| Multiverse Music Launches ‘Caravan Recordings’ | |
From the stable that brings you the highly respected imprints Tectonic, ‘Earwax and Vertical Sound comes a brand-new label, Caravan Recordings. This month it brings us great pleasure to announce our new label ‘Caravan’. Not happy with just pursuing the very best in dubstep and breaks we are now venturing into new territory with Caravan pushing deep, organic techno. Set up by Bristol-based October, aka Julian Smith, Caravan is an outlet for his own productions as well as various other new artists who fit his particular remit. |
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Caravan's forthcoming schedule includes tracks and remixes from October, Peter Kruder, Ripperton, TG (Four:Twenty) and Empty_Set and from early reactions from the scene's top stalwarts we seem set to divert even more attention to our forward thinking musical output. |
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“In Bed with October” |
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Who? Julian Smith aka October Where? Born in Turkey then moved to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Holland eventually settling in Bristol, UK. What? 90’s D&B DJ then more recently breaks DJ & Producer (Dangerous Drums / Vertical Sound / Zoo / Drum&Breaks), broken beat producer (Fluid Ounce) and finally, here we are, settled on Techno (label boss, producer, dj). Why? Internal drive to create new sounds and explore different techniques. How? VCR source material & old, broken, 70's noise-emitting analogue synths recorded on reel-to-reel, touch of analogue overdrive, nice bit of valve compression, through desk EQ and into logic... Present? Label boss, writer and producer for Caravan. Future? E.P on Ripperton’s label (Perspectiv recordings), remix for Steve Lawler & of course more Caravan! |
| Audio - Caravan releases | |
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Download this month’s Podcast / Mix from October showcasing current and future Caravan releases. iTunes - Subscribe now or Preview RSS feed - www.multiverse-music.com/podcast/feed.xml Direct - Click to open in web browser |
| CVAN001; October - Three Drops / Homosapiens / There’s a glitch in my soup (Digital Only) | |
“Really love the October - Three Drops - Caravan release... just special” Peter Kruder |
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‘3 Drops’, the label’s first release, perfectly epitomises the deep and the organic. Featuring three tracks which combine dancefloor sensibility, live percussion, Detroit vibes and European production techniques, the result is a collection of wonderful, memorable and useable tracks. |
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| Just Out On Tectonic | |
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After the last superbly-received 'Channel Two/Circulate' release on Tectonic, which picked up support from the likes of Jay Haze, Akufen and Innervisions' Marcus Worgull, Dutch legend 2562 is again drafted in to provide their latest release. |
| Next on Tectonic: Pinch Album “Underwater Dancehall” | |
Watch out for label boss Pinch’s debut album coming next on Tectonic Recordings with preceding Ltd Edition album sampler. His first solo release, 'Qawwali' (Planet Mu), received airplay on Radio 1 from a number of different shows including The Breezeblock, Giles Peterson and Rob Da Bank. The follow up, Punisher/Punisher VIP (also on Mu), came out in Sept '06 with a Loefah/Skream remix 12" shortly after. "Pepper Spray" is his latest on Mu preceding his album debut on home turf with Tectonic. |
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| Just Out On ‘Earwax | |
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Its grim up north eh lad? No matter though, as Manchester’s MRK1 pulls out another quality release for us ‘earwax southerners.. ‘Bones’ is a big-boy banger of a tune - drop heavy, run for cover bassline business – no messing about, just draw it back and run again. You can hear hints of Coki and Skream in this one, but there’s no mistaking MRK1s tight production ethic and his characteristic sound palette. It might not win many prizes for innovation but there is no doubt that ‘Bones’ will set off the dancefloor every time. Currently getting plays from Pinch, Skream, Distance, Cyrus and many others. |
Flip for something quite different – you haven’t read the label wrong – this track is also by MRK1… ‘Steppa Delights’ is a cheeky lil’ 4/4 dub number that perfectly crosses into dubstep sets, being at 140bpm. Laid back on every front other than the bass weight, this rhythm is an excellent exercise in gut wrenching sub power and soothing melody – one for the late night skankers. Being played by old school dub heads such as Dubkasm and new school dubsteppers such as Skull Disco’s Appleblim. |
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| Focus on: 30hz |
Now we haven’t talked a great deal so far about 30Hz (aka James Ginzburg) yet he is at the very backbone of this entire musical operation.  |
At the end of 2003, 30Hz founded our cutting edge breaks imprint Vertical Sound. Originally an outlet for his own top-draw dance floor bangers, the label quickly diversified to include other producers such as Smithmonger , Circuit Breaker , Baobinga & Id and release underground anthems such as The Body Snatcher's "Rip Shit Up", 30Hz & Vlad's "Get Low" which for weeks held the top position in Beatport's all around sales charts and 30Hz's 'No Man's Land' which found its way into the classic Xbox game 'Project Gotham 360'. |
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| Upcoming events | |||
October |
Fri 19th |
Pinch; Subloaded @ Clockwork |
Bristol |
