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31 Mar 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
31 Mar 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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Played by: Kumo
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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!
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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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Burr Oak feat Lifesize MC
Review: Burr Oak is one of the several artists in the Eatbrain orbit who make weird and wonderful sounds, appearing in multiple, ever-shifting forms. This time around its hard neuro and, in true Eatbrain form, these six tunes are abstract but not overly so, with a grounding in that D&B format we know so well. It's all about the sound design and the complexity here, and we especially love the pitched-up synth work on 'Dissent' and 'Barbarian'. It's 'No Light Will Shine On', however, which has really grabbed us and it's partly thanks to the insane drum work (that snare!) that ensconces a broader approach at nastiness, encapsulated by bass flourishes and sub wobbles. Top work.
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
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Review: The Hungarian Neurofunk outpost that is Eatbrain are back with their latest satanic offering and no, it's not a goat or a small, innocent child. Instead, it's a six-track EP from regular Burr Oak and his sound is even bigger than we remember. 'Twinkle Toes' is that track and it's four minutes of snarling basses and twisting sub-lines which burst out the stocks with ferocious speed, underpinned by the frenetic sounds of neurofunk drum work. 'Rubber' is another highlight, it's pitched-up synths fill the top of the range in a lovely contrast with its subsequent diving, mutated low end. Another top release from the Eatbrain crew.
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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.
