2nd Drop Records 6th BIrthday @ Fabric, 19th July 2013

Come join us at Fabric on Friday 19th July for our 6th Birthday celebrations!

Listings and tickets are available here > http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/754

We will also be running competitions for free tickets and competition prizes on this blog, via our Facebook page, Twitter and via Fabric's website, so keep em locked.

Also check out Fabric's iterview with our special guest, Randomer > http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/the-cornerstone-tracks-of-randomer

New Lakosa & Rick Grant - Core b/w Tambourine on 2nd Drop Records

Lakosa & Rick Grant
A. Core
B. Tambourine
2ndrp12024 

Released 17th June 2013

After first meeting Stef Smith aka Lakosa at a Birmingham warehouse rave back in 2010, the 2nd Drop camp have been keeping an eye on this burgeoning talent, especially as he’s popped music out on Kerri Chandler’s Madtech imprint among others. Co-producer Rick Grant is 1/3 of Take Records and with releases on George Fitzgerald’s ManMakeMusic label, another key talent making moves this year. And despite having never met each other (they communicate via email and bass frequencies), it seems that when they collaborate the magic happens.

For the A side we have Core, a murky, brooding slice of house infused with strong techno characteristics: tough kick drums, dub chords, scattered clattering snares, ghostly African voices and a deft mixture of off kilter synths and nuanced pad work. This is not your average 4x4 number, it’s a track that plants its seed into your ears and allows its subtleties grow into your brain like climbing ivy.

On the flip we have Tambourine, a lighter, funkier beast, which all hooks around its infectious bassline and persistent percussion, and not just tambourines, but clicks, claps and rim shots, to create a truly hypnotic track. Although much more immediate than Core, this track continues to reveal it’s hidden gems on repeat listening; soft pads here, a delicate breakdown, reclusive dub decay. 

We are very happy to welcome back Boya, last seen adorning South London Ordnance’s debut release on 2nd Drop. This very talented graphic designer, illustrator and photographer delivers a delicate, yet powerful graphic for this 12”, blending psychedelic influences with an amazingly delicate feather motif for a beautiful piece of artwork. Check the rest of her work out here: http://www.zipporalux.com/  

DJ support from Appleblim, Bondax, Alex Coulton, Djrum, Rob Da Bank, Locked Groove, South London Ordnance, Akkord, Kalbata, Lorca and more..... 

To help celebrate the launch of Djrum's debut album, Seven Lies, our friends at XLR8R have an exclusive track to giveaway. It's a special dub version of album track Anchors usually featuring the wonderful tones of Shadowbox.

Pick it up here > http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/04/anchors-instrumental 

And please vote :)

Thanks for the support!

2nd Drop Crew

Seven Lies
Djrum

2nd Drop Records release ‘Seven Lies’, the debut album by Felix Manuel aka Djrum (pronounced Drum). Its sounds are inspired by the rawness of urban London, influences of Portishead, DJ Shadow and The Cinematic Orchestra, jungle, minimal techno, classic house, broken beat – all seamlessly segued with a nod to jazz vinyl and film music.

Fans will recognise Djrum’s iconic tropes on ‘Seven Lies’: widescreen atmospheres, dub chords, dusty and melancholic strings, obscure film samples. But this time its spread over a bigger, more luxurious canvas that dips like an undulating terrain of sound; techno troughs, bumpy hip hop breaks, euphoric drum and bass, all filtered through the Djrum node.

Felix would admit himself he is a not a prolific producer. Preferring to craft and hone, often allowing music to mutate and diverge down different paths, his tracks often top the 8-9 min marks in length. However, each track is never at risk of becoming staid or boring, quite the opposite as ideas mutate and evolve, subtle differences and nuances are evoked and explored. 

Inspired by the sounds of Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel radio show, Oxford born/London based Felix became involved with the free party scene and helped set up the seminal Yardcore nights in 2005. A night of wild extremes, it swept from acts as diverse as Hellfish, Andy Stott, Breakage and Various Production in one night. An aesthetic he still faithfully adheres to in his all-vinyl DJ sets, a seamless blend of techno, garage, dancehall, hip hop, old-school hardcore and jungle.

Just as the dominant dubstep scene was in a painful, if fertile, transitionary period in 2010, Felix made his production debut as Djrum with 12 singles on the On the Edge and Smokin Sessions labels. This would ultimately provide him with the perfect platform for his own hybrid sound. A sound that instead of reflecting the brash energy of his DJ style

DJ Support so far:
Jamie XX, Gilles Peterson, Rob Da Bank, Mary Ann Hobbs, Akkord, Paul Woolford, Synkro, Indigo, T++, Lefto, Simbad, Alex Coulton, BTraits, Barely Legal, Chimpo, Randomer, Pangaea, Arkist, LV, Pedestrian, Tessela, Lakosa, Rick Grant, Rita Maia etc

FREE MP3s of Seven Lies by Djrum when you buy the Vinyl
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http://www.surus.co.uk/2nd-Drop-Records/Seven-Lies-21419.aspx

2nd Drop Records presents: Various Artists - Future Foundations

2nd Drop Records presents:

Various Artists

Future Foundations 

                          

Release date: 4^th March 2013

After 20 superb 12” single releases over five and half years in the game, UK label, 2^nd Drop, is proud to present its first compilation, Future Foundations, featuring a mixture of established artists who have graced the label previously, alongside a handful of exciting new acts generating some serious hype on the scene right now.

This compilation is the first of many that will bear the Future Foundations title. We have assigned each 12” with a number, “Foundation 1, Foundation 2” and so on, viewing these chunks of superb music as the foundations of an on-going, multi-layered aural concept that will document the rich and varied output of the label and its artists for the foreseeable future.

The compilation presents eight exclusive tracks that sleekly demonstrate the quality, variety and depth of sounds the label has come to be known for; new sounds from familiar faces begins with the deep, lush techno/house of Youandewan, then a beautiful torch song from LV & Dan Bowskill, followed by Pedestrian’s synth-funk houser and the textured techno of Djrum, terminating with a creeping leviathan from South London Ordnance.

The first artist making his debut on 2^nd Drop is Manchester’s Alex Coulton with his stuttering techno machinations, followed swiftly by Last Magpie who presents a superb number that shifts, skanks and weaves throughout, frantically culminating in the balls-out juke of Brighton’s Manni Dee & Deft.

And finally, we wanted the artwork to be something special, timeless and iconic. We were lucky enough to stumble across the bold abstractions of Adam Daily, an artist from Philadelphia, who now lives in New York State and exhibits frequently and widely. Adam likes to produce big, bold and beautiful pieces, bursting with colour and vibrancy, working big geometric shapes via painting, photography, collage and digital techniques. We think he’s a badman! http://adam-daily.com/ 

Future Foundations tracklist (available as 3 x 12” and digital bundle)

Foundation 1 - 2ndrp12021

A. Alex Coulton – Grande Swing

B. Youandewan - Faith

Foundation 2 - 2ndrp12022

C1. LV & Dan Bowskill - Livin Up

C2. Pedestrian - Sliding Down Rainbows

D. Last Magpie - Without You

Foundation 3 - 2ndrp12023

E. Djrum – Blue on Blue (Voodoo)

F1. South London Ordnance - Daphne

F2. Manni Dee & Deft - This One, The Art of the Possible

A full stream of the album will go live on 25th February. Watch this space....!

We'd like to take a moment to congratulate LV on winning "Session of the Year" at this years 2013 WorldWide Awards.

Up against the likes of Portico Quartet, Austin Peralta and BADBADNOTGOOD, they smashed out a killer session with Tigran Hamasyan, which featured a wonderful version of Explode which was previously release on 2nd Drop in 2011.

You can still buy the original on vinyl and digital here: http://www.surus.co.uk/2nd-drop-records/explode-13656.aspx

In the words of the great man himself,  Gilles: "That is abit special".

To see the other winners, check the Worldwide website here: http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/worldwide-awards-2013-the-winners/