SHADOW151) due in June. Omni Trio's "Even Angels Cast Shadows" LP (confirmed tracklisting - Even Angels Cast Shadows CD: Breakbeat Etiquette Remix / Diffusion Loops / Higher Ground / First Contact / A Little Rain Must Fall / Nu Birth Remix / Artificial Life / Lucid / Kashmir / Kinetic), to be accompanied by albums from Technical Itch and EZ Rollers. News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net R.A.W Newest Release News R.A.W. is working on the first release on his new label, Judgement Records (strictly ragga jungle biznizz) due out in July 2001. He will still record as B BOY 3000 for his original label, Mictlan Recordings which will see its fourth release, "S.O.S./...SO GOOD"(late june 2001). B BOY 3000 also has 2 releases due very soon on N20 entertainment, "BLOODY MURDA" and "COME CROSS" (RAGGA 2001 is still available on N20). VORTEX Recordings has asked B BOY 3000 for "THE BASS", a track that has been killin' 'em on dub. Expect that release near October 2001. R.A.W. is also working on a new "demonic dnb" label, VOID AUDIO EXPERIMENTS. The first release will feature a mysterious spirit master who calls himself, S O R I X. Expect nothing but deep vibez of the underworld crashing through your speakers. Finally, coming in August 2001....the official R.A.W. website News Item Supplied by: R.A.W @ Judgement Records Critical Recs Artist appeal Coming straight at ya is a brand new drum and bass label to be known as CRITICAL RECORDINGS. Specialising in promoting and nurturing new talent along with some of the scenes major playaz. They are currently on the look out for artists to provide tracks for upcoming projects with the emphasis on dark future funk. Any tracks/demos etc should be sent to: Kasra Mowlavi C/O Critical Recordings Sanctuary Group Sanctuary House 45-53 Sinclair Road London W14 0NS Or for info email at criticalrecordings@hotmail.com Lastly watch out for Critical Volume 1 hitting you in the very near future..... Featuring Keltech and Katch News Item Supplied by: Kasra @ Critical Recordings Shadow Law Newest US Label A new label from Atlanta are preparing their 1st release with "chain reaction" by Rob F & Impulse with a currently untitled flipside from Mayhem. Rob F & Impulse also have releases coming up on such luminaries as No U-Turn, Subtitles and Negative as well as getting the plate play from the likes of ed rush, optical, matrix, fierce, and teebee. for more information check out http://www.shadow-law.com and watch for the 1st release in shops near you soon! News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net Cert 18 Artist Update Here is the latest news on all the artists at Certificate 18 Recordings: PANOPTICA:- Certificate 18 presents Panoptica’s debut release in a very limited 10" vinyl format and an 8 track CD version of all the vinyl tracks. A release not to be missed, not only for the originality of the music but also for the beautiful artwork that accompanies the 10"s and the CD. PILOTE:- Whilst busy turning peoples worlds upside down on the road. Stuart Cullen aka PILOTE has had a classic track taken from the album reworked and is due for release very soon. ‘Nelson’ [Basic Sound Remix] Rel. date: 9 July 2001 KLUTE:- Tom Withers is on a roll. And at last we are proud to finally release the third 12" from the critically acclaimed "Fear of People". ‘We r the ones’ [Klute remix]/ Chicks [Doc Scott remix] Rel. date: 9 July 2001 POLAR:- With the new album almost complete POLAR warms us up with a sample of what is to come. ‘5 am’ Rel. date: 9 July 2001 TEEBEE:- Torgeir Bryknes, as I’m sure you well know, has a prolific release schedule. And now it’s time to follow up the pressure with his second and what will be his best LP to date due in late September.TeeBee has recorded 2 new exclusive tracks for Cert18 fans. This will only be available as a white label on the website from July then in the shops from early September. Keeping it underground and not wanting to flood the market this is for people who crave for his sound. A special treat for those at Cert18. News Item Supplied by: Isabel @ Cert 18 Charge Recs Update The big man of drum & bass, Mampi Swift has his Charge imprint primed and ready for action. The 'Ressurection EP' was just the start of things, to get your taste buds going there's the 'Feedback EP' coming in July which features the slammin' 'Feedback', 'Sunrise', 'No Way Out' and 'Danger'. If that wasnt enough already there¹s plans for Charge's first long player entitled 'Mainframe' which holds on board 'Mainframe', 'Blaxploitation', 'Rock It', 'Night Train', 'Defect', 'Future', 'Longplay' and one still to be named. This comes on 4 piece vinyl. You can also opt for the CD version, 14 tracks mixed by the man himself including some little bonus numbers. The Charge is coming... check the soon-to-be-launched chargerecordings.com News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena Timeless Recordings Timeless arent taking any prisoners at the moment, over the last year or so we have really seen them blossom, the story continues... Hitting the shops shortly will be Total Science's "Bustin Loose" b/w "Elementary". This is to be followed by the sampler for the forthcoming album, with Digital¹s "Ghost Town" and Total Science's monster "Face Riders". Onto their sister label Function which has a deadly double header from Digital & Spirit in the shape of "Raygun" and "Ras '78", soon followed by Q Project with his smash "40 Below" and "Safety Clause". All this acts as an appetiser for the hefty 'Quad One' double pack which comes with Digital's "Hard Ears", A-Sides' retake on "Waterhouse Dub", Spirit's "Concious Mind" and Digital's "Deluxe". All this and we still havent mentioned the Timeless album yet, phew, things look to be hot in 2001 for this crew... News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena Sappo calling for promoters! DJ Sappo, Advisory records ace, is looking to do a US Tour in August. After spending most of his time recording in the studio, he is ready to get back to the good old touring business. Sappo is currently looking for some promoter's who would be interested in hooking up with the good man himself. Or if anybody knows of any promoter's who would be interested, then drop Sappo an email at: djsappo@hotmail.com News Item Supplied by: Sappo @ Advisory Recs Form 3 New label from Cornwall Very much home grown talent, with Paradox backing Prolog with "...Leave Our Planet / She Mirror's Me," the first releases from a label which is set to follow the ethos of one of the most broadminded drum and bass clubs in the UK - Freeform. Featured recently in Urb, the Single of the Month review for Wax ran as follows: "Following the ethos of one of the UK's most broadminded drum 'n' bass clubs, Falmouth's Form 3 throw down the much contested "Leave Our Planet" along with a touch of slightly less schizophrenic beats from the labels own Prolog. Dev Pandya's cut is typically Paradoxical, flattened beats picking off muezzin calls from orbit, enraged audio the only occupant of the treble. Turn over for a most unlikely farside, odd time signatures playing host to an equally freewheeling melodic - solo violin reaching parts the electronics just couldn't reach." - ESSENTIAL. News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net Total Science Budget Package Total Science have recently obliterated the scene, you would have been hard pushed not to have noticed releases on countless labels. Audioworks is a budget CD with 12 of their released numbers on-board. Expect things like 'Jet Set', 'Champion Sound rmx', 'Dub Plate' and the Phantom Audio mix of 'Nine Numbers to tickle your fancy. All this for only £4.99, go on, pay for their trips down the pub!! News Item Supplied by: Drum and Bass Arena Breakbeat Science LP Dara is next up with "Kilos / Ranger" (BBSCI06). Watch for Pieter K's forthcoming album for the label and a mix CD from DSCI4's Trace, "23º From Vertical" which contains the following tracklisting "blackmonday - Stakka +Skynet / Matrix - Untitled / encrypter -Kemal+Rob Data / warp2 -Marcus Intalex / bomb squad - asides / secret technology - asides / Life support - Invaderz [tbc] / Radiation - BlackSunEmpire / Firing Squad - BlackSunEmpire / Tech Itch - Untitled / Syntax - Trace / Bleep Bleep - Ed/Op / Mutation - Tracemix / Uprock - Future Cut." News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net New Electronic Website Elektra is a new electronic music webzine based in England, that has been set up to cover all spectrums of electronic dance music, including Drum and Bass, Breaks and Beats and Techno. Producing News, Interviews, Reviews and everything you would expect to find in a typical e-zine, it comes recommended by the Bombsounds Kru. Check it out: http://elektra.moonfruit.com/ News Item Supplied by: Darrel Hughes @ Elektra Hospital Artist Update Current News on Artists At Hospital Records: High Contrast: The Cardiff producer has been hurting the Hospital camp with some new tunes. Hospital are planning to release his debut LP at the end of the year, but if you can't wait till then try "passion / full intention" (released 25th june)...cut by just about everyone who matters and lashed all over the place. to listen: "http://www.hospitalrecords.com/o_hicont.htm London Elektricity: The boys are working hard on their second album. Expect lots of collaberations, some guest vocalists and a live show in early 2002. They are however going to find time for a short US tour in september 2001, taking their unique soul infused sound stateside for the very first time! A release date of 16th july has been set for the london elektrcity remix of nittin sawnhey's "sunset". it will be included on a double pack with mixes from mj cole, j walk and kv5 on V2... Landslide: "Hear my people", the slamming landslide track that appears on the out patients LP will be released on a very limited edition white label over the summer backed with a heavy dancefloor dub. A second 12" will appear in autumn with zed bias and mad slinky reworkings. one for the 2 step heads. Landslide will be performing live at the big chill larmer tree gardens (july 20th-22nd). for tickets contact www.bigchill.net News Item Supplied by: Emily @ Hospital Recs Cert 18 Remixes Watch out for the "5AM / airlock" - Polar (Cert 18 55), "Nelson / Paul Oakenfold Remix" - Pilote (CERT1856) and "Chicks Doc Scott Mix / We r the Ones Klute Remix" - Klute (CERT1857) all due on 9th July. Work has started on the Hidden Rooms III compilation, with Klute to contribute "Lost." Meanwhile Polar's album "Tonetrapped" has been scheduled for a June release on C18. Album activity continues at the label with Lexis and Hi Ryze all working on new longplayers while Teebee is working on new tracks for both twelves and his seond LP for Certificate 18. News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net Lunacy EP Update After a brief respite post Rewindz, Hardware steps back up in 2001 with the "Sympton EP" to be followed by the "Lunacy EP: ED209 / Therapy / Lunacy / Bodycount (C4C Remix)" from Usual Suspects, "Ghetto Style EP" from Future Cut and an EP from Accidental Heroes (feat. Bushwacka) is in the pipeline. Watch also for the Aftermath Remixes: Rocksteady (4 Horseman Remix) / Ice Age (Digital and Spirit Remix) / Spasm (Future Cut Remix) Horns 2001 (Dylan Remix)" from Digital, Ink, Dylan, Future Cut News Item Supplied by: Vinyl Net © Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. Contact: bombsounds@yahoo.com