Paul Hamill
Jam The Box

BIRTHMARK / WITHDRAWN / SUNUN / VMO$ / BOOFYCL 002Cold Light MusicHand-stamped and numbered white label with A4 insert. Edition of 250Dank, modern Bristol trip hop vibes from scene regulars such as VMO$ & Boofy, plus new names Birthmark, Withdrawn, and Sunun, all rounded up by new label; Cold LightOne for the smokers and night owls, ‘CL002’ proves that the enervated energy of Avon’s bassy epicentre is still glowing like embers of an old fire, coming with the blunted shunt and bloo haze of Birthmark, who sounds like he’s got the flu on ‘Haunted’, before lending a slightly less sluggish turn on Withdrawn’s ‘I Have Known Rivers’. Sunun follows on the flip with a findus crispy cut of BoC-like flutes overgrown with vinyl crackle and a web of insectoid percussion, leaving VMO$ & Boofy to shut the lights off with a blushing crush of screwed R&B, Houston-via-Bristol style.

Reissue of Decadance "On And On (Fears Keep On)", one of the most iconic underground Italo-wave tracks ever."Permeated by dark a eerie synths, a perfectly programed Roland TR-808 and outstanding analog production, "On and On (Fears Keep On)" belongs to what we like to define "dark italo disco" or "italo wave". There's an extra touch of cosmic / interstellar feeling, sharing the same vibe (and the same synthetic hardware) of "Spacer Woman". Not a intergalactic travel this time, but the wait for somebody to come from the sky. "

Dishing out dividends like the Devil himself, mysterious Dutch junglist Colder Leader continues his rich vein of vinyl form with 'Just Business'. 'Good To Go' turns the boardroom into a bedroom with its dreamy chords, bouncy bassline and warm tones while 'Cold Sees You' calls accounts into the meeting only to hear that the forecast for this year's profits are glacial at their most optimistic. 2 Bad Snowballs enter the negotiations for a final roll of the remix dice and trigger the biggest merger since Exxon and Mobil. Greasy.COLD LEADERJust Business EPCold Leader

J-ZBEL mysterious crew is in town. The new release on Lyon-based label BFDM is made of acronyms, weird titles and masked faces. It sails between genres: Acid, Jungle, House & Ambient. Each track defines itself in a specific leitmotiv,embracing the spirit of a voodoo sorcerer. Massive piece of freaky vibes combined to make you dance the hell out of you.