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Review: Whilst not fighting planning applications in Elephant & Castle, Ministry Of Sound are actually pretty good at putting out super sharp compilations, which encapsulate the zeitgeist and offer a great value musical panorama of a scene. This time, they turn their hand to dubstep; cue cuts from Zed Bias, Funtcase, JFB, The Qemists, Amon Tobin and Foreign Beggars, with some top notch remixes from Skream, Joker, Plastician and 16 Bit and a few VIPs thrown in for good measure, you can expect to hear the full spectrum of contemporary dubstep. Rib-shattering synths and thunderous bass are de rigeur here. Approach with caution!

Review: One of the biggest selling dubstep compendiums on the planet, Ministry of Sound have compiled 30 of the strongest, most uncompromising bass-bursting bullets possible for the third addition to their "Sound Of Dubstep" series. Reflecting the changing face of bass, expect to hear elements of trap (Brillz' remix of Zedd's "Clarity", Rockwell's remix of "Kingpin"), tropical house and grime ("Not A Saint"), techno ("Acid Step"), glitchstep (Drift Static's cheeky rub of Fatboy Slim) and good old fashioned roof-raising anthemia (Xilent's take on "Out The Blue"). Of course there's plenty of space for 'trad dubstep' too... Bar 9's synth-sizzled "Before The Storm" and Cookie Monsta's "Yow Mamma" being two fine examples. A very well curated collection that reflects where the scene is at right now.