Lenzman - Looking At The Stars

Lenzman's 'Looking At The Stars' LP has without a doubt been one of the most hyped up and anticipated drops in the DnB scene of 2014 so far, the full LP got dropped for the public yesterday and features a number of collaborations with vocalists such Steo, Martyna Baker and DRS.
 Each track has its own distinctiveness, with Lenzman taking a number of influences from other genres in puzzling together a full LP which isn't short of perfect. It's impossible to choose one track to represent the whole album, but personal favourites of mine balance between 'Just Can't Take' ft. DRS and 'Move & Focus' ft. Dan Stezo.

It's a big year for Metalheadz, 'Looking At The Stars' is an absolute essential for anyone who likes to keep on top of the drum and bass rotation.

 Buy Lenzman's 'Looking At The Stars' LP Here

Zinc - Show Me (Sigma Remix)

It feels like it's been ages since I featured the original of 'Show Me' by DJ Zinc on the blog back in December last year, but it has not long been since I stopped playing it on a regular basis. Huge track which fast-rising drum duo Sigma have decided to work their magic on to re-capture the beauty of the original with a little spin on the genre. Sigma seem pretty unstoppable at the moment, releasing tune after tune, remix after remix and I can safely say I've enjoyed them all. I know a lot of people turn their nose up at pop-dnb but I think the breakthrough of underground genres in a mainstream marketplace is vital in keeping underground genre's alive. All producers and promoters deserve ratings for following what they believe in. Looking forward to hearing more of this remix through the summer.

All About She - C'est Moi (Go Slow EP)

I've introduced All About She to the blog before for Preditah's remix of their track feel-good summer track 'Higher', and now their making a return following the release of their FREE EP 'Go Slow', in which the London-based trio really reinforce their sound.
 The EP features some summer playlist essentials; the group generate a nice compromise between chill-out ambience and funky, bass-driven dance production, making the EP flexible to appropriate surroundings. You should get the general gist of what's expected from this track 'C'est Moi', but make sure you grab all six tracks featured for free by following this link.
Big up these guys, i'm looking forward to their ascendence into the UK commercial dance scene following the likes of acts such as Clean Bandit etc.

MK - Always (Friction Remix)

Route 94's remix of MK's track 'Always' has been taking the music scene by storm at the minute, but DnB is a vice of mine, so naturally this remix from drum-crusader and Shogun boss Friction blew the other versions out of the water for me. Heard this get dropped at Detonate Festival (one of the best days ever) the other week in Nottingham and it all popped off.

 Friction keeps the familiarity of the original but spins a completely different vibe to any other remixes i've heard of the track. It's a big one for festivals, so if Friction is on any of the line-ups you're attending this summer be sure to catch his set.

 If you haven't heard his other latest productions off of the Friction Versus series, 'Battle Scars' or 'Scatter', you're in for a treat; cop that here.

Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill - Overdrive (Gecko)

Kicking off the summer with a tune from Becky Hill and Oliver Heldens that needs no extra showcasing, but is still a tune so deserves its praise. I've heard this track getting a lot of radio play recently, and i'm sure it'll be inescapable over the coming months and will most likely receive a decent position in the UK charts.

Becky Hill is a bit of a legend in my books, namely for being one of the only successful artists to emerge from the UK's series of 'The Voice' so far, and doing so taking the route she's decided to take, rather than the expected overly-commercialised and integrity-lacking releases which usually results from the successors of music-based reality shows.

Powerful vocals from Becky accompanied by an undeniably infectious production from Oliver Heldens, this track is an absolute stomper, the video gives me some seriously queasy vibes though, not cool.

Release for this is from June 22nd, but pre-order here now.

Blog Suspension

For anyone who's taken note of my slacking in posting tunes recently, it's because it's the final stretch in order to get my university degree.
 The blog isn't a priority right now and has had to take a backseat amongst all my deadlines / revision.
I will be back to posting regularly once i've powered through the never-ending amounts of work due in over the coming weeks.

Darby

Alix Perez - U

Exit Records celebrate their 50th release today with this brand new video from musical chameleon Alix Perez. Ever showing off his versatility Perez strikes back with this half-time, bass heavy production on the title track of the forthcoming EP, 'U'.

Track is a stomper, sounds like it's got high potential to be one of those tunes you'll be hearing get dropped in every other drum set for the following months.

The EP is out today, each track with its own distinctive sound and style; purchase via iTunes here