Zardonic Recordings presents: ZRD025LP

VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Rare Grooves Vol. 3" LP

Tracklist:

1) 5-FOOT NOTHING - Broken English (For Kelly)
2) FUSHARA - Morning Klick
3) KANTYZE - Kitane
4) BRANDON MILES & TRICKY PAT - Ants In My Pants
5) DESTRUCTO - Himera
6) UNSUB - Gaia Machina
7) KOCHU - Old Wallpapers
8) PROTOGROUP - Night F Lashes (PROTECH Edit)
9) TRIANGULAR ASCENSION - The Earth Shrine (ZARDONIC Edit)
10) EKOL & CHOKE - Endless (HIDEF Remix)
11) SYZE & THOUGHT - Vertebrate
12) SEGMENT - Heartbreaker
13) EUPI - Monitor
14) JOUST WILLIAMS - Adventures Of Ellis Radio
15) INSULIN - Long Shot
16) ZOMBIE - A Passage For Trumpet
17) ENDER - Vibe
18) ORCHIDIUS - Wait A Moment
19) D STAR - Double Dragon

Photography by Jack Chrysostomou. http://neuraal.com
Artwork by Federico Agreda.
Mastered by Federico Agreda.
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ABOUT THIS COMPILATION:

5-FOOT NOTHING's name has been on everyone's mouth since his take alonsgside ANARCHY RISE on BLU MAR TEN's remix competition which led them to win it instantly with an amazing piece of work. With his carefully crafted atmospherical and mesmerizing beats, he's definitely a name to watch for. "Broken English" is a sonic healer that's due to touch the deepest of your soul.

Now we take a trip to South London as FUSHARA waits for us with his "Morning Klick". This humble, yet highly creative artist has been producing experimental electronic music for quite a while now, getting himself a featuring on KNOWLEDGE MAGAZINE just recently as his album "TALES FROM A CONCRETE CITY" is due to drop on MAKE:SHIFT anytime soon! So take this refreshing "Morning Klick" with a cup of coffee, and maybe some cookies. Um, yes. Definitively some cookies.

And a name that should be known by many in the scene, France's own KANTYZE crew have a back catalogue of seminal releases in some of the heaviest Drum & Bass labels including FREAK, OBSCENE, BASSWERK, VAMPIRE, FOKUZ, SINUOUS, and their own M-ATOME Recordings. Not content with this, they have added our humble ZARDONIC RECORDINGS to their releases by submitting their own experimental take on "Kitane", a dubby stepper with such delicate ghost sounds that simply makes it perfect for, well, "flying high".

Since the last volume of Rare Grooves we also counted with the collaboration of the mighty award winning duo BRANDON MILES & TRICKY PAT. These two groundbreakers have developed an unique sound signature that led them to the release of several tracks on RAIDEN's own OFFKEY RECORDINGS, as well as the mighty OHM RESISTANCE, WESTBAY, MILLED PAVEMENT, and many more. "Ants In My Pants" is a track that will keep you bouncing and paranoid as every sound bites your balls like ants. One of the most original pieces of electronic music you're bound to hear in a long time.

Now to get on a more underground sound, the inheritance of Russia has led to an entirely new scene of up and coming artists that are not here to play games, hitting you hard in the face with the strength of Eastern Europa. One of these soldiers is DESTRUCTO, hailing from Kirov, armed with a steam bomb that's due to bring apocalypse to those who defy, crushing everything on his way as the "Himera" explodes.

Hailing from Australia, UNSUB is one of the many names of prolific producer Ellie Hudson-Grimes, an artist that has pushed all boundaries creating whatever needs to be created, including ambient, idm, metal-infused dubstep and drum n bass. This time we're blessed with "Gaia Machina", which takes us to a journey through the wastelands of the industrialized earth.

KOCHU takes us back to Russia to check out the "Old Wallpapers" in his house. And honestly, if we could have wallpapers at home that looked like the way this sounds, we surely would. Take this quick glimpse into these good ol' wallpapers, they're only available for nearly two minutes, but that should be more than enough to make you want to decorate your entire house with them, or even better, your own mind.

And since we just love Russia and don't want to get out of it, we had the chance to get a track from one of the country's legendary producers. And when we say legendary, we mean 1995 legendary. We mean 5 CD albums legendary. We mean PROTECH. Andy showed us his personal edit of "Night F Lashes", a track of his own ambient side project PROTOGROUP which has also been acclaimed by many scenesters. We also had the chance to check out some more of this project's music and it became an instant favorite in our lifetime soundtrack. Come with us, you'll never grow tired of riding the night flashes!

Back to Venezuela, homeland of our label, ZARDONIC has been known for a while for being the label owner pushing underground talent, and also for getting top notch tracks released on labels such as HUMAN IMPRINT, FREAK, BIG RIDDIM and COUNTERSRIKE. This time we present you a subtle ZARDONIC edit of his own Dark Ambient sideproject TRIANGULAR ASCENSION, an output that quickly got picked by Frederic Arbour's own CYCLIC LAW label, known to be one of the top names in the Dark Ambient scene alongside COLD MEAT INDUSTRY and many others. Thus, this convergence of selves present you with an ovation to the earth element with the rise of "The Earth Shrine".

Now for a take on experimental dubstep, Los Angeles native Edmondo Annechini, known to some as HIDEF, just released a 4 track EP as a BEATPORT exclusive through WAYSIDE RECORDINGS. That should give you an example of the quality you should expect of his remix of EKOL & CHOKE's "Endless" track. Make sure you turn up the volume and have some generous subs at home, because this is going to gently shake (and not stir) the house.

Following this track, we stumbled upon the product of a joint between legendary DJ, vocalist and producer Ioanna Sotirova aka JOANNA SYZE and Ivan Sotirov aka THOUGHT. With more than 10 years in the worldwide Drum & Bass scene, SYZE has been collaborating with a massive amount of producers which made possible the creation of her forthcoming album "RODINA" on OHM RESISTANCE, while THOUGHT's unique tribal style quickly got picked by the likes of TECHNICAL ITCH, FREAK, OBSCENE, and many others. These newlyweds celebrate their union with this amazingly sexy and groovy track. "Vertebrate" is basically a reminder that you have some bones, as it's bound to move every single inch of collagen in your body. We hope you have enough calcium, vitamin D and biphosphonates in your diet, because these beats might cause Osteoporosis.

And keeping on the dubstep bit, we were surprised with a track called "Heartbreaker", which honestly didn't break our hearts but on the contrary, made us fall in love instantly with the fresh, funky drums that are not typical in dubstep, and that is a good thing in our book, about time someone got rid of the Massive presets and the samey samey beats. This track came from a producer that called himself SEGMENT, and what was our surprise when we found out he was none less but the very mastermind behind legendary booking agency BREAKBEAT SCIENCE. Come check out what this segment has to offer, we promise that coming from such a character, this tube-driven track should not dissappoint!

Continuing our trip we just had to go back to Rossiya-Matushka to meet with EUPI known also for his Drum & Bass duo DEXTEMS, which are some of the most important producers to come out from this amazing country. EUPI's solo output encompasses many experimental beats, he sent us about 30 tracks (well, we might be exaggerating, he actually sent 27). And we picked the very favorite which was this radiation-fueled monster that will be stalking you while you sleep from now on, because Big "Monitor" is watching you!

To those who believe Funk is long and gone, we have news. Funk never died. It just got hotter, and maybe a bit higher on LSD. And this is the point where the real funky ride starts. JOUST WILLIAMS is a duo formed by oldschool north american producers NS and D STAR, bringing us a truly unique piece of music that stays true to its name, "Adventures Of Ellis Radio". D STAR, known for his collaborations with MASON and his classic label GASM RECORDINGS, has been actively working on several sideprojects including his funky dubstep output DOWN JONES, so keep your ears open for his solo album that's due to come out anytime soon on FOULPLAY RECORDS. As for NS, we know very little about this producer, but it surely doesn't stand for National Socialism. These vibes have nothing but love and freedom!

INSULIN is a name that should ring a bell to many as it plays a critical role in the life of many diabetics. So put the sugar down with this "Long Shot" of relaxation. We have the pride of presenting this track which was also featured on MTV Network's "Exposed" show. Now that's something to talk about! Ever since 2008 this Washington DC based DJ and producer has been getting serious attention for his top notch work, leading his music to be featured on AK1200's "Weapons Of Tomorrow" mix CD, as well as more production work for film scoring and advanced sound design.

Now this is going to be as much of a surprise to you as it was for us. One of our favorite skullsteppers in the worldwide scene is poland based Szymon Karpierz aka ZOMBIE, known for his relentless, fistfucking beats. Now, for this compilation he submitted a track that broke our jaws split wide open. "A Passage For Trumpet" is a mesmerizing, melancholic jazz trip that will gently set your soul on fire as soon as the track drops into its tasty rhythm, showing that talent is true when a musician is driven into several styles. Big ups the ZOMBIE for this amazing track!

Our next track was provided by 18 year old Ian Bartoszek aka ENDER who is a true prodigy. Started out at the age of 11 producing with Ableton Live and playing drums for 7 years, and in his own words "been in too many bands of all types of music so tastes are so diverse I can't just sit down and put myself on a specific genre". Well said, son. This humble offering should keep everyone's ears interested in more of your work. So boost up the "Vibe" in your hearts with this warming welcome, we wish you the very best!

ORCHIDIUS from Germany keeps on the oldschool tip with this sequence that has COOL written all over it. A multi-instrumentalist with an entire family of musicians, Mr. Orchidius started playing drums when he was barely 6 years old back in 1984. So with nearly 27 years of being involved with music we can expect nothing but expertise and subtlety, found in this timeless track, "Wait A Moment".

And to finish the album, D STAR collaborated with a very special track which happens to be the very first track he ever composed, so we decided to save "Double Dragon" from the ashes of oblivion. This track is a quick take on experimental downtempo beats which was just perfect for the final play on the compilation.

All in all, it's been a great pleasure to have everyone on board and we hope the public will enjoy this release as much as we enjoyed compiling the tracks. Keep it rare, keep it groovy!