Sonique is back : the weekly direct broadcast dedicated to drum and bass starts again for the fifth consecutive year. Live dj sets with the best italian djs on rotation from the studios of Radio città del capo, based in Bologna. Every saturday night from 10:30 pm to 00 :30 pm . Powered and hosted by Modulate recordings .
STREAMING AUDIO @ http://www.radiocittadelcapo.it
Modulate Recordings was started in 2003 by three DnB junkies to give a voice and visibility to the italian underground drum'n'bass scene. The headquarters are in Bologna and the brains behind the label are Elena, Spiko and Matteo.
The fundamental idea behind the label is to promote italian and international DnB artsts throughout the world, giving them the chance to share their music and skills.
MODULATE RECORDINGS IS DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY NU URBAN DISTRIBUTION AND IS PARTNER OF BEATPORT.COM, TRACKITDOWN.NET, DIGITAL TUNES AND JUNO DOWNLOAD.
DEMO SUBMISSION: We are looking for the finest drun'n'bass tunes out there, if you think that you got what it takes, send us a private message and only put a sendspace link (or similar file delivery system) with 320 mp3s in it. Please note that we cannot answer to all of you guys, if we are interested we'll hit you back!
Even if you’ve sent in stuff to us in the past and heard nothing that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to like your newer, swisher, more marvelous material.
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LNRipley is a band that takes the language of drum and bass vinyls, contaminates it with different influences and brings it live in a set of raw energy, without using computers or recorded tracks but playing everything live, with a very specific mission: shaking the dance floor like an earthquake.
The approach is not that of a traditional band, but more like a deejay creating a sound flow looking at people reactions: drum and bass but also punk, electronics but also electricity.
One bass guitar, a drummer, two grooveboxes and a "mad dog" frontman, together they take no prisoners: the speed and pulse of a rave party is mixed with a lo-fi, punk approach totally dedicated to playing everything out of the instruments.
This smashing release features two hard edged songs remixed from the mighty LNR’s drummer dj Ninja and Modulate’s boss Matteo aka Raid.
http://www.myspace.com/lnripley
MOD007 - FORTHCOMING!!
OUT NOW ON MODULATE REC.!!!! AEPH&MAIZE(Lotus)/DABS - Rebirth/Odessah - Mod.006
MOD006 DIGITAL RELEASE IS NOW AVAILABLE@BEATPORT!!
AVAILABLE @ REDEYERECORDS - CHEMICAL - NU URBAN - JUNO and more!!
NU-URBAN MUSIC ABOUT MDO006
Two tech based tunes from this Italian based label that both deliver a punch. First up is ‘Rebirth' by new artists Maize & Aeph. The track kicks off with its dark and foreboding intro before dropping to a tech styled roller with its twisted bass stabs, dub edits and in your face beats, on the flip ‘Dabs' delivers ‘Odessah' another Tech style tune but with some thoughtful choral strings and filtered edits creating a deeper feel but still aimed squarely at the dance floor.
SUPPORTED BY HALLUCINATOR (IT) - MALSUM - MAZTEK - NiZE5iVE!!!
One of the upcoming artists of the moment, his tracks appear and are
forthcoming on many important labels such as Citrus (NL), Mayhem's
Aesthetics (USA), Kano's Cyclone (UK), Basswerk (DE), Trust In Music (DE),
M-Atome (FR) to name a few. His neuro sound ranges from dancefloor to deeper
and athmosperic vibes with funk as an imprint.
As a dj, he played alongside Massive Attack, Commix, Hype, Calyx, Storm,
Aphrodite, Dope Ammo, Silent Witness, Jade etc. Winner of the prestigious
italian contest Elettrowave Challenge 2008 as "best dnb italian
dj-producer", his tune "Stare Forward" has been remixed by N.Phect (Renegade
Hardware, Subtitles) for the respected italian label Modulate and a huge
number of releases is coming out in 2009-10.
Keep up with the Dabs "Varial" sets online that always feature dubplates
from him and most of the best funk heads of the globe.
Aeph, real name Simone Vallecorsa, is an italian 25 years old producer from
Rome.
When he was just a teenager, he had become fascinated by the dnb music scene
and he started to produce taking inspiration from old skool dnb artists
(Goldie, Dillinja, Roni Size, DJ Hype, LTJ Bukem) and nu skool producers as
well (Pendulum, Sub Focus, Noisia, Phace, Spor, Misanthrop, Jade, Prolix..)
According to his background in electro, hip hop, breakbeat and rock/metal is
also influenced by different vibes (Amon Tobin, Daft Punk, Sebastian, Dj
Premier, Unearth, The Haunted, Prodigy, Propellerheads..).
His first outstanding release was "Andante Violento" , succeeded by "Leave
Me Alone" and "The Verge" on Modulate Recordings digital (IT).
"System 7" Ep was out on Flight Recordings digital (USA) which had deeply
positive feedback even Proktah mentioned it during an interview on Knowledge
magazine.
Recently, "Changes" in collaboration with Maztek, has released on Subcuture
Recordings digital (IT).
The Dogsick is forthcoming on Trust In Music (GER) LP featuring other artist
from the international DnB scene while Dirty Gash / Black Days (produced
with Maztek) are coming out on Icarus Audio 12" (USA) likewise Rebirth
(featuring Maize) on Modulate Recordings 12".
Maize is an Italian producer who ranges from Neuro-dub to Electro sounds.
He was born in 1984 in a little town in Sicily (Italy) and at the age of 12
he takes a visceral interest in Hip Hop music. Musically raised by the
curiosity of his brother, Maize begins rhyming and after discovering the
jungle-dnb explosive sounds at the age of 16. After he moves to Rome where
he starts emceeing in dnb parties. There he begins to produce electronic
music and hip-hop beats thanks to the producer ElectroHaze who shows him
professional softwares. He takes part in the “Maffia Mc Contest" and
participates in the warm-up of famous artists like J-Majik and Mackie
(Resonant Evil) under the ambiguous pseudonym Fake MC. Then he decides to
concentrate his efforts exclusively to producing. He meets Aeph and begins
to make tracks with him under the name of LOTUS. They cooperate in the track
"Collateral" (Maximum Ammo) Muffler side B, with collaboration of Dabs.
Maize gets together with Dabs producing the track "Submorph" too and has
many own projects to his name waiting to be completed. He continues to makes
original hip-hop music under other names.
OUT NOW!!! Dabs (ElettroWave Different Beat Challenge Winner/2008) - Stare Forward/Stare Forward (N.PHECT rmx) - Mod.005 OUT NOW!!!
MOD005 DIGITAL RELEASE IS NOW AVAILABLE@BEATPORT-JUNO-TRACKITDOWN-DIGITAL TUNES
--SUPPORTED BY THE HANDS OF KLUTE, STATE OF MIND, BSE, CHRIS SU, OPTIV, THE UPBEATS etc.--
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OUT NOW!! KROT - BUNKER Ep - DataMod019 (Beatport exclusive)
KROT (Kiril Orlov) begins his career in 2006. Predilection to drumandbass has appeared as soon as 1998 when Kirill was only 8 years old. He started to write music in 2005 but his DJ career begins in 2007 in a club called "Tunnel" and on the catamaran "Sapphire". The same year Krot gets in touch with Peter Shershnev (Selector) and starts a collaboration, soon abandoned for a solo career. Since 2007 to this days he works hard on new tracks and keeps raising his production skills. In 2008 Krot gets in touch with Evgeniy Besman (Dj Bes). At that time Bes was searching for new ideas on the Russian neurofunk scene and Kirill's tracks started to get podcasted on «Neuropunk.ru» regularly in a global network. In early 2009 he signs the tune "Tourniquet" on Dj Bes' mp3 label TAMP3CORDS, together with two other tracks into the "Tourniquet EP", receiving good feedback from Russian drumandbass lovers. The beginning of 2009 is perhaps the turning-point in his creativity, signing new tracks on such labels as Mindtech, Modulate and TILT.
Hola !!!
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OUT on 21th of November - ELEKTRONIK PIPE E.P. - Lady Packa and Dirty Drop Family Remixers - Dirty Drop 013 ( IT ) - Tech-Breaks
LADY PACKA IS LADY K TOO IN HER TECHNO-MINIMAL SIDE, PRODUCING AND
REMIXING FOR UP TO 20 INTERNATIONALS LABELS, IN ROOSTERS WITH ARTISTS
LIKE THE HACKER,OXIA,KIKO,SINISA TAMAMOVIC,MARKO NASTIC,TONY
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OUT NOW on Diva Records: ANDREA MATTIOLI & MICROSIZE – Music Return
including remix from: ANDREA ROMA, DYNO, JUAN KUE & JUAN VELINO
Already supported by Paco Osuna, Citizen Kain, Umek, Ahmet Sendil, Koen Groeneveld, Marshall, Alex Di Stefano, Manuel De La Mare, Dandi & Ugo, Danilo Vigorito, Steve Parker, Nihil Yo...ung & Alex D’Elia, Piatto, Sasha Carassi, Frank Garcia, Pierre Deutschmann, Erphun, Miniminds, Ralf, Seismal D, Humantronic, Cassino & Laben, Autodeep, Alex Long, Charlie, Mario Più and more…
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