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After a short hiatus, SC Digital is back with a couple of sonic experiments courtesy of Pinecone Moonshine’s TVG hates TVG.

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TVG whisks us off into a land where metallic pads come to life and transform into cybernetic entities in some distant future. This is the sound of earth in the 25th century, when man has long gone, leaving only machines to dance to their own robotic poems.

Talking to wolves about the sky

Taking a more spiritual path, TVG continues to transcend the norm, as his beats weave and pulse to a deeper ethereal power. Deep bass, splintered beats and contemplative harmonies are the ingredients for another master class in fractured rhythms.

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This time around we bring you a few bangers from Eschaton

singular -
This song has a great 80's electric vibes. A steadily progressing rhythm morfs into a sonic trip through electroland. Well placed hits with just the right pads make it a side journey from the norm but a welcome break from your typical DnB release. Put on a good pair of headphones, crank it up and tune out.

Eclipse -
More along the lines of a DnB release, Eschaton delivers an excellent assortment of scattered beats and old west wahs. The beats wind down the dusty old roads waiting to find it's watering hole. This song delivers a steady beat while mixing it up with the background ambience. Solid drumwork ready to make any head sway.

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Subvert Central Digital Soundclash vol. 2

SC:Digital proudly presents our very first four track digital EP release! As part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you fresh sounds from unheard voices in electronic music, and presenting them in the best way possible we are pleased to announce that each of these tunes has been specially mastered for MP3 by none other than MACC (Outsider, Subtle Audio), so those (few!) of you who still persist in your beliefs that no free net label could possibly offer tunes that are on a par with anything else out there with no cost to the consumer are going to be tucking in to nice warm slices of humble pie in 5... 4... 3... 2...

Anonymi – Dance of the Oyakasaru – Clocking in at a somewhat lower bpm than the rest of this release, Dance of the Oyakasaru proves that there’s plenty of room to sound fresh at a tempo that, to many of us, is inextricably linked with our raving past. Despite its relative brevity the three and a half minutes on offer here manage to blend strings, pan-pipes, woodwinds and what sounds like the distant hum of an accordion with choppy percussion and a bubbling bassline into an intoxicating little roller of a tune.

DB-1 – Plastic Clouds: Kicking off the proceedings, DB-1 delivers a deep warm and meditative slice of electronic melancholia, with spacious echoes of Detroit-inspired chords alternating with huge washes of euphoric pads and a plucky synthesised bass, all anchored to a simple minimal break and some plangent melodic touches. Fans of some of the slower Subtle Audio material would be well advised to give this a listen.

Fada - We become shattered (Parallel remix) starts off with an unsettling vocal sample, which gives way to a deceptively straightforward groove that tatters and frays before the drop heralds its return, complete with effortlessly funky edits, plaintive melodies and a stripped down and funky feel, crucially never making the mistake of sacrificing groove for over-complexity. Worth checking if you're a fan of some of the minimal cuts on Esoteric.

SC9 & Creep – Materia starts off in the manner it means to continue, spooky strings, echoes and some marvellously focused percussive effects add up to a slice of classic sub bass heavy filtered drumfunk action. The marvellously detailed percussion manages to evoke memories of mid nineties Reinforced choppage without ever sounding like a hackneyed tribute to a sound of yesteryear, testament both to the confidence of these two producers (of whom we have absolutely no doubt but that you will be hearing of again) as well as to the evergreen vitality of the classic sound that inspires them.

Much thanks to:
Tyranny for the words
Britvarama for the art, visit http://www.maninsidemyhead.com for more designs

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After a bit of an extended hiatus SC:Digital are pleased to be back with some stellar music from two fresh producers who are sure to be making waves soon.

Coleco brings a lushly arranged breaky atmospheric roller that takes in every style, sound and move as its sinuous breaks unroll, starting off with faint crackly radio noises before sublime washes of lush atmospherics, spoken samples, acoustic guitars and sensuous female vocals slip in and out of the expertly crafted arrangement. The breakdown and second drop twist things up completely introducing an more electronic flavour that gradually fades to the background, supplanted by atmospherics, acoustic guitars and ethnic sounds, a real melting pot of sounds and a tasty tune indeed.

Phedoz kicks off on a bleepier electronic flex, delivering a smooth but not slick slice of multilayered electronica, with an excellent use of contrasting sounds a quirky robotic pastoral vibe… If the shepherds of this world ever get replaced by robots the way the parents of the original techno pioneers were then I’d imagine the breakdown is what they’ll play on their panpipes as they guard their flocks, before heading back to the city to drink oil cocktails to the sound of the second half of the tune.

Thanks to Tyranny for the track descriptions, and thanks to Britvarama for the great artwork accompanying the release.

http://www.maninsidemyhead.com for more designs

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For SC:Digital 007, the first release for SCD since the site relaunch, I managed to secure two tracks from long time SC Forum member Will 'Escher' Hansen.

'Boomka Boomka' is a militant (remember way back when tunes used to be described as militant?) and moody stepper, building up steam with a skanky rolling offbeat step to it that's slowly and gradually joined by a variety of buzzing industrial mechanical sounds, vaguely menacing screeches bleeps and warps, stops and starts, and some rather nice strings that give the kind of rough-with-the-smooth vibe rarely done right this side of the nineties. Fans of the moodiness and the general sonic palette of earlier prototype sound would be well advised to check this.

The second track 'Hi-Tek' starts off with a seriously tight rolling break that is soon joined by a dreamy combination of harmonious reverbed pads, the celestial vibes anchored firmly to the floor and the gut by the intermittent snarls of the deep midrange and the gradually evolving percussive elements. The second drop flips things in a different direction with the addition of some strings, a breathy but sparingly employed female vocal and some further percussion... Serious deepness from this up and coming producer, if you're digging the vibes from the more forward thinking end of the liquid spectrum then this is the sort of tune you can't do without - they'll be dancing with their eyes closed, trust!

Thanks to Tyranny for the track descriptions, and thanks to Voi for the great artwork accompanying the release.

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Pilote give you the first SC:Digital release of 2006.

Pilote, who are most notable for their releases on Certificate 18 and having tracks featured on compilations from labels such as Brighton's Tru Thoughts and Luminessence, deliver two melodic uplifting tunes.

The A side 'Remover' kicks off with a funky upright bassline along with some snappy drums. Choppy and chirpy vocals roll along with the bass as the track progresses into some drifting pads and melodic bell synths. 'Remover' is one to pour up a drink, lay back and relax to, or equally one to get up and groove to.

'Kratez' the flip, is a light and floaty journey through some lush pads, minimal bass, sweet subtle effects, and fluffy melodies. Excellent stuff to unwind to.

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SC:Digital 005 comes from Dissident, a name which is becoming more and more associated with quality music.

Having already had numerous releases on labels such as Renegade Hardware, Exegene, Fear Red, the Russian TAM Records (which he is a co-owner of), he drops SC:Digital a couple of tracks in warm up to his release on Subvert Central (SC006).

Lower Astral features many of the Indian influences you'd find all over Dissident's tracks, along with his subtle effects and intensely crisp drum breaks and percussion.

The flip, Oneiroid Psychosis retains the same dark atmospheric vibes, but this time goes much more moody and sinister. Squelchy synths and rumbling basses rip through the sharp drums, whilst obscure vocal samples drift in and out of the ominous pads and string synths.

Also accompanying the tunes is an equal quality cover designed by Stacks!

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Macc delivers two quality tracks that exhibit his unique style of drum programming and creating tense atmospheres.

Not to forget the extreme sub basses and subtle effects he weaves between the onslaught of his intense beatwork.

This release includes some great artwork by Stacks.

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SC:Digital are proud to announce the release of our third single.

Due to unavoidable licensing complications, this isn't the release that was originally planned for SCD003, but we hope that it will satisfy you non the less.......

This release comes from the Z-no project....headed up by former SB frontman, Blue.

In reverse order.....

The third side of the release, 'Z-no(phobic)' features the extra-ordinary vocal talents of Louie G, rhyming manically over distorted breakbeats. Intense.

The second part of the release, 'The Demanding Consumer' is an instrumental track featuring much clever breakbeat manipulation, with the sample 'You are a demanding consumer, and you demand instant gratification' haunting the track.

The first side of the release is an instrumental version of Z-no(phobic)

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SC:Digital was fortunate enough to secure two tracks from Transmute Recordings Drum and Bass act, Latent Notion.

The two tracks, 'GomBooKaka' and 'Mind Reset' make up the second SC:Digital Release, 002.

Latent Notion have been in the studio building an impressive high energy live act that we encourage everyone to check out.

Also look out for there forthcoming album.

Thanks to Latent Notion for their support of the site.