FIVE STEPS: Billion & Codebreaker MC

Following on from the belated release of Defence and the Skeptical remix last week on Alignment, we caught up with Billion and Codebreaker MC (two thirds of the former Fathom Audio crew) who gave us their Five Steps from origins … Read More

UE.11: Fade

Having explained his musical journey from past to present and future in his Five Steps, Ukranian badman Fade steps up to deliver the 11th UE guest mix.

UE.11: … Read More

FIVE STEPS: Fade

Following on from his release on Chemical Ally’s fledgling label Rooted Recordings, Ukrainian badman Fade drops in with his interpretation of our new ‘Five Steps’ feature. Step right up people…

Step 1: Origins

“I can’t really say – … Read More

Soul:ution Exit Records Special: Band On The Wall – 30/11/12

Soul:ution Exit Special – 30.11.12 – Band On The Wall Manchester

This month Manchester’s Soul:ution returns to Band On The Wall for the second instalment of the bi-annual Exit Records residency. With residents including Calibre, Dub Phizix and Marcus … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: dRamatic & dbAudio

With the sixth instalment of Mars Recordings incoming imminently, we caught up with red-hot duo Dramatic & dbAudio to discuss their relationship with Mars, sample-hunting and world cinema…

Julian and James… How has 2012 been treating you so far?

2012 has been … Read More

C.K. Mann & His Carousel 7 – Funky Highlife

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Trawling through the Urban Essence promos mailbox can, at times, be a tedious task. While we’re blessed with receiving a lot of exciting new music that’s fresh off the press, one sometimes feels bombarded by the deluge of uninteresting, formulaic … Read More

RETROSPECTIVE: Hamilton – Echoes

Something a bit different from the UE camp: in our new ‘Retrospective’ series, we’ll be taking a subjective look at some of the key tracks that have shaped our taste in music – those that have led to the creation … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Silent Dust Pt.2

With another stupidly good single incoming on their own imprint None60, we caught up with Silent Dust to discuss the evolution of their sound, the practicalities of long-distance collaboration and key moments in their career so far.

Greetings, Silent Dust. Tell … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Zero T

We’re very honoured to have been given the opportunity to speak to one of our (and most probably your) favourite producers’ in the game, following on from his triumphant return to form on CIA‘s Deepkut this week with long-time collaborator Beta … Read More

UE.10: Silent Witness

Following on from his interview a short while back, we’re excited to present the tenth instalment of the UE mix series courtesy of tech maestro Silent Witness – showcasing tracks from Dispatch, Symmetry, and Commercial Suicide, plus forthcoming bits from … Read More