[WJS022] FOTH - Fire And Snow [Wicked Jungle Records 2-Track Single Available To Download Now!!!]

1/ Snow & Ice.

2/ Fire.

The inimitable King of eclectic samplage, FOTH (aka Fool On The Hill for those in the know) makes a welcome return to Wicked Jungle Records bringing with him a diverse, drum & bass duo, with the release of the 'Fire And Snow' single.

For the opening track 'Snow & Ice' were are plunged into lush jazz-step territory where FOTH expertly implements the use of "live" drum breaks paired with a contemplative double bass melody peppered with weather report samples to create a poignant piece of music with just a tinge of melancholia.

Going from the sublime to the farcical, 'Fire' borrows a choice selection of dialogue snippets from UK comedy's premiere basement dwelling, I.T. nerd (all hail Maurice Moss!!!) and scatters them over a relentless 2-step break and obnoxious bass blasts proving that D&B doesn't need to take itself too seriously.

For those who seek po-faced, neuro-funk seriousness or screw-face junglism, you best look elsewhere. However if you are after some precision crafted D&B with it's tongue pressed firmly in cheek, then the sound of the FOTH will most definitely tick all your boxes.

The FOTH 'Fire Andamp; Snow' single is available to download now, direct from the official Wicked Jungle Records Bandcamp store for the bargain price of $2, or more if you wish to support the label and artist to make more music!!!

https://wickedjungle.bandcamp.com/album/fire-and-snow?fbclid=IwAR2JqZyNF2Y8Q596i-WF656ZU6eTJGKLY2ZJ6kzulcDOwfvP2ft0lSEGKs8

... and from the following digital stores and streaming sites...

Amazon...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07N1FT31P/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

Beatport...
http://classic.beatport.com/release/fire-and-snow/2494967?fbclid=IwAR0bZSvT0E6uG18paAm2wARXUUvzm_JKLViMF4-OVWfY7Rl3BJJXdzTmoBc

iTunes...
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fire-snow-single/1450277920

Juno Download...
https://www.junodownload.com/products/foth-fire-snow/4038254-02/

Spotify...
https://open.spotify.com/album/2C2yOEpVuEVSiIanmRoZ41




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[LBTR01] Various - The Return [Available Now From All Good Liquid Boppers Digital & Streaming Sites!!!]

1/ Simple Souls & MC Astro - Can't Do Without It .

2/ Miss Guided - Choose You.

3/ Ji Ben Gong - Lost Past.

4/ Link - Live Life.

5/ Marcus Tee - My Groove.

6/ Woodtekr & Lady Emz - Creamy Clouds.

7/ TS - The Sun.

8/ The Seventh Plane - Decisions.

After a 3 year period of slumber the mighty Liquid Boppers label makes a welcome comeback to the world of liquid drum and bass with the release of 'The Return', an eight track album featuring the very best in underground, liquid drum & bass talent.

We are first introduced to the immensely uplifting sounds of 'Can't Do Without It' by Simple Souls & MC Astro, which sees soul diva vocals meet rhythm and blues piano melodies, set to a thundering combination of breaks and bass and Astro's positive vibed, lyrical flow. 
Miss Guided presents to us a spine-tingling example of soulful, Motown style R&B meets liquid D&B with 'Choose You', where yearning female vocals intermingle with steppin' breaks and warm bass notes to deliver a fine example of soul & bass.

Ji Ben Gong returns to the Liquid Boppers fold bringing with him a contemplative slice of piano led jungle with 'Lost Past', a track which expertly adds a touch of wistful melancholia, with it's use of minor keys, to a soundtrack of frenetic beats.
Up next we see Link drop a potent dose of uplifting funkadelica, with 'Live Life', an energetic number, jam-packed with '70's flavours deftly engineered to get your feet moving on the dancefloor and put a smile on your face.

Taking us back to the present we have Marcus Tee deliver some deep and soulful liquid grooves with 'My Groove' which incorporates luscious, Good Looking style, synth melodies and spoken word, female vocals over a fusion of crisp breaks and jazzy bassline.
'Creamy Clouds' sees Woodtekr join forces with legendary chanteuse, Lady Emz who lends her unmistakable, freestyle vocal refrains to a precision crafted 2-step backing and jazz 'n' bass fusion guaranteed to get people's head nodding in approval.

The last stretch introduces TC's hauntingly soulful 'The Sun', which pairs intricate breaks and enveloping sub bass with fragile, heavily reverberating male vocals, reminiscent of Burial's trademark, cavernous dubstep sound.
Bringing the collection to a close we have The Seventh Plane who presents 'Decisions', an epic and exhilarating marriage of rapid-fire beats and ascending/descending bass, set to sumptuous pads and poignant synth pattern to pull at your heart-strings.

The Liquid Boppers brand may have been absent, but with 'The Return' album marking it's reemergence to the scene, the label proves that it has been far from resting on it's laurels. An essential purchase for any lover of liquid drum & bass! 

'The Return' album is available to download and stream from all good Liquid Boppers digital stores and streaming sites.

Amazon..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Return-Various-artists/dp/B07GVGHZDV/

Beatport...
https://www.beatport.com/release/the-return/2376204

iTunes...
https://itunes.apple.com/bw/album/lost-past/1434252214?i=1434252314

Juno Download...
https://www.junodownload.com/products/the-return/3901529-02/




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Ji Ben Gong... https://soundcloud.com/jibengong
Lady Emz... https://soundcloud.com/emma-lady-emz
Link... https://soundcloud.com/link-uk
Marcus Tee... https://soundcloud.com/mark-thraves
MC Astro... https://soundcloud.com/mc-astro-spaceman-astro
Miss Guided... https://soundcloud.com/miss-guided-dnb
Simple Souls... https://soundcloud.com/the-funk-junkiez
TS... https://soundcloud.com/tsdnb
The Seventh Plane... https://soundcloud.com/theseventhplane
Woodtekr... https://soundcloud.com/woodtekr

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[SNBEP023] 7J - Hot Thing [Free 8-Track Mini-Abum Download @ Strictly NuSkool Blog!!!]

1/ Travel Inside.

2/ Dorothy.

3/ Awake.

4/ Red Pill.

5/ Let's Go.

6/ Call Me (Tweet Remix).

7/ Try It Before You Die (feat. Phil Saul).

8/ Hot Thing.

For the twenty-third Strictly Nu-Skool Blog release we are honoured to present to you the brand new mini-album, 'Hot Thing' from multi-talented producer 7J. The album features eight heavyweight drum & bass tracks spanning a variety of sub-genres and styles whilst paying tribute to those mid/late nineties, classics that formed the foundation of the D&B genre.

The album first introduces us to a trio of the dark, futurist jazz and bass tracks with 'Travel Inside' setting the tone with it's combination of moody Rhodes notes and hard hitting 2-step breaks, closely followed by 'Dorothy' which layers monstrous synth growls contrasted by smooth liquid elements. 'Awake' completes the jazz and bass trilogy, dropping languid piano melodies and freestyle vocal snippets over harsh bass notes and stepping breaks to devastating effect.

The pace soon picks up with 'Red Pill'  which pairs frantic and relentless, live-style percussion with deep bass throbs and ominous, processed male speech. The epic 'Let's Go' takes us on a hyper-kinetic, tech-step trip where militant breaks do battle with a rasping bassline and repeated vocal refrains. 7J then showcases his remixing skills with his heavyweight overhaul of R&B diva, Tweet's 'Call Me', by adding a deadly fusion of 'Humpty Dump' breakbeat backbone and low frequency Reese notes.

'Try It Before You Die' re-injects some soul to the album with it's incorporation of Phil Saul's deep baritone vocals over a rolling, funk flavoured drum & bass backing. The album concludes with the title track, 'Hot Thing', which tips it's hat to Blue Note era, techstep pressure with it's frenetic, battering ram drum programming and oppressive industrial atmospherics.

Whether you are a fan of organic, yet nonetheless hard-hitting jazz flavoured drum & bass, or unrelentingly harsh techstep, 'Hot Thing' will satisfy all your musical needs!!!

7J's 'Hot Thing' mini-album is available to download FOR FREE! from the Strictly NuSkool Blog link below. Big respects to 7J for presenting this release for the S.N.B. label.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/gyd1sh0rqywg530/SNBEP023_7J+-+Hot+Thing+EP+%282017%29.rar



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[Hi Headz 055] I:Machine - Arbitrary Integer EP [Free 2-Track EP Available To Download Now!!!]

1/ 046879.

2/ Skin.

After a short period of working behind the scenes action, the well respected free music label, Hi Headz are back in on the game with a brand new two track release for your delectation from I:Machine, entitled the 'Arbitrary Integer EP'.

Opening with the mellow jazz-tinged vibes of '046879' which take you on an exhilarating journey with it's intricately programmed breaks, mellow Rhodes keyboard, subtle reverse effects and a gorgeous piano melody. 

'Skin' follows up next in a similar polyrhythmic fashion as it's predecessor, but introduces a footwork-jungle structure to it's jazz theme by fusing a chilled, descending keyboard melody with kickdrum thumps, hand-claps and clicks before gradually merging in fractured amen break edits.

If you are looking for something a little bit different from the usual 'cut-'n'n-paste' D&B, then I:Machine's 'Arbitrary Integer EP' delivers just what you're needing. Plus did I say 'IT'S A FREEBIE!!!'.

For a free copy of the I:Machine 'Arbitrary Integer EP', follow the download link on Soundcloud page below, and if you are feeling these sounds, be sure to Follow and leave a comment!!!



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