New World Audio At Juno Download

Review: Ruben Dag Nielsen's heavy stepping debut on the New World Audio imprint finally arrives in the digital realm after a limited vinyl release and plenty of support on the Rinse FM network! Lead track "The Commander"scrapes up against your senses, dipped in vintage junglist vibes, whilst the all too apt "Bonecrusher" drops its heavyweight sub bass dread with DMZ style aplomb. RDG implements an industrial style on "2100" with overt cinematic touches lending the requisite atmospherics before a juddering and screw face inducing sinewy bass line flex takes control. The best is perhaps saved till last with the neck snapping badness of "Phoenix" - do check!

Review: Anyone can knock up a screaming wobbler, but to give it funk and enduring appeal is another thing all together. Suffice to say Nasha Experience member Squarewave has nailed that tricky task on "Home Alone". The seesaw bass cuts through with menace yet seeps like a filthy liquid. "Rising Sun" lollops with much more of a traditional digidub flavour. "Restricted Area" returns to the darker side of the dance. More confrontational than "Home Alone" but not without its cheeky sonic spirit, it's aggy without being unnecessarily icy. "The Heist" brings us to a dramatic, cinematic climax with a great orchestral sample and awesome pranged out sighs and shuffles.

Review: For this third release - their first of 2012 - bass music upstarts New World Audio gather together a selection of tunes from a quartet of little-known producers. Sukh Knight's Bhangra-inspired "Shutdown" is probably the highlight. It offers an exotic stroll through dubstep's more melodic pastures, with sampled Indian vocals and Bollywood melodies offering a decent contrast to the sub-heavy bassline. Shandy's aggressive and intense "Jogi" isn't far behind, though, thanks to some punishing rhythms, spangled rave synths and dubwise effects. For those seeking pure dancefloor thrills, look no further than the eyes-closed dubstep-skank of Trex's murky "Mad Mother Dub".