The Smelly Driver (The Chronics remix) - (6:14) 144 BPM
No Fear Left (original mix) - (5:55) 144 BPM
Lazum (original mix) - (5:16) 147 BPM
Lazum (D.A.V.E. The Drummer remix) - (6:15) 145 BPM
Lazum (Introversion remix) - (4:13) 140 BPM
Brazen (original mix) - (5:28) 144 BPM
The First Train (original mix) - (5:43) 146 BPM
The First Train (Bailey Ibbs remix) - (5:26) 142 BPM
Vlot (original mix) - (5:26) 144 BPM
Review: Groef debuts on Bipolar Disorder with a slamming techno release. "Smelly Driver" is a peak-time track, led by insistent percussion and pounding kicks, while on "Lazum" Groef maintains the pace to deliver a relentless, looped banger. There's a different approach on the title track. With a focus on visceral riffs and a repetitive vocal sample, its galloping groove is peppered with dramatic filters.
"Brazen" sees Groef focus on a house-based sound, and he fuses tribal drums with looped vocals and razor-sharp percussion. The label has also tapped remixers to reshape Groef's work. In addition to killer versions from Bailey Ibbs, Introversion and The Chronics, D.A.V.E the Drummer's piledriving take of "Lazum" that really stands out.
Review: The Dansu Discs team have assembled a killer selection for our enjoyment here, from the one and only Bailey Ibbs, unleashing six tracks of UKG flavour. We begin with the softened chord maneuvers and crunchy drum processing of 'Gurl', a worthy title track, which is closely followed by the much more breaks-driven influences of 'We Run' and luscious, bubbling soundscapes of 'What's My Chance?', giving us a super-wide sounding selection of originals. On remix duty, we see three parties give 'Gurl' the once over, with Groovy D giving us a throwback 2-step rethink, Denham Audio sending the stems to the junglist chop shop and AK Sports combining gnarly, acidic basslines and hardcore drums to take it somewhere completely different.
Review: Next up from the Dansu Discs team, we see them unveil the second edition of their extremely popular 'Dansu For Mental Health' compilation, which sees them unleash eight fabulous bubblers. Focussing primarily on the deeper side of garage production, the project works perfectly, with a solid balance of influences etched throughout, from the dubwise delays of Dubrunner's 'Scattershot', to the subtle breakbeat additions of 'Irresponsible' from Bailey Ibbs. There are a number of highlights for us, with the nostalgic melodic plucks of 'Hold On' from Stones Taro leading the way, alongside the acidic bass pulsations of 'Jet Stream' from Nicolas Duque. Lovely stuff.
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