Osiris Music At Juno Download

Review: Unsurprisingly murky excursions into terror inducing half step freak outs from DJ Madd for the Osiris Music imprint run by Kryptic Minds. "Pitch Black" - newly announced as featuring on the next Rinse FM mix from Youngsta - sees the Bristol dwelling Hungarian explore the deeper corners of the dubstep machine, with evil swirls of sub shooting out over a skeletal beat with regular drops into the sonic ether having the requisite atmospheric effect. The sense of apocalyptic dread continues on the B Side creep of "New Reality", with thick sub bass splurges and heavy cinematic touches the backdrop to a springboard percussive roll and stretched out laser drones.

Review: Kaiju is Japanese for strange beast. We can't confirm whether Kaiju is strange or not. And is it really our place to say? Who's to say what's strange and what's normal in these hectic, stressful times? What we can be sure of is the solidity and intrigue of this hissing, slithering double slice of moody, snake-like dubstep. Lead track "Close Break" is a sludgy slo-mo wonderland decorated with soft croons that call a certain Horace Andy to mind. Atmosphere-setting stuff, think more traditional dub than dubstep. Meanwhile track two "Belcanto" is a more contemporary pace-setter. Palpitating bass licks the kick drum up and down as eerie cries and moans whisper above the darkness. Strange vibes indeed.

Review: Hot on the heels of their well received Can't Sleep long player on Blackbox, Kryptic Minds return with the vocal talents Alys Be in tow. The razor sharp bass and dread inducing synths of "Time Flies" mark it as one for the moody dancefloors, with the bittersweet vocals serving as a fascinating sonic contrast to the speaker rattling low frequencies. The release is rounded off with a heads down, hoods up instrumental version!

Review: This is the dark side of dubstep at its unsettling, nerve wracking, best. Kryptic Minds and Youngsta load some serious weight into their bass for their "Cold Blooded" release on Kryptic?s Osiris imprint. "Cold Blooded" and "Surge" both utilise slow paced, eerie and menacing atmospheres but drive them forward with frighteningly heavy bass. The deft production skills of both playas make this an underground masterpiece.

Review: Stepping up on Kryptic Minds' own imprint, Osiris Music, Matt U brings us a suitably deep, dark offering. "Empty Inside" is full of brooding melancholia and withheld angst; hollow, clip clop beats and a rumbling vocal echo bleakly in a dubbed out soundscape full of trembling subs and deftly placed beats. The accompanying "Unforgiven" continues the journey with a more yearning feel, the squealing SFX and warping atmospherics hover above the b-line eerily. Deep and hypnotic, this is a fantastic offering from Matt U. One for the heads.