Dub Phizix At Juno Download

Review: Kasra's Critical offshoot steps up with another polished, super stylish release, this time from Manchester's Dub Phizix. Lead track "Break It" gets things started with a tough, terse beat, dark subs, a simple Icicle-esque arrangement and deadly effective little vocal loop calling "break it" which ticks along for the duration. Accompanying this is the deep, head nodding "Four", bringing in the skills of Skeptikal. It's all eerie pads and uneasy atmospherics in the intro before a crisp, crunching drum beat kicks in. A tidy release here.

Review: Crafting four tracks from a bleak yet deeply enticing soundscape, Dub Phizix provides us with the next release on the ever-promising Ingredients imprint. First up, "Out There" introduces sci-fi SFX, harsh, almost tribal drum kicks in a haunting piece. "Athos" ups the ante with tense, prickly synths and aggressive bellows of bass, while "Breathe", one of the two digital exclusives, is a driving, bass wielding stepper that wouldn't sound out of place in a NFM set. "Inertia", the final clincher, has a similar experimental aesthetic to Rockwell, with clinking beats, cinematic samples and ticking hi-hats.

Review: A super fresh four-tracker on Marcus Intalex's acclaimed Soul:R imprint from Dub Phizix, who goes in with the stripped back, hissing breaks and eerie intro in title track "The Editor" featuring Strategy before it drops into a dutty b-line roller. "Narrow Eyes" sees Fox and Chimpo jump on board for a menacing, melancholy number with spoken lyrics and hollow, clip-clop drums, before "Shakedown" takes over with its delicate SFX and booming bassline and super sharp snares. Concluding track "Bateman" is full of suspense, trembling atmospherics and maintained tension, and then aggressive stabbing beats and snapping breaks. Absolutely dangerous!

Review: Burgeoning Manchester based D&B talent Dub Phizix has been the name on everyone's lips since the explosion of his incendiary underground hit "Marka" earlier this year. Since then he's had a couple of strong follow-ups and now there is this collab with Skeptical - "Run It Like The President". The title track is a politically charged, sparse cut with aggressively delivered lyrics, razor sharp snares and rolling sub bass from below adding further edge. "Half Man" brings in Sparkz for a more upbeat, funky cut full of snapping drums and pattering beats.

Review: Combining a half-step rhythm with warped bass growls, metallic lined woodblock snare hits and sinister atmospherics, Dub Phizix & Skeptikal's "Marka" is one of the most forward thinking drum & bass tracks of the year, nonetheless given its unique character by Strategy's menacing, dub leaning vocal contribution. "Rags" meanwhile proves to be just as vital, utilizing minimal percussive tics with vinyl crackle and sharp snares, teasing as it threatens to break into an all out assault. Highly recommended.

Review: Having lit up dancefloors and hearts across the globe with the incendiary sounds of "Marka", you'll no doubt be pleased to hear that Dub Phizix is back, this time teaming up with long-term partner in crime, the ineffable Skittles for "I'm A Creator "on D Bridge's revered Exit Records. True to form and it's another tribal stomper with terse, crisp beats, whirring sub bass and deftly delivered streetwise lyrics from Skittles with the recurring refrain of "I'm a Creator". Accompanying this is "Happy 5" with its jumping, skittish beats and rallying, hiccupping cries, it's another success story for Manchester talent Dub Phizix.

Review: Mise En Place Pt. 2 is a showcase for some of the most innovative talents in drum and bass today. Ingredients Records certainly know how to stockpile an enviable portfolio of tracks, and some of these beauties have been on the backburner for a while. First track "Rainy City Music" by Dub Phizix has added lingering, hopeful ambiance to the end of sets for a good long while now, but with a proper release, headphones everywhere can experience its full cinematic glow. Villem's "Splinter In Your Mind" gets a fractious and bassy makeover by the elusive Break, puling switches and swapping rhythms like a mad professor in a thunderstorm. Skeptical, the go-to man for dark, minimal drum and bass provides a VIP version of cold-hearted killer "Blue Eyes", where beautiful samples are stamped and warped by high-pressure bass and intricate percussion, adding faster-moving tension to an already sterling track. Finally dRamatic & dbAudio's icy roller "No Return" is soaked in icy atmospherics, with bass that looms terrifyingly out of the mist. Four incredible tracks from producers punching well above the median.

Review: Ant TC-1"s Dispatch label has been impressing us no end of late and this latest release from Skeptikal and Dub Phizix is no exception. "Silo" tunes into a deeply unnerving, almost neuro style work out, with grueling bassline, trembling hi hats and crunchy drums. Definitely one for the dancefloor! In stark contrast, "The Enemy" lulls you into a false sense of security, with a spaced out atmospheric intro, before dropping into a stripped back but stern Survival style roller. A very strong release all round.

Review: Brazilian born Carlos Lima a.k.a S.P.Y serves up another treat on a split single on Klute's Commercial Suicide imprint. As the title suggests, "Bulldozer" sees S.P.Y going in on a harder tip, with thudding drums, pounding subs, industrial sounding SFX and ominous vocal sample. Heading up the other side is Dub Phizix with his defiant "Scum" which pairs tense, stuttering beats with eerie, otherworldly SFX and quirky bleeps. Falling into the drop, it develops into a gnarly bassline roller, which just keeps giving. A sterling release here.