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Not long ago Audio signed to Ram. There was mixed feelings about the signing in the scene as people were divided on if it was the best direction for him to go. His two big releases in the past were ‘Soulmagnet’ in 2012 and ‘Force of Nature’ in 2013, both were put out on Virus and he’s had a few other releases on Freak Recordings as well. Now he’s made the jump to one of the biggest Drum & Bass labels in the world and many were afraid that his sound would be adjusted for a bigger audience. Fortunately, Audio hasn't held back at all for this release much like anything else he has done in the past. The ‘Nil By Mouth’ EP is as Audio as ever..The EP contains that classic Audio sound that fans have come to know and love. ‘Nil By Mouth’ the title track of the EP is an absolute beast of a tune. It pulls influences from his classic ‘Headroom’ but still retains it’s own personality and theme. It’s more DJ ammunition for the dance floor and it absolutely devastates the room live. I can tell you that from first hand experience. ‘Gotham’ is the second tune that’s stands out to me. It’s a bit of a switch from your classic gully roller that Audio normally makes. It is kind of a broken beat, backwards stepping tune that has a monstrous modulating growling baseline. Though it’s not his typical style of roller, it still contains the Audio sound and heavy use of movie samples that we have come to expect from him. Have to love that Bane Quote. ‘Break It’ and ‘Ultron’ are the last two tunes from the EP. Both are the type of rollers you come to know and love from Audio. ‘Break It’ is the bigger out of the two in my opinion but both hold some impact. I just prefer the vocal stabs, samples, and gruesome Reese bass from ‘Break It’. I know they will both be getting rinsed at the majority of D&B nights to come.All around the ‘Nil By Mouth’ EP is a strong release from Audio. He hasn’t compromised his sound like many feared he would do for Ram. He has stuck to his gun that’s for sure. The EP drops today so go and grab it here!

A/ Audio - Nil by Mouth B/ Audio - Ultron C/ Audio - Break It D/ Audio - Gotham