Originally planned for the third of  Objekt’s  white labels hand stamped series, this was quickly snapped up by his friends, Pearson Sound, Ben UFO and Pangaea. This track is essential!
‘Cactus’ also appeared on Ben UFO’s Rinse FM mix CD, in the autumn of 2011.

Objekt – Cactus

A: Cactus

B: Porcupine

Hessle Audio 019
Release date : 6th Feb 2012

Showcasing his tight mixing and on point selections, Hessle Audio’s Ben UFO streams a 15 minute portion of his installment in Rinse’s definitive mixtape series, via i-D Magazine.

Ben UFO for i-D online by i-D

Karenn – Caretaker
2562 – Winamp Melodrama
Boddika x Joy O – Swims
Lerosa – Tanned Legs
Jam City – Arpjam VIP
Mister Monday – Future (Carl Craig Mix)
Objekt – Cactus

After the success of the Pearson Sound album launch,Hessle Audio are coming back to Fabric on July 1st, for another incredible night.

Room One – HESSLE AUDIO
Pearson Sound/Ramadanman
Joy Orbison
Jackmaster B2B Cinnaman
Ben UFO B2B Oneman
Pangaea
Wbeeza (LIVE)
Blawan
MCs: Trim, Chunky

Room Two – TECTONIC
Pinch B2B Distance
Loefah
Shed (LIVE)
Youngsta
Dubkasm
Jack Sparrow
MCs: Dread MC, SP:MC

Room Three – SONIC ROUTER
Mosca
Braiden
Redinho (LIVE)
Randomer
mlr

£15 advance // £16 door // £10 students // £7 after 3am

More info and tickets.

Here’s a mix by Baobinga to celebrate the recent album launch at Fabric with Hyetal, Geiom, Scratcha DVA, I.D and Chunky.

To read the interview with Baobinga that went along side his mix go to the Fabric blog here.

Curated by the imprint’s three co-founders – Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound (AKA Ramadanman) – the CD version is comprised of 12 brand new tracks tracks, with contributions from every single producer who’s previously released a 12″ on Hessle Audio, plus other guests, and a second disc collecting previously released highlights from the catalogue.

Brand new tracks from Pangaea and Pearson Sound but also Blawan, Joe, Elgato, Untold, Cosmin TRG, Peverelist, James Blake and Addison Groove, and a couple of unexpected treats – such as D1‘s never-before-released archive cut ‘Subzero’ and a killer from the hitherto little-known Randomer. Most of the tracks on Disc 2 are modern dancefloor classics, and hardly require any introduction – among them Martyn’s eerily suspended, deeply affecting remix of TRG’s ‘Broken Heart’, Untold’s none-more-livewire ‘I Can’t Stop This Feeling’, Pangaea’s ‘Why’ and James Blake’s ‘Buzzard & Kestrel’ (a track he’s arguably yet to better).

The new tracks will be on the vinyl edition of 116 & Rising, which is a 3 x 12″; with beautiful artwork on both CD and vinyl editions is by Will Bankhead.
The Hessle gang are also having a launch party at London’s XOYO club on Friday 13th May.

Tracklisting below:

CD1
01. Elgato – Music (Bodymix)
02. Untold – Cool Story Bro
03. Blawan – Potchla Vee
04. Pearson Sound – Stifle
05. Joe – Twice
06. Randomer – Brunk
07. Pangaea – Run Out
08. Cosmin TRG – Bijoux
09. D1 – Subzero
10. Addison Groove – Fuk Tha 101
11. James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (Second Version)
12. Peverelist – Sun Dance

CD2
01. Pangaea – You & I
02. Untold – Test Signal
03. Blawan – Fram
04. James Blake – Buzzard & Kestrel
05. Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling
06. Joe – Rut
07. Ramadanman – Blimey
08. TRG – Put You Down
09. Joe – Level Crossing
10. Pangaea – Why
11. TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix)
12. Ramadanman – Don’t Change For Me

Peverelist steps up to Hessle Audio with a seriously next level percussive workout!

Peverelist – Dance Til The Police Come

Peverelist – Fundamentals

-HES018 is out on Monday 4th April

Originally from the Barnsley area, producer and DJ Jamie Roberts a.k.a ‘Blawan’ comes with one release under his arm on the prolific Hessle Audio label, is now releasing a 3-track EP on the illustrious R&S Records roster for the release of his next 12″. This slab of vinyl will hold three tracks from the low-end lover, including title track “Bohla,” “Kaz,” and “Lavender,” and is set to drop on at the end of February. Sadly “Getting Me Down” (featured above) has no current release date due to the Brandy sample… but its a sure thing this will get you dancing!

The title track “Bohla”

A man I rated very highly a couple of years ago, someone I still rate now, has come out of the wilderness with some real fire. Pangaea returns on Hessle Audio with this 2 track single which is quite dark and techy but also has the stamp of other classic Pangaea tracks. ‘Inna Daze‘ is my favourite of the two, using skippy drums, air horns, a nice cut up vocal and a Berghain influenced bass line. Maybe he’s been listening to Dark Arx, who knows? ‘Won’t Hurt‘ is a much more classic Dubstep track, it’s a solid piece of production but not necessarily an exciting one. None the less, as I said, I am still a fan of his, mostly for his 2009 and pre 2009 productions and hopefully this is the first of many more releases from Pangaea this year. Have a listen to the release plus a couple of my past favourites.

Won’t Hurt
Won’t Hurt by pangaea

Inna Daze
Inna Daze by pangaea

Memories
Pangaea – Memories by pinheads

Why
Pangaea – Why by lovvi

Router

Beacause Of You

Surefire Sound 003 – Distal / HxdB / Mayhem by Surefire PR

This one is on the more techy side of things but a pretty exciting EP none the less! Alex from Surefire sent this over with a little info on these guys. If you don’t know these names, Surefire Sound’s third release features three up-and-coming producers from two points on the map: Distal and Mayhem hailing from Atlanta, Georgia and HxdB from Vancouver, Canada.

Leading off the release is Michael Rathbun a.k.a. Distal, a producer in the next wave of bass music producers and founding member of Atlanta Dubstep, a collective that has been introducing dubstep’s top artists to the southeast United States since 2007. Through their events and newly founded label Embassy Recordings, Distal has established his own dynamic that integrates dubstep with Chicago’s juke sounds, and has started to make quite an impression on the global scene with a release on Soul Jazz’s Future Bass compilation, as well as Amsterdam’s Tube 10 Recordings, among others.

Collaborating on the A side is Severine Erickson, a.k.a. HxdB (short for Hexadecibel). Channeling his creative energies from his own pocket of North America, HxdB has been a hardworking DJ, producer, and promoter of the more sophisticated angles of bass music. With several 12” releases to his name on labels such as Mindset and Echodub, and plenty more coming in the new year, he is ready to make his mark on this release alongside Distal with “Typewriter Tune”. Its’ potent assault of shuffling beats and funk-infused pitch-warped synths was so well-received by their DJ mates that they amped up the energy into a VIP version with support from the likes of Bok Bok (Night Slugs, London), Ben UFO (Hessle Audio), Appleblim (Skull Disco), Dave Q (Dub War, NYC), XI (Orca) and Sepalcure (Hotflush).

Working with Distal on the flipside is Anthony Rotella a.k.a. Mayhem, a long-time stalwart of the Atlanta scene coming from the drum & bass arena. Mayhem has had recent dubstep releases on San Francisco’s Argon Records and Amsterdam’s Subway Recordings. On “Frozen Barnacles”, they deliver a high-energy, yet heady half-stepper with warm filtered synths and dub-wise horns.

In my opinion ‘Typewriter Tune VIP‘ is the standout here and worth the purchase for this track alone! Solid stuff stuff from an ever emerging and evolving US scene. Last year there were a lot of releases stateside but I think they are beginning to find a sound and draw influences from the music which is so big out there already. Juke (Footwork) was a prime example of this last year and I’m sure the limitless talent in the US will get stronger by the year. London, and the UK in general, is still leading the way, just don’t be surprised to see the rest of the world catch up in a big way, very soon.

starts at about 1:10…

This is EP by Blawan, a 22-year-old producer from Barnsley, Yorkshire, is Hessle Audio’s thirteenth and another for record bag in my opinion! Blawan’s debut release continues the extremely high standard set by Ben UFO and the Hessle crew and should not be taken lightly. The B side, ‘Iddy’, is the stand out of the two for me, unorthodox percussion, rolling B-Line, warm synths and some ghostly vocal snippets really set this one off! Totally fresh, headphone or dance floor ready, all round big release! A producer who isn’t from London, Bristol or Berlin really making shit happen, Blawan will definitely be a big hitter by the end of the year. You decide for yourself…

PEACE&OUZO

This one is from James Blake who didn’t even have a record out this time last year but I expect his name to be on everyone’s lips in 2010. Here is a clip from his latest EP which is out on Hessle Audio (a personal fave of mine), unfortunately, YouTube was the only place I could find it. Apologies if the quality isn’t great, have a listen!

PEACE