OUT NOW - Featuring on Critical Presents: 15 Years Of Underground Sonics (album)
[5x12" vinyl box set, 8gb USB, Digital, Stream] - https://criticalmusic.com/rele....ases/critical-presen

Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album ‘Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics’. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional ‘15’ album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books.
“Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life. I’m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love.
I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release. I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it’s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends.
This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.” Kasra Critical

Tracklist:
01 Enei - The Process
02 Break - In The Clouds
03 Sam Binga - Show U Something (feat. Eva Lazarus)
04 Mefjus - Mirage
05 Kasra - Phases
06 Hyroglifics - Swish
07 Ivy Lab - Amber
08 The Upbeats - Grasshopper
09 Foreign Concept - Breaking Again (feat. Naomi Olive)
10 Emperor - Bad Blood
11 Klax - The Mute
12 Halogenix - Flames (feat. SOLAH)
13 Current Value - Leave Behind
14 Signal - Periphery
15 Shyun - Unfold

Sam Binga online
Like ➞ https://www.facebook.com/sambingamusic
Follow ➞ https://twitter.com/sam_binga
Listen ➞ https://soundcloud.com/sam_binga

Eva Lazarus online
Like ➞ https://www.facebook.com/Eva-L....azarus-1173399650313
Follow ➞ https://twitter.com/EvaLazarus
Listen ➞ https://soundcloud.com/evalazarus

www.criticalmusic.com

OUT NOW: https://criticalmusic.com/rele....ases/critical-music-

“To close out our 15th birthday year I thought it would be cool to ask the label family and some friends to remix tracks from the back catalogue as well as give new life in the form of VIP versions of favourite cuts. I’m really excited to share the results of everyone’s take on the music.” – Kasra

Available to stream, digital download and a limited Special Edition USB.

Modified Sonics Special Edition USB
– 8GB storage
– Crystal Glass – Laser Etched Artwork
– Lights up when plugged into usb port
– USB 3.0 (backward compatible)
– Album preloaded – 320kbps Mp3
– Album Wallpapers Preloaded – Desktop, iOS, Tablet.
– Free WAVs – Download available on purchase
– Shipped in a magnetic branded black flip top box.

Buy on Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/relea....se/critical-music-pr

Buy on Critical (USB)
https://shop.criticalmusic.com..../merchandise/critlp0
Digital
https://shop.criticalmusic.com/download/critlp012d

OUT NOW
Vinyl, Stream, Download: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/deep-news/

In just a few short years Halogenix has already had a prestigious career in bass music, after making his mark with his solo projects as well as marking out new territory with Ivy Lab he is now entering a new chapter and focusing on his own productions.

To mark the occasion Critical Music present an EP full of the dynamism you might expect from such an experienced producer. Future thinking as ever the 8-track ‘Deep News EP’ rolls from beautifully crafted drum & bass to heavy half-time including the enormous ‘Blej VIP’.

Halogenix online:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/halogenix
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Halogenix
SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artis....t/24eQxPRLv3UMwEIo6m
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/halogenix
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halogenix/

OUT NOW
BUY/STREAM 'WIDOWED': https://fanlink.to/Enei_Widowed

Taken from Enei's new EP entitled 'Divided Mode' (out now)
BUY/STREAM: https://criticalmusic.com/rele....ases/enei-divided-mo

Enei online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eneiofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eneimusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eneimusique/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/enei
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PPfbdZ
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/enei/299616033

Featuring on the Skit City EP - OUT NOW - http://criticalmusic.com/releases/skit-city-ep/

Released 7th April 2017

illustration by Jack Ramsey - http://www.skit-city.com/
Animation by Immix Media
http://immixmedia.co.uk/

Foreign Concept online:
https://soundcloud.com/foreignconcept
https://www.facebook.com/foreignconcept

www.criticalmusic.com

Sanity Check the official video takes us on a brief adventure into space to draw battle against an extra terrestrial foe.

Sanity Check is available now an all formats over at http://www.criticalmusic.com/r....elease/mefjus-empero

Direction & Animation // Pierce G Wilson
3D Animation // Alex Hochstetler
Additional Animation // Jake Coughlin

Mefjus
https://www.facebook.com/mefjus/
https://twitter.com/martinmefjus
https://soundcloud.com/mefjus
https://www.instagram.com/martinmefjus/

Emperor
https://www.facebook.com/EmperorDNB
https://twitter.com/EmperorDNB
https://soundcloud.com/the_emperor
https://www.instagram.com/emperordnb/

Critical Music
http://www.criticalmusic.com/
https://shop.criticalmusic.com/

Buy on iTunes - https://itun.es/gb/KvPC2
Buy on Beatport - http://bit.ly/CRITLP06_Beatport
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../71DJnYKjRGo2QW0eI2G

Taken from the Critical Music presents Underground Sonics' various artist album (out now)

#UNDERGROUNDSONICS

"Lef Dem - further explorations of slow-fast danceability. Half-step beats, built from strange lumps of found sound, squashed 808 kicks and graunchy bongos. Redders over the top putting people in larders, telling them to gwan and suck banana. Equal parts ridiculous and rowdy. And then, in the middle, the graunched-up chords from some imagined, long-forgotten boogie tune... All just about hanging together, revelling in the madness." - Sam Binga

https://www.facebook.com/sambingamusic
Directed by Aodh Breathnach

Kicking off 2014 in the most spectacular fashion, Critical Music enters its 12th year with the its biggest artist compilation to date. Painstakingly put together by label boss Kasra over the past year, 'Underground Sonics' is an exciting overview of modern day drum & bass, showcasing the true dexterity of one of the most well regarded, independent electronic music labels in the UK today. Kasra has pulled out all the stops, sifting through his phone book to enlist the talents of some of the biggest and most exciting producers in the game.
Noisia, Dub Phizix, Enei, Phace, Sam Binga and Kasra himself all make sterling contributions that make for an album of the best of Underground Sonic expression.

Website: www.criticalmusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/criticalmusicdnb ;
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CriticalMusic

Buy on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/al....bum/make-meals/id910
Buy on Beatport - https://pro.beatport.com/relea....se/make-meals-ep/136
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../5jyGG9yry54qDOplesR

Foreign Concept online:
www.facebook.com/foreignconcept
twitter.com/ForeignConcept1

KLAX Online:
https://www.facebook.com/klax2020
https://twitter.com/KlaxUk

Critical Music:
www.criticalmusic.com
www.facebook.com/criticalmusicdnb
twitter.com/CriticalMusic

Credits:
Toby Bennett - Director of Photography and Camera Operator

Fearghas Cleary - Director and Producer
Ben Pickersgill - Director and Producer

Andy Boyle - Editor

Free Download - https://www.facebook.com/IvyLab
At the start of 2012 Sabre, Stray and Halogenix teamed up to drop one of the most blissful pieces of drum & bass that year, 'Oblique'. Since then the dreamteam have continued their late night studio sessions and are now ready to announce their new collaborative project, Ivy Lab.

'Like' Ivy Lab to recive Oblique VIP [Free Download] - https://www.facebook.com/IvyLab

As an introduction to the new collaboration, Ivy Lab are giving away OBLIQUE VIP on their newly created Facebook Page - 'Like' their Fanpage to download this highly sort after track.

IVY LAB Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/IvyLab
IVY LAB on Twitter - https://twitter.com/IvyLab_

Bookings: Info@ivylab.co.uk

Keep your ears open for their debut release, forthcoming on Critical Music.
http://www.criticalmusic.com

Buy on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/al....bum/afterthought-fea
Buy on Beatport - https://pro.beatport.com/relea....se/afterthought/1024
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../6hM1Sjae7KpR7WxOk3b

Become a fan of Ivy Lab: https://www.facebook.com/IvyLab
Follow Ivy Lab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IvyLab_

Ivy Lab - Afterthought (Ft. Frank Carter III) is released 4th February on Critical Music.

Special credit to Tomas Dvorak aka Floex (http://www.floex.cz)

Ivy Lab is a collaborative project from Sabre, Stray and Halogenix.

Become a fan of Critical: https://www.facebook.com/criticalmusi...
Follow Critical on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CriticalMusic

http://www.criticalmusic.com

Director: Harry Fox
Producer & Camera Operator: Jack Thomas-O'Brien
Editor & DOP: Jack Benson
Produced in association with Nut Films (http://www.nutfilms.co.uk/)

Buy on Beatport - https://pro.beatport.com/relea....se/critical-presents
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../6L06e2Inbj1eG9gj4ZH

Critical keeps the fire burning from all angles as it introduces its brand new offshoot label series, Systems. Picking up from where the Modulations imprint left off, this new string of lovingly crafted releases will bring together music from across the electronic music spectrum from some of the most gifted of artists: beginning with Halogenix, one third of sublime production outfit, Ivy Lab.

About Systems:
"I love the idea of a series of releases, a chain made up of musical links released over a period of time then brought to a close. With Modulations I always meant for it to be like this, music that stands tall on its own but also as part of the Critical family. Systems is the next phase in this series." Kasra - Critical Music CEO


Follow Halogenix online:
https://www.facebook.com/halogenix
https://twitter.com/Halogenix

http://www.criticalmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/criticalmusi...
https://twitter.com/criticalmusic

Video directed and produced by Jaha Browne (https://www.facebook.com/jahabrowne)

Director/Producer : Jaha Browne
1st AD - Lexi Kiddo
Cinematographer: Emily Jane Robinson
Assistant Producer: Sophie Perrins
Actress: Thea Gajic
Art Directors :Sian Kidd & Luke Nash
Props Makers: Sian Kidd
Make Up & Stylist : Elin Dannecker
Offline: Victoria Fioravante
Online/Grading: Laurence Reading

Buy on iTunes - https://itun.es/gb/9gzk2
Buy on Beatport - http://bit.ly/AYO_Beatport
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../6QcFFTWXv0AJcXzEYSO


Next up on Critical Music's Modulations imprint comes a showcase from one of the most talked about names in UK hybrid bass music right now. Heavily supported by the likes of Kasra, Shy FX, dBridge, Mark Pritchard, Rockwell, DJ Die and many more, Sam Binga talks us through this dance floor fire release in his own words...

"I guess the main idea behind 'AYO!' was to make something crunchy and lo-fi, but still heavy enough for the floor. I think I was listening to a lot of Timbaland beats around the time I built this one - I've always loved the massive kicks and weird squashy snares he uses, so I wanted to try something along those lines at DnB speed. The rest seemed to flow quite organically and Redders brought his usual charisma and animation to the vocal. Like the man says, everyone knows he mashes up the show...
Sam Binga & Redders on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/sambingamusic
https://www.facebook.com/reddersmusic

On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sam_binga
https://twitter.com/redskinuk

Critical Music
http://www.criticalmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/criticalmusi...
https://twitter.com/criticalmusic

Video by Aodh Breathnach. Produced by Sam Binga.
Many thanks to Uno One Print & Design: http://www.unooneprint.com/

BUY / STREAM: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/the-lucid-ep/

Brighton collective Klax return to Critical for their first EP in over 12 months. 5 tracks of high grade contemporary D&B, featuring the sublime collaboration with Bristol based vocalist Charli Brix, and two super tech tracks with Kyrist and Hyroglifics.

KLAX online:
FB https://www.facebook.com/klax2020/
SC https://soundcloud.com/klax
TWITTER https://twitter.com/KlaxUk
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/klaxuk/

Charli Brix online:
FB https://www.facebook.com/CharliBrix/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/Charli_Brix
SC https://soundcloud.com/charli-brix
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/charlibrix/

OUT NOW
Vinyl, Digital, stream: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/take-it-all-ep/
Taken from the new 'Take It All' EP by QZB.

Straight out of Switzerland, D&B duo QZB continue their Critical charge picking up where their ‘Unity‘ release left off earlier in the year. The ‘Take It All EP‘ features an array of dark, techno infused drum & bass with label regular Charli Brix adding the vocal respite on the brilliant title track. Ep also includes collaborations with Circuits and Was A Be.

QZB Online:
FB - www.facebook.com/QZBMusic/
SC - https://soundcloud.com/qbig-zenith-b]
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/qzb.music/
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2D65uV8
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/ar....tist/q-z-b/124888653

OUT NOW: https://fanlink.to/Enei_Sinking
One of the most talked about Enei tracks of 2019 finally gets it's time in the spotlight. No doubt you would have heard this on the festival & club circuit over the last few months.

Watch the OFFICIAL VIDEO (directed by Ksenia Shutochkina) on UKF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANDXT7fCQs

Original Critical crew Enei finishes up 2019 with the 4/4 kick drum thumps of the ‘Sinking EP’. Monstrous from the off, Enei leads us from the jump-tech territories of the title track through to the techno infused and deeper souled out sounds featuring Charli Brix on vocal duty. Enei on top form once again.

Enei online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/eneiofficial
Twitter → https://twitter.com/eneimusic
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/eneimusique/
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/enei
Spotify → https://spoti.fi/2PPfbdZ
Apple Music → https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/enei/299616033

Buy on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/al....bum/liberation-ep-fe
Buy on Beatport - https://pro.beatport.com/relea....se/liberation-ep/110
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../3Zouut5OzWTy86BEL61

"Enei and Chimpo was always gonna be a problem, so good... 110% support" - Toddla T

Listen to this in FULL HD!

Enei returns with his first release since his debut album on Critical in late 2012.
This diverse EP shows the Russian producer experimenting with new tempos, new collaborators and ultimately showcasing what he is great at - raw, drums and bass, in its purest forms.
The EP features collaborations with fellow Critical producer Emperor, Mancunian vocalist and producer Chimpo and singer songwriter Sam Wills.

Double Vinyl 12"

A) Enei & Emperor -- Liberation
B) Enei -- Headtop ft. Chimpo
C) Enei -- Circles ft. Sam Wills
D) Enei -- Mosquito
E) Enei -- The Bonebreaker (Digital only)

Every vinyl purchased includes a digital download redemption card for the entire EP!

Enei on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eneiofficial
Chimpo on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chimpomcr

Shot & Directed by Joe Gavin
http://www.joegavinmedia.co.uk

Photography by http://prblmchild.blogspot.co.uk/

Buy on iTunes - https://itun.es/gb/XpU91
Buy on Beatport - http://s.beatport.com/CRIT063Beatport
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../1nIEkgkoO0CH4UcqBd8

Critical come extremely correct once more with an early summer smash from the ever on point Dub Phizix. Hammered in clubs across the land and over the radio waves by Friction, Mistajam, Skream & Benga, Bailey and Toddla T, 'Never Been' ft. Fox is a first class jungle show-stopper and another formidable addition to the Critical roster.

"Essential for anyone who plays D&B" Mistajam, BBC Radio 1

"Drops like a fairground hammer! It's in the front of my box 'coz I don't use a laptop!" Rodigan

Single Of The Month -- Mixmag

Record Of The Week -- Friction BBC Radio 1 D&B Show

Purchase the vinyl from the Critical SURUS store - Get the Digital Package FREE!

Dub Phizix on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dubphizix

http://www.criticalmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/criticalmusi...


Directed by Liam 'Skittles' Kelly

Filmed by Scott Hallows
STANDby MCR films
http://www.youtube.com/user/MegaShallows

Edited by Scott Hallows, Liam 'Skittles' Kelly and Dub Phizix
DOP and FX

Starring Fox, Dub Phizix and Chimpo

Download (Critical Store): https://shop.criticalmusic.com/download/crit080d
Bandcamp: https://ivylabcritical.bandcam....p.com/album/twenty-q
Spotify: http://bit.ly/CRIT080_Spotify
Beatport: http://bit.ly/CRIT080_Beatport
Apple Music: http://bit.ly/CRIT080_iTunes


Ivy Lab return for 2015 with their most ambitious and most accomplished EP yet, spanning across the most pearlescent of D&B through to rough, rugged glitch and raw half time grooves. Adding extra freshness is man of the moment Sam Binga and Brighton based El Train, each bringing their own take on the Lab sound. A stunning collection of work presented on multiple formats including limited edition vinyl with hand-crafted packaging from the Ivy Lab boys themselves.

Music Video by Spinning Arrow // Actress - Jenny Mayers


1) Twenty Questions
2) Gomeisa
3) Forex
4) Slinky
5) Two By Two
7) Planebeats (Digital)
6) Taste The Mango (Digital)
8) Live On Your Smile [El Train Rmx] (Digital)
9) Slinky [Sam Binga Rmx] (Digital)

Ivy Lab online:
https://soundcloud.com/ivylab
https://www.facebook.com/IvyLab
https://www.twitter.com/IvyLab_
http://ivylab.co.uk/

Critical online:
http://www.criticalmusic.com
http://shop.criticalmusic.com

http://www.facebook.com/criticalmusicdnb
http://soundcloud.com/critical-music
https://www.twitter.com/CriticalMusic

Remixers:
https://soundcloud.com/eltrainmusic
https://soundcloud.com/sam_binga

Buy on Critical (store): https://shop.criticalmusic.com/download/crit061d
Buy on Bandcamp: https://ivylabcritical.bandcam....p.com/album/oblique-
Apple Music - http://bit.ly/CRIT061iTunes
Buy on Beatport - http://bit.ly/CriticalBeatport
Stream on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album..../7CnqTFHneFQCVBMbOge

"I don't throw the words avant-garde and celestial around lightly but this touches the very nerve of the craft of this music drum and bass; many years from now when we look back this tune will be a 'waypoint' of the times." Goldie, CEO Metalheadz

A dream team collaboration to start off Critical's 2012 season from the hugely lauded Sabre, who returns after a long break since his astonishing debut album of 2010, Stray and Halogenix. The perfect antidote to soothe us out of those January blues, simply gorgeous. 'Oblique' kicks off with a delicate but tough break that cuts through the mix as gentle pads wash over the soundscape to a breakdown that oozes class and a deft touch. Smooth keys then drop, light strings and the arrival of a deep soul vocal that carries us through into a midst of aural ear-pleasing. Subtle to the end this is a serious piece of music; reach for your headphones and drift away.

Twitter trend - #Oblique

Released by: Critical Music
Release/catalogue number: CRIT061
Released: Feb 27, 2012

http://www.criticalmusic.com
https://twitter.com/#!/criticalmusic
http://www.facebook.com/criticalmusicdnb

Sabre on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/sabre.fanpage
Stray on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/straydnb
Halogenix on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/halogenix
Frank Carter III - http://www.facebook.com/FrankHCarterIII

Produced by FlipBox Creative (http://www.flipboxcreative.co.uk)

Directed, Filmed and Edited by Laurence Reading and Jamie Ashman

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I do not own the content featured on this video. Here are timestamps:
憂鬱 - Sun 0:00
憂鬱 - Slow 5:25
Zane Alexander - Radio Silence 8:45
Voyage - Aura 12:22
Unfound - Dreamlight 17:26
Stiig - Blue Loop 20:51
Space Sailors - Test Pilot 23:51
Alison - Shine 27:28
Plazmic - Amethyst Plane 31:29
Alison - Passenger Synthwave 35:25
Paradise (Original Mix) 39:50
Overcrest - Upward 45:21
oDDling - Void 48:31
oDDling - Ethereal 52:14
oDDling - Ascend 55:05
Memorex Memories & Hotel Pools - Ambervision 58:15
Memorex Memories - Tin Man 1:03:14
Memorex Memories - Pictures Of Purple 1:08:08
Krosia - Shatter 1:14:33
Hotel Pools & Memorex Memories - Distance 1:17:30
Hotel Pools - Snowfall 1:21:01
Hotel Pools - Hideaway (feat. Krosia) 1:23:51
Hotel Pools - Evolve 1:27:28
Hotel Pools - Coast 1:30:50
Home - Resonance (Heal's Vaporwave Edit) 1:33:10
HOME - Hold 1:38:15
HOME - Flood 1:41:39
HOME - Before The Night 1:45:19
Gemini Drive - Stars 1:49:10
Francci - Radio Talk 1:52:44
Forhill - Iris 1:55:53
EVANS - Third Planet 2:00:00
Downtown Binary & The Present Sound - Polaris 2:03:14
C418 - axolotl ( Minecraft 1.13 music ) 2:09:05
Alpha Room - The Groove Alpha 2:14:02
Allude (Original Mix) 2:16:50
90's flav - call me 2:22:41

artwork by @visualdon – https://instagram.com/visualdon