Reilly Steel At Juno Download

Review: UK bass label Senseless Records have found a young producer from San Francisco called Reilly Steel. With brittle, possibly classical-trained, production it's safe to say that Steel is taking a more intelligent approach to bass music. "ICU' mixes erratic percussion with the distinctly British sound of vintage rave stabs. "Taking Me" continues this theme with more stabs, house organs and a wailing diva exclaiming 'taking me high-err!'. Things slow down on the fragile "Inside" with samples culled from nature including bird calls and the sound of water. The vintage rave theme still abounds on "The Healing" which reminds the listener of Moby's 'Go' but with better bass. Cosmic Revenge deliver a stand out uptempo mix of the title track; full of eccentric basslines and electronic disco toms!

Review: With releases on Hot N Heavy and Senseless under his belt, as well as heavy support from bass-monsters like Crookers, Canblaster, Mumdance and AC Slater, San Francisco-based producer Reilly Martin makes a startling debut on Top Billin'. Deep, Joy Orbison-like textures (as on "Risin") are matched by energetic yet breezy clubsteppers like the Snoop-sampling "Work It" and the fiendish Detroit via Dirty South banger "Oh So Nice". A perfect fit on Top Billin's superb roster of mind-expanding bass producers.