Review: Heavyweight sounds from Jinx! He's back at the Straight Up controls with four late night bangers to keep you sweating. Each one hitting with that loose, raw sense of bassline funk, 'Can't Breathe' sets the pace with a big hooky old school Serum style riff while 'Dance All Night' hits with more of a futuristic funk. Elsewhere 'In The Streets' goes heavy on the drums while 'Mash Up The Dance' closes the EP on a dubby introspective heads-down groove. Keep on dancing.
Review: Jinx: Making the ravers wink with every junglistic slapping session he chooses to drop on us. It's been this way for many years and shows no sign of changing soon as 'Talk Of The Town' is one of the fattest spreads he's laid out in quite some time. As always, the focus is on the savage skanking swaggers, the vocals and big juicy hooks. Highlights include the almost electro-like rasps of the bass on 'My Sound', the gyallist charms of the humorously titled 'Agony Daddy' and the classic mid 90s Bristolian bubbles of the EP title track 'Talk Of The Town'. Got time to talk?
Review: Next up from the team over at Straight Up Audio, three dancefloor-ready firecrackers have been pulled together from the combined sounds of Jinx & Kalum, unloading a serious high energy output. First up, 'Beautiful Girls' combines larger than life jungle basslines with nostalgic horn sampling and shuffling percussion below for an immediate impact, with the more minimised-melodic approach of 'Praise' then arriving as a seriously tasty palate cleanser. Finally, 'Rubber Bands' arrives, laden with choppy hip hop samples and old school funk chops, giving us a super ennergetic closer to this well thought out collection.
Review: Jinx makes us ravers wink as he belches out a brace of utter stinklets into the mix. 'Shake It For Me' says all you need to know about Jinx's MO on this EP... Woozy turbo filth, it's all over the shop in a similar way Tyke and Nick The Lot do well. Elsewhere 'Lets Dance' hits like an old school Charge release with a little sprinkle of disco, 'Lizard Style' is pure bounce with a bassline that's ideal for those doubles while 'Pump Up The Bass' rumbles with that sexy house influence that's deep in drum & bass music's DNA. Watch out for the twist!
Review: Turn off your lights, close your curtains, put blindfolds on, throw away all lighters; do whatever it is you need to 'Get Darker' but do it quickly as Jinx's latest clutch of blunderbusses is an absolute treat. All of them tapping into that golden era of early 2000s dancefloor D&B (think Twisted Individual, D*Minds, Clipz, anything on Charge Recordings) Jinks gets the battering ram out and flattens the lot of us. From the unrelenting energy and flabby-assed bassline of the opener 'Here We Go Again' to the aggy, intense persistence of the finale track 'The Horns', Jinx has delivered one of his most powerful and consistent EPs to date.
Review: Tunes to make you go 'ugh'; Jinx revs up the Straight Up Audio engine again with another powerful collection of raw late night tear-ups. 'Paranoia' says it all; a twisted computer soul jam that jitters and hums in all the right places, it's deliciously unusual and sets the tone for the whole EP. Other highlights include the bulldozer funk of 'Selection', the swaggering steps and blazes of 'Trust Me' and the pure rave majesty of 'Chime'. What a killer EP.
Review: Serious business right here as Jinx enlists the lyrical skills of the one and only Cheshire Cat. Top ranking skanking all the way, his patter flows like water over a bruising bassline and relentless kicks. File under 'festival anthem in waiting' then get jiggy to the rest of the EP; 'We There' is a thugged-out warper that's not dissimilar to D*Minds, 'Rock The Party' is a classic jump-up tear-up while 'Dub Wize' thunders out with a wobbly tubular sub and brisk breaks that wouldn't have gone amiss on Ram back in the late 90s. Run Tingz running tings exquisitely once again.
Review: Meaty missions right here on Straight Up Audio as Jinx gets crafty with the cleaver on his first single of 2022. 'Got Beef' is a powerful growler that slams, bumps and chows its way into the new year with a prime cut bassline that's been matured and cured for 30 days for ultimate flavour. 'Fresh' follows on a slightly deeper tip. Think early 2000s Bristol with 2020s production techniques and a super cool vocal sample. Come take a butchers.
Review: Last spotted on Straight Up Audio demanding we give him our love, Jinx is now back with a three track bundle comprised of pure dread - 'Scared Of The Jungle'. He ignites the engine with the sawing bassline warps and savage energy of 'Just Warming Up' before diving into the main EP title track meal; a paranoid and tense piece of work that's led be sharp, gnarled bass groans and timestretched vocals. Last but not least we have the ironically titled 'Ssh' where the bassline wobbles harder than a post lockdown gym session and the beats punch on a Digital level. The only thing to fear is sleeping on this. Massive.
Review: Following a couple of samplers, Verdikt has the second part of his Ready Fe Dem LP dropping on Ruffneck Ting and it's absolutely unreal. Nine tracks long and full of diversity, this LP is full to the brim with urban attitude and gritty textures, from the scatty percussion of 'Monkey Head' to the clean, precise needle points of 'Rained Off'. 'Bristol Girls' is especially good, as warm synth waves bend themselves through the range and wrap around its tight, driving bassline, a rolling number which those into sound system culture will be all over. Top piece of work.
Review: Jinx is a proper badman known for his approach to crafting devilish, wobbly beats and this single on Straight Up Audio is no different. It's a no-nonsense double-tracker with zero frills involved, a sub-heavy and pretension-light dancefloor slice of drum & bass. The A-side is 'Gimmie Your Love', which has a relentless vibe to its bassline; it just doesn't stop, powering through barriers and leaving destruction in its wake. The flip is similar, with a bouncier drum line that's sure to get your head nodding, whilst its back end moves and sways with serious force. Big.
Review: Liondub Street Series continue their consistent assault on the dance with one of their biggest series editions to date: a full LP length collection from Birmingham OG Jinx. 10 tracks in totally, the full spectrum of vibes are on offer right here as Jinx demolishes everything in sight... From carnage rave juice like "Blow Your Horn" to the much funkier, elasticated rubber ball bass of "Get With The Groove" by way of the space-aged grizzles of "Eliminate Sound", it's Jinx at his broadest, baddest and heaviest. Essential Street Series business.
Review: From Bristol to the world, long-standing jungle collective Run Tingz wrap up 2020 with a serious jolt of positivity as they take in the internatty landscape and bring the full crew and many new faces together for this album rammed to the rafters with original - and largely vocal - dancefloor skank-ups. Highlights are instant as the opener 'Beautiful World' sets the vibes to stun. Elsewhere 'Lava Mouth' with Junior Morgan fuses savage breaks and disco stabs, Jinx and Deanie Rankin go for some proper gritty late 90s Dread vibes on 'Hooligan' and Cru newcomer Dublic dishes out a serious grumbler with the Total Science-style 'The Streets'. These are just the tip of the iceberg. Go global or go home.
Review: Jinx has been around the block and then some in the world of jump up drum and bass, with his work appearing on a variety of labels, all of which respect his tendency to err on the side of the naughty and nasty. This EP on Calpsyo Muzak is no different, packing five heaters, including a Jaxx remix. Title track 'Dead Sound' is the highlight, with a punching percussive line that grounds the bassline in a sheer cliff face of big, bouncing beats, the perfect under-carriage for a bassline that really doesn't mess around. Truly excellent stuff that's carried out well across the rest of the EP.
Run Tingz Cru & Top Cat - "Legalize" (Jinx remix) - (5:08) 176 BPM
Higher - (4:48) 175 BPM
Jinx & Da Fuchaman - "Verses" - (4:51) 174 BPM
Horns In The Dark - (4:46) 175 BPM
Jump & Back Up - (4:49) 174 BPM
Review: The latest six-tracker from Run Tingz Recordings is a six-tracker from Jinx, a producer whose jungle and jump-up credentials are firmly established and whom is on top form here once more. Title track 'Bed Of Roses' is certainly aptly named as it combines both an alluring prettiness with sharp edges, in part thanks to the slick vocal work from Texxus Red, who sounds especially good on the loping, hip-hop influenced introduction that perfectly sets the scene. This track also sets the scene for the rest of the release, an excellent piece of work from the Run Tingz team.
Review: This release honestly doesn't mess around. It carries a serious sense of potency despite its clear lack of sophistication, because D&B of this type simply isn't about sophistication, it's about making something so filthy the audience won't even understand what hit them. Jinx has certainly accomplished that here, I mean just have a listen to the rippling sines, percussive naughtiness and bassline badassery that is 'LSD', a beautifully spacious tune that still manages to make you feel like you've been attacked by a dog. This is a crazy release from start to finish.
Review: Fifty tracks from Ghetto Dub. We'll repeat that; FIFTY tracks right here from the Bristol badassery stable! Fresh from the stashes of SR, Kumarachi, Aries, Vinyl Junkie, Conrad Subs, Octo Pi and many more on-point junglists across the generations, many of these tracks are brand new and all of them are heavier than a night down the Weight Watchers. Highlights include Conrad Sub's skanky groaner "Good As Gold", Jaguar Paw's utter filth session "Southside", Jay Aftermath's gnarly tech/soundsystem hybrid "The Jungle" and the pure rave purrs of Vinyl Junkie & Sanxion's "Outlandish"... But that's not even touching the sides of the fifty track attack. Dig deep and get rolling.
Review: Featuring some nostalgic, retro-esque artwork, Jinx lands on Ruffneck Ting with a jungle-influenced journey through D&B's rougher side. Ruffneck Ting don't have a reputation for being a label that'll hold your hand and this is clearly evident throughout Bad In The Area, none more so than on the title track. With a barebones, stripped back approach that's reminiscent of Digital or Spirit, Jinx combines old-school sampling with a distinct rawness to emphasise the track's low-frequency weight. This style is replicated across the other tunes to varying degrees but there's one constant: unadulterated sounds with the aim of serious dancefloor pressure. If that's your thing, then this EP is certainly for you.
Review: Switch! Asbo rev up the remix engine with this killer trio of versions. First up is Jinx who goes back to 2013 and VIPs up one of his earliest Asbo releases "This Goes Out". Smoothing out the original's bouncy charm for something a bit heavier and sub soaked, it's less of a VIP and more of a complete rebuild. Elsewhere Subcriminal adds some searing bass lasers and a hip slinking wiggle to Vinyl Junkie & Sanxion's sweet reggae skanking "That Girl" before DJ Westy finalises with another 2013 flexback as he lets DJ Choppah get his blades out on his ever toasty "Natty Dread". Wheel up...
Review: Dream for a "Requiem"? You're in the right place mate. Jinx returns to his new label Straight Up with four more stank attacks. "Dun Know" sets the scene, all loose limbed and bulbous with its tubular bass rolls while "Original" (with Shogun) takes us down a much more tunnelling 97 style route. Elsewhere the title track flexes on a serious elastic vibe with a low swung Moving Fusion feel before Shogun joins the fray once again for the rave-tinged finale. Pitched vocals, rattle breaks and classic detuned synths ahoy, this one's a straight up keeper.
Review: Level up! Not content with flinging out one 15 track jungle arsenal this season, Dazee's Ruffneck Ting power up with another hench collection less than a month later. Serious business as always, vibes fire fast and loose from the moment Jinx & The Force welcome us to the new echelon on "Next Level" with a classic sample subversion to the very last shimmering echoes Dazee's remix of Substance "Belong To The Night". Highlights include Jinx's grumpy grumbling subs on "Sound Killer", Verdikt's springy jungle roller shakedown "Party People" and The Force's alien landing serenade "Article 50". Another level.
Review: It would seem that the team at Ruffneck Ting have pulled out all the stocks here as they put together their 'The Xtraordinary League Of Junglists 2 (Level 1)' compilation, collecting up fifteen original dynamite sticks as they do so. The line-up contains a collection of high profile drums specialists, including DJ Hybrid, Erbman, Jinx, Bass Antics, Genetix and a host more. For us the highlights of this quite frankly super stacked project include Lion UK's dubwise roller in 'Hova Nova', alongside Flat T's scatty driver 'The Dragon' and Verdikt's super subby outing on 'Enemies'.
Review: Straight Up Audio, straight up fire! Jinx presents his brand new label to the game and he's doing it with a serious statement of intent: "Snakes & Blaggers", a near-album sized packet of party slappers all sitting pretty on the fertile ground between jump up, jungle and tech. From the venomous riff on "Holding It Down" to the tunnelling paranoia hardcore bass spirals of "Sekkle" via the nasty rasps and swinging breaks of "Bun Dem" this epic EP epitomises the label's vision: no subsubsubgenres, no pigeon holes, just straight up dnb. Blaggers need not apply...
DJ Phlex & Bassface Sascha - "New Dawn" - (4:45) 175 BPM
Review: Junglist superheroes Ruffneck Ting return with the second sampler from their extraordinary new edition to their on-point album series. As always it's pure foundation business with some exceptional examples of contemporary roughage and choppage. Genetix twists up a fat riff and prods it from every corner on "Something's Brewing", Bristol OGs and label founders Substance & Dazee get serious busy with a shattering dubbed out roller while Jinx & The Force get deep, dark and dangerous with a purring, deep-breath bass that suddenly rises from nowhere in a techno-informed style. Need a little vocal pressure? Jump on Bassface Sascha and Phlex's "New Dawn" and trust us, you'll be feeling good...
Review: And now for their next trick, Manchester's finest murk magicians compile some of their finest moments since their last Vanishing Act album, hurl them at you at a rate of 175BPM... And your life will disappear before your very eyes. Authentic D&B jungle rooted in the past but flexing in the future highlights hang off every neck snap beat and gully bassline: the electrifying sizzles of Fire Syne's "Equinox", label bosses Dawn Raid's rave hymn "Amnesia", the frazzled trippy weirdness of K Jah's "Deadly Isotopes" and the venomous viciousness and reverse warpery of Rawtee's "Higher Ground" are just some of the many killer jams on offer here. Here's to another five years of black magic... Bippity boppity BANGERS.
Review: Birmingham's Jinx hits hard and fast once again. This time with his debut on the fittingly titled Pure Vibez. Busta weighs in for the opening track; a fully cycled jazz-tinged MC-led tear-up "All Of Nothing". Deeper into the EP we ride for the elastic bass funk steps of "Break It Down", the skank-blasted slammer "Hot Pepper", the filtered cuts and grainy soul of "Love Like This", the all-out squelch bass weirdness of "Fall Out" and the subversive star-lit sub-struck danger jam "Soul Thing". Following previous heavyweight EPs on Hocus Pocus and Ruffneck Ting, Jinx has properly smashed this year. Don't miss out.
Review: Jinx is ready to rumble. The big question is... Are you? You should be; there are six stone cold jungle slappers right here, each one rumble-optimised for your maximum skank pleasure. Highlights include the slight wonky and loose flabby feeling on the bass on "Ready To Rumble", the roomier, deeper stepper "Long Nights" and the star-gazing, purring sub-led dubby workout "Hold Tight". But that's literally the half of it. Dig deep and rumble yourselves silly.
Review: 48 tracks? Asbo you are truly spoiling us. The quality is as high as the quantity too; a selection of Asbo classics and brand new flavours we're taken from smooth silky rolling soul such as Westy's "Making Moves" and jazzy V-style thunder like Savannah's "Glide Away" to hurricane amen depth (Dawn Raid, Gold Dubs & Jinx - "Old Fashioned") and classic mid 90s style jump-up ruffage (Cabin Fever's remix of "Raw Dogs") via warm-as-toast dub soul a la Vinyl Junkie & Sanxion's "Talk Too Much" and Daffy's beautiful "Love Dub". And that's only an eighth of killer cuts on here. Easily one of the best tenners a junglist can invest this month.
Review: Murderation: Ruffneck Ting affiliate ventures north for a supreme selection on Dawn Raid's vibe-conjuring Hocus Pocus imprint. It's big belly business from the off as "Final Duel" does the 187 wobble with a crafty sample and fat-arsed b-line. "Break It" throws a little soul in the mix as the vocals ghost in and out over late 90s Die-style groove and "Time Is Now Believe" is a real soul-arrester, drift-out track with layers of pure space-gazing elements. Finally "Replay" brocks the heck out with some serious classical riff dynamics that instantly nod at the Movement days. Heavily authentic.
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