Review: Jem One is back and so are Headz, following the unbelievable Mikal album the other week. Jem One lies in a similar lane production wise and his sound is still sounding as fresh as ever, with deep rollers and rough bits of breaks work laying around all over the shop. The Rain ripples with analogue sounds and the influences of hardware are clear, especially on the acid influenced pads and fills of 'Trojan', which drops into a distorted main bassline that's edgy in thee extreme. The bassline on 'Sunday Rain' also deserves a special mention, whilst the percussive elements of 'Dimensions' are absolutely fantastic. What a release.
Review: It's been a while since we enjoyed a Jem One joint but he's making up for lost time with four absolute stinkers. In keeping with his brutal late 90s vibed style and production techniques, each of these cuts hits hard; the synapse snapping No U Turn steps of "Steel Edge", the breezy pads and loose breaks of "Breathe", the aluminium harmonies, sci fi purrs and sudden breakbeat flashpoints of "Damascus" and the pure grizzles and distorted bass funk of "System". And if that's not enough, he's got an EP coming on Headz soon, too...
Review: One of the gulliest diamonds in 36 Hertz's rough, Jem One has been carving, dicing, splicing and sharpening for years now. You can hear it on every wall-of-sound dynamic, every rusty clunking break, every chest-press sub. Most importantly, you can hear it here on his second album Infinite Circle. A stark, iced-out exercise in dangerous jungle, it uses original roots colours to paint grave new warnings to the world and every element hits with real attention and authenticity; the unforgiving drum militancy of "Deeper", the spine-melting pads on "90s", the sense-blurring cymbal splashes on "Broken Girl". The list goes on. An immense album both as DJ material and as a whole body of work.
Review: Vapour's 36 Hertz imprint has gone into overdrive throughout 2015 with a consistent slew of multi-tempo jungle jugular-cutters. Each of the 12 tracks are brand new and exclusive to the collection with highlights grunting and snarling from every rusty amen edit: from the wall-of-sound assault of Jem One's "Last Stand" to the late 90s-style sparse dynamic of SR & Digbee's rolling wounder "Hustler" to absolute cymbal-smashing chaos from the label boss himself on "Sauna Shaker". An album that documents the label's authentic roots and uncompromised bill of health, 36 Hertz are on a major mission right now.
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services.