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Played by: NAZA
Review: We always get a bit of a rush when the Locus Sound selections come to town, with this vibrant new three tracker from Chief Kaya being the latest in a long run of hard hitting original releases. We open up with the title track 'Bastet', a fiery infusion of palpable bassy goodness, combined with sizzling bass sputters and hard hitting drum sweeps, kicking us off with a serious amount of oomph. From here, Rakjay jumps on board for a typically tidy piece of story telling with his vocal appearance on 'Human Nature', a vibey pulse through asian woodwind and bulbous bass punches, before 'Noumena' sends us back to the early days of Coki with a warbling throwdown of synthetic sizzles. Fantastic work.
Review: Whenever the Foundation Audio tagline appears in the store, we brace ourselves for a system-shaking display, which they have once again unleashed upon us with this brand new Chief Kaya masterclass. We open up with the super warbly LFO techniques and drum punches of 'Half Moon Dub', which takes us back to old school steppers with just how potent those leading wobbles are. From here, 'Flow State' calms the pressure down a tad, only to up it once again with a thunderous display of synthetic mastery, focussing on minimal drum reverbs and powerful synth hits. Finally, Mac joins the party for a little addition on a serious closer entitled 'Sound Business', which ties together some more seriously wobbly LFO creation with a constantly exhaling backdrop of drum and percussion combos. Excellent work.
Review: The Infernal Sounds team always seem to bless us with colourful, yet very traditionally dubstep-sounding releases, with this latest batch from Chief Kaya falling perfectly into that very enjoyable bracket. We begin with the weightiness of the title track 'Supreme', a bulbous exploration into potent LFO maneuvers, from the electrifying warbles to the face-slapping pulses. Next, the more unusual synthetic sounds of 'God Mind' send us down a much more eerie avenue of sound, as distant, haunted melodics play a very powerful roll in this crunchy bubbler, before 'Psyche' once again ups the ante with a dizzying display of hard-hitting bassy goodness, flipping between foamy atmospheric smashes and clippy percussion, giving us a wicked outro track to enjoy.
Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: Foundation Audio has been keeping the levels of consistency super high in recent months, with this latest helping carry on that theme as both Mikrodot and Chief Kaya link up across four tracks of classic dubstep flavour. We begin with the distant, Asian string plucks and nostalgic LFO chugs of 'Heavy Flow' from Mikrodot, before Chief Kaya deploys a weighty, call and respond-heavy stomper in 'Pull Up'. Back to Mikrodot next as the metallic bass slides and glistening synth melodies of 'Babylon Get Weak' send us back down memory lane, with Chief Kaya's bubbly, dubwise VIP of 'Scale Of Anubis' providing a perfect end to proceedings.
Played by: NAZA
Review: There are good runs and there are incredible runs, and we truly believe that Foundation Audio's consistency and creativity in the releases they have been putting together puts them on the path of the latter. This shimmering new rolling project from Chief Kaya is a testament to that, kicking off with the nostalgic LFO movements and crunchy drum designs of 'Duppy', before stepping everything up a gear on the title track 'Classic Edition'. Next, the dubwise chord structures and chilled out composition of 'Creator' settles in front of us, before we finish up the EP with a look at 'Indigo Dub', another dubwise shuffler, packed with mesmerising horn additions and glittering arpeggiators.
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Played by: NAZA
Review: For us, Version Collective deserve real praise for the 2018 they have had, supplying the realms of 140 with some absolutely storming releases. That trend continues here as Chief Kaya brings together some dubstep heat, kicking off with the amphibious bass tones of 'Underground'. Following this, we look at a steppers special in 'Patois', before revolving into the rapid fire LFO driven energies of 'Emperor Dub'. Next, SBK gets involved over the more melodic and relaxed structures of 'Traditional', followed up by another swampy collaboration with Drew's Theory entitled 'Jetlag'.
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