Dom & Roland At Juno Download

Review: A legend in his own lifetime, Dom and his trusty Roland synthesizer are back with a vengeance as we near the end of 2012. Gird your loins ladies and gentlemen as we bear witness to the sounds of "Strobe", which is an enormous slab of tech-ed up D&B at its very best. Think helicopter-chopping breaks pounding the track with an insistent and relentless force, pounding bass and pumping kicks - this one is nasty. As if that wasn't enough, then there's the even more ferocious "Goliath" with its dramatic intro, full of ominous strings, pounding, thudding beats and gloomy atmospherics. It continues in this way, like a giant ploughing its way across an epic soundscape. Absolutely awesome from start to finish - don't sleep on this one.

Review: Jungle veteran Dom Angus has been around the block a fair few times in the last 17 years. Here he recalls his formative years with an album inspired by the halcyon years of drum and bass: the 1990s. Unlike previous sets, this fifth full-length is an entirely solo effort. Cut free from collaborators, Angus is able to fully let loose in his own inimitable style. In practice, this means a loose, rough-and-collection of growling bangers that gleefully harks back the jungle's golden age whilst retaining one eye on contemporary dancefloors. For those who've followed his career to date, The Big Bang is a refreshing blast from the past.