Daffy debuts on Hot Haus Recs with 3 tracks of Bassline 2-step garage infused house muzak! Having made a name for himself with releases on the super hyped TImeisnow - check the original flavour! More

Bang on trend grooves from the Vivid camp, exploring the current fascination for all things that intersect both the garage and breaks genres. Lead track 'Wicked & Wild' is the one that leans furthest into UKG territory, its bumpy bassline and MC-style vocal giving it heaps of energy and attitude. Flip side instrumentals 'Push Past It' and 'Ronin' meanwhile, evoke the early 2000s spirit of breaksteppers such as Horsepower Productions, the latter especially maintaining the bassline pressure and adding it to the more hardcore vibe of rawer, sampled percussion. Maximum respect! More

Tracklisting:
A1 Daffy - Higher
A2 Daffy - Darker Days
B1 Daffy - Take It Easy
B2 Daffy - Warped

Release Note:
Bristol native Daffy returns to Shall Not Fade with his second solo EP, focusing on the darker aspects of 4x4 garage.

The title track typifies Daffy's unique and forward-thinking take on UKG. The dynamic chant of a dancehall MC is ramped up to invigorate a UKG stomper, the product: a rude, flavoursome track which evokes Spooky and Riko Dan's "High Power". Serious. The aptly-named "Darker Days" is more reminiscent of El-B with cool-toned low end growls before "Take It Easy" and "Warped" bring
things to an energetic close with a stomping 4x4 rhythm and warped bassline which nod to old school speed garage.

Higher EP drops 26th August 2022 via Time Is Now. More

Vivid's unashamedly retro-tinted breakbeat assault continues apace with five more high grade suggest. It is the newly emergent, in form Daffy who follows up a nice EP on Time Is Now earlier in the year with throwback mash up. There are rigid metal chords panning about the mix next to bleeping fax machines and bustling breaks on the opener and from there he doesn't let up. 'Dents' is a bass heavy garage workout with razor sharp hits and 'No Caller ID' drops deeper into warped garage basslines. 'Palm Tree' is pure jungle goodness, and last of all 'Don't Think' is maybe the best of the lot.
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Tracklist:
A1 Daffy - Put Your Feet up
A2 Daffy - Run Around
A3 Daffy - Nerves
B1 Daffy - Lost Again
B2 Daffy - Mishap
B3 Daffy - Wasp's Nest

Release Info:
Shall Not Fade champions its hometown of Bristol for this next release on the Time Is Now White Label series; Daffy has built a name for himself on the local scene putting out forward-thinking garage on labels to watch like Dim Sum Records and Equal People. This will be his first full vinyl EP and it's not one to miss.

Run Around EP builds up the tension throughout; starting off with "Put Your Feet Up", a ghostly atmospheric piece with a sparse beat, sprinkling of ear candy and crescendo of headsy melodies. The title track oozes a growling bassline beneath staccato vocal snatches - it's a deconstructed style of garage that maintains tension while adding a dreamlike quality. More tension encompasses "Nerves" alongside teases of low end wobbles and harsh breaks that coalesce into a punishing jungle track.

"Lost Again" brings in the B-side with this same energy, an explosion of rolling breaks forming the backbone of this rouch and ready Metalheadz style crowd pleaser, calling out to the rave. "Mishap" serves up ragga vocals, impenetrable sub bass and pouncing two-step ripe for a reload, all rounded off with "Wasp's Nest" - a raucous, no holds barred climax to the EP. 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

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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

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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

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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 Lake Haze - Ego Destroyer
A2 Lake Haze - Caribbean Croft
B1 Lake Haze - Inner Peace
B2 Lake Haze - Mind Clarity

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Laze Haze re-joins the Shall Not Fade family, this time with 4 track EP Mind Clarity. More

Tracklisting:
A1 Toby Ross - Foundation
A2 Toby Ross - Stamina
B1 Toby Ross - Sekkle
B2 Toby Ross feat. P.A.B - Make It Thru

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Toby Ross joins the Shall Not Fade family with this heavy weight EP 'Foundation'. More

Tracklisting:
A1 Soul Mass Transit System - Nobody Else But U
A2 Soul Mass Transit System - Break Ur Heart
B1 Soul Mass Transit System - Cookin Up Yer Brain
B2 Soul Mass Transit System - Stand By Me More

Tracklisting:
A1 DJ Crisps - You Stay On My Mind
A2 DJ Crisps - Never Gonna Stop
B1 DJ Crisps - Flat Bass
B2 DJ Crisps - Critical Theory

Sales Note:
Time Is Now regular DJ Crisps returns with 4 massive bass driven anthems! More

Tracklisting:
A1 Kobe JT - Piece Of Mind
A2 Kobe JT - Keepin' It Real
B1 Kobe JT - Dreaming
B2 Kobe JT - Indirect Lyric

Sales Note
Kobe JT returns to Time Is Now with 4 summer driven UKG cuts! More

Tracklisting:
A1 Yosh - Show Me
A2 Yosh - Principle
B1 Yosh - Point Blank
B2 Yosh - Take Down

Sales Note
Time Is Now regular Yosh returns with 4 bass driven bangers! More

Tracklisting:
A1 MoreNight - Bounce Department
A2 MoreNight - Got it all Free
B1 MoreNight - Ay Maaa
B2 MoreNight - Tasty

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One of the most exciting names in the bass music scene MoreNight returns to Time Is Now with 4 summer driven bumpy bangers! More

Tracklisting:
A1 Duskope - Don't Hold Back
A2 Duskope - Give It To Me
B1 Duskope - Losing Control
B2 Duskope - Losing Control (Groovy D remix)

Sales Note
Duskope joins the Time Is Now family, serving up 3 weighty bass driven bangers, backed with a remix from label regular Groovy D.
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Tracklisting:
A1 Mincy - Day Of The Tentacle
A2 Mincy - Corn Pellets
B1 Mincy - Mutant Sunflowers
B2 Mincy - Flesh Suit Dweller

Sales Note
Rising Aussie producer Mincy joins the Time Is Now family, becoming only the second non UK based artist to release on the UKG focussed Bristol based Shall Not Fade sub-label. The Mind Boggles EP is 4 broken beat, techy, bass driven warpers, guaranteed to do damage on the dancefloor.
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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

New Parisian label, Disques Messager, presents its new and second release. As its name suggests, the label has a simple leitmotiv: to place itself among the best messengers for rarities and sought-after gems of the international rare groove. A mission which began like fire last year with a 7inch reissue release including two Brazilian Disco bangers by Cristina Camargo. For this second efforts, the label doesn’t deviate from the artistic and quality path taken, however also making quite a U-turn, this time presenting 2 underrated kind of musical UFO, both from the French scene.
Not many info can be found about Yoanson & Karamie, two young artists from the French African diaspora, who randomly met with Nessim Saroussi and his label Ness Music in the late 80s. Nessim himself doesn’t remind much about the 2 guys, except that he quickly offered to produce them, which resulted in their only EP release, Kalimba (1988). Part of this EP, “African Leaders” is a stunning track melting Afro-Tropical percussions, Disco bass, Early-Electro beats and Leftfield vocals in a way that could remind of Doctor L or Arthur Russel productions.
On the contrary, Philippe de Lacroix-Herpin (aka Prof Jah Pinpin) has a long musical career started in the mid-70s and became a renowned saxophonist playing and recording for many famous French acts such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Chamfort, FFF, or even rap band NTM. In 1994, he moved definitely to the Reunion Island where he quickly launched the Prof Jah Pinpin 4tet, in his own words willing to play “free/funk/jazz/rock/tropical” music… Quite a vast and large musical tag, but which immediately make sense when listening to the surprising “The Final Bird” track. Only released as CD in 1996, this instrumental production has indeed a unique sound and flavor mixing all kinds of elements together (even samples of Weather Report).
Well as you can understand, words are not the best way to describe these 2 hidden treasures, so we strongly recommend the spinning to make your own view!

A - Yoanson & Karamie - African Leaders
B - Prof Jah Pinpin 4tet - The Final Bird (Le Temps D’une Vie) More

Tracklisting
A1 Unknown - Bad Kingdom
A2 Unknown - Labrea
B1 Unknown - Jelly Swim
B2 Unknown - Selekta More

Samy Ponsar aka War has been a firm favourite and valued member of the Utopia family, so it was only a matter of time until his first solo body of work for them would surface. It also happens to be the first dubstep / 140 bpm offering from the label, completely taking things away from the drum & bass things for a beat.

An ice-cold body of work showcases Sam's impressive and continuously growing dexterity both in the idea and engineering spheres alike. The EP is laden with his well-known style and distinctive approach to writing music. As the artist harnesses room-shaking low end frequencies and bone breaking beats, we're invited on a trip filled with jazz and noir soundscapes between 110 and 140 bpm, served on a solid White 10" with full colour sleeve designed by War himself.
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* Limited edition gold vinyl repress of Leviticus' monumental track, 'Burial', remastered for 2023 and back on its original home Philly Blunt. 12" gold vinyl housed in a full-colour gold foil sleeve.

* This release resurrects the original mixes alongside the iconic remixes from the '90s, encapsulating a significant chapter in the Jungle movement. This landmark release not only signifies a pivotal era in Jungle music but also marks the inaugural release on Philly Blunt Records, setting a high bar for the label right from the outset.

* In the early '90s, the jungle scene was set ablaze with 'Burial', a track crafted in Dillinja's home studio under the collaborative genius of Jumpin Jack Frost, operating under the moniker Leviticus. The original mixes, Madamoselle and Lovers Rock, resonated with rare groove and reggae influences that propelled the track to become an anthem at the Notting Hill Carnival, eventually catching the ear of Pete Tong who facilitated a mainstream release on FFRR the following year.

* The remixes encapsulate the collaborative spirit of the era, with Dillinja, Roni Size, and DJ Krust teaming up for the 'Combination Mix', and Ray Keith lending his touch to the 'Tearing Terrorist Mix'. Released in the '90s post the FFRR signing, these remixes added a fresh narrative to the 'Burial' story.

* Reflecting on the creation of 'Burial', Jumpin Jack Frost recalls, "I went to Dillinja's house with the two records, and that was it. We got a beat running and sampled the Mademoiselle "oooh" part first... it just made itself. I was the producer and Dillinja was the engineer... After hearing it a hundred times while we were making it, I thought it was good but I didn't quite know if it was good enough to start playing to the boys. First of all, I made a dubplate with my name in it so I could test it playing it out; I think I played it at Roast and everyone went nuts."

* Bryan Gee, reflecting on the track's impact, mentions, "If you're talking top ten jungle tracks then 'Burial' has got to be in there. You can play it to anyone outside of the jungle scene and they know it."

* This gold vinyl repress is a journey back to the roots of Jungle, offering a tangible piece of Drum & Bass history for enthusiasts and new listeners alike. The profound impact of 'Burial' transcended the Jungle scene, finding resonance across various music genres and remains a testament to the genre's versatility and broad appeal.

* A nostalgic journey and a tangible piece of Drum & Bass history, pre-order now to secure your copy of this genre defining release
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Strut presents the official reissue of a landmark album in the field of African music, Mulatu Astatke’s ‘Mulatu Of Ethiopia’ from 1972.
A1 MULATU 5:00
A2 MASCARAM SETABA 2:40
A3 DEWEL 4:00
B1 KULUNMANQUELESHI 2:05
B2 KASALEFKUT-HULU 2:25
B3 MUNAYE 3:15
B4 CHIFARA More

Renowned for their boundary-pushing sonic explorations, Klein Zage and Joey G ii join forces to deliver a captivating fusion of spoken word and electronic beats in their latest collaborative EP, ‘From New Cross To Ridgewood’ inspired by their time living together in South London. The EP promises an immersive auditory experience that transcends genre boundaries featuring remixes from Local Artist, DJ Python and Ariel Zetina.The EP marks a return to the stripped back musical style Sage became known for early in her career on Orphan Records, such as Womanhood EP and the sensational ‘The Sayers’ on the 2022 edition of Shouts.The record effortlessly blends the ethereal spoken word prowess of Klein Zage with the electronic breaks wizardry of Joey G II. The duo's ability to seamlessly merge spoken word poetry with innovative electronic soundscapes creates a unique and compelling listening journey that captivates from start to finish. Adding to the allure of the EP are the remix contributions from three distinct artists, each bringing their own perspective to the project. More

Groovin recordings is back with another club anthem 12" vinyl repress.
This is the time of the house-techno classic from the early 90's "The House Of God".
Dimensional Holofonic Sound blazed a trail with the release of the EP, House of God back in 1990. The title track became a techno anthem and global hit, and has been featured in DJ sets by Aphex Twin, Ken Ishi and Joey Beltram. More

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As the warehouse-rave season approaches, it’s perfect timing for Shadow Child & Mark Archer to make their collaborative debut on Food Music with a special release that includes 2 vinyl only exclusives that saw a digital release on DJ Haus’ Dance Trax label earlier in 2023. Adding to these is a brand new slice of big-room Techno in the form of ‘Chinwah (Big DJs)’, which will no doubt be pounding its way out of the worlds cooler parties in the coming months with a controversial spoken-word message to boot.


DJ Support:

Horse Meat Disco, Doc Scott, Josh Wink, Pangaea, Joyce Muniz, Benjamin Damage, KE (Kid Enigma), Yung Singh, Anja Schneider (Club Room), Pinch, Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Elle Clark, Joshua James, Monty Luke, Adam Beyer, Otik, Tom Ravenscroft, Nightwave + Martyn Bootyspoon, Violet, TEED, Addison Groove, Mad Miran, Emerald, Dusky More