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Blu Mar Ten – ‘Problem Child’ [Hospital Records]

Out today on the mighty Hospital Records!

Also don’t miss Blu Mar Ten’s offering ‘Last Life in the Universe‘ on the new compilation album from Hospital’s sister label Med School.

Blu Mar Ten & Submerse feature on new Med School compilation

Both Blu Mar Ten and Submerse feature on the new compilation ‘Blood Pressure’ from Hospital Records’ sister label Med School. Submerse’s track ‘Always, Like This’ stands out as a rather more chilled affair than the rest of the compilation, while ‘Last Life In The Universe‘ incorporates the rich and textured trademark production style of Blu Mar Ten on a track that lives up to its Asimov-ian title.

Submerse ‘Always, Like This’ (Forthcoming Med School)

And budding DnB producers should be aware Kmag have joined forces with Blu Mar Ten, SoundCloud, Loopmasters, Finyl Tweek and Surus for an exclusive remix competition, giving you the chance to remix Blu Mar Ten’s ‘All Or Nothing’ and have it released on the forthcoming ‘Love Is The Devil’ remix project, alongside  the likes of dBridge, Marcus Intalex, BCee, Joe Syntax, Unquote and Blu Mar Ten. Head over to the Kmag site for entry conditions and to download the samples.

‘All or Nothing’ – Blu Mar Ten & Kmag Remix Competition – Read info for details by Blu Mar Ten

Friday Freebies

A quick roundup of new & recent free downloads, just in time for the weekend… don’t say we’re not good to you! Download via the Soundcloud players below… & you can also follow these links for a free EP from Stagga (Glass Bong EP) and three previously unreleased tracks from Detboi (Cheap/Deep Thrills).

Drop The Lime – Shake Baby Shake (Roby Howler remix) [FREE DOWNLOAD] by Roby Howler

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?0fie95cqmuq2g43

ROMAN D’AMOUR – MAKE LOVE TONIGHT [PEO DE PITTE REMIX] – FREE DOWNLOAD by peodepitte

Krome & Time – This Sound Is For The Underground – Rico Tubbs Remix by Rico Tubbs

Kanji Kinetic – Bang Harder (RRRitalin Remix) [clip] by RRRitalin

Submerse – Never Again – SLM011 by slimetime

Blu Mar Ten – Believe Me (Nixus remix) (Free download)

BIRDEE VS CHIC – EVERY BOOTY DANCE by Birdee

Krafty Kuts ft Dynamite MC – ‘Pounding’ – Jay Robinson Remix - IVIBES004 FREE DOWNLOAD by KraftyKuts

Love Is The Devil Rave Reviews

Sales and reviews of Blu Mar Ten’s latest album ‘Love Is The Devil’ have been massive to say the least – everyone is loving it.
it went straight into the top ten in the iTunes UK dance chart, and into the top twenty in the US chart, which is pretty amazing for a small, independent outfit releasing on their own label.
If you haven;t checked out the album yet, here’s a few review samples:

‘All too often in drum and bass you can listen to 30 seconds of a track and make what you think is a firm judgement on it.  When something comes along that defies that principle it can only serve to benefit the genre and music as an art form as a whole‘ – Everydayjunglist.com

‘Sometimes beatiful, sometimes poignant, sometimes aggressive but always lovingly crafted‘ – Drumandbasics.com

And here’s what people who know about these things are saying:

‘Beeeautiful!  This is a proper #OneMoreTune – lights off eyes closed’ – Tom Middleton

‘The new Blu Mar Ten album – my soundtrack for  the week’ – Mosus / Need For Mirrors

‘Another fantastic release you should pick up is the new Blu Mar Ten album’ – Hospital Records

‘Drifting away to the sound of the beautiful Blu Mar Ten album’ – Teebee

Check it out below and buy it directly from Blu Mar Ten here

Blu Mar Ten Love Is The Devil Album Competition

With the release of their new album ‘Love Is The Devil’ coming next week, Blu Mar Ten are running a competition for 2 lucky winners to get a copy of the vinyl test pressings of the release.  One winner will be picked randomly from Facebook and one from Twitter – simply head over to the Blu Mar Ten website here to find out how to enter.

With support for the album coming from big names across the board and 2 tracks from the album licensed for the next Hospital Records compilation CD release, Blu Mar Ten have uploaded extended clips of the album tracks to their soundcloud account (player below).
They’ll be guests on Bailey’s BBC1Xtra radio show next week too and videos will be up on UKF, Skank & Bass and MrSuicide Sheep in the next few days.

In the meantime, check the extended clips on soundcloud here:

Blu Mar Ten Live Video

Blu Mar Ten’s new album is a thing of beauty and you can enjoy it as much as the folk in this video when it comes to your town / city in the coming months.
The video was shot at a recent gig in St. Petersburg in an aircraft hanger packed full of drum n bass fans.  Massive.

Love Is The Devil is released on vinyl and digital formats on 31st October 2011 and early support and radio play comes from 1XTRA and the Hospital Records podcast to name just a few early suporters.  The Album tour is booking now and will be reaching all the way from Canada to Australia and New Zealand.

Watch this space for more details and get in touch to bring the show to your town.

Love Is The Devil Preview Online Now

With the second single from their forthcoming album out at the start of this week, Blu Mar Ten have uploaded a full preview of their album Love Is The Devil, coming out later this year on their own BMT Records imprint.
Featuring a long list of collaborators, the album preview lives up to its promise and shows that BMT are still pushing boundaries and themselves and have produced an album which surprises as much as the various collaborations suggest.  All while maintaining a their unique stamp on their music.

Check it out via youtube here:

The FULL tracklist is:

Tracklist:
Into The Light (feat. Airwalker)
All Thoughts Are Prayers
Blind Soul (feat. Stray)
Damage
Five Summers
High Hopes (feat. INtrepid)
The Beginning
Made In London
The Fourth (feat. Jenni Potts)
Another Year (feat. Mike Lesirge)
Problem Child
Love Is The Devil
Sweet Little Supernova (feat. Rochelle Parker)
Hollow Men
Whisper (feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw)
Blue Skies
Still The One (feat. InsideInfo)
All Or Nothing

Blu Mar Ten: New Single, New Album, New Album Tour…

Blu Mar Ten release the second single from their forthcoming album next week.

‘Problem Child’ b/w ‘Sweet Little Super Nova’ comes out on their own label Blu Mar Ten Records and to celebrate the release of this single they have commissioned their graphic designer ithinkitsnice to come up with some ‘his & hers’ designs that reflect the release – Problem Child for ‘him’ and Sweet Little Supernova for ‘her’.  And for those that can’t make up their mind, there’s a Blu Mar Ten T as well!  The T Shirts are ultra-limited and can be purchased from the Blu Mar Ten website here.
Fans also have the chance to win a copy of the release on vinyl along with signed poster of the artwork from the release – simply add a comment to the facebook post here to enter into the draw (a winner will be picked at random Sunday 25th September).

The album ‘Love Is The Devil’ is released on 31st October and Faze 2 are booking the ‘Love Is The Devil Album Tour‘ now.
Here’s a video of Blu Mar Ten dropping ‘Five Summers‘ also from the album at the end of his recent show in St. Petersburg to an aircraft hangar packed full of drum n bass fans:

Blu Mar Ten Five Summers Giveaway

Get your hands on Test Presses of Blu Mar Ten’s “Five Summers” and a bunch of other top Blu Mar Ten goodness including a T Shirt and print of the artwork designed by I Think Its Nice by heading over to the bands website.

For those not lucky enough to get their hands of free stuff, console yourselves with early and guaranteed delivery of the release by pre-ordering here.

Blu Mar Ten vs Inside Info Promo Mix

The groundswell is building in the run up to Blu Mar Ten’s 5th release on their own label of the same name.  “Still The One” is a collaboration with Inside Info and is the first single release from their new album to be released winter 2011.

Clips of the tracks are available via the band’s soundcloud and can be heard by clicking play below, or by heading over to UKF or Skank&Bass youtube channels.
Listeners to John B and Hospital Record’s podcasts will be well aware of this track from the heavy support coming from these names.

To further support the release Blu Mar Ten and Inside Info have put together this DJ Mix (which features both tracks from their new single) and will be available for shows together in the autumn.  Click play for the mix – track list is after the jump.

And here are those clips from the new single – out 4th July.

Blu Mar Ten ‘Five Summers’

Blu Mar Ten vs Inside Info ‘Still The One’

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