Apologies for the absence! Even if I dip away for a short while, you can be assured that dnb is on my mind at all times. It's a passion and an obsession - one that I am proud of and will heartily own. A mate with a similar obsession (albeit, sadly, with some breed of house) was recently telling me how he manufactured his new girlfriend's surprise birthday celebrations to "accidentally" take place at a Nicky Romero rave - unbeknownst to her. I am not even convinced she is a fan by any stretch of the imagination but I do admire his dedication to the cause.  The things we do for love...

Check last week's chartage....

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“Panzer” - Dimension
[RAM Records]

Dimension is one of the year's breakouts and he's bossing it big time. For any of you word geeks, Panzer is a German language word that means armour.

“How Love Begins” - High Contrast & DJ Fresh ft. Dizzee Rascal
[Ministry of Sound]

High Contrast is a don, DJ Fresh ain't so shabby (if beautifully mainstream) but this tune was premiered as Annie Mac's Hottest Record and MistaJam's RadioRipper so get it up ya!

“Dnt U” - Gerra & Stone
[RAM Records]

Techy with retching synths says RAM Records. Bristolian belter says we!

“Rep” - TC ft. Jakes
[Rex Recordings]

Naughty, naughty, naughty one…

“High Flyer” - Silent Witness
[Bad Taste Recordings]

Lulling you into a false sense of security before booting up the tempo and injecting some premium oof. Described by one Soundcloud user as 'alternating atmospheric vs neurofunk’ - that about sums it up for me!

“Spike” - Fourward
[Shogun Audio]

Are Fourward the forefather's of Austrian drum and bass? Well no, not with Camo & Krooked in the mix, but they're a bloody great addition to the team anyway!

“Happy Alone (Cyantific Remix)" - Matrix & Futurebound ft. V. Bozeman
[Parlophone UK]

Cyantific's invitation to the Matrix & Futurebound party here is nothing short of inspired.

“Dead Space” - Enei & Mefjus
[Critical Music]

Austria and Russia team up to launch outstanding sensory assault. 

“Barking” - Rido
[Plasma Audio]

Three things I learnt about Rido (courtesy of UKF) - His day job is recording music and mixing for movies. The first track he ever sent to Metalheadz got signed. He has a degree in horse riding. That last one I made up because UKF’s showing was a bit poor… could still be true..

“Stolen Glances (Phaction Remix)” - Pola & Bryson ft. Sammie Bella
[Soulvent Records]

One for the hangover. Best served with a couple of paracetamol and neck rub.

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