The Lifted HQ is electric at the moment, and with good reason to be. LFTD008, Apex’ ‘Entrapment’ 12”, has been warmly received by just about every respectable DJ within the scene.
Riding on from that, the most anticipated release so far of 2010, Spor’s ‘Conquerors and Commoners’ EP, is shipping from Today (Monday 8th March 2010). Pre-orders are already available at shoplifted, and track previews are also available over at the official Lifted Music YouTube channel. If you haven’t already pre-ordered your copy, you will want to pretty soon.
Four of the most exciting tracks to date from Spor, the ‘Conquerors and Commoners’ EP is a benchmark for both Lifted Music, and the scene as a whole.
Two of Canada’s greatest dubstep exports have landed on the LFTD soil, and my have they left an imprint. Currently being played to death on YouTube with over 24,000 views on one video alone, as well as being cained in both DnB and Dubstep sets, the dynamic duo have opened the ears of many to the Lifted Music sound. In keeping with the progressional vision that Lifted strives to maintain, their exciting take on Apex’s ‘Nowhere To Run’ leaves little room for pussy-footing, demonstrating that raw, trademark aggression blended superbly with Apex’s original vibe.
This release is also available for pre-order on Lifteds online store, shoplifted.co.uk.
Now, You’d be forgiven if you came across ‘StevenRock137’ on YouTube if you went in search of LFTDSTEP001, as we ourselves did. Not only were you treated to the aggressive sounds of Datsik & Excision, but also a heartfelt message before an onslaught of Dubstep stomping courtesy of Steven.
Unfortunately we couldn't grasp the full extent of pain from your family lose in the video Steven, but with that in mind, we at Lifted Music salute you, and wish you all the best for the future!!
With a title like that, most of you are already sold. At just over 1 hour long, Chris brings you something to listen to while the guys prepare to record LFTD Podcast 017. Promoters are contracted not to record DJ sets, and Garagem weren’t supposed to do this time. But as this one got leaked onto the internet already, we decided to let this one go and offer this Chris Renegade & MC AD mix for a free download, exclusively live from Portugal. 60 minutes of exclusives and classics, bundled with Chris Renegade’s trademark high energy style. You’ve heard about his DJ sets, you may have even been lucky to catch one, now take this opportunity to listen over and over to the man behind the machine.
Finally, Breed 12 inches can give you the debut in their new mix series; ‘Breed 12 inches: The Demolition Room Mix Series’.
Mixed by Label Manager ‘Tallon’, the first chapter is a true showcase of the finest talent the underground has to offer, and a true testament to the label as a finder of this. Already receiving global feedback of epic proportions, not to mention a tight-lipped tracklisting, the mix will be the first of many in the series. Available at the Lifted Music forum here, support your sound and witness some of the best unsigned talent around at the moment, courtesy of Breed 12 inches.
Hailing for Canada, Excision & Datsik have been busy in the studio with this huge remix of Apex's "Nowhere To Run" (formally released on his Wall Of Sound EP back in 2008), and already with 30,000 plays across youtube and myspace, we kinda of guessed it would be a big track before we'd even asked them if they were up for remixing it for us... It will see a release backed with Eskmo's remix of Spor "Knock You Down"... expected it to drop May time. Wah, Wah, Wah, CHA!
After doing the rounds amongst DJ's for a while now, Lifted Music presents the Entrapment 12".
Two productions from top class producer and engineer 'Apex', as he makes his highly anticipated return to the Lifted Music release schedule. Available on both 12" vinyl and digital release, we're pretty damn excited about this one. Apex' debut solo 12" on Lifted Music is fronted by the now infamous 'Entrapment'. A groovy live bass guitar accompanies a downright quirky melody, all blended beautifully through that trademark Apex engineering. A hot-stepping kick snare combo laced with intricate end-bar fills pay homage to a producer whose quality control has won awards, and testifies as to why he is one of the in demand artists at the moment. If 'Entrapment' is anything to go by, 2010 could once again potentially be another big year for Rob Dickeson's Apex alias.
Brendan Angelides, or Eskmo to the Dubstep world, is a San Francisco based producer, live performer and long time favourite of the Lifted collective. Having performed and produced since '99, he's covered numerous styles throughout the years, and his music has now developed into a trademark sound that's instantly recognisable. With such a strong back catalogue, it was only a matter of time before we asked him to remix a track for Lifted. After consideration, it was agreed that Eskmo would rework the A-side from the The Prologue; – Spor’s ‘Knock You Down’.
