Review: Whenever the Bingo Bass banner is raised above the JunoDownload store, we put a few minutes a-side to make sure we can enjoy the merriment we know it will bring, with this latest collection being no exception. We see Jammin deliver three silky original rollers, with the introductory sounds of the title track 'Roll Out' fusing bubbling synthetics and tidy percussive pops with jittering synthetics for a wonderful lift off. From here, 'Bassbassbass' then takes the reins, deploying a much more rave-inspired arrangement, laced with crunchy horns and skippy drums, with the shaker-driven 2-step rhythms and dizzying vocal chops of 'Gimmie' then bringing the project to a tidy closer!
Review: Sub-liminal brings an end to the year that was, going out all guns blazing with on Air Part 2 featuring a bunch of wicked VIPs. Label staple Agro serves up several collaborations on here with the likes of Mentah, Raz, Diligent Fingers and Ghxsty. There's also a few offerings by the ever reliable Yatuza; our pick being the wonky stepper of "Distance" with Master Error. Elsewhere, Pyro pops up a few times throughout and was in fine form on "Smithdown Bass" and Prestige handed in a couple of quality dubs with neurofunk cut "Logical" being our pick of the bunch.
Review: Sub-liminal take a moment to look back over almost six years of hard graft at the future talent coal face. Having been responsible for so many bangers from so many now household names, it's a mean feat boiling it down to this mere 50 heavyweight highlights. All the label's key names are on board; Guzi, Dreadnaught, Nick The Lot, Too Greezy, Kumo, Version, Vital, Pyro, Motiv and many more dust off their past heavers, hurters and head-slappers to reflect on everything Sub-liminal has stood for and encouraged so far. From the deeper, more subtle bubblers (Sam Harris - 'Coffee Machine') to the most outrageous funk-ups (Warhead - 'Cranked') this EP has everything. When the Riddim hits you, you can't say no...
Review: Some see tiger style as wearing some stripy trackies. Others recognise tiger style as growling at folk and eating raw meat. Others understand it as a deep martial arts state of mind. Manchester's Jammin, however, takes a more holistic approach and represents the tiger style as a melting pot of total sonic savagery that bare sharp teeth on every track and ranges from dark drone monsters ('Tiger Style') to unique hip-hop influenced bleep/croak hybrids ('Countdown') by way of happy slapping jungle bruckage ('Reign Of The Gods') and a sick link-up with NV ('Shovel'). Stylish.
Review: Northern scene legend Adam Wigglesworth sadly passed away on April 3. This is how his friends responded... By compiling one of the biggest tribute albums drum & bass has ever seen. Just look at the amount of talent on here: Pyxis, Euphonique, Nvrsoft, No Concept, Exile, Euphonique, Dawn Raid and so many more artists have contribute to this 45 track album of which all proceeds go to Adam's family. From the blazing bass riff of Sappo's late 90s style neck snapper "Hannibal" to Exile's turbine bass growler "Symbiosis" via Sl8r's jazzy, almost Detroit style vibes on "The Mill" and various bits from Wiggo himself, this is a heartfelt salute from the entire scene to a man who'll be sorely missed.
Review: Groaner alerts! Jammin makes his debut on Switch! with two absurdly stinking pieces of bass naughtiness. "Ultimate Weapon" is a skin-melting wobbler that moans and grizzles under serious bass pressure and switches up into a variety of bass textures. "Savage Moments" (with fellow rising artist Tringy) swipes you from the left side as a neat percussive roll and cool spoken word drop into a cesspool of stanked out bass. Ultimately savage.
Review: Home is where the heat is: G13 rally up troops old and new for a straight up sesh of UK heaviness. Co-boss Rowney takes the lead with the savage "Still On It", setting the scene for the new breed to smash down. Bou, Leaf & Dutta go all jazzy and harmonic on "Waterfall", Niterider gets all low-swung and switchy with "Fire Emoji", Jammin brings the mystic pressure with "Marijuana", Salvage gets classic with the cymbal-crashing, bass-mashing grunter "Don't Stop" while newblood Tringy finishes on the spooked-out wobbler "Poltergeist". Stinking.
Review: They might be averaging 2.5 releases per year but man are Blackley's Cre8 killing it. Every single release has been rammer-jammer with talent, ideas, fusions and energy. The "We Cre8" series epitomises this spirit and attitude the best as we're bombarded with heaviness from the off... "Medusa" teases with a starlit arpeggio on the intro before snapping your neck with a waspy bass drop, "War Mongers" is a much fuzzier, no-nonsense skin-scorcher, "Touch Of Generations" fires more lasers than an unruly robot while Jaxx provides balance with the springier funk of "Leaf Of Life". Rounding off with stern spacious bass tones of "Hemp Seed" and the timeless roller "Showdown", this is the best "We Cre8" edition yet.
Review: Stormzy and Skepta may have come away empty handed from the Brit Awards, but their appearance finally acknowledged the existence of grime in the eyes of the British TV viewing public. Here is another example of further UK grime talent in the form of London's Jammin. As the name suggests "Its Not Long" is a short, sharp shocker with Jammin's ferocious flow leading the charge over a stop start hip hop march. Also included is a lean and clean instrumental if mixing things up is more your style.
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