Review: As undeniably one of the the biggest breakouts within garage and breaks across 2022, we are thrilled to see Interplanetary Criminal making one last splash before rounding the year out, giving the Time Is Now crew a super Christmas present to unveil. First up, 'Gangster Time' sees a raucous combination of dizzying drum stutters and hard hitting bass notation become the backdrop for a highly energetic verse from Killa P, followed by the warbling LFO movements and more stripped back drum structures of 'MC Tip' alongside Main Phase. From here, 'Beat Work' takes things old school as scrappy percussive processing and lofi reesey basslines drive us forward, with the colourful rhythmic arrangements and hard hitting kick combos of 'Coming On Strong' then seeing us out in style. Fabulous stuff.
Review: Next up from the Shall Not Fade crew, we see a fabulous display of futuristic dance music flavour as Adam BFD is joined by a wavy collection of various artists for his self titled unmixed project. Featuring 14 vibrant original creations from himself and his fabulous supporting cast, which features the likes of Earth Trax, Interplanetary Criminal, Shadow Child & more, alongside a wicked continuous mix version of the full tracklisting. There are some seriously innovative creations across this collection, with our ears being immediately drawn to the spacious soundscapes of 'Sonar', the euphoric backdrops of 'I've Been Waiting' and the tumultuous percussive tap dances of 'Zero-Sum Game' from Otik, which shows just how wide the range is for this wicked collection. Excellent work all around!
Review: Interplanetary Criminal is one of the most in form artists of the moment. He is right at the sharp end of the garage revival and brings plenty of darkened jungle and breakbeat influences to his music once more here as he returns to Burnski's Instinct label. 'Dangerous' is a late night jam with aching vocals over warm, menacing bass and crisp drum work. 'Razor' is an old school two step throwback lit up by sci-fi effects and more pin point accurate drum programming and 'Gyaldem Dub' brings some MC rudeness, face melting bass and irresistible heaviness. 'Murder Sound' is another heavily London influenced ting to close out in style.
Review: We don't know what's been dripped into the punch over at Time Is Now HQ, but this recent run of new releases from them has been pretty special indeed. This fantastic new selection from Interplanetary Criminal is a perfect example that, kicking off with this clean drum drives and nostalgic chord lines of 'In My Arms' and breaks-influenced rhythmic persuasion of 'Momofuku'. The experimental side of this EP then begins to bubble to the surface, with 'Opulence' linking classic patois vocal samples with warbling subs and sharp drum processing, before the nostalgic chord stabs and LFO-lead basslines of 'Let Loose' give us another perspective on UKG right now. We then finish with Coco Bryce's thunderous rethink of 'In My Arms', drawing this epic body of work to a close.
Review: Garage is back and bigger than ever before it would seem, which is why we were so thrilled to see this fabulous new compilation from the Time Is Now crew land, showcasing the perfect balance of new and old school creations. Interplanetary Criminal steps up first with the incredibly catchy vocal and riff work of 'Crazy', followed by the groovy chord plucks and sweeping subs of 'Someone' from Soul Mass Transit System. It all gets a bit rhythmically twisted next as Holloway delivers a fabulous 2-step masterclass with 'Wisemen', chased up by catchy vocal sampling and stripped back composition of 'Mercy' from Mainphase. Finally, Ollie Rant delivers an uplifting harmonic groove with 'Uptown' before we round off on 'Good Day', a slower creation from Wilfy D's catalogue, providing the perfect finale.
Review: Now is one the strongest periods in the history of UKG, at least over the last decade or so. The Time Is Now crew seem keen to get involved as they welcome Interplanetary Criminal inside for three wavy originals, kicking off with the nostalgic chord expressions and choppy breakbeat influxes of the wonderful 'Supreme Level'. Following this, we steer down a much more grunge route as 'Darkside' provides us with some sub-busting LFO warbles and classic 2-step rhythms, before the subtle yet potent subwork and minimal drum designs of 'The Way' rounds the EP off with a real dash of finesse for good measure.
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