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John B’s Beta Recordings provides a storming end to the summer with an epic, yet snarling dancefloor 12” from the precocious new talent Xilent.

Originally from Poland, young drum & bass producer Xilent now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. After first breaking onto the scene in 2007 he has steadily risen through the ranks with his intense, muscular yet funky and uplifting style.

‘Step One’ the title track is the kind of epic opener that John B tears up arenas with on a weekly basis. Opening with massive hands-up trance synths, it breaks down into a snarling beast, morphing the synths into a dancefloor behemoth. Take a breather during the breakdown before the second drop smacks you straight in the face all over again.

‘Irreversible’ rolls in sleekly with otherworldly synths and whispered ethereal vocals, the tension building with every bar. What is in store, though, is fearsome: a stuttering growling monster bassline, kept in kicked into shape by whip-cracking snares.

‘Twice’ maintains that blurred line between epic and filth – but states its intentions early on with bassbin shaking kick drums overlaying the echoing stabs, before true urgency of the drop ensues.

Great news for Camo & Krooked! The new copy of DJ mag just came through the Beta Recordings letterbox and it looks like they got awarded ‘Single of the Month’! Well done boys!

“A Milestone”.

You can by the EP on Vinyl at the Beta Webstore (we ship worldwide) if you click here.

And digitally at Beatport, where tracks from the EP are currently dominating the Top 10 D&B chart click here.

Read more about the release and listen to clips here.

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Hot on the heels of Camo & Krooked’s ‘Edge of Mind’ EP comes a debut single from Poland’s Xilent, another bright new talent unearthed by Mr. John B.

‘Killing Spree’ opens with swirling atmospherics that conjure the mood whilst a snarly melodic bassline whirrs into action, underpinned by charging percussion and some extremely slick edits.

Xilent “Killing Spree”

‘Dislocation’ takes a more straight forward approach with an arpeggiated synth hook reeling us into a drop of epic proportions before Xilent unleashes even more edit abuse, twisting and contorting his sublime soundscape into a new beast for the second drop.

Xilent “Disclocation”

Xilent (Eryk Kowalczyk) is a young drum’n'bass producer. Originally from Warsaw (Poland), Eryk produced his first bits at the age of nine, when he was introduced to the Propellerhead Rebirth RB-338 synthesizer set. From then on, he tended to diversify his sound from techno, through breakbeat, finally to find his place in the drum’n'bass genre, influenced by artists like DJ Rap, Future Cut, Calyx, Concord Dawn. Throughout that time he also found himself playing the drums in a few hardcore punk bands like Fast Forward.

His official drum’n'bass career began in 2007 when he was noticed by a recording label called Shadowforces, and not much time has passed since he published his first track on a vinyl under the label alongside many other artists’ quality tracks. During the next two years Xilent moved to Edinburgh (Scotland) and has become a member of international labels such as Beta Recordings managed by John B himself, Ammunition Recordings, Mindtech Recordings and more. This time with influences from fat cats like Spor, Apex or Miss Redflower he managed to create his own style with heavy beats and addictive melodies. Many of his digital releases have seen the light of day hitting the top drum’n'bass charts on Juno or TrackItDown, one of which was rated “one of the biggest tracks of 2009 without a shadown” and even a “drum’n'bass anthem” – (‘Terminal’, Ammunition Rec., rated by TrackItDown). In December 2009 Xilent played for the first time live in Poland (Lodz) and he claims there will be more, the first of which is in Berlin in January 2010.

Click here to download Hi Res Photos & Logos of Xilent.

Label: Beta Recordings
Cat: BETA022
Released: 22nd February 2010
Format(s): 12” vinyl / digital
Press/PR: Reprise Music Group | nick@reprisemusicgroup.com
Distribution: SRD | +44(0)208 802 3000
Info/Audio: www.betarecordings.com

www.myspace.com/xilent1

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A. CAMO & KROOKED – TIME IS TICKING AWAY (feat. SHAZ SPARKS)

B. CAMO & KROOKED – MINDSET

C. CAMO & KROOKED – SKYLINE

D. JOHN B – NUMBERS (CAMO & KROOKED REMIX)

With a back catalogue that already boasts releases for Viper Recordings, Technique, Uprising, Renegade Hardware and Urban Takeover, Austria’s latest DnB exports Camo & Krooked continue their stratospheric rise to the highest echelons of DnB fame with this essential four-tracker for John B’s esteemed Beta Recordings.

Kicking off proceedings with the minimal tones of ‘Time is Ticking Away’ featuring the vocal talents of Shaz Sparks, the boys pick up the pace with the Calvin Harris-esque power chords of ’Mindset’ and seal the deal with the driving and uplifting ‘Skyline’. Rounding things off in fine style, John B’s ‘Numbers’ is put through the Camo & Krooked mill and turned out in an electro style to great effect.

DJ support: Pendulum, Grooverider, DJ Fresh, Adam F, John B, London Elektricity, Matrix & Futurebound, Shimon, Concord Dawn, DJ SS and more.

You can download Hi Res Photos of Camo & Krooked, their Logo, and Biography by clicking here

Label: Beta Recordings
Cat: BETA021
Released: 22nd February 2010
Format(s): 12” vinyl / digital
Press/PR: Reprise Music Group | nick@reprisemusicgroup.com
Distribution: SRD | +44(0)208 802 3000
Info/Audio: www.beta-recordings.com

www.myspace.com/camokrooked

We’ve got a bunch of different groups and stuff on Facebook, here’s all the links:

Beta Recordings Group

Tangent Recordings Group

Nu Electro Group

Chihuahua Recordings Group

John B’s Music Page

John B Podcast Group

We’re aiming to develop this page, but they have nice accurate info over at discogs.com so have a look there in the meantime…

BETA 001 John B We Like The Music / Heat Seeker (12″)
BETA 002 John B & MC Justiyc Catalyst LP Sampler (Part 1) (12″)
BETA 003 John B & MC Justiyc Catalyst LP Sampler (Part 2) (12″)
BETA CD 001 John B Catalyst (2xCD)
BETA CD 001LTD John B Catalyst (3xCD, Ltd)
BETA LP 01 John B Catalyst (6×12″, Album)
BETA 004 John B & MC Justiyc Double J (Club Mix) (12″, S/Sided)
BETA 005 Exile* Fatal Exception / Undergrowth (12″)
BETA 006 John B Make The Moment / War Cry (Remix) (12″)
BETA CD 002 John B Catalyst – Reprocessed (2xCD)
BETA LP 02 John B Redox: Catalyst Reprocessed (3×12″, Album)
BETA 007 Exile* The Other Side / Tickertape (12″)
BETA 008 John B The Gate / Music For Lost Cities (12″)
BETA 009 Nu:Tone Grand Central / The Boss (12″)
BETA CD 003 John B Future Reference (CD, Album)
BETA CD 003LTD John B Future Reference (2xCD, Ltd)
BETA LP 003 S John B Future Reference Sampler (2×12″, Smplr)
BETA LP 03 John B Future Reference (3xLP)
DETOX – BETA 1 dba v John B Falling (12″, Promo, W/Lbl, S/Sided)
BETA 010 John B Future Reference Remix EP (2×12″)
BETA 011 John B Dream On / Rendez Vous (12″)
BETA 012 John B & Libby Picken ElectroFreek! (2×12″)
BETA 013 Exile* Save Me / Help! I’m Stuck To The Dancefloor (12″)
BETA CD 04 Various John B Presents Brainstorm (CD)
none John B Mercury Skies (Trance Mix) (File, MP3)
BETA 014W Exile* Cut By Plastic (12″)
BETA CD 05 John B In:Transit (CD)
BETA LP 05 John B In:Transit (3×12″, Album)
BETALP05S John B In:Transit LP Sampler (12″, Ltd, Smplr)
none John B The Future (File, MP3)
none John B Mercury Skies (Original Version) (File, MP3)
BETA 015 Vector Burn Oxygen Freeze VIP / Light Cycle (12″)
BETA 015 Vector Burn Oxygen Freeze VIP / Light Cycle (12″, W/Lbl)
BETA 016 John B / dba Remember Tonight / Falling 2005 (John B Remix) (12″)
BETA 016 CDR John B / dba Remember Tonight / Falling (CDr)
BETA 017 John B I’ve Been Stalking You On Myspace (Drum And Bass Mixes) (12″)
BETA 017 CD John B I’ve Been Stalking You On Myspace (CD, Maxi)
BETA 017 LTD John B I’ve Been Stalking You On Myspace (7″)
BETA 017R John B I’ve Been Stalking You On Myspace (Electrohouse And Dancerock Mixes) (12″)
BETA CD 06 John B Electrostep (CD, Album)
BETA CD 06 LTD John B Electrostep (2xCD)
BETA LP 06 John B Electrostep (3×12″)
none John B I’ve Been Stalking You On Myspace (CD, Promo, Single, Bla)
BETA 018 Castor Axe To Grind / Nothing Can Break Us (12″)
BETA 019 John B Mr. Freud / Red Sky (12″, Promo, W/Lbl)
BETA 019 John B Mr. Freud / Red Sky (12″)
BETA 020 John B When The Time Comes / Dancing In The Dark (12″)