Available: 15th December 2020

Interplanetary Criminal returns to Time Is Now with four killer UKG cuts.

a1. Interplanetary Criminal - Who On Da Mic

a2. Interplanetary Criminal - Supreme Level

b1. Interplanetary Criminal - Darkside

b2. Interplanetary Criminal - The Way

Available: 15th January 2021

Newcomer Bakey gets his full vinyl release via UKG imprint Time Is Now with the weighty ‘Take It Further’ EP.

London based producer Bakey has been steadily gathering attention whether it be via his appearances on Rinse FM or club fuelled edits via Bandcamp. His first vinyl outing ‘Take It Further’ EP is a slice of UKG goodness featuring five tracks of groovers and movers, best played loud.

a1. Bakey - Take It Further

a2. Bakey - Persnal

b1. Bakey - Yeh

b2. Bakey - Cobra

b3. Bakey - 1002

Available: 15th December 2020

Fiesta Soundsystem shares his debut long play for Time Is Now, delving deep into all things Jungle, Breaks & Bass.

London based producer Fiesta Soundsystem has been rapidly gathering attention over the past few years with a string of acclaimed records for Warehouse Rave. His latest outing ‘Rites Of Passage’ for Time Is Now sees the rising producer release his debut full long play, featuring ten cuts of broken beat bass music.

a1. Fiesta Soundsystem - Ghyr Habitat

a2. Fiesta Soundsystem - Outskirts

a3. Fiesta Soundsystem - CY Ruins

a4. Fiesta Soundsystem - Incantation I

b1. Fiesta Soundsystem - Ornate

b2. Fiesta Soundsystem - The Spiral

b3. Fiesta Soundsystem - 10am Rains

b4. Fiesta Soundsystem - Tear Down the Walls

Available: 15th December 2020

DJ Crisps serves up four killer UKG cuts for Bristol label Time Is Now’s tenth vinyl outing.

Rotterdam based producer DJ Crisps has been bubbling over the past 12 months with a string of killer twelves, including a massive record for Riz La Teef’s label South London Pressing. His latest outing ‘Diamonds’ EP is some of the rising artists strongest work to date, weighty basslines meet 2-step laden grooves on this killer cut.

a1. DJ Crisps - Diamonds

a2. DJ Crisps - Knock It Down

b1. DJ Crisps - Lyrical

b2. DJ Crisps - No Worries

Repress Due: 18th December 2020

Time Is Now returns with four future UKG anthems from rising Swedish producer Main Phase, this one’s for the ravers…

a1. Main Phase - Never Let Go

a2. Main Phase - Restless

b1. Main Phase - This 1

b2. Main Phase - Wheel N Deal

Available: 15th January 2021

Mysterious UK Garage imprint Time Is Now returns for its second outing,  this time equipped with four club weapons from rising talent Interplanetary Criminal.

a1. Interplanetary Criminal - Killah Kam

a2. Interplanetary Criminal - Oh La La (Dub Mix)

b1. Interplanetary Criminal - DTWYM

b2. Interplanetary Criminal - Nobody

Release Date: 12th March 2021

It was surely a matter of time before Leicester natives, darlings of the UKG revival Y U QT graced Time Is Now with a release. Cooper and Darryl Reid have been repping the Midlands' oft-forgotten 2-step and bassline scene since being picked up by Riz La Teef's South London Press in 2019; since dropping two EPs on Warehouse Rave and getting picked up for a remix by Conducta's award-winning Kiwi Rekords. For Time Is Now, the duo have put together five tracks of dynamic, cheeky garage that takes influence from the full breadth of the genre.

Studded with bangers, the EP kicks off surprisingly gently with "Be Real". Some spaced out keys float over the 2-step rhythm before hitting a sidewinding bassline and the pace picks up in "Keep On Lovin' Me" - a classic speed garage sound you can't help but move to. Cooper and Reed show their ruder side on the frenetic, brass infused "Look Good" and the deeper, Niche-style wobbling bassline on "Chopper". The record closes with "Hardly Keep it Inside"; icy synth and contorted trancey diva vocals make this track feel somehow larger than the others - you could imagine it going off in a cavernous club on a mountainous soundsystem, a swirling bassy number that sucks you in. This headsy release makes your feet want to move in the way only garage can, bringing out some of the best that the UK sound has to offer.

a1. Y U QT - Be Real

a2. Y U QT - Keep On Lovin' Me

b1. Y U QT - Look Good

b2. Y U QT - Chopper

b3. Y U QT - Hardly Keep It Inside

Release Date: 26th February 2021

Barely a year old and already well-established, Shall Not Fade's bassier sublabel Time Is Now dishes up a plate of deliciously fresh forward beats, from slick R&B vocal pieces to tracks which pack a punch. The six-track compilation features familiar faces from previous releases, with some featuring artists new to the label.

Freddie Baker, releasing under the moniker Bakey, got his first ever label release on Time Is Now last year and has been non-stop since, recently copping a spot on the Rinse FM Garage Hour. His offering for Allstars Vol.2 is a weighty stepper built on a growling bassline. "Dismantle" knocks you off your feet, luckily the second track (a collab between Interplanetary Criminal and Hypho) lays low in the intro before hitting you with a deep, wobbling drop, chopped up vocals skipping across the staccato rhythm. While relative newcomer Interplanetary Criminal (Zachary Bruce) has specialised in pretty upbeat garage, Hypho (Louis Richardson) has been experimenting on the bassier side of club music for nearly a decade, and his dubstep influence shines through in the depth of "Talbot Road". DJ Crisps - Julio Soewandi - closes out the A-side with a comparably bouncy "Ready Salted", dropping a warped bassline for added flavour. Soewandi is joined by South London singer-slash-producer Ell Murphy on "Arms Around", Murphy providing soulful vocals on a slightly dubbed out instrumental - Murphy, one half of UKG duo NITEWORK, lends a proper garage classic vibe to this one.

Joining them on the B-side is London-based Mark Ramsey (AKA Yosh), just a month after the release of his debut EP on Time Is Now. "Over and Out" uses adventurous sound design to build a cheeky roller. Topping off the star-studded comp is Copenhagen's own Main Phase. Adam Schierbeck uses this alias to put out high-octane breakbeat garage and homages to the 90s rave - "Special Occasion" twists and contorts, its monumental bass and MC samples an ode to soundsystem culture.

a1. Bakey - Dismantle

a2. Interplanetary Criminal & Hypho - Talbot Road

a3. DJ Crisps - Ready Salted

b1. Yosh - Over and Out

b2. DJ Crisps feat. Ell Murphy - Arms Around

b3. Main Phase - Special Occasion

Repress Due: 26th March 2021

Soul Mass Transit System joins forces with legendary Roll Deep vocalist Killa P for a killer cut on Time Is Now .

Mysterious producer Soul Mass Transit System has been pumping out some serious twelves this year, with killer cuts on labels such as Warehouse Rave, Time Is Now & Rhythm & Vibe . His latest outing ‘Blocked’ EP is the rising producers heaviest work to date, lead track ‘Blocked’ featuring legendary ex Roll Deep member Killa P does some serious damage, backed with three rolling UKG cuts of groovers and movers, best played loud.

a1. Soul Mass Transit System - Blocked ft. Killa P

a2. Soul Mass Transit System - Butterfly

b1. Soul Mass Transit System - Take My Love

b2. Soul Mass Transit System - All Night

Release Date: 19th March 2021

Next up for Time Is Now's white label series is Prozak - a Dublin-based producer who has garnered a growing following over the past year. Prozak, aka Zac Curtis, follows up an EP of remixes for Kiwi Rekords with Make Me Feel. The EP is 100% club gear dabbling in classic rave sounds and jungle before masterfully returning to his garage roots.

The title track "Make Me Feel" is equal parts euphoric rave vocalisations and growling bassy ruffage, with stuttering stop-and-start breaks thrown in for good measure that tear through the track - an instant classic that knocks you breathless.

"Missing You" builds from a gentle ebb into wobbling bass-heavy garage, Curtis chopping and changing the vocal samples into unrecognisable snatches with expert production. He then dishes up a glitching speed garage
tool with "Negative", still seasoned with a ravey edge that makes the record as a whole feel festival ready.

On the B-side, "Sunshine" is sweet buoyant UKG constructed from neatly cut up vocals that clamour against each other and a skipping irresistible rhythm.

Equally upbeat, "Falling" stands out as the most playful track, with mass appeal and large drops that shakes off some of the dark bassiness of the A-side.

The record closes with "Leave You", contrasting frenetic junglist breaks with blissed out vocals.

It's a dynamic offering from the up-and-comer that shows signs of great things to come.

a1. Prozak - Make Me Feel

a2. Prozak - Missing You

a3. Prozak - Negative

b1. Prozak - Sunshine

b2. Prozak - Falling

b3. Prozak - Leave You

Release Date: 29th January 2021

Long time friends and collaborators DJ Swagger & DJ AEDIDIAS join forces on their first full length collaborative vinyl EP, showcasing their love of UK Garage. This killer four track dance disc delves deep into all things feel good and fun, 2-step laden drum sequences meet catchy vocal hooks and pulsating bass tones.

a1. DJ Swagger x DJ AEDIDIAS - Psycho In Da Cut

a2. DJ Swagger x DJ AEDIDIAS - Don‘t Call Me

b1. DJ Swagger - On Tha Block

b2. DJ Swagger - Where U Come From

Available: 15th January 2021

UKG imprint Time Is Now returns with another slab of dancefloor weapons from London based producer Holloway.

a1. Holloway - Hold U Close

a2. Holloway - Bad Days

b1. Holloway - Homage 2 Claro

b2. Holloway - MFCC

Available: March 2021

Four heavy weight steppers sourced from the streets of Leeds, for them dark basements and early morning afters, brought to you from two new bad bwoys on the scene D. Jason & Baby J. 

a1. D. Jason - Original Bad Bwoy

a2. D. Jason - The Function

b1. Baby J - I Wanna Tell U Something

b2. Baby J - Unity (National Anthem)

Available: 15th January 2021

UK based producer MoreNight has been making waves over the past 12 months with killer collaborations with legendary grime vocalists Footsie & Manga, as well featuring on a weighty compilation for Conducta’s imprint Kiwi Records. His debut full length vinyl EP ‘Silvia’ is the exciting young producers finest work to date & paves the way for what is set to be a big future for this talented artist.

a1. MoreNight - Give Ya

a2. MoreNight - Grapefruit

b1. MoreNight - Calling Me

b2. MoreNight - Glazey

b3. MoreNight - Don't Think 

Available: 15th January 2021

Yosh joins the Time Is Now family serving up five bass driven, breaks heavy cuts. London based producer Yosh has been making some serious movements over the past 12 months with a string of killer sold out twelves for Vivid Recordings . His latest outing sees him unleash five weighty bass heavy tracks for Shall Not Fade sub-label Time Is Now, watch your bass bins.

a1. Yosh - One Time

a2. Yosh - On Your Own

b1. Yosh - OB1

b2. Yosh - Spaced Out

b3. Yosh - It’s The Way

Available: 15th January 2021

Time Is Now assembles an all star lineup for the labels first various artist release . The six track ‘allstars’ record features contributors from previous Time Is Now release artists, as well as artists releasing on the label in the future.

a1. Interplanetary Criminal - Crazy (Manchester Crew)

a2. Soul Mass Transit System - Someone

a3. Holloway - Wisemen

b1. Main Phase - Mercy

b2. Ollie Rant - Uptown

b3. Wilfy D - Good Day