Xtrah – FABRICLIVE x Metalheadz Platinum Mix

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If there was one thing we’d level at the drum & bass producer Xtrah, its that he fully comprehends the measure of precision and grit necessary to succeed in his chosen field. As this short mixtape, which was made ahead of his appearance in the Metalheadz Platinum hosted Room Three (Friday 27th February) shows, he’s really struck a balance between the intricacies of those tunes hell bent on oodles of ghost snares and subtlety and the pomp and drive of the more tear out ready, mid range rollers.
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Ulterior Motive – FABRICLIVE Promo Mix (Mar 2015)

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Take this 30 minute promo mix, made ahead of the lads’ upcoming appearance in Room Two at the annual Playaz Easter Special on Friday 27th March: yes, it’s a telltale mixture of stark, rolling rhythms with lashings of testing low end but it’s also got oodles of interesting snares, contorted and confusing drum fills, agitated vocal samples, swelling background tones and what one assumes is a VIP mix of DRS’ omnipresent ‘Count To Ten.’
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MC DRS & Marcus Intalex – Mid Mic Crisis Mix For FABRICLIVE

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As a prelude to the upcoming Soul:ution Room Two takeover on Friday 16th May, label boss Marcus Intalex and one of Manchester’s most reliable renegade emcees, DRS, have bumped consciousness and put together this, their ‘Mid Mic Crisis’ mix.

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Mark XTC – FABRICLIVE – Jungle Classics Mix

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With a lineage as colourful as Mark XTC’s is was always going to be inevitable that Fabric would ask him to put together a mixtape but the crew over at Fabric are even happier he chose to select 90 minutes worth of his favourite Jungle records.

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DJ EZ – Fabric Live 71

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It’s difficult to sum up DJ EZ‘s contribution to bass music, and garage in particular. There’s little better tribute than to be asked to mix a Fabric Live CD, which is exactly what happened in EZ’s case.

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