16 FRONTLINES
WE COLLAR D&B BIG SHOTS AND than ‘The Nine’ in my opinion - such such a groove to it - one of the most
SIDES
FORCE THEM TO NAME THEIR SIX an original arrangement. I remember uplifting D&B tunes for as long as I
ALL-TIME FAVOURITE TRACKS. THIS hearing the offbeat stabs filtering can remember.
Forthcoming from Clipz on his Audio Zoo MONTH: UTAH JAZZ down and the bass / drums coming in
imprint is ‘Loud & Dirty’ ft. Shiv / ‘Push It Up’ together - it was too much! Utah Jazz’s LP sampler, ‘Back In Time’
(TC remix). Clipz will also be releasing a label ALEX REECE - PULP FICTION / ‘Runaway’ (Nu:Tone remix), drops
compilation and mix CD in the autumn. Clipz (METALHEADZ) HIGH CONTRAST - RACING GREEN on June 2nd on Liquid V. This will
is also producing tracks for Ben Westbeech’s Still the most groundbreaking D&B (HOSPITAL) be followed by a four track EP and
new album and working on a project called tune EVER. The arrangement was Best ‘liquid’ tune of this generation? unmixed CD late June.
S.C.U.M. featuring the vocal talents of Shiv. so different to anything else around Could well be. Unbeatable production
at the time and I still remember from Mr. HC which absolutely
‘60 x 60’ is an ambitious project recently crouching by the DJ booth @ The Blue knocked the socks off anything else
undertaken by members of the Subvert Note around 1995 - waiting for the around at the time. Amazing use of
Central online community. Sixty different arrival of a Metalheadz logo on the samples throughout the track and
producers were asked to provide 60 dub - hoping for that “haaa” vocal and something I still can’t help playing in
seconds of music each, with no restrictions haunting bass to come in! most of my sets even today.
or boundaries. The resulting pieces were
stitched together and mastered by Macc and ADAM F - CIRCLES (F-JAM)
‘60 x 60’ is now available as a free download This is an amazing piece of music. KRUST - WARHEAD (V)
from http://60x60.subvertcentral.com/ At the time, Adam F was top of the Militant. Stepping drums with that
Contributors to the project include ASC, Fanu, game in terms of fusing old funk / soul weird kinda reversed siren sound and
Shiva, Goldenchild and Macc himself. samples and this was probably his best the long intro just makes you want
effort. What a journey this tune was. it even more... Dum-Dum Dum-Dum
Next up on Technique Recordings is Dum-Dum!
Tantrum Desire’s debut single ‘I’ll Fly With BAD COMPANY - THE PULSE SIX OF
You’ / ‘The Streets’ followed by Phetsta’s (PROTOTYPE) SUB FOCUS - AIRPLANE (RAM)
‘Virtual Reality’ ft. Youngman MC / ‘From My Jesus! I first heard Bailey drop this at Maybe a strange last choice to some THE BEST:
Eyes’. Drumsound & Bassline Smith’s ‘Belly Swerve and my brother and me didn’t but Sub Focus has been killing me for
Dancer’, will be dropping early summer. www. know what was going on! Much bigger the last few years now. ‘Airplane’ has UTAH JAZZ
techniquerecordings.co.uk
Next up from Spearhead Records is Akira’s
‘Only You’ & ‘Going Down’ (featuring Deeizm).
Then the Spearhead team step straight back
into the album game with Redeyes’ debut LP.
The LP will be hitting the streets later this
year, but look out late May for the sampler 12”
‘Poetry in Motion’ backed with another track
graced with the vocal talents of Deeizm – ‘Luv
& Height’. Meanwhile Spearhead’s Future IN THE FLESH
Retro project has just released its fifth 12” in
the form of ‘Helsinki’ / ‘Harmony’ by L.A.O.S. As they celebrate their sixth anniversary, the crew down Drumandbassworldwide.co.uk was formed out of the
at internet radio station Drumandbassworldwide.co.uk ashes of pirate radio station Pressure FM back in 2002 and
After the success of MIjatoho’s recent have re-launched with a brand new website and plans head honcho Rips DJ has always encouraged an open house
releases on Jerona Fruits, the Zurich based for their ‘In The Flesh’ tour are currently taking shape. policy for young, up-and-coming DJs and MCs and operates
artist will be teaming up with Jerona Fruits’ The website has been given a complete overhaul with an open minded philosophy when it comes to the music.
production team this spring and working on a new look and a number of exciting developments. This year’s ‘In The Flesh’ tour will take in venues in Austria
an album for release in the autumn. Before Registered visitors to the site now only need one login and Switzerland alongside dates across the UK (including
that though, expect releases on Jerona from to access the full content which includes news feeds, Liverpool, Brighton, Hastings and Stafford). The crew also
Madcap, Brother and Matt Domino. event listings, photo gallery, archived sets and, of hold two London residencies: Swarm and Informal. Check
course, the famous forum. www.drumandbassworldwide.co.uk for full details.
The www.dnbspace.com website recently
launched a new sister site for dubstep. Check
www.dubstepspace.com for the latest audio,
video, news, photos and a forum.
Rico Tubbs’ album ‘Knuckle Sandwich’ is
out this June on Menu Music, Rico will be on
tour in the UK, check his dates here: www.
myspace.com/ricotubbsfunk RADIO WAVES
Sonorous’ new website is now online featuring PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF extended the availability by creating on Mondays 8pm-10pm and Berner
an online shop, MP3 store, audio & mixes, I’m Major Bizzle and I run PROTOKOL our own station. from WS::Records Wednesdays
biogs. In the first half of 2008 Sonorous will Radio with my partner in crime HushIt. 8pm-10pm.
have vinyl and digital releases from Lynx, We’re based in Bedford and have been WHAT IS THE MUSIC POLICY?
Malibu Rhodes, Brother, Saburuko, Mixmaster running the station since April! Any sub genre within drum & bass ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL
Doc, Whizz & Daze, Ste. Luce, Will Miles, really. We have a very diverse roster at US ABOUT?
Specific, ICR, Dan Marshall, Atom & more. WHY WAS THE STATION STARTED? the moment to cater for all tastes. We have got big plans for the future,
www.sonorousmusic.co.uk We had been running PROTOKOL as such as relaunching our event in
an event in Bedford for a year and a WHAT ARE YOUR MOST POPULAR London. I’d also like to set up an
Forthcoming albums on V include “VIP half and decided to do a weekly show SHOWS? agency in the next year or two, but
Only” is a double pack CD mixed by DJ Andy on www.planetdnb.com as there Our very own residents Madsta as they say Rome was... long! In the
featuring VIP mixes of Dillinja’s – ‘Grimey’, Roni were too many artists approaching and MC Slinna perform weekly short term, we have lots of guest
Size – ‘Trust Me’, Fresh – ‘All That Jazz’ plus us to play at the event. It seemed like Wednesdays 9pm-10pm; Strictly appearances by top artists, so keep
15 other unreleased VIP remixes of classic V a perfect opportunity to showcase Drumz Show between 4pm-6pm your eyes peeled!
tracks, Artificial Intelligence’s debut album some of the talent that we couldn’t Fridays; Code E from Romania 4pm-
and ‘Big Bad & Heavy’ mixed by Ruffstuff will bring to the stage. We ran the show 6pm on Thursdays; Dan Deetox from www.protokolradio.com
finally be hitting the streets this year. for almost a year and based upon Streetwise Music Tuesdays 10pm- www.myspace.com/protokolradio
the success of that, we have now 12am; Darren P & Lydon every month protokolradio@googlemail.com
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