Critical Music

STRAY – Ginseng Smash / Akina – OUT NOW!

critical — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:17:26 +0000

The much awaited return of the Critical Modulations series is back!

Out Now! CLICK HERE to listen / buy

Critical Sound Brighton – Ticket Buyer competition!

critical — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:57:03 +0000

Purchase a ticket for this Friday’s Critical Sound in Brighton and you’ll be entered into a sweet prize draw to win loadsa cool stuff!..

Buy a ticket and you could win:

50 pound Bar Tab.
Emperor – Begin EP on vinyl.
Stray – Ginseng Smash / Akina on vinyl.
Loads of Critical Music stickers!

Click Here to purchase your ticket now!

Winner will be chosen this Friday and contacted via email.
Good luck!

EMPEROR – Begin Ep – Out Now!

critical — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:43:17 +0000

Today sees the much anticipated release from Emperor hit the shops! – Begin EP is available from all good record shops and digital download stores – CLICK HERE to find out more.

Critical Sound – Outlook Boat Party 2013

critical — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:53 +0000

So we’ve announced our Outlook Festival boat party….

Its getting close to that time of year which we have all been waiting for – OUTLOOK FESTIVAL!
The festival organisers have very kindly invited Critical Sound back to Fort Punta Christo for a couple of very important engagements.

First up – news on our OFFICIAL BOAT PARTY!

CRITICAL SOUND BOAT:

ENEI
KASRA
FOREIGN CONCEPT
EMPEROR b2b MEFJUS

Hosted by MC AD & MANTMAST

1st September
13:00 – 16:00

Outlook Boat party Tickets will go on Sale at 8pm Monday 20th May (GMT)

Visit www.OutlookFestival.com

ENEI Promo Mix!

critical — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:28:43 +0000

Critical Sound is back in Bristol this May, and we’re having a BIG party! We’re taking over the Second Warehouse alongside the party hosts – RUN.

To get things hyped up for this monster party – We got St. Peterburg’s most prolific D&B producer – Enei – to step forward and conjure up an action packed 30 min promo mix. This is just the tip of the iceberg as to what to expect on the 24th!

MORE INFO & TICKETS – CLICK HERE

Critical:Modulations returns!

critical — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:41:23 +0000

After a short rest, the highly regarded Modulations series returns, and its back in style!

The next instalment in the Critical:Modulations series comes from the super talented young producer – Stray.

Ginseng Smash b/w Akina [MODULE014]

Dropping 20th May, you can now listen & pre-order this release – CLICK HERE

Critical Sound residency on Rinse FM

critical — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:27:48 +0000

It gives us great pleasure in announcing that Rinse FM have invited us to become part of the radio faculty.

Starting from next Wednesday – 1st May. Critical will be playing host to a monthly 2 hr long radio show, hosted by the label boss – Kasra.

Each month Kasra will be joined by a special guest.

So please join us and tune in every first Wednesday of the month, 11PM – 1AM GMT.

Tune in on 106.8FM or stream live via RINSE.FM

Once again we would like to say thanks to Rinse for welcoming us into the Radio squadron.

GET LOCKED!!

LTD EDITION POSTERS

critical — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:43:47 +0000

To celebrate our Fabric Room 1 Debut – 22nd March, our Critical HQ Brighton team produced a very limited batch of silk screen prints.

A3 black heavy weight paper.

White hand printed silk screen.

Only 30 Available

CLICK HERE to Buy

Critical Bristol ticket buyers competition

critical — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:24:10 +0000

Purchase a ticket through Resident Advisor for Critical Bristol this Saturday and you’ll be entered into our Prize Draw to win:

Enei ‘Machines’ Album Cd

Critical X – Digital Duluxe Download package

Ivy Lab ‘Afterthought’ 12″ Vinyl

Ltd Edition Critical NYE artist t-shirt

BUY TICKETS

Ivy Lab presents – Ivy Cast 001

critical — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:17:08 +0000

Recently, Sabre, Stray & Halogenix announced they were to form as a new collaborative trio – Ivy Lab. After their huge D&B hit in 2012 – ‘Oblique‘ featuring the vocal excellence of Frank Carter III, the trio have struck back once again with a sublime newrelease – Afterthought.

The future is looking bright for this fresh new act, together they have begun a series of new podcasts – aptly named the Ivy Cast! Critical Music have paved the way to launch this new series and are delighted to bring you the first (and hopefully many!) episode. Subscribe to the Critical Music podcast to stay up to date with all the latest music form Ivy Lab and the Critical Music camp.

Keep it Critical!

Ivy Cast 001

‘The all new, box fresh Ivy Lab podcast!’ – Critical Music & Ivy Lab present to you the first instalment of the Ivy Cast 001

90 mins of ‘beats a plenty’ varying from Hip-Hop to D&B, you wont be disappointed! So download, sit back and enjoy the ride!

SUBSCRIBE / DOWNLOAD HERE

Loopmasters Sample Pack | Critical Vol.1 | Enei

critical — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:43:31 +0000

Loopmasters have teamed up with Critical & Enei to produce a D&B Sample pack!

‘Reinforce the studio walls and steady your speakers in preparation for the arrival of one of russi’s most exciting producers as Loopmasters proudly unveil Enei Critical Drum & Bass Vol.1′

Click the banner below to head over to Loopmasters now!

Introducing Mefjus

critical — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:39:59 +0000

Igniting the drum and bass genre since 2009 with a distinct and unrelentingly tech trademark style; that scathing high-pitched snare, winding hooks and crunching bass lines have quickly garnered this titans reputation as a furious new asset to Neurofunks preeminence.

Here at Critical Music, we’re incredibly psyched to reveal hot new signing, DnB leviathan, Mefjus! Hope you’ll join us in giving him a very warm welcome into the Critical fold!

view Mefjus Bio

Vote for Critical Music – DNBA Awards 2012

critical — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:55:25 +0000

This year has been a great year for Critical, we’ve put on some amazing parties and worked with some incredible artists.

If you’ve liked what we do, then let them know:

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR US

Critical Sound LIVESTREAM – Mixmag DJ/LAB

critical — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:30:26 +0000

Critical Music is teaming up with Mixmag to bring you a DJ/LAB LIVESTREAM show.

2hrs of Critical Sound

16th November

4PM – 6PM (GMT)

LINEUP TBC

TUNE IN HERE -> http://www.mixmag.net/videos/mixmag-live

Stay tuned for more details!

NEW PODCAST! – HOSTED BY XTRAH & CODEBREAKER

critical — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:19:51 +0000

Xtrah and Codebreaker pull out al the stops on this months podcast – previewing the next installment from Critical CRIT067 – AND some fresh new Enei album teasers!

Head over to our Radio & Podcast page – CLICK HERE to listen / Subscribe

ENEI – MACHINES – UK Tour Dates

critical — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:40:33 +0000

So you might have noticed a huge influx of Critical Sound events coming up, these all coincide with Enei’s album tour.

Checkout all of his UK Tour dates here -

Click town names to view more info:

Sheffield / Manchester / Brighton / Nottingham / London – Fabric / Birmingham / Bristol / Cardiff / Bournemouth / Southampton

*Details coming soon.

OFFICIAL UK TOUR POSTER!

Download and share!

Win FREE ENTRY / Queue Jump & FREE Drink To Critical Sound KENT

critical — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:49:29 +0000

This Friday sees our debut Critical Sound event in Kent – for this occasion Hardsoul are very kindly offering a chance you a chance to WIN:

Free entry plus a mate.
Queue jump
Free Drink to kick the evening off with a bang!

We have 4 pairs of Free Tickets to give away!

All you have to do is Join the Critical Sound Kent Facebook event to be automatically entered into the competition.

The winners will be chosen on Thursday.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT!

T&C’s: Winners must be able to attend the event. Winners must be contactable via Facebook & Email. One free drink per person.

CRITICAL PODCAST VOL.24: HOSTED BY EMPEROR

critical — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:32:46 +0000

The latest edition of the Critical podcast is available now to download, hosted by Emperor – Check out our Podcast and Radio page to listen / subscribe.

Competition CLOSED! – Win Free Entry plus more!

critical — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:24:38 +0000

COMPETITION CLOSED

Thanks to everyone who entered! All roads lead to Fabric on Friday!!

Share this link on your Facebook for a chance to win Free Entry plus 3 mates & a Critical T-shirt bundle!

Audio: Mefjus – FABRICLIVE X Critical Sound Mix

critical — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:11:15 +0000

Ahead of his debut ~~Critical Sound gig at Fabric 17th~~ – Mefjus took a moment to pull together a Q&A and promo mix session with the Fabric team…

Check out the full article HERE

Vote for Oblique – video

critical — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:18:32 +0000

‎FlipBox Creative have been entered into a competition. These guys made the video to ‘Oblique‘ feat Frank H Carter III by Sabre,Stray & Halogenix.

Takes less than a minute to vote. Give them 5 stars, show your appreciation for such a great tune!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Emperor – How i Made Monolith

critical — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:05:42 +0000

Emperor takes us through a tutorial and Q&A session on how he made the mighty track – ‘Monolith‘ recently released on Critical Modulations.

This tutorial was taken from his Livestream Channel – recorded on 23rd July 2012

Emperor Livecast – Monolith – The Making Of

critical — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:00:25 +0000

On Monday 23rd July – 6pm (GMT) Latest signing – Emperor will be broadcasting LIVE to the world. He will be showcasing the latest release on Critical Modulations – Monolith.

I will be streaming a Livestream show. The show will be an in depth explanation of how I produced Monolith, as well as giving an insight to my own production. The show will take place at 6pm, so make sure you’re free! There’s a chat window where you can ask any questions you want answering, so it should be quite interesting! – Emperor

If you miss the show, dont panic! The live recording will remain on his LiveStream channel and we plan to have it uploaded to our Youtube channel.

The Livecast will be held on Emperor’s channel – Bookmark this page! – CLICK HERE

Check Out ‘Monolith’ below:

Follow @EmperorDNB

Music music music

Kasra — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:58:40 +0000

We all love music right?

I like music and lists, heres my favourite things at the moment:

Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

Yeah, its hyped beyond belief but it really is an amazing record. A really raw, underproduced insight into Mr Oceans mind. I love it :

El-P - Cancer For Cure

I have to admit id not heard El-P until Tom Rockwell mentioned him to me. I adore this album, its breathtaking. Suck it up:

Spectrasoul – Delay No More

The boys have delivered a really accomplished album that takes in many genres and sub genres yet remains constant. This track is now one of my favourite DNB tunes of recent years:

Vicious Circle & Kasra – Black Walls – FREE download!

critical — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:54:04 +0000

As a huge thankyou for reaching 10 thousand fans on Facebook, we’re giving you a Free Track!

Head on over to our Facebook Fan Page - click ‘Like’ and download this serious bassline roller! Thanks & Enjoy!

Preview ‘Black Walls’ below:

Follow @ViciousCircleUK
Follow @KasraCritical