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[PREMIERE] Sinistarr - Torpor

Today in the Footwork Jungle we have the honor to give you the FIRST LISTEN to one of the wildest tunes off Defrostatica's forthcoming 12" with Detroit's footwork inspired club mastermind Sinistarr. Arm your subwoofers for this one as it takes you through foggy sonic soundscapes sprinkled with Sinistarr's hallmark of bitcrushed sound effects and strong sub pulsation patterns that just might damage your neighbors fine china collection.

The EVERYTHING ON TIME EP is out June 14th on all your favorite platforms.

VOLUME #49 - DJ BOOGA

On the east side of Germany, Leipzig is a bustling city full of driven labels and artists encompassing the electronic music realm. This includes a home for DEFROSTATICA: a fast-growing label blurring the lines between Footwork, Jungle and Bass Music in a way that is both unique and elegant. Today in the Footwork Jungle we have the honor of passing ears over to the co-runner of the east German label, DJ BOOGA, to showcase the DEFROSTATICA sound including some forthcoming tunes from the not-to-distant future! With roots deep set in Bboy culture, Booga is an integral part of Leipzig's Drum and Bass community between the cleverly harmonized blends in his DJ mixes and his disposition for producing bold jungle rollers like 2013's Cutback EP. Defrostatica is not navigated alone, but with the co-pilot TINA: Leipzig's 160bpm break-beat sorceress who represented the label at FUSION 2018, a festival held in a former Russian Military Airfield in Northern Germany (and should probably put a FWJ mix together for us ASAP). With our own coveted spot on Defrostatica's promo mailing list we have heard what the label will be outputting in the coming months and trust us when we suggest you keep a close eye for what's coming in the very near future.

[PREMIER] Kabuki - South Bronx Subway Riddim

In anticipation of the 4th 12″ release from our friends in Leipzig, Germany we have the pleasure of premiering one of our favorite tracks off the ROGUE STYLE 1 compilation; featuring a sample from 1982 legendary hip hop movie ‘Wild Style’ which draws a line from the oldschool to the breakbeat culture of today, lush horns sequenced between crisp claps and rolling shakers turn Kabuki’s SOUTH BRONX SUBWAY RIDDIM into a club ready 1am weapon.

[REVIEW] DISPONDANT - ACID JAZZ EP (DEFROSTATICA 12″)

A Few Words from Vincent aka Dispondant about his first physical release, a 6 track vinyl on Defrostica Records

What got you into footwork?

What drew me to the genre is the energy of it and that It has such a wide range of sonic possibilities. It put the fun back into mixing/making music. My friend brought a copy of Bangs&Works vol.1/2 round to my flat on a hard drive and I just going through the trax and it was so fun to mix so I was like ok I want more. I’ve been blessed enough to have had the opportunity to play to multiple crowds in my career and most of the time I’ll have people come to me mid-set asking ‘What is this music?’ And they’ll be screwing their faces and nodding to the beat as they’re asking. So I know people like it but still the majority of people you meet day to day don’t even know about it even though it’s been around for years. I like how underground it is in a way but it would be cool if more people knew about it.

Shout outs

S/O To the homie B3no, he’s one of the best footwork producers in the uk IMO. Well worth checking.

S/O to Rob and Tina (Defrostatica Records) I’m looking forward to continuing working with them and visiting them to play some shows in Leipzig this year.

S/O to everyone who has continually supported my trax over the years, I’ve got way more to music to share with you guys.

This 6 Track EP shows the evolution and growth of Dispondant’s sound over the 6 years he has been producing footwork, its a really mixed bag of grooves with a dark edge and tense atmosphere.

Acid Jazz EP - Track Breakdown

Death

Slow moving textures build and grow around you as spacious footwork beats build up, that iconic 808  cowbell delaying into the background as the the pads rise up around you, just as your really falling deep into a trance, eyes closed and head nodding the carpet is pulled from underneath you and the 808 kicks roll out, slamming the breath from your chest, combined with an anarchic stab this explains the song title.. ruthless, i cant wait to see how this hits a dancefloor in the club

Controller Weapon

No messing about with this one, Dispondant goes straight for the jugular with a well distorted acid lead and rolling kicks, wicked switches bring in a fierce reese and skattered hats pulling you away before driving you back into the fire. the mid breakdown has the most unreal theremin/80s porno funk synth on the go, twinned with that rough n ready mid it takes you on a journey behind your eyelids

Warehouse Acid

A chunky halfstep beat with starchy clap start the beat off as the acid lead builds up with randomised oscilatting squelches. He’s really encapsulated the warehouse sound with all the big verby metallic hits and the chunky foley bangs n clangs… this beat has a slowly evolving autonomic feel, constantly bringing in new textures and rhythms, but with no surprise’s it all just gradually rolls you along very nicely.

Acid Jazz

Here’s were Dispondant really lets his hair down, sampling some really loose vibey breaks and coming in with really nice loose pads and chords… the beat grows with gated synth work adding the footwork kinda tempo back in…… claps, clicks, kicks and pops push and pull with there rhythms, spacious and then suddenly ramping up with footworky grooves to push till the next transition.. constant evolution

Jazz Solo

Sultry pads, gated risers and endless clicks and pops fill the space in a gentle vibesy way, setting your emotions on there journey onwards and upwards.. poppy metallic snares play against classic 808s to get the beat rolling forwards with the classic yo yo yo delays filling the space. this ones definately the melancholy chilled member of the gang, lean back and smoke some of the finest while your mind wanders.

Sanctum

This one really pulls at the heartstrings, that classic music box kinda pluck, the effortless woypwoyp and that really nice pad.. this ones like 360degree headnod to hiphop synth work, so nice… add in the halftime clap and you got a perfect end to the ep. when the footworky kicks roll in, it still keeps its emotional minimal feeling because its not aggresive, just a nice rhythmic kicky pop cutting through above the sub

Words by Samurai Breaks

DEFROSTATICA

Leipzig label Defrostatica backs some more hometown talent with the debut EP from Schmeichel the Alteration EP which builds from a footwork foundation into five tracks of stellar atmospherics and genuine bassweight. The producer has a background as a rock drummer but here is pulling influences from all sorts of bass music unleashing a flurry of…

Schmeichel - Alteration