Tracklisting:
A1 Tower Block Dreams - Bare Dubs
A2 Tower Block Dreams - Street To The Slammer
B1 Tower Block Dreams - If You Want The Reload
B2 Tower Block Dreams - Last One From Me
B3 Tower Block Dreams - From The Top

Release Note:
Almost exactly a year after Tower Block Dreams' Time Is Now debut and the launch of our white label series, the UK-born, Madrid-based producer returns with a club-ready 5 tracker which fuses together the most danceable facets of UKG, grime and breaks.

The opening track "Bare Dubs" pays tribute to UKG's antecedents in pirate radio with sporadic MC vocal samples and a womping bassline. The product: a soundsystem banger with a disjointed, yet fiercely controlled two-step rhythm and grimey, extended basslines a la So Solid Crew and early Scratcha. Flip over the record and the A-side's cold rigour is swapped out for a sultry groove.

Euphoric piano stabs and playful R'n'B vocal chops energise "If You Want The Reload" and video-game-esque bleeps lend "Last One From Me" its blissed-out melody. But don't get too comfortable. The aptly-named "From The Top" sees a return of the opening tracks' grime sensibilities and introduces an FM static atmospheric to take things back to the old school.

Time Is Now White Vol.12 drops 25th February 2022 via Time Is Now. More

Tracklisting
A1 Dr Shemp - Take Me Higher
A2 Dr Shemp - Champion Sound
B1 Dr Shemp - Think First
B2 Dr Shemp - As We Enter
B3 Dr Shemp - Under Control More

Tracklisting
A1 EFAN - Jacob's Ladder
A2 EFAN - Wonky Riddim
B1 EFAN - The Moment
B2 EFAN - Ride the Bass More

Tracklisting
A1 Samurai Breaks - Exercise Riddim
A2 Samurai Breaks - Wheel up
B1 Samurai Breaks - Turbo Diesel
B2 Samurai Breaks - Supa Wobbly Shedda More

Tracklisting
A1 Motorist - Ignition [FKA Generation]
A2 Motorist - Statik
A3 Motorist - Gravitation
B1 Motorist - Current
B2 Motorist - Obelisk
B3 Motorist - Temporal More

Tracklisting
A1 Toby Ross - Tuff Breaks
A2 Toby Ross - Barracks
B1 Toby Ross - Anarchy
B2 Toby Ross - Voyager More

Tracklisting
A1 Andre Zimmer - Sound Survives
A2 Andre Zimmer - Watch Diss
B1 Andre Zimmer - Starter Frequency
B2 Andre Zimmer - Prayers More

Tracklisting
A1 Bop & Cortese - SK1 4AL
A2 Bop - Sparks
B1 Bop - All Of My Hellp
B2 Bop - Déjà vu More

Tracklisting
A1 DJANGO - Mayday
A2 DJANGO - Drugs Are Working
B1 DJANGO - That Shit Funky
B2 DJANGO - Relax Your Body

Sales Note
Scene newcomer DJANGO bursts onto the scene with four weighty bass driven cuts for Shall Not Fade's sister label Time Is Now! More

Tracklisting
A1 Killjoy - Heat In The Dance
A2 Killjoy - Paradise (4x4 Mix)
B1 Killjoy - Lighter Massive
B2 Killjoy - Straight 2 The Neck

Sales Note
Shall Not Fade welcome bass music royalty Killjoy to their Time Is Now sister label with four weighty cuts!

Straight 2 The Neck EP drops July 19th via Time Is Now. More

Tracklisting
A1 ODF - Need 2 Know
A2 ODF - Make Sum Noise
A3 ODF - Rock With Me
B1 ODF - Phoneline
B2 ODF - Strictly OG Rocking

Sales Note
Rising producer ODF makes his debut release for Shall Not Fade's bass driven sister label Time Is Now!

Rock With Me is five dancefloor driven, bass heavy anthems, dropping just in time for the UK festival season!

Rock With Me EP drops July 5th via Time Is Now. More

- 2024 repress / green marbled vinyl -

Tracklisting
A1 Samurai Breaks & Napes - Wavelord Bizniz
A2 Samurai Breaks & Napes - Correct Technique
B1 Samurai Breaks & Napes - Violent Violin's
B2 Samurai Breaks & Napes - FrogMob

Sales Note
Samurai Breaks & Napes team up with 4 massive bass driven anthems for Bristol label Time Is Now! Essential business! More

Tracklisting
A1 Jamie Unknown - Pressure
A2 Jamie Unknown - Tiki
B1 Jamie Unknown - I Wanna
B2 Jamie Unknown - The Rush

Sales Note
Shall Not Fade welcome Jamie Unknown to their Time Is Now sister imprint with four weighty bass driven cuts!

Pressure EP brings together all the best elements of UKG, bass & breaks music forming a hybrid blend of dance music goodness.

Pressure EP drops May 31st via Time Is Now. More

Tracklisting
A1 Xander - You Take Me (so far)
A2 Xander - Feeling
B1 Xander - The Underground

Sales Note
Xander makes his debut on Shall Not Fade sub-label Time Is Now with three 90s driven garage house anthems!

Feeling EP drops May 24th via Time Is Now. More

Tracklisting
A1 Jeremy Sylvester - 90s Man
A2 Jeremy Sylvester - Flashback
B1 Jeremy Sylvester - In The Morning
B2 Jeremy Sylvester - Wickedest Sound
B3 Jeremy Sylvester feat. Maria Labelle - Yard Vibes

Sales Note
Bristol label Time Is Now welcome UK legend Jeremy Sylvester to the family, serving up a killer cut of bumping 4x4 UKG goodness! More

Tracklisting
A1 Nitework - Lose Control
A2 Nitework - All night
A3 Nitework - Falling
B1 Nitework - Desire
B2 Nitework - Be There
B3 Nitework - This Ain't Love

Sales Note
Ell Murphy & Medlar team up for their new alias Nitework, featuring the luscious vocals of Ell Murphy and the classic productions of Meldar, forming a stunning piece of future UKG history. More

Tracklisting:
A1 Frankel & Harper - Counter Strike
A2 Frankel & Harper - Armshouse
B1 Frankel & Harper - Return
B2 Frankel & Harper - Return (Al Wootton remix)

Release Note:
Frankel & Harper deliver the appropriately named "Return EP" on their council work imprint. following on from the "Crouching Tiger EP", CWR005 sticks to the signature Council Work sound, bringing together a fusion of UK Garage, Drum 'n Bass, Breakbeat, Dub and many other flavours. The 3 original tracks feature in the shape of Counter Strike, Armshouse and Return, with the release rounded off with an infectious, stripped back remix of the title track from Trule head honcho Al Wootton. From all out dance floor destroyers, to deeper and more cinematic textures, this collection of beats should easily find a home in many record bags. More

Tracklisting
A1 Unknown Artist - Back The Funk
A2 Unknown Artist - Beginners
B1 Unknown Artist - Block Rockin'
B2 Unknown Artist - The Funk More

For their second release of 2023, T4T LUV NRG present the “Temptation E.P.” by breakout L.A. based producer and DJ Introspekt. Between sets at West Coast renegades, Introspekt has caught the attention of DJs the world over with her heavy and beautifully crafted UKG productions on Gimme A Break and Shall Not Fade, including a forthcoming release on Interplanetary Criminal’s compilation for Locked On. T4T LUV NRG label heads Octo Octa and Eris Drew were introduced to Introspekt through Bored Lord and eagerly signed the Temptation e.p. on a first listen, already having been fans of her music. Their imaginations were immediately captured by this U.S. artist’s fresh take on UKG, which borrows certain motifs from Ballroom culture and classic house sounds. All of the tracks on “Temptation” utterly rip in a playful way but they also have a genuine emotion and narrative that Introspekt weaves through all the swingin’ beats and bass. We can’t wait to hear these juicy tunes work the bins over the coming months! More

Our beloved Legofunk Records is back with a new fresh and vibrant wax perfect for your summer. This time with Matalo! and his 4 tracks Ep. Really hot stuff! More

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Bikinis, the dancing and the kisses. The endless season of youth.

Tracklist:

A Sabato Italiano (Vocale)
B Sabato Italiano (Strumentale) More

Second Pressing, Fanzine is now printed on the innersleeve.

With two critically acclaimed albums and a swathe of award-winning production turns under their belt, Ana Frango Elétrico present their most confident and accomplished work to date: Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua / Call Me They That I’m Yours. Gesturing to a tradition of Brazilian boogie music, but bouncing with modern pop ebullience, the album sees the Rio artist evolve from a captivating upstart into a surefooted scene leader in full stride.

At just 25, the prolific artist and producer has already garnered worldwide admirers. Ana’s sophomore Little Electric Chicken Heart was nominated at the 2020 Latin Grammys. Since then, standalone singles have received the WME ‘Best Music Producer’ Award, recognising Ana’s deep passion for music production – a passion which has led to collaborations with nascent Brazilian stars Dora Morelenbaum, Illy and Sophia Chablau. Most recently, Ana was hailed for their co-production of Bala Desejo’s 2022 Latin Grammy-winning album Sim Sim Sim.

The new album finds Ana at their most assured and full voiced. Album opener “Electric Fish”, with funky bass and shimmering backing vocals, sets a buoyant tone. “Boy of Stranger Things” is its bombastic counterpart. It’s the grooviest Ana has ever sounded. And the most brazen. Lyrically, where Ana was once oblique on personal matters, they are now forthright – lucidly exploring their gender identity, citing accessible cultural references, and often singing in English.

“I started this album in 2021 with the intention of showing, in means of sound, understandings and feelings about queer love, subjectively exposing myself,” the non-binary artist states – before qualifying that though “feeling was its driving force, the album is really about musical production."

“There’s so many references to different decades,” Ana explains. “Seventies drums with eighties processing … Going back, getting beyond … Testing the limits of organic sounds”. Characteristically playful, on Me Chama, Ana takes vivid and rewarding detours through funk-inflected R&B (“Dela”) and art pop (“Dr. Sabe Tudo”). “Nuvem Vermelha” is a cinematic chanson with lush strings that recalls Arthur Verocai. Then, “Coisa Maluca” loafs with the indie insouciance of Canadian slacker Mac Demarco. Later, “Let's Go Before Again”, is a full-on drum machine workout evocative of Stereolab.

“Even if people don't find my own references here, they'll find theirs,” observes Ana. “Maybe that’s this record’s biggest goal.” More

An artist needing little introduction, having crafted a playful yet impactful sound that is entirely his own spanning house to breaks, electro and beyond, Cologne’s Kolter continues to prove exactly why he’s in such high demand as a producer and a DJ. Following his debut on Up The Stuss back in 2021, his releases since have landed via labels such as Solid Grooves, Shall Not Fade, Pilot, Berg Audio and his own Koltrax imprint, and he picks up right where he left off with a long-awaited return to Chris Stussy’s admired imprint with four cuts that have been in heavy rotation for the label boss for months. From the hooky vocal samples to the rumbling groove and vibrant bass guitar licks, title track ‘That Was Fresh’ brings the arrival of one of the German’s most requested anthems to date. Add in the helter-skelter electronics and glitchy sonics of ‘This Is It’, the breaks-driven and resonant ‘Feel’, and the hazy yet driving ‘I’m Fine, Thanks!’, and the four tracks showcase Kolter at his best as he makes a triumphant return.

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Groovy D debuts on Hot Haus Recs after turning heads on Time Is Now, Shall Not Fade & Hardline Sounds - here we are treated to 2 UK-Garage infused House burners and a couple of weighty 2 Step cuts. More

One of the biggest, breakbeat channelling stompers out there, courtesy of the in-demand duo Borai and Denham Audio, finally gets an official release with three fiery remixes via Room Two Recordings. A track that’s ripped through airwaves and club dancefloors alike, ‘Make Me’ has all the hallmarks of a future classic. Doused in Amen breaks, rattling subs, rave stabs and an instantly recognizable mid ‘80s Donna Allen sample. Together the track feels like a long forgotten rave anthem from the ‘90s with its mix of high intensity breaks and soulful vocals.

With the original sample cleared, three producers step up to remix this undeniable anthem. First Sheffield’s Big Ang with her Rave To The Grave remix, playing homage to her hometown with a bassline and bleep flavoured rework. Mani Festo then hits hyperspace with his glitched out, jungle warper, before Paul Sirrell closes out proceedings serving up a huge slice of piano house heat.

DJ Support:
Peggy Gou, Prospa, Special Request, Annie Mac, DJ Seinfeld, Kolsch More

Deadly Habitz debut release on Lost City Archives, delivering the goods with four stomping cuts of Garage & Speedy G. No nonsense, straight talking beats. More

EP with 90s and 00s UKG, Tech House and Speed Garage influences and samples. Support includes plays on BBC Radio 1 by Moxie, 1xtra by Conducta and NTS by Bradley Zero. More