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goddard. - day & night
Read more . . . →goddard. keeps appearing in my recommendations and I keep clicking, and at this point I’ve stopped pretending it’s an accident. “day & night” has this looping melodic thing that burrows into your brain. Good looping thing though. This one landed on UKF, which is basically the front door for anyone trying to find out what’s actually moving in drum & bass right now, so the placement tells you the gatekeepers already nodded. What gets me is how light it stays. A lot of liquid-leaning DnB tips over into background-coffee-shop nothingness, the kind of thing that’s pleasant and forgettable in equal...
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Rouman & Krot - F**K Like a G (Future Fire Vol.9)
Read more . . . →Viper’s Future Fire comp always delivers. Rouman & Krot bring proper dark DnB — actual menace in the bassline, the whole way through. Buy / stream this track → More like this Napes - Hit The Corner Newforyu - Maniac Noisia & Mayhem - Choke
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NCT x Genetics - More Than Enough (ft. Kazhi)
Read more . . . →Liquicity liquid DnB with a vocal that actually belongs in the production. Kazhi earns the credit — this sounds like it was written together, not added on top. Gentle enough for daytime listening. Buy / stream this track → More like this Artino & Genetics - At All Costs Flowidus - Midnight Sound (feat. HARLEE) SOLAH, Makoto, Hugh Hardie & Azotix - Lovesick
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Lenzman, Redeyes, Pinty & Natacha Kanga - Heart Is So Heavy
Read more . . . →DnB collab stacked like a late-night lineup. Natacha Kanga’s vocal sits right on the break and it’s doing things. Lenzman and Redeyes together is already a good sign — Pinty rounding it out is just showing off. Buy / stream this track → More like this Murdock - Tightrope (feat. Ruth Royall) Benzla - Overcast VIP KJ KNOX - Real love
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Hush - Erase Me (Future Fire Vol.9)
Read more . . . →Another one from Future Fire Vol.9. Hush keeps it heavy without losing the groove. DnB that doesn’t apologize for being DnB. Buy / stream this track → More like this Raiser - Lonely Day ft. Spiralus and Guildhall Session Orchestra SOLAH & Hoax - Wings SyRan - Crazy Fruits
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Gardna & Shapes - Snakes & Ladders
Read more . . . →Gardna’s been in this game long enough that a track this clean still feels fresh. Shapes brings the right grit to stop it going soft. The vocal sits on top like it was built there. Buy / stream this track → More like this TANTRON & Wiguez - ICARUS (feat. Moneo) Andromedik, Arcando & Raphaella - Hold Me In Heaven Blossom - Good Vibrations
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Flowidus - Midnight Sound (feat. HARLEE)
Read more . . . →HARLEE’s voice on a Flowidus production is just right. Liquid DnB that doesn’t try too hard to be emotional but gets there anyway. Buy / stream this track → More like this NCT x Genetics - More Than Enough (ft. Kazhi) SOLAH, Makoto, Hugh Hardie & Azotix - Lovesick Tian - Smooth
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CRUELT - Harmony (Future Fire Vol.9)
Read more . . . →Track named “Harmony” but it’s anything but peaceful. CRUELT’s on the Viper compilation doing exactly what this genre needs more of. Buy / stream this track → More like this Lenzman, Redeyes, Pinty & Natacha Kanga - Heart Is So Heavy NCT x Genetics - More Than Enough (ft. Kazhi) Rouman & Krot - F**K Like a G (Future Fire Vol.9)
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anaïs - Badgyal Ting (ft. LawdGad)
Read more . . . →DnB and dancehall should collab more. anaïs figured that out. LawdGad’s flow on a rolling break is a better idea than most things released this week. Buy / stream this track → More like this Flowidus - Midnight Sound (feat. HARLEE) Gardna & Shapes - Snakes & Ladders Hush - Erase Me (Future Fire Vol.9)
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10xx - The Unknown (Future Fire Vol.9)
Read more . . . →10xx rounds out the Future Fire picks. Dark, precise, doesn’t outstay its welcome. The name fits. Buy / stream this track → More like this 10xx - Can't Shake This Feeling anaïs - Badgyal Ting (ft. LawdGad) CRUELT - Harmony (Future Fire Vol.9)
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