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Review: The epic Optiv tribute trilogy reaches its final knockout punch with this incendiary parting gesture... 'Legacy'. Following 'Origins' and 'Evolution', 'Legacy' is a 14 track shout to the future powered by the skills and sounds of the new generation who carry Optiv's dark funk flag into the future. Featuring the likes of TR Tactics, Burr Oak, Mean Teeth, Zombie Cats, Tobax & Dextems, Killbreak, Kolectiv and many more talented soul, you can call it tech, you can call it neuro 2.0, you can call it a celebration of everyone Optiv empowered, inspired and helped up the ranks before his tragic departure in 2020. Rest in peace!
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Aggressor Bunx hit hard in all directions with the poignant titled 'Freedom'. Currently operating in very bleak conditions, the Ukraine act are firing heavy shots on Eatbrain. 'Cybertron' sets fire to the senses instantly with its industrial strength tech aesthetic. It's backed up by more dark matter movements as 'System Crash' goes for an old mid 2000s style overdrive groove and 'Inner Line' pummels us into submission with an array of double kicks and gnarly Reese basses. Finally 'Freedom' closes on an emotional vocal tip. Very different for Aggressor Bunx but these are very different times. Massive EP.
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Review: Oh our collective goshes! Eatbrain come correct with this humungous collection from an exciting range of artists old and new on this massive 'Divergence' VA. Highlights come in every shape and size as we burn and turn through the 26 track collection; AKOV goes in with some brooding severance on 'The Other Side', Redpill takes energy levels higher than ever before on the epic 'The Edge' while Metal Work makes his debut on Eatbrain with the swaggering grizzle fest 'I Told You'. Elsewhere we have Screamarts delivering serious goods on the creeped out 'Deviant', Zombie Cats bring some ruthless funk on 'Aus' and Mythic Image goes full-on intensity with 'Dymaxion'. A powerful collection right here!
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Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: It's the age-old argument that's kept croaky old junglists up past their bedtime for years: does VIP stand for 'this mix is strictly for very important people' or does it stand for 'variation in production'? In truth, it can mean either, depending on who made the VIP and who they intended it for. But now at least we know Eatbrain's stance on the matter as they ask some of their biggest VIP producers to go back over a seminal label release of theirs and give it a good overhaul, update and go-faster stripes for 2020. The results speak for themselves; the added grit and funk on L 33's 'Mafia', Jade's emotional dynamics on 'TV Says' and the complete subversion of 'Need' by Zombie Cats and Abis are just three examples of how very important these variations are. And they're made for you: the true VIPs.
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Review: Eatbrain return with more flesh-gobbling bruisers in the form of this massive V/A album Divergence II. Following where the inaugural collection left us back in March 2018, once again it's an epic rollcall of Eatbrain artists and friends with no boundaries in terms of subgenre or expectation. Highlights include the slippery kicks and technoid funk of Zombie Cats "Lost", the ravey-style pitched up vocals and A.M.C style energy of the drop on Catastrophe's "Pretender" the insane VIP level-p of Tobax's "Burning" and Burr Oak's schizoid riot "Orbit".... But these are just the tip of the brain-eating iceberg. Jade's label remains bang on-point as ever.
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Review: Agressor Bunx are two men who seriously know how to produce a Neurofunk track and they've proven this time and time again, with lots of very successful Eps and an absolutely insane debut album. They're back on regular home Eatbrain for this next four-tracker, all of which absolutely slap in every kind of way. Huge basses, intense build ups, punchy drums, broken sonics and an all-round sense of perverse energy - neuro doesn't get better than this.
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Review: Eatbrain is the Hungarian Neurofunk institution that just keeps on giving, the Central European bass place which prioritises naughty music over everything else. Well, their 2018 album is here from a selection of the artists in their orbit and its everything you'd expect from Jade and the crew. The first cut - 'Mafia' by L 33 - has been out for a little while but has rightfully been re-visited here, its Jump-Up-Neurofunk fusion landing exceptionally well with serious dancefloor implications. There are too many sick tracks on this release to cover them all here, but KOLT's 'Harpy' and 'Pararampam' from Agressor Bunx are two more absolutely ridiculous bits of production. Well worth a look.
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Review: C4C Recordings are celebrating 20 years soon and this album is their celebration: a mammoth 40 tunes of hard-hitting neuro goodness to warm your bones and rattle your face holes. The list of producers present on this album is pretty exhaustive and, perhaps some high-profile exceptions aside, every single neurofunk producer you could want is here. Dub Elements land on their feet with the exceptional 'Beasts Abode', a slightly less frantic but equally venomous tune compared with lots of other offerings. Other highlights come from ChaseR, Current Value and Agressor Bunx and the whole album is special - go check it.
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