Review: Batten down the hatches! Serial Killaz return to their collaborative series Killa Kollective with another pair of stinky heaters, this time with friends Jaydan and Lumia. Potentially liable for false advertising, 'Breeze' exceeds its title by many gale force miles as it hits like a gully hurricane and knocks us off our feet. 'Come True', meanwhile, does hit with a fresh gust as the euphoric vocal and rising chords hit those feels with emotional intensity. Both hit the spot with precision. Like all good Killas should!
Review: Soundboys duck and cover, Jaydan is on the loose and he's coming for you! 'Soundboy Killer' says it all; big hurricane bass swirls and slamming drums galore, these will flatten all soundboys in a 50 mile radius. Meanwhile, elsewhere on this crucial EP, we have the staccato grizzles of 'Tekky', the dreamier, laser-reaching wilds of 'When I Look At You' and the system-testing surge and sizzles of 'Funktion'. Sweet murderation!
Review: Jaydan puts on the charm for this beautiful two-tracker on his Smokin Riddims imprint. Showing off his sensitive, emotional side, both cuts here rumble with grace and effortless cosmic vibes. 'Sacrifice' rolls out with a glistening star-lit arpeggio and deep yearning, soul-searching vocal while 'Mainframe' takes us deeper into dancefloor territory while still retaining a sense of emotional pull thanks to the breathy vocals and a super euphoric breakdown. Jaydan, the man who definitely can!
Review: Now here's an exciting union... Long time soldier Jaydan who usually flexes on the more jump-up side of the D&B sound is getting deep and heavy on S.P.Y's DARKMTTR. He's hitting all the right spots, too. Five slabs of utter fire, highlights include the sweeping, bass drama of 'Nobody Else', the high voltage bass lighting strikes and spacious steps of the title track 'Alternate Universe' and epic production and strongarm vibe on 'Hustler' where massive pneumatic kicks plunge us deep into the dancefloor and the breakdown whisks us up into the heavens. And that's the tip of this alternate iceberg.
Review: Following a huge March, which saw Jaydan drop three prominent releases on the likes of Rebellion, DRKMTTR and LoveThatBass, Jaydan returns to Serial Killaz with this firing four track blast-off. 'Snake Hips' flips between soaring sci-fi synths and a wrigglesome Serum-like riff that nags in your brain for days. It's backed by three more savage sessions: both 'Rastaman' and 'All The Remains' are your straight up booming 3am brock-outs while 'Vibration' flips the idea of a droning atonal bass with switch-ups into a staccato riff. Naughty naughty hip-shaking business.
Review: Lurking in shadows, ready to pounce, Jaydan strikes hard once again. 'Creeper' is your classic Smokin Riddims number; stripped back to the bare bones, loaded with a venomous bassline and topped with stern vocal dynamic from one of Manchester's most versatile talents - Diligent Fingers. It's backed by more dark energy as 'Anger' follows. Tense, sweeping and laced with danger, Jaydan hits the bullseye once again. Only sleepers miss this 'Creeper'.
Review: Iron Fist is an appropriate name for the label behind this collection of VIPs and, listening through them, you can hear why. This release is a solid envelope of four tunes which demonstrate a serious understanding of jump-up's nastier end, the type of jump-up which some hate but which inspires a passionate love for the genre in others. Jaydan's VIP of Say Nothing is the best example of this, its pointed, jagged-edged basslines are cutting and penetrating at the same time, snappy drums lie underneath and the whole tune is packaged with effortless finesse. Check out the others for some of the hardest-hitting D&B around.
Review: Jaydan has become firmly entrenched within the new school of jump-up, his dirty tones being present at raves up and down the UK as well as across the channel. This is the first instalment in a new EP series and it shows off his credentials properly, as he's roped in T>I, Serial KIllaz and more for a remix-heavy release. We especially love the T>I remix of 'Dark World', which is just pure attitude encapsulated in a 170 beat and some basses. 'Jaydan himself smashes it on his own remix of 'Outlaw', in a pummelling number that honestly doesn't seem like it gives any fucks. Banging stuff.
Review: Jaydan has become firmly entrenched within the new school of jump-up, his dirty tones being present at raves up and down the UK as well as across the channel. This single does things right - kicking off with 'Wind It Up' - which is just pure attitude encapsulated in a 170 beat and some basses. 'It' is a lighter note to finish on, a recognizable sample flung out over a luscious backdrop of wispy pads that gradually escalates into something a tad darker. A quality single with lots of variety.
Danger & Jack The Ripper - "Time To Die" (Ironlung remix) - (3:47) 175 BPM
Review: Jaydan is a well-known name these days, having been smashing the jump-up circuit for a number of years across the UK. Ironlung isn't quite as prolific but that doesn't stop him from making massive tracks and the pair of them have collaborated on two remixes that make for a wicked EP. Jaydan is on remix duties with 'Makes You Wonder' and it's made us wonder how he packs so much sheer energy into his synth lines and the clarity he composes throughout the range is properly sick. Ironlung jumps on 'Time To Die' with ease, getting straight to it with a quickfire intro that descends into a hellishly aggressive mash of bass synths of varying persuasions. Sick release this.
Review: Jaydan has become firmly entrenched within the new school of jump-up, his dirty tones being present at raves up and down the UK as well as across the channel. Underworld does things right - kicking off with 'Empty World' - which is just pure attitude encapsulated in a 170 beat and some basses. 'Badman Tune' earns its name with a wobbling sine that pushes up into another and 'Roast' is equally as badboy, stuttering jungle breaks masking a deeper sense of progression via a bouncing stab or two. 'Ways Of The Underground' is a lighter note to finish on, a recognizable sample flung out over a luscious backdrop of wispy pads that gradually escalates into something a tad darker. A quality EP with lots of variety.
Review: Smokin' Riddims long success can be linked to Jaydan's keen ear for balanced tracks, every track cuts a fine balance between, noisy, bouncing, rough and rolling and that means great dancefloor music. This new EP is a collection of co-labs, three of which are with the main man himself. 'Rubbish' is anything but, the aggressive track uses swaths and a stabbing bass to create an intense atmosphere. 'Good A Dead' uses jungle breakdowns in-between more modern drum patterns with grinding metallics and shadowy pads. '2049's rumbling bassline is the star of the EP.
Review: Fire in the hole! Jaydan continues his prolific cavalcade of crucialness with four more savage jams as he makes his long-overdue debut on Maji's Sweet Tooth. Big riff thunder pieces tailored for deep mix head-twisting, across the set we're kicked in the guts by the sandpaper riff on "Pagan Times", pushed into a deep hole with the anarchic atonal grit of "Snitch", our arms are ripped off as we salute too hard to the early Propaganda style "Tear It Down" and we skank ourselves to death with the ace jungle lash out "Run Da Riddim". Shots fired? Shots hired more like.
Dub Frequency - "My World" (feat The Krypt - Jaydan remix) - (4:28) 175 BPM
D Side - "Molotov" (Jaydan remix) - (4:28) 175 BPM
Review: Now in their third year of operations, Clawhammer continue to lay down outrageous dancefloor grit, this time with the highly influential Jaydan at the controls. Cooking up two crucial versions, it's another all-out screwface session: Dub Frequency's Noisia-referencing "My World" gets a murkier, grainier full-body assault while D Side's "Molotov" is exploded with a rawer bass texture and gallons more petrol. Pure fire.
Review: Strictly for the woken: Jaydan's back with some cold hard truth about the world we live in and how violent times call for violent sounds... "Priorities" is all about the broken glass funk, all spiked out and rasping, "It's On Fire" rides on a spooked out loop before switching to major arsonist mode with a Taxman level riff made of pure nasty, "Finish You Quick" ensures everyone in the area dies by laser bass while "Violent Nature" brings us to a fittingly gritty close with sounds so advanced, that we can only assume Jaydan's gone into the future and sampled from a great robot war. Big society bangers.
Review: Having taken us through his innermost fears on "Nightmare World", Jaydan fires up the boosters and flies us all the way to Venus for part of Low Down Deep's planetary series. We take off with the criminally simple three note bassline that cascades mischievously over a rough rolling break. We break through the earth's orbit and blaze through the stars with the 2005-flavoured distorted middy bass hook before being hurtled woozily in Venus's orbit with raw sandpaper bassline on "Shut It Down". The euphoric opener and major key, tripped-out reverse bass riff of "Frightening" mark the moment we land on the planet and party. Next stop...Uranus.
Review: Usually when someone invites us into their "Nightmare World" we'd usually decline. Not because of the nightmares but because it's scientifically proven that people talking about their dreams is the most boring thing ever. Jaydan is the exception to the rule; every tale he tells is barbed and loaded with suspense. This new four tracker is no exception. From the grizzly, bet-wetting bass and slight tripletty swing of "Scary Movie" right the way through the Public Enemy homage "1983", Jaydan's dreamtalk is better than most people's realtalk.
Review: Discovered by the legendary DJ Hype, Leicester's Jamie Cope aka Jaydan's star is on the rise. The Smokin' Riddims main man has also released on labels like Innerground, Propaganda, Blueprint and Ganja Records: where he met Hype. It is grinding street level bass therapy on "Special Technique", its synth lead comes tearing through the speakers like a chainsaw cutting through metal while the relentless hum of the low frequency lurks beneath. The entertaining movie samples continue on "Words In Trouble" which sounds smooth and ethereal like an LTJ Bukem track for a bit, until that abrasive smash and buzz makes a return!
Review: Jaydan is back to the grindstone again for another crack of the dancefloor whip, and the hardest working man in D&B is not letting up. Blasting to the fore with "Dark World", a bleaker, heavier sound emanates from the speakers, pushing more intensity than his usual dancefloor dashes. "Higher and Higher" is more like the man's usual dark-edged dancefloor filler, and "The Hard Way" begins with strings like a Hitchcock classic before launching into a full-on assault of bass and stepper beats. "Sensations" rounds off with a more technical approach, adding depth and weight to odd vintage film clips. Total smasher.
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