Artist: Gemini

Tracks: Destiny / Without You

Label: Beta Recordings

Release Date: 4 April (Beatport) 2 May (Vinyl)

Barcode: UPC 6 66017 23206 5

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Gemini // Destiny b/w Without You [BETA 027] by Beta Recordings

Another monster release from John B’s newly revitalised Beta Recordings label – this time from rising star GEMINI.

He’s been making serious waves with his dubstep productions, is already a youtube superstar and has quickly been snapped up by prestigious management company three six zero, remixing the likes of Diddy, Deadmau5, Jamiroquai, Kelis, Hadouken, Fenech Soler & Willow Smith. Gemini is now showing off his diverse productions skills & breaking new ground within the realms of Drum & Bass.

Two absolute beasts here on this exciting double A side – both leaning towards a more ‘Trance & Bass’ sound, but with a deep, refined edge, and uncompromising dancefloor power.

Without you is a beautiful, refreshing, trancey DnB roller. Deadmau5 vibes and an almost 4/4 break keep things pushing on with a progressive synth chord pattern and subtle, building pads. Perfect transition track, great in the mix – but with a breakdown that really makes the crowd take notice & progressively builds them up again to a mighty crescendo.

Destiny is more high energy & fits in perfectly as the highlight of any peak-time DnB set. Quality, crisp beats lead you in, then a breakdown to almost silence as the killer electro-synth hook comes out of nowhere, building and building until the final release & club smashing main drop kicks in. Reliably one of the biggest tracks of any set at the moment, and surely destined for great things once released into the wild…

Xilent // Irreversible EP [BETA 026] by Beta Recordings >

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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.

You probably already check out our other sites www.john-b.com and www.johnbpodcast.com which are great places to get news about John B and his podcast, but we figured its worth posting the odd update about them here too!

So just to let you know we published 2 more episodes this week, now up to the 83rd episode!!

John B recorded live as part of his USA tour in October 2010, at Camoflage, North America’s longest running weekly D&B Party, at The Sullivan Room in New York City.

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John B Podcast 083: Live @ Camoflage, NYC 12.10.10 by Beta Recordings

JOHN B PODCAST 083 TRACKLIST

00:00 nyc_intro (John B – The Horde)
03:16 Alix Pirez – Loose Ends ft. Noisia
08:08 Gemini – Without You
09:39 The Prototypes – BREATHLESS
11:44 Noisia & Spor – Falling Through
14:31 Origin Unknown – Valley of the Shadows
17:52 Camo & Krooked feat. Shaz Sparks – Time Is Ticking Away
20:05 Cube – Metrolovers
23:00 High Rankin – State Pump
24:51 I Blame Coco – In Spirit Golden (DC Breaks Remix)
26:30 Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Phil Mac Remix)
28:39 Subwave – Ubikz
30:54 Gemini – Destiny
32:34 ShockOne – Polygon (Dirtyphonics Remix)
34:50 NSG – Yout Anthem (Dont give a Fuck)
36:55 John B – UP ALL NIGHT (Jack Beats Remake)
39:05 Genotype – Ritual Dance
41:13 Above & Beyond & Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab – On A Good Day (Metropolis) [J Majik & Wickerman Remix]
44:14 The Burbs – Cool Air (Jerona Digital 006)
47:28 GMorosov – Pleasure Generator
48:48 Noisia & Alix Perez – Underprint
52:42 SPY – Go With The Flow
53:48 Gmorosov – Internet = Hate
55:56 Terravita – Drinks UP Hands Up
59:01 Shapeshifter – The Touch (Netsky remix)
1:01:45 Gmorozov – R1A9V8E5R
1:04:04 John B – American Girls (Synthpop Electro Mix)
1:06:43 Cube – Night Trip
1:10:35 Metrik – Learn To Fly (feat. Jan Burton)
1:15:08 Camo & Krooked – Climax
1:17:46 John B – Robot Lover
End // Doc P – Sweet Shop (Camo & Krooked Remix)

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John played a special ‘influences’ set right by the beach at the Sun & Bass Festival in Sardinia back in September, and we got the recording!

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JOHN B PODCAST 082 TRACKLIST

1. X Ray Connection // Get Ready
2. Sare Havlicek // Astronave
3. Romina Cohn // The Night
4. New Order // Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)
5. Dead or Alive // You Spin Me Round (Murder Mix)
6. Fleetwood Mac // Little Lies (Extended Version)
7. Desireless // Voyage Voyage
8. Vitalic // Poison Lips
9. Yazoo // Don’t Go (12” version)
10. Stacey // Two Of Hearts
11. Eurythmics // Sweet Dreams
12. Sabrina // Boys (Summertime Love)
13. DJ Hell vs. Trans X // Living on Video
14. New order // Blue Monday (Original Version)
15. A-Ha // The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version)
16. Sylvester // Do Ya Wanna Funk
17. DJ’s Factory // A View to Kill
18. Company B // Fascinated
19. D-Mob // We Call It Acieed (feat. Gary Haisman)
20. 808 State // Pacific 202
21. Real Life // Send Me An Angel (Extended)
22. Yazoo // Situation (Long Version)
23. Michael Sembello // Maniac
24. John B // American Girls (Synthpop Electro Mix)

Out now on Limited Edition 12″ Vinyl and mp3.

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High Rankin // State Pump b/w Feel For You [BETA 024] by Beta Recordings

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Label: Beta Recordings
Release Date: 25th October 2010
Genre: Drum & Bass / Dubstep
Cat Number: BETA 24

John B’s Beta Recordings label follows up its recent return with a new single from High Rankin.

High Rankin‘s music is a celebration of eccentricity. Brimming with character and personality, Rankin’s tunes never fail to raise the bar musically and always cause an inevitable dance floor riot.

‘State Pump’ arrives with a collective mix of beats, each one eager to stamp its mark. Beginning on a fairly mellow note Rankin introduces an echoing rhythmic melody before unleashing an onslaught of rough beats that engulf the ears! The bouncing electro beat drives the track giving it a real jump up rock and rave vibe that makes it a tune that will be hard to forget!

‘Feel for You’ delivers Rankin’s trademark dubstep and it is especially relentless in this new single. The pitched up vocals recall early 90s hardcore and interject throughout to create hard hitting build ups that are almost grime like in their raw energy.

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Label: Beta Recordings
Release Date: 18th October 2010
Genre: Drum & Bass
DJ support: John B, Rusko, Dieselboy, Datsik, Evol Intent and more

John B’s Beta Recordings label makes a welcome return with a new single from Terravita. Made up of Chris Barlow, Matt Simmers and Jon Spero, they’re putting their electro powerhouse alterego Hot Pink Delorean to the side for just a second for their debut release on Beta, “Lockdown” and “Up in the Club”.

The single is best described as ‘Drumstep’, a sub genre the Boston boys have been a part of from day one. Pioneers in the field, ‘Drumstep’ is proving to be one of the most popular rising genres to date.

Terravita were first recognised in 2006 by Maldini & Vegas (Bad Company) with 4 tracks featued on the Bad Taste 2 LP. Following 4 singles on Technique Recordings, including “Adult Robot Kung Fu”, Terravita have released music with Subsonik Sound as well as a remix of AK1200′s rave anthem “Drowning” that hit #4 on the Beatport Charts.

With huge support already from heavy hitters like Rusko, Dieselboy, John B and Evol Intent we can be certain that the massive single ‘‘Lockdown’’ is in set for big things this Autumn. ‘Lockdown’ kicks off by sending a shiver down your spine with its thrilling piano intro, building vehemence before dropping into a snarling, furious bassline. Following the pattern of intense intros that leave you shaking in your raving boots is ‘’Up in the Club’’. Its dark, mystic vibe draws you in before hitting you with a super-heavy drop.

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”.

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Read more about the release and listen to clips here.

We’re proud to announce the launch of our brand new webstore at www.beta-store.com

Thanks to the amazing skills of our new web designer genius Mike @ bozboz.co.uk and Trickartt at www.trickartt.com and a lot of blood, sweat and tears in the Beta Recordings office AND several million hours climbing around in the loft going through all our back catalogue and checking stock levels – we’re finally there!

The new webstore has a much better system for dealing with digital downloads, we sell bundles now too which is great for albums, and we’re planning on putting up some previously unavailable stuff too – like John’s first album, ‘Visions’ and a previously very limited USA only release of ‘Brainstorm’ – plus lots more classics, remastered & remixed – but more on that later.

We’ve also massively improved the shipping system – every item has its weight recorded, so when you check out all you have to do is tell us which country you live in, the webstore works out the total weight of everything you ordered and then calculates the correct shipping, so no more searching for the right shipping option in a huge list, and no more accidental overcharging or any of that rubbish! Lovely!

We’ve got loads of back catalogue up now, (if it’s displayed on the site then we have it in stock!) – and some really cool new stuff coming in time for Christmas too (did someone say JOHN B SNOWGLOBES!? haha!)

So go check out www.beta-store.com right now and bag yourself some electropunkrobotikDrum&Bass – mp3s are only 89p!

TRACKLISTING

1. Utopia // Diamond Shine // Breed12inches
2. Falling of Ideas // m25, Nummix & First Function // Unsigned
3. Hard Fi // I Shall Overcome (Paul B Remix)
4. John B // Robot Lover // Beta
5. John B // Numbers (Camo & Krooked Remix) // Beta
6. John B feat. Shaz Sparks // Red Sky // Beta
7. Camo & Krooked // Turn Up The Music
8. Michael Jackson // Beat It (John B Re-Edit)
9. Subfocus // Rock It // Ram
10. Freeland // Under Control (TC Remix)
11. Alix Perez feat Fats // Down the Line (Break Remix)
12. Doc Scott // Unofficial Ghost // Metalheadz
>> Marty McFly feat. Emmet Brown // Delorian?
13. Johnny L // Evah
14. Fallin (Shockone Remix) // Agent X feat. Mutaya
15. Juggernaut (Nero Remix) // Enter Shikari
16. Ian Carey Project // Get Shakey (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)
17. Camo & Krooked // One
18. Klement // Girls
19. Johnny L // Come Here
20. Bloc Party // Trojan Horse (John B Remix)

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Live set recorded at John B’s gig in Zweibruken @ Erdgeschoss – the 2nd of 2 gigs that weekend, Friday night was all D&B (we have that too and will be posting in the podcast soon!) and Saturday night was everything non-DnB! So here you have it, an epic 3+ hours of Techno/Electro/Minimal/Italo Disco/80s and some drunken John B on the Microphone towards the end! Enjoy!

Tracklist to follow…

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Live set recorded at John B’s gig in Arnhem, Netherlands @ Luxor Live on 25.04.09. Thanks to Formsevents & DJ Tyson for hooking it up, and the fabulous soundman for recording everything so nicely

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TRACKLIST:

1. Body & Soul ft. Fourward // Authority
2. John B // Light Speed
3. John B // Robot Lover
4. John B // Dancing in the Dark
5. John B // Disco Hoho Mashup
6. DJ Rashad // Get Down (John B SpeedUpMashUp)
7. Klement // Check the This is
8. Unknown // Hard Fi Bootleg Remix
9. Deadmau5 // I Remember (J Majik & Wikaman Remix)
10. Messages // Brookes Brothers Remix
11. Drop the fader (John B Remix)
12. Pig & Dan // Terminate
13. John B // Vertigo
14. Pryda // Animal
15. Justin Timberlake // Sexy back (Alavi ReRox Remix)
16. Alavi – Smells Like ReRox
17. Chase & Status ft. Plan B // Pieces
18. You Spin Me Round Bootleg Remix
19. John B // Stalking You On Myspace (12″ Mix)
20. Dirty Sanchez // Tranny Sex (John B Remix)
21. John B – Take Me Home
22. Kubrak // Fast Forward
23. Bloc Party // Trojan Horse (John B Epic Remix)
24. John B // The Journey

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