deeply rooted in classic hip-hop, funk and boogie, kiev-based beat maker pahatam didn t mind selling everything he had back in the day in order to afford his first roland drum-machine. addicted to vinyl, he believes that the dissonance is what makes music beautiful and puts the groove and atmosphere in there in the first place. experimenting over the years have led him to produce a raw house and academic techno sound and he never seems to stop exploring

capital bass continues to gather russian names under one roof and expand stylistic variations. next big thing is a three-track ep from ponty mython (alex). this is the second ep by sir ponty mython on capital bass. it has been two years since his bulletproof jesus ep in 2013. during these two years ponty mython has been working with such iconic house imprints as arma, quintessentials, dirt crew and others. his new adverbs ep is a quite eclectic thing. side a is a filtered house banger gracefully - a result of sampling games with moscow house star lay-far (local talk, in-beat-ween). side b - afterwards tune is a real one-loop thriller, dirty and raw, with african samples and invisible sub bass line. on b side you can also find a psychedelic version of afterwards by saint petersburg techno artist nocow (roots united, fauxpas musik). (roots united, fauxpas musik)

capital bass label is back with new music, bringing you the finest sound of moscow.

capital bass continues to offer an insight into moscows blooming bass music scene through releases from an auspicious and expanding family of local producers. following up the success of formally unknown s untitled ep is another tough and bottom-heavy package from close label friend and red bull music academy moscow member - pak0.

untitled opens up, building behind a gently reverberated 4/4 kick and interchanging hat sequences. hypnotic, off-kilter samples and subtle flecks of acid generate a brooding and purposeful tone as a sense pressure builds throughout.

ol aka oleg buyanov is well known in his native russia already. he has a background extending from releases on faces records and scuzzy lo-fi hip hop beats on labels like error broadcast, idle and fine grains dating back to 2007. more recently though he has been increasingly turned on by dance floor focussed sounds and as such, here come two missives on russias capital bass (which also hosts a popular bass and garage night in moscow and has done since 2006).

the first vinyl slab of capital bass imprint comes in form of 10inches