Having introduced a plethora of some of the most talented and versatile producers working within Drum & Bass today, it makes sense in 2013 – a full five years after Mainframe’s debut release – that the label should simultaneously revisit and re-imagine a four-piece set of tracks that have represented in full our sound since the very beginning. Reading like a who’s-who of forward-thinkers whilst presenting both debuting and returning artists, the Remix EP is no mere retrospective: four tracks varying wildly in composition and tone, a true display of production excellence from a collective at the height of their respective technical abilities. Mainframe is very proud to present, the ‘Remix’ EP.
Body & Soul & Fourward - No One Here Ft. Filo (Lynx Remix)
Embracing and championing the new-age aesthetic of broken, scattergun beats, Lynx marks his debut on Mainframe in clinical fashion. Filo’s recognisable vocals float over thudding kicks and those ballooning synths that have become the producer’s trademark sound of late, before descending into sonic mid-wave precision at 172 BPM.
Hybrid Minds - Why (Fourward Remix)
Fourward display their versatility by reworking the stepping delicacy of the original towards a more rolling, Amen-led sound, keeping the poignancy of the former whilst marking their remix as distinctly their own.
High Maintenance returns to the fore soon after his ‘Searching’ EP saw a release on the label in March ’13. Laced with the tearing energy upon which the producer has built his name, his ‘Move’ remix takes the rolling intensity of the original to new heights with its stabbing synths and breathless immediacy.
Disaszt & Chris.SU - Transference (Phetsta Remix)
Dropping the pace down to 140 without losing any of its entailing ferocity, Australian native Phetsta steps to the fore after a brief hiatus on the label to present a remix that combines soaring atmosphere with pulsating edits and crisp, fine-tuned snares.
A. Body & Soul & Fourward - No One Here Ft. Filo (Lynx Remix)
B. Hybrid Minds - Why (Fourward Remix)
C. Disaszt, Kos & Tenchu - Move (High Maintenance Remix)
D. Disaszt & Chris.SU - Transference (Phetsta Remix)
