Review: Berlin's Nasty Enterprises presents Nasty Tales, a massive 20 track compilation featuring various artists from around the globe. You'll find quite a range of grooves on here, moving between 130-170 BPM. We were particularly impressed by the soulful bounce of Benedikt Frey's "Sugar Fay", while lesser known artists make for a worthy addition such as such as Dogpatrol with their chiptune breaks on "Move A Muscle", Jadzia throws down some proper Detroit style electro-funk on "Flux", and label chief Nasty King Kurl is in fine form on
peak time banger "I'm A Bad Bitch".
Review: Following some great releases by Kamiokande and Rawtrachs, Manchester-based imprint Torre returns this week with a solid various artists compilation. Attack / Decay / Sustain Volume. 02 features proper UK underground flava, such as by old-school hardcore legend Justice who opens up with the previously unreleased track "Rude Boy Movements", West Norwood Cassette Library also appears with the stomping house workout of "Wanna Rock, Amaretto's classic jungle deconstruction "Itch" had us impressed, as did Denham Audio's emotive drum 'n' bass roller "Sound Boy Shut Up".
Review: Put together to raise money for projects looking to fight 'broken windows' policing - a tactic where low-level offences are harshly punished - End Broken Windows features Palm Out Sounds artists and invited guests delivering tracks inspired by the NYC subway system. Musically all five producers have responded positively to this conceptual theme. Disaffected sets the tone via the sub-heavy, rhythmically fractured rave revivalism of 'Sublimation' - all wobbling sub, hip-house breakbeats, ghostly chords and razor-sharp hardcore stabs - before Lobec sprinkled a rolling break with star-fall electronics and warming pads. Elsewhere, Max Ullis' 'Detroit Tale' is a weighty post-electro growler featuring spoken word vocals from Khari McLelland', A.dixen's 'Broken Skin' is a lush fusion of ambient and breakbeat and Sumorai and Avix's 'Floorescence' [sic] is an intergalactic electro treat.
Review: Next up from the CNCPT Collective team, they have a spicy number from Disaffected to unveil as we take a fabulous dive into the more emotive side of UKG. We open up with the glittering displays of 'Post-Prang Twilight', a gorgeous fusion of breaks and garage influences all wrapped up in a bubble of aquatic pad textures and angelic vocal displays, giving this project one hell of a kick start. From here, the pace quickens distinctly as 'Can't Compare' takes us right back to the dance with a skippy display of percussive power and tidy drum processing, before the pure euphoria of 'You Know What They Say' gives us a killer final original. This one is doused in potent sub-bass manoeuvres and rave-shaking breakbeats, which are then all completely reworked into another emotive garage roller with the Elevator mix, rounding off the EP nicely.
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