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Actress – Lost

Kevin de Caluwé — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:03:25 +0000

Superb-new-album-alert! Be prepared for ‘Splashz’ by Actress.

Donga & Blake – Grown Ups

Kevin de Caluwé — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:30:22 +0000

Martyn’s minimix has been on repeat since this weekend, and one track sticks out. It’s Grown Ups by Donga & Blake, and it sticks out because of its soothening pad sounds and warm bassline. Lovely discovery!

Scuba – Tense (D-Bridge remix)

Kevin de Caluwé — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:53:53 +0000

D-Bridge brings his minimalistic flavour to the hypnotic track ‘Tense’ by Scuba, released on Hotshore in 2008. The pulsating bass is dense, the warm pads uplifting. Great stuff!

Calibre feat. Diane Charlemagne – Bullets

Kevin de Caluwé — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:30:52 +0000

I went through my collection of Calibre vinyls. It’s been two or three years since I bought any drum’n'bass, let alone something from Calibre. Hearing all his tunes back, I think ‘Bullets’ really sticks out (and the guy has made tens of true gems). The sadness, the melancholy, the atmosphere, the melody, the pace, everything is so perfect. What a f*cking classic tune!

Jack Sparrow – Day of The Dead

Kevin de Caluwé — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:30:58 +0000

Elwood: It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

Have you read ‘On the Road’ by Kerouac (I did)? Or did you saw ‘The Blues Brothers’ movie (I didn’t)? Well, I first thought the quote in this track came from Dean Moriarty (crazy main character from Kerouac’s famous novel). However, the quote comes from ‘The Blues Brothers’. Anyway, the quote gives ‘Day Of The Dead’ a rough edge, and turns the insane zooming bassline into a perfect soundtrack for a rush drive by night. Wicked tune, and very exclusively made for 2562!

Also in the Resident Advisor mix by 2562.

Cold Mission – Dreamers

Kevin de Caluwé — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:30:14 +0000

Manix and Dego worked under the disguise of Cold Mission (which is one one of their monikers, 4Hero, Jacob’s Optical Stairway and Tek9 sound maybe more familiar) somewhere between 1994 and 1996. Reinforced (god, what a legendary label!) made a compilation from the few Cold Mission 12″s that were floating around in that time. Expect rattling amen-breaks and washing atmospheric synthlines. Ruff!

Album ‘Blow The Circuit’ is now for sale at boomkat!

Instra:mental – Let’s Talk

Kevin de Caluwé — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:30:39 +0000

Instra:mental can do no wrong. Their new single was featured already on this blog (check this November post). ‘Let’s Talk’ is a slow house track, the flow is calm and the atmosphere gloomy. Intriguing!

West Norwood Cassette Library – What It Is

Kevin de Caluwé — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:30:35 +0000

Blogsite West Norwood Cassette Library started its own label (now that’s an idea!). Their first release features killer track ‘What It Is’, backed with the Brackles remix. Spaced synth stabs, a bunch of echoing snares gives this track a cool drive. Supported by Mary Anne Hobbs, Shortstuff and BenUFO!

For sale here.

Kontext – Searching For Transcendental

Kevin de Caluwé — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:30:26 +0000

Kontext has lowered the drum&bass-bpm-counter, so this track floats somewhere between drum’n'bass and fast electro. Piano chords are perfectly delayed and reverberated, which gives the track a spaced out character. Heavy stuff!

Kontext released his album ‘Dissociate’ on Immerse.

Mr. Scruff – Pickled Spider

Kevin de Caluwé — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:30:03 +0000

The new Mr. Scruff is really drenched in bass, so you can bet ‘Pickled Spider’ will put dancefloor on fire. The one-sided vinyl will be released in June. Incoming spider alert!