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

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

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

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

SPOTLIGHT: Silent Witness

We spoke with the one they call Silent Witness after featuring in Symmetry’s latest various artists LP, The Other Side.

Greetings Silent Witness. You’ve been affiliated with Ant TC1’s Dispatch Recordings for quite some time now… How has the … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Ruffhouse

Ahead of their back to back releases on Alignment and Ingredients, we caught up with Bristol’s latest fire collective in the form of Pessimist, Vega & Cooper… a.k.a. Ruffhouse.

Pessimist, Vega, Cooper… Tell us a little about yourselves. How did the Bristol connect … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Cuelock [Blueberry Musik]

Blueberry Musik’s head honcho Cuelock speaks to Urban Essence regarding production ethic and label ownership, and fills us in on this week’s release of the Audio Solution compilation LP featuring some of the finest cuts from minimal cadets Es.tereo, Dominic Ridgway, Marukomu and more.

We’re … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Funkyzeit

In the last few years, London has seen a substantial return to the warehouse parties of old. Its more discerning clubbers have become increasingly disillusioned with the lack of appropriate venues for the plethora of new sonic output that continues … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Until Silence

Aficionados of Autonomic, the futuristic and minimal offshoot of drum & bass pioneered by dBridge and Instra:mental, will recognise the name Mode from his inclusion in the seminal Mosaic Volume One LP. His track Stepping Stones was one of the … Read More