Hey all, it’s been a while since I’ve personally posted on here, so I thought I would run through a few of my thoughts and up coming bits from the Route 1 Audio camp!
As I am sure you have all seen recently, we had a Pledge Music campaign running to help us fund our next vinyl release [Volume 2]. the digital version will be a 13 track compilation featuring some great artists. The compilation has a mixed bag of genres on it, from Deep Dubstep, Garage, Grime to Footwork, D&B and Jungle. We really want to show the compilations in this light as it sort of showcases exactly what we are about. We try not to tie down to one genre. Me and RNDM, started the label up to put out our own music along with music we generally like, no matter what genre it is. We decided to start the compilations as a way to put all the genres together in one place. Volume 1 followed the same route and the future Volume’s will follow in the same light. With Volume 1 we pressed a vinyl sampler of 7 tracks from the compilation and we are doing the same with Volume 2. We want the compilation vinyls to really be a piece of art, great music, a nice colour sleeve and [with volume2] a coloured vinyl to go with it. As you all know, pressing vinyl is a pricey concept, especially when you are printing full coloured sleeves and coloured vinyl.
So we looked at ways to press Volume 2 vinyl with our limited funds and came to the conclusion of a crowdfunding option would be best. We opted for Pledge Music and put some different options up. It is a difficult process to sell it to people on the pre order but we managed to do it and raise a nice amount of money. We are forever grateful, and it was a massive achievement for us to achieve that and realise we have a really decent support behind us. We have now sent all the bits off for the test presses, and should receive them in the coming weeks.
Now we have funds to go ahead and get this Vinyl sampler pressed, we are now selling pre-orders, so if you missed out on the pledge campaign, you can go grab a copy here [ http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/route1audiovolume2/ ].
Again a massive thank you to everyone that pledged, shared, liked the Volume 2 campaign! The compilation [I promise] will deliver some great music. The previous are already up on our Soundcloud [HERE]. Anyone who uses the above address to order a vinyl [this includes everyone that pledged] before March 3rd, will receive the Volume 2 digital version by mid-March, this will be a good month or 2 before it hits digital stores, as a Massive thank you to you all!! True Fans!!
Route 1 Audio on Hoxton FM [Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month - 7-9pm [GMT]]
Me and RNDM are going to be putting on a monthly show on Hoxton FM. We are going to be covering all bases [Basses] with the show, from Grime, Garage, Dub to Footwork, Future Bass and back again! We want to show you what Route 1 Audio is all about and also what we love to listen to. We hope you come and join us and listen in regular! We are going to be there every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm [GMT]. The streams are live on the Hoxton FM site, also live on Chew TV and can tune in on the Tunein app.
With everything going on with the pledge [Volume 2] and the festive periods, you might have missed our latest 2 releases. They both were debut releases for Route 1 Audio and both varied in genres! We had
ROA013 - Xander George - Nothing Lasts EP [Released 21st December 2015]
This release has variety written all over it. All 3 tracks show multiple strengths from Xander George as a producer and we really loved it when we first heard it. We are lucky enough to be able to release music like this. It is a slightly different angle to what we have been releasing in the last few releases, so it comes as a bit refreshing. Xander George is definitely one to look out for, so go grab a listen to the previews [HERE] and/or buy the EP on all major digital stores [Juno / Beatport / iTunes ]
ROA014 - Jarque - Leverton EP [Released 25th January 2016]
This release from Jarque was a great way to start 2016. Its a deep minimal, chilled Dubstep like release. It is a very well worked EP, and again we are massively lucky to be putting stuff like this out. This is another Route 1 Audio debut, and again we are massively impressed with the whole EP. Some great soundscapes in this one! Go grab a listen [HERE] and/or purchase the EP in full [Juno / Beatport / iTunes ]
For future releases we have a lot planned. The next release will more than likely be Volume 2. After this we have some more EP’s [hopefully one from myself] coming for 2016, keep your ears and eyes peeled! Soon Come!!!
As you may have noticed, we haven’t got any events lined up at present. e have a few reasons for this, being that the Volume 2 vinyl admin, along with the pledge campaign took up a lot of time. Also we are looking to find the right venue. We want to put on FREE events and find a venue that can offer that on a weekend. We are taking a step back and re-evaluating it as we went off course with the events recently, as we felt we needed to put them on. We never wanted to put on paid events and forthcoming we don’t want to either. So fingers crossed we will be back up and running with the events soon. P.s. if you are a venue or promoter and fancy just that then give us a mail [[email protected]]
Chew TV hitting their target!
To finish off todays post, I would just like to say a massive Congratulations to CHEW TV! We have a lot of time for those guys over at Chew, and what they are doing is amazing for not just DJ’s but Venues, Labels, Blogs and more! It was great to see them surpass their target for some fundraising. they have raised a phenomenal amount and it really is a credit to what a great site they’ve made! We will be putting more and more shows on Chew this year so make sure you keep and eye out for those!
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