N Type At Juno Download

Review: Taking it back to the roots, with the heavy dubbed out flavours that characterize the genre way back when in the early noughties, old Croydon compadres N-Type and Cyrus team up for a 12" that just oozes bass weight. In "Dark Frequency" they employ a menacing echoing vocal sample, which serves to emphasize the inky black b-line and lurching rhythms and pummelling sub bass. In "Conscious", things are taken down a more pared down route, with psychological utterances, tribal drums and a grizzled moving b-line, almost reminiscent of early Skream in fact. One for fans of Youngsta, Loefah and Hatcha.

Review: Label boss and dubstep don N Type steps up with partner in crime Surge for the next release on his own label, Wheel & Deal. Bass heads, you're in for a treat, as this EP unfolds we are exposed to such glorious, sonorous offerings as opener "September Sun" with a beautiful, impassioned vocal courtesy of Pyxis. Following this up is synth-soaring "Mega-Tron" with its grizzled, wobbly beats and scintillating melodies, as well as "Triangles" which goes darker and deeper, with dubbed out sounds, ominous movie samples and smashing snares. Finishing up with a "Zombie Apocalypse", this piece marks the end of a top-notch release.