It’s been way too long since the last post. If anyone still visits here, you’re in for some sick tunes. Phace and Misanthrop’s latest collaboration, “Energie,” will pump you the fuck up. If only you could liquify it and bottle it up. “Energie” is part of Neosignal’s 10th release, Energy EP. To hear more and see full release details, check out neosignal.de. The second track, “Teufelswerk,” is Phace’s first dubstep track—that I know of— that’s way beyond most of the tunes coming out these days.

MP3 1: Phace & Misanthrop – Energie
MP3 2: Phace – Teufelswerk

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Originally scheduled for release this month, Neosignal decided to release 006 before Christmas as a gift to all the fans and supporters of the previous releases. Unfortunately these singles are few and far between—I’m sure everyone’s ready for another From Deep Space.

The Phace and Misanthrop collab, “Desert Orgy,” is a deep drum & bass tune with organic atmospheres and some of the sickest bass sounds I’ve ever heard. The drop at 2:00 is out of this world! “Neptune Orgy” may have been more fitting.

“Stagger,” by Phace and Noisia, is a broken beat dnb tune with heavy future bass at it’s core and intense percussion & power-up sounds throughout.

Neosignal MP3s are available at iTunes and Beatport—but  if you want the 12″ with artwork, check neosignal.de for more info.

MP3 1: Phace & Misanthrop – Desert Orgy
MP3 2: Phace & Noisia – Stagger

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Phace, Misanthrop and Noisia released their latest Neosignal 12″ on September 9th. In my opinion, this release crowns these guys as the new trailblazers of deep drum & bass. Phace & Noisia collaborated on the A side track, “CCTV,” which takes drum & bass to a new level. Loads of atmosphere, distorted bass, percussive sound effects and a healthy dose of silence. At the 1:38 mark, is a crucial bass sound that I’ve never heard before. Why the F didn’t it last longer!? At full steam, the tune sounds like demonic robots beatboxing in a pool of mud. Bravo.

On the flip side is “Factory 5,” by Misanthrop. A hard driving d’n'b tune with creepy pads and sound effects that may have come from the movie Event Horizon. It doesn’t leave as deep an impression as “CCTV,” but still a sick addition to any hard drum & bass collection.

For those of you in the U.S., The Phace / Neosignal North American Tour will be happening in January 2010. Check myspace.com/phacepunks for more info.  ~ tom

Hear more Phace, Misanthrop & Noisia on iTunes.

MP3 1: Phace & Noisia – CCTV
MP3 2: Misanthrop – Factory 5

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If you’re unfamiliar with deep drum & bass, let me introduce you to Phace (Florian Harres & Nicolas Ruoff) and Misanthrop (Michael Bräuninger). This German trio has collectively released tunes on the hottest labels in the scene including Virus, Subtitles, Renegade Hardware, Vision, Cyanide and Shadow Law. They get heavy rotation with other drum & bass heavyweights (Calyx, DNAudio Crew, Mayhem, Amon Tobin, Noisia, Pendulum and TeeBee) and have been featured on over 25 compilations.

In August of 2008, they decided to take their music to the next level and created their own label, Neosignal. With releases on Neosignal, they’re upping the standards for drum & bass. They’ve already released some of the sickest tracks this genre has to offer, all deep, dark and fresh with hard rolling bass lines and sharp, hard hitting beats. The upcoming third release from Neosignal will feature the a-side, “Mammoth,” which is a Phace and Misanthrop collaboration, and “Sore Point,” by Phace and Noisia. Both are sick! Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a hold of the entire tracks so I posted a tune off Neosignal’s second release.

Phace have upcoming shows throughout Germany, Australia and New Zealand. Dates and venues are posted on the Phace Blog. To hear more audio clips, visit Neosignal.

MP3: Misanthrop – Moon Clouds

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