A label that continues to impress our ears is one which continually provides us with fine examples of quality producers  pushing what could be considered the Hessle Audio sound.

The roster read out loud is music enough, with Martyn, TRG, Untold, Pangaea and of course Ramadanman as notable delegates of Hessle.

David Kennedy (AKA Ramadanman), Ben Thomson & Kevin McAuley (AKA Pangaea) gave birth to a label solidifying the cross-over sound of Dubstep and Techno which Martyn had helped kick off with his Broken / Shadowcasting 12″ released on Re:volver in 2007.

The lads got together to throw down some hard earned, and took a gamble on TRG’s ’Put You Down / Broken Heart’, which had an updated garage sound. It paid off. The lads are now on there seventh release, each and every one could be tagged ‘excellent’, and have the feel of records with lasting presence. For a label in its infancy it’s already done well to establish itself as a beacon of quality groundbreaking music, with its own sound and ethos. Hessle Audio have made a splash and there is no sign of the subsequent ripples trailing off.

Do yourself a favour and spend some time listening over what these lads are up to.

Hessle Audio releases to date:

HES 001
TRG ‘Put You Down / Broken Heart‘ 12″ Vinyl

HES 002
Pangaea ‘Coiled / Nest / Deviant’ 12″ Vinyl

HES 003
Untold ‘Kingdom / Purify / Test Signal’ 12″ Vinyl

HES 004
TRG ‘Broken Heart (Ramadanman / Martyn Mix) ‘ 12″ Vinyl

HES 005
Ramadanman ‘Blimey / Drowning / Tak ‘ 12″ Vinyl

HES 006

Pangaea ‘You & I / Router ‘ 12″ Vinyl

HES 007

Joe ‘Grimelight / Rut‘ 12″ Vinyl

Find out more at:

http://www.myspace.com/hessleaudio

At the height of what we like to call the summer over here, we got one of electronic musics finest producers over for a session. What a session it was. Live visuals from kev largey, blazing beats from the rudimentary crew, and an astounding set from Martyn.

It may not have been too warm on the streets, but the front page was on fire!

Hopefully we will see Martyn back this way again soon.

Martyn is:

Dutch-born producer and DJ that first made his mark on the drum ‘n bass scene in 2005 with releases on dj Flight’s Play:Musik imprint as well as Marcus Intalex’ Revolve:r – showing his detroit/chicago schooling and translating it into the realm of 170 bpm. After a few 12″es he took the dnb as well as the dubstep world by surprise with “Broken / Shadowcasting” – a deep dubstep 12″ that gained attention from top dj’s as kode9, gilles peterson, mr scruff, pole and laurent garnier. After Tempa signed “Everything About You” for their Tempa Allstars series, Martyn continued to produce tracks combining detroit elements with early 2step rhythms, resulting in the launch of his own label 3024 in 2007, and much sought after remixes such as his take on TRG’s “Broken Heart” on UK dubstep label Hessle Audio.

Boomkat on his most recent release:
Martyn – All i have is memories / Suburbia (apple pips)

Martyn taps into that dubstep/breakbeat/techno axis that’s pushing all the right buttons for us at the moment. A-Side “All I Have Is Memories” is a killer sunshine steppa, employing classic staggered progressions and shimmering keys with a rubbed-out low-end that provides a hefty counterbalance . The real treat is tucked away on the flip, however, “Suburbia” deploying fuzzed out dub chords and 2562-style squashed breaks that employ heaving sounds within a hugely spacious arrangement. The palette and stylistic shifts are borrowed from Jungle, Techno, Garage – pioneering new movements in the continuum with an attention to detail that beggars belief. As far as we’re concerned – it just doesn’t get any better. Track of the year anyone?