ARMED DUKES ‘CALIBRE’ OUT NOW

Armed Dukes ‘Calibre’ limited edition vinyl is now on general release GET YOUR COPY HERE

Check out the video for ‘Strife’ a track taken from the LP above.

Armed Dukes (Joe Cain & Dj Drinks) have been composing beats for many years, taking a purist approach and using traditional methods to create their own unique style and sound. With a number of production credits including two solo albums by Dj Drinks/The Summit (Nocturnes & Rift Valley) along with production for artists like Cappo, Melanin9 & DFace DXA they have a strong reputation for producing original, high quality, thoughtfully crafted boom bap beats.

‘Calibre’ is the long awaited follow-up to the duos highly acclaimed ‘Quadrant’ LP released on MUJ in 2016. Crafted between 2016 and 2017, these tracks were forged through unique work flows and sounds, with raw samples and massive SP1200 breaks pounding the dynamic range. The pair’s meticulous “they make it sound easy” approach to programming comes through on tracks such as ‘Strife’ and ‘Falling Down’ where simple samples are subtly layered to affect the synapses and emotions. Literally armed with 4 Emax samplers, the lush layers and analog filters make their warm presence felt particularly on tracks such as ‘Nil By Mouth’ and ‘Sentence’. Once you hear it you’ll agree this album has a sonic texture all of it’s own.

This is an album guaranteed to satiate any hip hop aficionado’s craving for raw, no nonsense 12-Bit boom bap while also providing new, desperately needed flavours to the instrumental Hip Hop scene.