Review: Whenever we see that Deep Dark & Dangerous have returned we find ourselves filled with happiness, as they this time welcome the combined abilities of Coltcuts & Abstrakt Sonance inside for a glittering four-track display. We open up with the wooden percussive plucks and choppy drum falls of 'Genetic Code', which gives us a unique introductory arrangement before the more wobbly LFO action of 'Hard Work' sends us into a vat of acidic enjoyment. Next the pulsating bass smashes of 'Placebo' give us a truly unique creation, dripping in syncopated swampy rhythms, with Trigga's wicked vocal addition of 'Double Murder' giving us a haunted outro track, again laced with brass-driven musicality and an overall eerie feel. Excellent!
Review: The Deep Dark & Dangerous team really do have a top knack for spotting and crafting high end releases, with this brand new 'Ishtar' album from Abstrakt Sonance being yet another winner. Featuring 17 incredible originals, it's a masterpiece of 140 themes and dubstep influences, from the grizzling reeses of 'Mindstate' and subtle sitar slides of 'From Wallah With Love' to the percussive brilliance of 'Beautiful Time To Be Alive' and system ready sub-marches of 'Deep In The Jungle'. There's just so much to enjoy throughout the project, including some high end collaborations, which sees the likes of D Double E, Killa P, Long Range, Crowell, Vandull and EniGMA Dubz all get involved with top quality contributions.
Busy With The Gang (instrumental) - (4:43) 140 BPM
Duppy Show (instrumental) - (4:10) 140 BPM
No Smoke (instrumental) - (3:09) 144 BPM
Busy With The Gang (A Capella) - (3:28) 140 BPM
Duppy Show (Acapella) - (3:15) 81 BPM
No Smoke (Acapella) - (3:11) 154 BPM
Review: Is there any surprise that this combo is as good as it is? Whenever we see Tru Thoughts touchdown we know we are in for a wicked ride, however, when you then throw both the legendary vocals of Irah and smooth production stylings of Abstrakt Sonance into the blend, we are onto something truly special. The title track 'Duppy Show' is a perfectly produced gnarly exploration between dubstep and eastern themes, topped off by Irah's demonic vocal presence. The more grimey influenced tastings of 'No Smoke' follows, with urgent horns leading the way between Irah's hard hitting vocal melodies. Finally, 'Busy With The Gang' finishes everything off in style, with additional vocal support and surging dubstep style subs doing major damage.
Review: Abstrakt Sonance and DMVU on one triple-D lung-hugging heaver? This can only spell trouble. Unhurried in its intro, confident in its alien angularities, ridiculous with its tempestuous sound design; everything about this co-lab stinks to hades and back... And we wouldn't have it any other way. Drop "I Be The" and YOU be the hero.
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