Review: It's always an exciting moment to see a new compilation from the Black Marble Collective, who return to their super-successful 'Ravetools' compilation for a dazzling second edition, exploring the space between bass music and footwork with twelve explosive originals. From the intense synthetic flicks and twists of 'Pulverturm 160' from DJ Ends to the super choppy, almost post-jungle intricacies of HomeSick's 'Petrol Safety', we see such a wide range of sounds and styles being covered, that it's difficult to ever guess where we as listeners will end up next! This is a real journey of a collection, pulled together with masterful arrangement skills, with our favourites including JTRA's emotional overload in 'The Melancholy Dance', the junglist-based nostalgia of 'THE UNDERGROUND' from PUFF Magic and the emphatic half-time drum bounces of 'Get It Right' from Alexandre. Lovely work.
Review: The team at Black Marble Collective have maintained an incredibly consistent high standard throughout the course of 2019, with this latest compilation providing the cherry for the metaphorical cake they really do deserve. They assemble a goliath 16 track collection including original heat from the likes of DJ Ends, Jah Bliddie, Andrew DIFF, Dev79 and more. For us there are a couple of stand out favourites, including 6Blocc's incredibly emotive rethink 'For Life', originally featuring A.Fruit. We also love the rave-ready basslines of Dom Corleone's 'Yo Body' VIP mix and the junglist slices of 'Underground' from Alexandre.
Review: US bass stalwart Alexandre has turned his hand at myriad styles over the year, from D&B to UKG. What's more, he always nails it with authenticity, respect and, of course, sonic skill. Here we find him getting deep on a future G flex. "Dead Silent" is a tripped out two-step session while "The Struggle" shuffles and shifts with sudden dramatic synth-horn stabs and a ghetto vocal stab. "Max" takes a turn for the dark with textures of trappist flavours, "Once Again" balances light Rustie-style synth rainbows with dark acidic steppy rhythms and "Crying In The Darkness" closes the show on an emotional dubstep/breakbeat hybrid. Got a lighter? Shove it up now, Alexandre insists!
Review: An aptly entitled EP here from Alexandre, The End of All Things does indeed herald the end of things as we know it for a time, musically at least. The title track is all shuddering bass thumps, jaunty melodies and smacking drums, whilst "Power Unlimited" ups the heavy metal factor by ten and adds in some jubilant synth work for a compelling listen. "To Kill A God" continues in a similar vein and rounds off the three-track EP with bleepy melody, grinding bassline and ADHD addled beats jumping around.
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