Review: The bright-light, groovy aesthetic of BLK PRL is back at the start of this year, so get out your Red Stripes and don ya wavey garms because Channel 2 isn't messing around with this one. Four ragga-infused numbers are here for you, uplifting samples abound and suddenly it's not January - it's June, July and August and the sun is shining. This doesn't stop 'Wait' from coming out the blocks in a moody way, though, and neither does it stop 'Boneman Connection' from attempting to knock your hat off. Channel 2 always manage to pull out the stops in a way that makes you nervously smile - this one is no different.
Channel 2 - "Let Me Love You" (Jungle mix) - (6:18) 178 BPM
Review: Fresh from featuring on Major Lazer's "Blaze Up The Fire", Chronixx's 2013 hymn-like sing-along track "Odd Ras" gets the jungle treatment. Black Pearl affiliate Noble DNB emphasises the steppy dancehall elements of the original while 0 To 100 strips the dynamic back to a smoky pensive halftime groove. For good measure BLK PRL's Channel 2 also gets in on the version action with a busy twist of Dennis Brown's "Let Me Love You". Rockers delight.
Review: A complete Jekyll & Hyde track rips the lid off this release, picking out meaty dancehall vibes before dissolving into big, mushy bass. "Mad Over We" from Channel 2 mixes up high energy beats with that same vintage sample from Super Cat, probably most famously heard on Nas' "The Don". Both take very different cues from the same inspiration makes for an interesting diversity between the two, showing just what D&B can do with a little creativity behind it. Whether it's tearing up dancefloors or providing some all-too-necessary depth and power, this release has both.
Review: Get yourself an amen, sample some Nas, job done. The first track on this hard hitting release from three of the jungle scene's most unsung upcoming heroes does exactly that, and why not? This attitude of balls-out madness continues into "Flip It", with a fevered jungle explosion of epic proportions. What a bass sound too - like a huge, fuzzy heartbeat pumping riddims out your speakers and smashing up your dancefloors. Yeah, it's fun and it's cheeky but who said D&B had to be stony faced all the time?
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