36 Hertz Recordings At Juno Download

Review: A truly delightful EP here from36 Hertz, "The Aztec Bass EP" celebrates a wealth of talent from the label, including such names as Acuna, DJ Hybrid, SR & Digbee and Ricky Force. Kicking things off with "Don't Need Your Love Baby" by Acuna and the spaced out intro switches into a synth driven, vocal hook and ensuing drop which is full of rattling metallic beats. DJ Hybrid's "I Get Mash Up" carries on with its bellowing bass and uplifting, polished vocal sections, before we move on to SR & Digbee's "Morning Strummer". Here things get a bit more rough and dirty on a Wilkinson-style tip before last but not least Ricky Force brings things to a close with the driving bass of "Setbacks".

Review: 36 Hertz present a momentous compilation album containing cuts from artists as wide reaching as DJ Vapour, Callide, Bladerunner and DJ Madd. Gird your loins as "Deja vu" contains the creme de la creme of uncompromising jump-up alongside 21st century jungle and plenty more in between. Kicking off with the awesome Paper Cuts VIP of "Cut Paper" by Vapour and it's all blazing beats, jump up toots and punishing drums; moving on and we have the raw power of Lutin's aptly entitled "Untitled Gully" and Bladerunner's jungle revivalist anthem "Mercenary Dub VIP". Elsewhere, make sure you check out Steppa & Kitcha's rambunctious "Romper Stomper" and DJ Madd's compelling cut "To The Massive" with its low slung swagger. A cracking compilation here.

Review: Get past the seriously psychedelic cover art for Nottingham-based Delphi Productions' first major label release and you'll be surprised at your rewards. Old-school breaks puncture the cooling calm of "All It Takes" as it gears up again and again for more dancefloor punishment, while "Break It Down" channels the bass 'n' breaks spirit of early noughties drum and bass with retro vibes and stacks of heavy riddims. Intelligent jump-up isn't easy to find, but with this level of accuracy and intricacy we think all your boxes will be ticked by these perky little numbers.

Review: Big, solid and heavy. The sound of "Massive" by Midlands' drum & bass prodigy Jem One is exactly that. A huge comeback beat with all the best parts of rave culture charged right into the centre, it's a siren heralding the return of one of D&B's finest to the studio. Previously releasing tune after tune to the fierce support of label head honchos Goldie, Grooverider, DJ Marky and Andy C, this guy has got nothing to prove and yet here he is, ripping up a storm. "Podium Trollz" hits up that ravey feeling once more, bringing a touch of hysteria to proceedings with an acid sting. Welcome home Jem.

Review: Jungle tinged icy roller "I Man" gets the beats flowing straight from the off, with industrial stepping rhythms and growling bass. Not a combo to keep to expectations though, SR & Digbee switch it up on second track "Jog On" to build a junglistic dub insta-classic with plenty of sweltering ragga vibes and raw sampling. Changing styles once again with "Wanted", old school Amen vibes play a big part in this breakbeat-infused roller with a huge dubby breakdown fit for any headline act. "You're No Beggar" finishes up this four track exploration of the drum and bass spectrum, with tight Amen lead and old school samples making way for crisp synths and rumbling bass. Too diverse, a must buy.

Review: Remember when bass-driven dance music was un-ironically laden with sci-fi references and film clips? DJ Vapour heads back to a time when raves and futuristic kill frenzies walked hand by hand over the post-apocalyptic wastelands of our cinema-addled collective imagination. The stressy neurofunk strewn all over "Into Darkness" barely covers the doomy sub-plot of the forthcoming Star Trek film of the same name underneath, building up the intensity just like good neuro used to. "Roaches & Ting" pushes forward into jungle territory with ghostly swipes of vocals and the underground rumble of dubby bass that seems to come from a party right under the floorboards. Unnerving and relentless, it's easy to see this going off late into the night. Big sounds.

Review: Starting off as a mellow techy roller, "Set Level" quickly begins foaming at the mouth and disintegrating into its own bassy black hole. Hyperactively scattered with high-energy sounds and samples and with a rainforest-themed breakdown B-complex would be proud of, it's a dance floor smasher for sure. "Stemcell" opts for the 'rolling out through space Carl Sagan style' approach, as synths rush past at hyperspeed and light years pass in a matter of seconds. Suddenly, and without warning, this interstellar journey is abruptly ended with a venture into Dillinja-influenced jungle breaks. Luckily towards the end of the track the cosmic pads return for long enough to provide a safe journey home.