THE FOOTWORK JUNGLE

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[PREMIERE] Subp Yao - Backwitda (Yoofee Remix)

Unchained presents “The Remixes” compilation, a 16 track exploration of sound, encompassing a slew of fresh music by some insanely fresh talent as well as a collection of the label’s best remixes to date. With a universal roster of artists from China, Europe, UK and the States, the LP continues to forward the label’s aim of discovering and embodying unique forms of fast bass music whilst staying true to the foundations of Drum and Bass.

Representing China, both RADIAX and 3ASIC reinterpret two of the label’s biggest tunes by OAKK and HØST - resonating with elements of rolling DNB, Jump Up, Juke and Hardcore.  From the UK, WHINEY, ROHAAN, HØST and ARKAIK deliver various mutations of grit - spanning minimal, glitch, halftime and liquid. Continuing to explore fertile new ground, contributors from Europe also exhibit their rich diversity in all things electronic. From modular wubs to halftime gems to left-field bangers WAS A BE, FRACTALE, BLACK BARREL, KABUKI and SUPB YAO probe fresh hybrid terrain. Stateside, DOCTOR JEEP continues his unfolding journey into Drum’n’Bass whilst SINISTARR meditates firmly on his Detroit roots.

In this premiere we present Unchained remix comp winner YOOFEE offering his outstanding take on “Backwitda”.  Listen here:

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[PREMIERE] DJ Madd - Gangsta Junglist [UNCH018]

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Anyone who is an avid listener of Jungle, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, UK Garage and Bass would be familiar with Pete Simon aka DJ Madd - a name synonymous with these genres, boasting an impressive track record of consistent and popular releases that only highlights the tenacity of this producer’s seemingly boundless energy. Now based in the US, the Budapest-born beatmaker has had his music on respected labels such as Cosmic Bridge, Dub-Stuy, Black Box, and even on our very own FWJ compadre Anna Morgan’s label Worst Behaviour Records amongst many others. This next release from him comes from young and upcoming Hong Kong-based label Unchained Recordings, who’s already hosted a slew of other prominent music producers such as Sinistarr, OAKK and Doctor Jeep on their roster.

His new All Massive EP is a three piece club-selection combination that carries heavy bass-freight across Drum & Bass, Halftime and 140. All three tracks are amazing and charged with heavy funk-etched 808s, Jamaican flavours, rolling percs and just enough darkness to fit like a glove with a well-tuned 3am club sound-system whilst keeping the dance floor charged with full dial grins.

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[PREMIERE] DJ Madd - Gangsta Junglist [UNCH018]

DJ Madd - All Massive is available digitally on Bandcamp, Beatport and Juno from 26th June, 2020 onwards.

Pre-orders available here on the Unchained Bandcamp site: smarturl.it/allmassive

For more on Unchained Recordings: https://unchainedrecordings.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/unchained.asia/ https://www.instagram.com/unchained.asia/

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Landlord’s House Coat - Cold In The Summer (Anna Morgan Remix)

We are wild excited to bring you a never-before-heard cut from the upcoming Landlord's House Coat EP on Samsara Beats. 2 tracks and 2 remixes make up 'A Party For Urchins', an EP rife with explosive bass kicks and rolling jungle breaks. FWJ's own Anna Morgan produced a potent remix of 'Cold In The Summer' that we get to share with you today, featuring a bountiful assortment of free-falling percussive elements and crunchy processed breaks.

LISTEN HERE

A PARTY FOR URCHINS is out December 6 on all your favorite digital haunts. Keep an eye on the Samsara Bandcamp for release day! samsarabeats.bandcamp.com/

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FWJ067 - ANGIESLISTE

The series continues with a mix from Houston's multigenre DJ/Producer ANGIESLISTE. With fast paced blends through the world of Footwork and rap influenced Jungle rollers, this mix provides an energetic 50 minutes to chew on.

follow----->@angiesliste

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HOMESICK - 1800AREYOUSLAPPING

Set for release during the most energized part of the summer, the forthcoming single is a confirmed slapper from peer reviews including a track premiere with Resident Advisor. The release contains a 160bpm club tool from HomeSick released through NYC label WORST BEHAVIOR! Blurring lines between Ghettohouse and Bass music, the track comes just in time for a last minute addition to your summertime thumbdrive. The flipside of this single features a slapping Ghettotech rework from Detroit born electronic pioneer Sinistarr!

Operators are standing by, preorder your copy today!!

HOMESICK - 1800AREYOUSLAPPING

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Lukro & Regent Street - Fyah

Got a new one today from Peruvian-born, now Mexico City-based, Lukro. Fyah, co-produced with New York’s Regent Street, is his latest track released by the Ten Toes Turbo label - home of the best underground footwork coming out of Mexico. They just dropped a music video for the track here.

Follow Lukro:

Soundcloud:​ https://soundcloud.com/lukr0

Facebook:​ https://www.facebook.com/Lukr0/

IG:​ https://www.instagram.com/lukr0/

Twitter:​ https://twitter.com/Lukr0

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FRESHTILLDEF - FOOTWORK JUNGLE EXCLUSIVE MIX VOL.63

TODAY In the Footwork Jungle we are pumped to present to you a mean 33 from Texas’ Footwork front-runner, and Freshmoon Records co-founder, FRESHTILLDEF! Choq full of the cutting edge in Footwork fusion and Juke gems, we are excited to share with you volume 63 of our mix series!

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[PREMIERE] Sinistarr - Torpor

Today in the Footwork Jungle we have the honor to give you the FIRST LISTEN to one of the wildest tunes off Defrostatica's forthcoming 12" with Detroit's footwork inspired club mastermind Sinistarr. Arm your subwoofers for this one as it takes you through foggy sonic soundscapes sprinkled with Sinistarr's hallmark of bitcrushed sound effects and strong sub pulsation patterns that just might damage your neighbors fine china collection.

The EVERYTHING ON TIME EP is out June 14th on all your favorite platforms.

Follow ----> @sinistarr ----> @defrostatica

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PLOT TWIST - LO BAT

Both the label and the artist of this release are have been good friends of ours since Footwork Jungle’s inception in 2012 and they have come together on what is an absolutely BANGIN 4 track juke EP on Toronto run label Philthtrax whose iconic emblem is immediately recognizable to anyone who has been with us since the early days. 

"Lo Bat” as described by the producer of the EP, Plot Twist, “is about diagnosing and troubleshooting life around us. It feels like we're malfunctioning, running around with non-essential functions switched off” bringing a concept familiar to many of us into the sonic styling of a fast paced juke release. 

Philthtrax has given us the unique opportunity to give away 10 FREE COPIES of the album with our post today! Below you will find 10 codes that can only be used 1 time, first come first serve!

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LO BAT is OUT NOW at all your fave digital shops!

@plot-twist Buy: bit.ly/2K3hhXF

Artwork: Shannon Reddy Mastering: Simjon Spengler

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FOOTWORK JUNGLE EXCLUSIVE MIX VOL.62

With roots in 90s hip hop and early 00's trip hop, Southern Germany's Mi0m breaks through genre boundaries for volume 62 of the Footwork Jungle Mix Series. Eclectic footwork patterns, booming bass-lines and crackling 808 rimshots make up a beautiful sonic landscape clocking in at an hour and four minutes making for a perfect end of the spring for our exclusive mix series.

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Samurai Breaks returns to Halogen Music after 3 years with a 6 track EP, ‘Anti Social Club’. LISTEN on our Soundcloud. 

“This release is the fruit of past few years experiments and explorations into the depths of jungle and all of its weird evolutions. The title track, ‘Anti Social Club’ opens up with ripping bass stabs and out of order drum cuts, chucking you around and getting you pumped up.”

Samurai Breaks is a Leeds, UK based beat technician. His music fuses together influences of footwork / grime / jungle / rave and trap into a heady, high energy combo to get your feet moving. With ‘Anti Social Club’ he certainly maintains his energetic standards, growling bass chops dancing around shuffling breaks.

The EP will be out Monday, May 27th, so keep your eyes/ears out.

Preorder link here. 

https://soundcloud.com/footwork-jungle/premiere-samurai-breaks-anti-social-club

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J(AY).A.D - SWINGING FLAVORS VOL.8

Our friends at Beat Machine have recently rolled out volume 8 of their exciting Swinging Flavors release series with none other than J(AY).A.D who has been a good friend of this blog since it’s early days (including the opening track to the first and only compilation we ever released). Two monstrous tracks including a remix from none other than California’s TASO. Purchasers of the digital release will be treated to the bonus track Ghost Chat with its wide-eyed synthwork and the clever footwork inspired break-cutups that are so familiar to the J(AY).A.D sound. 

Swinging Flavors volume 8 is out now via the Beat Machine Bandcamp with your choice of a orange colored 7″ record or a digital download. 

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[PREMIERE] Beat Kitty X OhNo ft Nova Zef- Chowder 

These power house NYC artists team up to produce a 160 hybrid club banger. Beat Kitty's production is an imaginative fusion of footwork and global beats, while Nova’s vocal performance adds a pop accessibility that is both feminine and empowering. Through out the tune you can hear the bird song of Chowder, Beat Kitty’s pet parrot. This is the first premiere off the forthcoming 14 track compilation collaboration between Canadian hybrid Label Noctilux Collective and Portland bass label/party series Sublimate Records. The compilation features new heat from some of our favorite international haft time and footwork jungle producers such as Sinistarr, Greazus, Mooves, Captivate, Kid Kun, Sonis, Samurai Breaks and many more... Out on Bandcamp April 27th. 

https://bit.ly/2IFhiS0

Beat Kitty is a rising producer based in Brooklyn, who’s name has been recently popping up across the US festival circuit. As a classically-trained singer and flautist who was rooted in metal, her varied influences like DnB, Footwork, and global bass are used liberally in curating innovative and exciting soundscapes. You can expect to see many more productions and straight-up fire as she continues to experiment with international influences and bass-driven tones.

Brooklyn based artist Nova Zef travels the streets with her unique swag and soulful movement while speaking her poetry to the city sounds of NYC. You have seen her play at Lightning In a Bottle, Electric Forest, Symbiosis Gathering, The Bowery Ballroom, Elsewhere, Baby's Alright as well as mcing with some of the hottest dj's in the world. Nova Zef has transformed her years of cypher performances into one night born singles and is currently working on her second album. Her sound is multicolored. You will usually hear her voice on Earth pounding bass drums with a touch of global flare. Nova is the lead vocalist and creative mind in her band Pendulum People. Pendulum People is full live experience of music, dance, fashion with theatrical aspects. Whether she is spitting spells, creative directing her own music videos, collaborating with her team Pendulum People, making hats and hustling NYC- Nova seeks to reach all generations, including the next. Nova is a powerful woman with a voice to make a positive impact. 

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FWJ EXCLUSIVE MIX - Juke Joint (Manchester)

We are happy to present this new mix from Manchester DJ duo and party promoters Juke Joint! These two have been spreading and celebrating footwork, juke, and jungle music through their mix series, and now their party series.  As a DJ duo they compliment compliment each other with dancefloor weight from the full span of the 160 scene - guaranteed to get your feet workin and body jukin!

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Provoke makes his Aufect Debut with “Shapeless”

After a decade of dissecting almost every genre of dance music, Provoke has emerged playing and producing sounds truly like no other. With an experimental and boundary pushing attitude, Provoke takes you on a lucid journey of the mind and body with heavy beats and fast bpms. With a deep commitment to his craft, he strives to continuously provide a fresh sound, pushing boundaries and creating those face twisting, jaw dropping, wow moments on the dance floor. Featured on Aufect Recordings MASSIVE 10 year compilation alongside some of the most influential names in forward thinking bass music, A new single out on Noctilux and an his new on Aufect,  this artist has been turning heads a lighting up dance floors. With a heavy arsenal of unreleased material his show is one you don't wanna miss!

https://soundcloud.com/aufect-recordings/sets/provoke-shapeless-auf040

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Footwork Jungle Exclusive Mix volume 60: BASTIENGOAT

Bastiengoat (Oakland) Featuring a ton of dubs and new tracks, Bay area rave legend Bastiengoat shows off his unique productions for our 60th installment of the footwork jungle exclusive mix series. He currently working on a few new albums to be self released as well as 2 EPs for moveltraxx and worst behavior. Born and raised in the bay area and still living in Oakland CA, Bastiengoat has been producing for nearly a decade, making music his whole life, he also throws events in the bay  “I got into electronic music because of jungle (Dillinja remix I heard on a Bjork CD my friends Dad gave me when I was really young and have been hooked since). Got into footwork in 2010 when I heard 'break it down' by DJ Roc. I make and play a wide array of genres, but mainly focus on faster tracks. I am planning a lot of big shows in the bay area throughout the year, but can't speak on them yet. No out of town gigs planned but open to them. 

 “s/o 2 Moveltraxx (Big Dope P), Worst Behavior (Anna Morgan and Bell Curve), Trash Cvlt, Club Chai, Smartbomb, Juke Bounce Werk, AST, Primitive Science, Apex and all the sound crews that have helped me get to where I am. HUGE FUCKING SHOUT OUT TO MY GIRLFRIEND lmao. i aint shit w/o her.”

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SLICK SHOOTA - VIP VAULTS

Our Norwegian-slash-Canadian friend Slick Shoota has just published a serious stack of VIPs and new Club Tools all from the VIP VAULTS. 160bpm dancefloor pleasers and rowdy battle tracks measure up 20 high and are available on the Slick Shoota bandcamp for a measley 5 bucks, 

Get your copy HERE