L2S Future Garage

Every once in a while a label comes along that sets the standard for a new dawn of musical voyage, down whichever river it has chosen to cast its sails. Under the 'dubstep' umbrella, it has been very much a river of deep, rich bass, and it has been graced by some fine wave makers thus far – Tempa, DMZ, Hotflush, and Hessle Audio (amongst others) have all caused sizable ripples in their time, the forward thinking effects of which are still being felt today, and most probably will be for a few moons yet.





L2S Recordings - the brain child of SubFM head honcho Whistla - has burst out of the blocks with fantastic enthusiasm for the music it pushes, bringing ‘Future Garage’ to the ears of the world in abundance, and then some. The passion is there for all to see – at the time of writing, L2S015 (Demos E.P) is doing the rounds, making that an incredible fifteen releases in around nine months. This almost mind blowing, absolutely relentless release schedule – coupled of course with some relentlessly good tunes – has helped propel L2S Recordings into the spotlight, culminating this year in a DSF Awards nomination for Best New Label, a fantastic achievement.


The speed at which L2S has been able to put out new E.P’s has ultimately led to a vast array of talent being brought to the fore. This has created the opportunity for previously unheralded producers to shine in the public domain, and it is for this that L2S, and Whistla in particular, should really be applauded. In a musical landscape that can be unforgiving for budding artists, L2S Recordings has shown the way, bringing our attention to an incredible amount of exciting talent – from the skippy, ghostly grooves of Clueless, the rustic melee of Cosmic Revenge, and the soothing sounds of Sines, through to the M2J and Sclist bass rollers, the antagonistic synth melodies of Littlefoot, and the bumpy old school UKG vibes of label stalwarts Submerse, there really is something for everybody coming out of L2S right now. And thats not even mentioning Whistla’s own brand of vocal-driven, psychedelic, warped-bass-garage, which is right on so many different levels.


If ‘future garage’ does continue to grow in popularity at its current rate of knots (futuregarageforum.com), then it is a sure fire certainty that when people look back on its humble beginnings , L2S Recordings’ name will be mentioned in hushed tones. Either way, Whistla has gone about it the only way he knows how– a sterling combination of good taste, commitment, and of course, incredible passion for what he and L2S does. With the next couple of releases including another Clueless E.P, as well as from UKG star Duncan Powell, then the future really is bright. In fact, as you probably all know by now, the future’s garage.

Next 4 releases:

L2S016: Dom - Revamp / He Said
L2S017: Duncan Powell - Came Into View E.P
L2S018: Clueless - Santa Cruz E.P
L2S019: Monz - Monz E.P