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Hailing from Cologne, Germany, Bukez Finezt has been dropping bassweight since 2006. Incidentally so has the record label Deep Medi. On the 1st of October, Deep Medi will celebrate its 10th birthday in London at Electric Brixton, where Bukez Finezt is top of the bill and sure to be celebrating his own decade of musical mayhem. Bukez’ latest release is on the aforementioned legendary label, dubbing him one of the soldiers of soundsystem culture. The two tracks released, ‘The Main Rule’ and ‘Unknown Force’, begin and end this mix that will take you through everything you need to know about Bukez Finezt.

His style flitters skilfully between dubstep, trap and the soul-moving, sub-bass heavy elements of the more minimal ends of dubstep. With only a few songs creeping above 140BPM and only one below, he has a clear love for the stepping rhythm that dubstep’s staple speed brings to a track. The wobbles he inflicts on his tracks are rarely repetitive and enjoy the freedom he gives them, letting the music naturally flow into new sections and stuttering silences wherever the song needs them.

Many of his tracks are tank-driving masterpieces of destruction and carnage, with samples of women screaming, guns firing and rappers chanting about death. However, Throughout the mix you’ll see the diversity of his music. The organic movements that are clear in his wobble production comes through in some of his trap, which switches up the tempo to garage, house and straight rolling sections between each 16 bars, or less.

With releases all over the place from Skism’s Black Label, Datsik’s Firepower Recs, to his most recent on Deep Medi, Bukez Finezt brings you the ideal form of every kind of dubstep: wonky, evolving and bass-driven.

Tracklist: 0:00:00 Bukez Finezt - The Main Rule 0:01:43 Bukez Finezt - Mental Torture 0:03:13 Bukez Finezt - Midnight Madness 0:04:48 Bukez Finezt - Slobber 0:06:45 Bukez Finezt - Spac Attack 0:08:48 Bukez Finezt - Watz Crackin 0:10:30 Bukez Finezt - Noddin Norbert 0:12:20 Bukez Finezt - Scarz 0:13:42 Bukez Finezt - Code Red 0:15:35 Bukez Finezt - Hungry Bowser 0:16:41 Bukez Finezt - Pew Pew Dem 0:17:10 Bukez Finezt ft. Busta Rhymes - Fukk What Cha Heard 0:18:28 Bukez Finezt - The Butcher 0:20:05 Bukez Finezt - World Riddim 0:23:34 Bukez Finezt - Rumpin 0:25:37 Bukez Finezt - Doin it Raw 0:29:13 Bukez Finezt - I Get 0:32:00 Bukez Finezt - Rabid Rabbit 0:34:15 Bukez Finezt - Waterdrops (Bukez Finezt Remix) 0:36:00 Bukez Finezt - Macho 0:37:00 Bukez Finezt - Dem Luv Dat 0:40:18 Bukez Finezt - Cool 0:41:50 Bukez Finezt - Dishes 0:44:35 Bukez Finezt - Silly German 0:47:00 Bukez Finezt - Pain In The Ass 0:49:05 Downlink - Ghost (Bukez Finezt Remix) 0:50:39 Fused Forces - Ugly Face (Bukez Finezt Remix) 0:52:55 Bukez Finezt - Hiccups 0:55:13 Bukez Finezt - Bubblin VIP 0:56:30 50 Carrot - Liquid Acid (Bukez Finezt VIP) 0:57:50 Bukez Finezt - Duck Trumpet VIP 0:59:30 Bukez Finezt - Up VIP 1:01:28 Bukez Finezt - The Bunch 1:03:57 Bukez Finezt - Knock Knock 1:04:18 Bukez Finezt - Head Top (Bukez Finezt Remix) 1:05:14 Bukez Finezt - Loco 1:08:10 Bukez Finezt - Eagle 1:10:13 Bukez Finezt - Homicida 1:11:37 Bukez Finezt - Under Control 1:16:34 Bukez Finezt - OK 1:17:32 Bukez Finezt - Unknown Force

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--SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES-- Review: [https://www.theodysseyonline.com/mala-mirrors] [Tracklist Below] Mala, dubstep originator and owner of the Deep Medi record label, continues his South American journey in his brand new and highly anticipated album, Mirrors. Released on the 24th of June via Gilles Peterson’s record label, Brownswood Recordings, fans can finally grab it straight from Mala’s Bandcamp. The songs are available in three formats: digital download, CD or a 3 x vinyl boxset.

The opening track, Kotos, has been creating hype for a few months already and we got to catch a glimpse of the sure-fire roller, Looney, from a radio clip featuring Gilles Peterson and James Blake. Other than that, fans haven’t had much to go on until now. The titles of each track were available to ponder, leaving us time to see how long the album was and guess the headbangers and the more unique spins simply by the names... Review continued here: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/mala-mirrors

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Mala - Cunumicita (performed by Danitse) Mala - Zapateo ( feat. Colectivo Palenke) Mala - Inga Gani Mala - Cusco Street Scene Mala - Looney Mala - They're Coming Mala - Dedication 365 Mala - Shadows Mala - Take Flight Mala - Kotos (feat. Asociacion Juvenil Puno) Mala - The Calling Mala - Markos Swagga Mala - 4 Elements Mala - Sound Of The River (feat. Sylvia Falcón)

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— [Tracklist below] The dubstep super-group, Magnetic Man’s self-titled album is now ready to Lock In to right here. Consisting of Benga, Skream and Artwork, Magnetic Man was formed at the peak of dubstep’s early rise in the UK. Their production is anthemic, whether we’re talking the gritty, long-standing bassline from Mad, or the lighters waving with Angela Hunte in I Need Air. Ms Dynamite’s legendary bars in Fire take the mix to a whole new level and rave-vocal superstar, Katy B, blesses the tracks Crossover and Perfect Stranger with her sound.

Alongside these fem vocales are John Legend (Getting Nowhere) and Sam Frank (Boiling Water). The more mellow side of Magnetic Man comes across with these guys, with contemplative lyrics driving wobbling half-step beats. With remixes from Red Light, Benga and Digital Soundboy, we go beyond dubstep. The legacy that Magnetic Man left is here.

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Tracklist: Magnetic Man - Box Of Ghosts Magnetic Man - I Need Air (feat. Angela Hunte) Magnetic Man - Karma Crazy Magnetic Man - K Dance Magnetic Man - Perfect Stranger (Benga Remix) Magnetic Man - Perfect Stranger (feat. Katy B) Magnetic Man - Anthemic Magnetic Man - Certified Banger Magnetic Man - Fire (feat. Ms Dynamite) Magnetic Man - Corner Of A Dark Room Magnetic Man - I Need Air (Redlight Remix) Magnetic Man - Ping Pong Magnetic Man - Getting Nowhere (feat. John Legend) Magnetic Man - Crossover (feat. Katy B) Magnetic Man - Mad Magnetic Man - The Bug Magnetic Man - Boiling Water (feat. Sam Frank) Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo Magnetic Man - I Need Air (Digital Soundboy Remix)

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— [Tracklist and Artist/Buy Links Below] TMSV has sliced through the drum and bass scene with his latest, razor-edged EP, Hunter. Released on Artikal Music, the beats that pump through are proud masterpieces of the underground, atmospheric sound that continues to kill the UK and far beyond.

Face the floor, tune into the sound and get your skank hands ready, because Hunter is polluted with a glorious array of rapid percussion, meditative basslines and an untouchably solid rhythm driving every track. The title track has been given a noxious remix from none other than J:Kenzo, who takes the 1000-needle percussive texture of Hunter and spreads it across a five minute track, which progresses in its necessary timing from a sub-low mosh-pit to a hi-end-thick cataclysm of hi-speed production.

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Tracklist: TMSV - Hunter EP - Hunter TMSV - Hunter EP - Laddergoat TMSV - Hunter EP - Speed TMSV - Hunter EP - Hunter (J-Kenzo Remix)

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— [Tracklist Below] You’ve locked into a full-rounded view of the dubstep scene, both recent and classic. Brand new tracks from Sepia, Misfit and Piezo feature in this one alongside an eclectic mix of unmistakable head-rockers selected by Kamer.

Sepia’s latest Infernal Sounds release includes Remember, which no doubt harks back to the old-school, wobble-based material of stuff like Ghostship by Kromestar. The crystal clear chill vibe he is known for comes through in Laid To Rest, mixed with the opening track to Enter Shikari’s Common Dreads album. The digital release, Seperation, floats along on its skip-beat timeframe and allows time to breathe, whilst the drums send your heart into cardiac arrest. A kind of epilepsy of sound. Grab it in the link below!

A brand new track (for Free DL, check the link below the tracklist!) from upcoming producer/DJ, Misfit, rocks the DMZ vibe late in this mix. Jackal is the old-school wobbler by Misfit rocking up next to Loefah’s haunting Crackk Bong. It’s not just an old-school wobbler though, the track takes the elements of those tracks we know and love, but twists them with a clean drive and forward thinking motion to keep the rhythm fast, interesting and progressive.

Piezo’s release on Artikal Music is insane as well. A clashing array of SFX and dance-pushing basslines made it a must-have for this mix. The slightly more techno elements of his work seem to have evaporated, leaving the salt of dubstep to crystalize in a perfect mix of Godzilla-style soundtrack inclusions, weird, warbling synthesizers and satisfying, dubby stepper beats. Grab it in the link below!

These artists alongside Turner, Foamplate, The Aliens, Mala, Thelem, N-Type and the rest make for a truly alternative mix.

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Tracklist: Enter Shikari - Common Dreads Sepia – Laid To Rest Mala - Curfew Thelem - False Imprint (Original Mix) Turner - Acid Trip Feat. Ill Chill Truth - Syria Leon Switch - Deadlock (Original Mix) Distance - Set You Free (feat. Stepa) BadKlaat - Grim (The Aliens UK VIP) CASPA - Submission (Youngsta remix) Sepia - Remember Foamplate - Oculus Rift N-Type & Cyrus - Conscious JME - Work Piezo - Sugar Radikal Guru - Earthwalker Kahn - Dread (Gorgon Sound Version) Tunnidge - Stone Circles Sleeper - Shatterz EP Kaya Misfit - Jackle DJ Youngsta - Crackk Bong (Loefah Remix) Emalkay - Crusader Piezo - Sweat Coffi & Tsuruda - La Flame Sepia  - Separation Mala - Noches Sueños feat. Danay Suárez

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Kanji Kinetic has been producing bad-trip inducing facemelters for some time. As the creator/owner of Mutant Bass Records, he continues to unleash the fury upon the minds of gurned out punters from the free rave scene to the beer soaked nightclub dancefloor. His latest release on Chip Butty Records (CBR) alongside Dr Cryptic (CBR owner/creator) brings the womp back into the straight line kick. Predominantly running around 140 BPM, Kanji revels in the jet-fueled, twisted mid-range wobbles. A need for hectic activity in his music brings in the pulsing kick drum, a sickening array of hi-hats and zapping end-of-bar twists. The VIP of his mid-apocalypse soundtrack, Zombies, escalates fearlessly into the realm of gabba. The relentless onslaught is huge, even confined to the realms of your headphones. The music featured in this mix comes from the two Bass Oddity Volumes released by Kanji Kinetic and The Old Timers EP by both Kanji and Dr Cryptic. 

Dr Cryptic, who produced two of the four songs on the Old Timers EP, which was released earlier this year on his very own Chip Butty Records. Cleaning up the fast-paced bassline dancefloor are his tracks, Bronson the Hedgehog and Dirty Like Your Sister. It’s great to hear some completely unaltered samples from the Sega Megadrive game Sonic the Hedgehog. Often, if a sample from an old game is used in a track it’s misted over into a barely recognisable form. In Bronson the Hedgehog however, a huge array of samples from the old game are peppered throughout the track. As the name Dirty Like Your Sister might suggest, his tracks are rude, unforgiving and, well you know your sister better than I do.

As a sort of bonus track, Murlo’s remix of Heartbroken by T2 had to be included in the mix due to the high-pitch vocals already included in Kanji Kinetic’s mix-ending track, Ur Heart. Check out the tracklist below!

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Kanji Kinetic - Hazchem VIP

Kanji Kinetic - Phantasm

Kanji Kinetic - Morning Sickness

Kanji Kinetic - Our Sound

Kanji Kinetic - Keep Ya Hype VIP

Kanji Kinetic - Thought Crime

Kanji Kinetic - Suckout

Dr Cryptic - Dirty Like Your Sister

Kanji Kinetic - Immortals

Dr Cryptic - Bronson The Hedgehog

Kanji Kinetic - Open Up

Kanji Kinetic - Zombies VIP

Kanji Kinetic - Ur Heart

T2 - Heartbroken (Murlo Remix)

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— Sleeper’s record label, Crucial Recordings (CR), is home to four EPs. Three of these stone-treading EPs are from Sleeper and one is from the Brighton-borne Foamplate, an upcoming producer in the head-rocking dubstep scene.

Tracks released on CR, as you can probably tell, fall all over the place and push that essence of dubstep that asks for the hi-hats not to be quantized. Foamplate’s style is ever changing and you won’t be getting any second drops that are exactly the same as the first. You won’t be getting much in terms of repetitiveness in fact. The bass comes in when it wants to and the drums seem to appear even less frequently. His songs have an essence of the song Pirates, by Las.

Sleeper’s tracks knock you on the head and bring you into a world of spiralling sickness. Operator Dub, for example, uses a rolling bassline underneath minimal and percussion with vast amounts of reverb on it, that changes with each hit. It’s like what you might imagine an acid trip that has gone completely wrong to sound like. It’s dark, twisted and you know the demons are coming.

We’re pleased to add these four EPs from Crucial Recordings onto Lock In love hearing the entire collection (so far) all in one place. This gives you the chance to get to know Sleeper, Foamplate and of course, CR’s vibe.

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Tracklist: Foamplate - Cargo Sleeper - Too Close Sleeper - Reclaim Sleeper - Burn Finger Dub Sleeper - Check It Sleeper - Spread Out Sleeper - Operator Dub Sleeper - Kaya Foamplate - 7.5 Sleeper - Shatterz Sleeper - Prayer Room Foamplate - Oculus Rift

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— Jsnapa lays down the sounds of the underground South East UK bass music scene in the latest mix on Lock In. Brighton-based DJ and latest member of the Lock In crew, you can expect to hear more from Jsnapa in the future. We're digging his diverse selection of bass-driven sounds from across the board. From the fast-paced bars of the Newham Generals to the jaunted rollers of Commodo, this mix has the pace and flexibility we're proud to put out on Lock In.

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— Getter is back for round two on Lock In with his latest EP - Radical Dude! There's only one thing going with this one: the dance. The opening track, 666!, ft. Ghastly, takes on the massive sound of house with that massive dipping bassline. Moving on quickly to the melodic dutt, we've got Blood running at 150 BPM (the main BPM of the genre). Dubstep seems too slow at the moment for Getter, so he's taken the sound and the vibe and not only sped it up, but infused it with trap and chaotic, momentary noises that slice your head in two (see image one above). There are even some hardcore elements that mix into the build ups and then slosh out into Snailz-esque mid-range synth drops. With variety and a clear homage to his love of dutt, Getter has definitely created some long-standing tunes in this EP. The song, Back, even has some Liquid Stranger, psy-dub elements to it. The final track in the mix is a definite wink from his Planet Neutral alias.

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Tracklist: Getter & Ghastly - 666! (124 BPM) Getter & Adair ft. Georgia Ku - Blood (150 BPM) Getter & SNEEK - In the Cuts (150 BPM) Getter - Rip n Dip (150 BPM) Getter - Back (160 BPM) Getter ft. Tree - Forget It (114 BPM)

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—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— The second release of the Cella record label whirlpools Turner and Ill Chill’s talents together as one dark, genre twisting EP, Victorious. Hip hop, trap and dubstep influences from both sides of the Pacific meld together with Turner’s ear for atmosphere and Ill Chill’s transcendental lyricism.

From the beginning of his musical career, Brighton based producer, Turner, has denied the idea of formulaic music. He has managed to expertly craft songs that fill the grey areas above and between specific genres, whilst also working incredibly well within them. The result is revitalising. Ill Chill’s calm, paced and deliberate bars elevate your mind to the spaces of scientific discovery and personal growth. Having first heard him on the title track of Truth’s Undeniable EP, I enjoyed his patient and relaxed style. Those two attributes work excellently with the dubstep rhythm and also with Turner’s tendency to let the sub-bass roll without the wobbling mid-range frequency. This allows Ill Chill’s mind altering lyrics to fall through clearly and become a more conscious layer atop the floor shaking basslines. Surrounding the central players in each song is an explorative world of atmospheric noises. Dotting the distance of the sonic mix like stars are police sirens, white noise and screams from outer space, exemplifying the reality of each song and purveying a feeling of truth in each one’s setting.

The track on the album that stands out most is Acid Trip. As the name suggests, it takes a turn for the enlightened. After dropping into a broken up, sloshing ocean of sub-low frequencies and clashing percussion, it lifts up into a side-chained cloud of static. Turner and Ill Chill take the opportunity here to unleash their creativity. They switch off the gravity and leave any confines behind, allowing the music to enter a higher state. What seems like a build to the next weighty drop becomes the song fully taking flight.

From the West coast of the USA to the South coast of the UK, expect to hear Turner and Ill Chill’s brand new riddims circulating the bass music scene.

In an exclusive Lock In interview, I asked Turner about his brand new Victorious EP. This will be available on the Angle Magazine website later today.

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Tracklist: Turner - Lyrical Gangster Feat. Ill Chill Turner - No Future Feat. Ill Chill Turner - Acid Trip Feat. Ill Chill Turner - Victorious Feat. Ill Chill

—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— Emperor’s brand new Allure EP is a voyage through the delightful and the destructive. Along with versatility of mood, this album brings in all four of its tracks at separate BPMs (check the tracklist below). It stands as a turn away from Emperor’s stomping drum and bass, looking into other types of music that inspire and goad his production forward.

The sounds in the album are very electronic. However, there are some beautiful juxtapositions to more physical instruments such as in the song Akkordeon featuring Mefjus. Another contrast lies between the album cover and the feeling of the music. I find the image preparing me for a haunting and twisted journey through some dark mansion of secrets and beasts, but when I find myself inside the mansion (listening to the album) there’s actually an awesome party going on with uplifting chord progressions, rainbow lasers and drunken smiles. Whether the cover is contrasting, or simply misleading as to the sounds sifting throughout the EP, it does fit with the title track, Allure.

The metronomic opening to the track Constants provides a hearty selection of bass-weighted chord progressions linked together with distant serenading voices, airy percussion and melodic marimbas that drag you into hypnotic peace. The space-age synthesisers, which have their cut-off frequencies continually raised to a harmonious static buzz, continue in the title track, Allure. A trip-hop style drum beat walks the waves of voices and chords through in skipping progression, providing a truly interesting, spacious mix within the BPM range of Drum and Bass. Show Them takes us into the depths of the mansion where the beasts truly lie. Shotgun triplets sicken the synaesthesia in a dark and rolling, Amon Tobin-esque dungeon of metal horror. Church organs alleviate the pressure, slipping under the evil and making way for old-school female vocal samples that sound far off in an earlier time. The break downs in Akkordeon use an instrument not often heard in the deluges of bass-weight carnage. An almost humorous and catchy accordion melody plonks along a ghetto-funk style drum beat. Then a meteor lands carrying a thousand snarling alien werewolves, descending the elevator music into Funk Blaster chaos worthy of the gigantic metal spider known as the Arcadia stage.

This release gives the DJ a lot to work with as a four-track release, considering the varying range of BPMs given with each track. Emperor’s Allure dips its toes into various pools of thought and withdraws a pleasurable and diverse listening experience even as a standalone EP. Later this year, Emperor is looking to release his debut album, which will undoubtedly find its way onto Lock In.

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Tracklist: Emperor - Constants (155 BPM) Emperor - Allure (81 BPM) Emperor - Show Them (86 BPM) Emperor & Mefjus – Akkordeon (100 BPM)

—SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY MIXES— This calm ambient mix from Kamer will take you on a journey through some of the most relaxing and thought-provoking dubstep around. Submotion Orchestra provide beautiful vocals over Silkie’s genre re-defining, Jazz Dubstep, while Tunnidge breaks into pulsating higher-realms with Phaeleh. Asa and Koan Sound drift into the mix alongside Sepia, each bringing their own definition of clarity and chill across sub-heavy basslines and rising female vocals. Sit back and let the frequencies raise your mind. Check the tracklist Below.

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Tracklist: Phaeleh - Eleven Tunnidge - Take Fight Asa & Koan Sound - Kaneda SP:MC & LX One - Down Kromestar - Words Submotion Orchestra - Finest Hour Silkie - Jazz Dubstep Taiko - Fractal Dubtro - Another Dimension Tunnidge - Golden Bough Sepia - Never Hurt You Distance - Delight Stenchman - MDF (My Dubstep Funeral) Submotion Orchestra - Sunshine Koan Sound & Asa - Hesitation Haywyre & Galimatias - Voice of Reason

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The brand new concept album from Tunnidge, Mobius Strip, has landed on Lock In. Not only is it Tunnidge’s debut album, but it’s also the debut release of the record label Shining Tyger. What better way to begin as a label than putting out this dubstep heavyweight’s long awaited LP? It’s been a long time in the process and finally the twisted, almost holy visions of soundscapes witnessed and recorded by Tunnidge are right here for you to tune into.

 The name, Mobius Strip, perfectly contains the atmosphere of the album. Not only does it sound obscure and alien, but it refers to a twisted figure of eight loop. In this concept album, the beginning and end tracks blend into each other with the same heart-beat like kick drum and haunting vocal tracks within melodies skipping alongside incredibly clean vinyl crackles. The vinyl crackle is a sort of motif throughout the album and it’s often used as a bridge across tracks.

Philosophical and religious moments are spoken to us over cacophonic backdrops of beat-less atmospheres that enhance the feeling of an approaching judgement day, or festival of the damned I wasn’t aware of until this album dropped. There’s a clear religious sentiment throughout the album, not of any religion in particular, but there seems to be references to the Pagan and Hindu faiths, as well as Rastafarianism.

 The tracks are either 140, or 160 BPM, but in this case the BPMs in no way define their genres. Obviously dubstep is involved, but strung throughout the Mobius Strip is jungle, techno and steppers vibes too. Being well known for his haemorrhage inducing dubstep, this is a good view into what Tunnidge as a producer is capable of. This album plays host to tracks that stray far from the formulaic restrictions of the typical dubstep banger that you’re probably used to hearing and raises the band of art and progression in the genre, allowing more styles to bleed in and more personality and atmosphere to bleed out from the individual creating the songs, rather than the crowd moshing to them. Even though he said a long time ago in an interview on Get Darker that he was creating an album more for the home listener, it would be great to hear some of the endless progression visible in the Mobius Strip appear on the dancefloor as well.

 Check the tracklist below.

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 Tracklist:

Tunnidge - My Family

Tunnidge - Golden Bough

Tunnidge - Eyes of Fear

Tunnidge - Amygadala

Tunnidge - Hermetica

Tunnidge - Shaman

Tunnidge – One World

Tunnidge – Hold Tight

Tunnidge – Stone Circles

Tunnidge – Avalon