Existence Is Resistance At Juno Download

Review: Jungle veteran Persian has been enjoying a renaissance of sorts lately, what with his new imprint Existence Is Resistance re-issuing lost classics and newies too. This EP's a mixed bag of styles, "Chinease Spare Ribs" features a lively electro dub bassline, a stomping breakbeat and some pretty amusing movie samples. Conversely, "Get Down", is a chirpy disco house excursion featuring the soul infused vocals of Nicola Duncan. Things wrap up though with a more typical sound for Persian, that being sparse jungle beats and low throbbing bass over a nice, lovely dub riddim taking us right back to a summer, somewhere in the mid 90s.

Review: Persian has been dropping Jungle bombs since the early 90s via his Existence Is Resistance imprint. Here he revisits his '95 monster, "Dangerous" in three different styles (the housey original is also included). First up is his own 're-fix', which retains those luscious Metalheadz-era Jungle pads with a bouncier, contemporary beat. DJ Texta works his magic on his dubstep mix, boasting some mighty big bass sounds and dubby effects. Finally Nick Dunton's mix is a deep and sprawling synth epic, and possibly the standout tune of the whole release.

Review: Persian's "Feel Da Vibe" was both a highlight of Four Tet's superlative entry into the FabricLive canon, and one of its rarer tracks. Hebden himself claims it was only included after a Discogs seller agreed to send him a vinyl rip of the original white label, having had no luck in sourcing the record himself. Upon release, such was the repeated and widespread clamour for "Feel Da Vibe" to get a proper release, Persian has now emerged with a new label, Existence is Resistance which re-released Feel Da Vibe on vinyl. Now it gets a digital release with a new track, "Murderous Style", a breakbeat jungle companion to the 2-step garage of the title track, complete with bassline squelch, keys and vocals which take you right back to '92. Recommended!