Review: As ever with the legendary production styles of Jubley, we have learned to expect the unexpected, with this latest helping of juice coming to us courtesy of the ever-ready Fodder imprint. We open up with the eerie synthetics and smart sampling of 'Why That', a vibrant title track that showcases Jubley's underground mastery in a smoothened blaise of electronic structure. Next, 'Minus 132' strips things back further for a slightly more quirky 2-step, before the broken-beat drumlines and unique bass designs of 'Back Then' give us a very tasty finale. Top work from a legend, but we wouldn't expect anything less!
Review: Next up from the ever-ready Jubley, a clunky display of percussive mastery as we explore four brand new rollers, courtesy of the Fodder imprint. First up, we dive straight into the steadily cascading drum work of the title track 'Beginnings', setting the tone nicely through smart sound design and creeping melodic influxes throughout, before the pace quickens somewhat with 'Let's Av A Go', a heavily syncopated sift through groovy bass nodes and unusual vocal sampling to match. From here, 'Bad Lives' then arrives with more vibrant chord work and another eerie backdrop of tidily arranged synth pads, with the steadily popping bounce and chord combos of 'Entry Riddim' then providing us with a perfect landing.
Review: Next up from Fodder, Jubley steps up for a tasty display of dancefloor flavour as we take in three spicy new originals. We kick start with the gorgeous arrangements of 'Still In', a super tidy combination of fuzzy drum punches and distant melodic jitters, which all tie together to give us thought-provoking techy originals. Next, 'I'm The One' AKA 'Lilt On Ice' arrives with more cool flavour, pushing together smooth sweeping subs with catchy vocal chops and an unpredictable set of chord arrangements, followed by a perfect finale in 'Snouts In The Sun', which gives us a moody UKG feel, driven by unique percussion and tidy sub designs. Great work!
Review: As far as labels go, there aren't many who have been floating around the bass music scene for as long as Future Follower Records. It seems that they have a point to prove here as they unveil an absolute goliath of a project, featuring fifty stunning original creations, packing a perfectly processed punch to round out 2019. The project as a whole finds itself landing between bass, breaks and garage, with some incredibly catchy productions involved, including Dephex's warbling 'Warfare', the super metallic shuffles inside the Bean VIP mix of 9TRANE's 'Heard Me' and the bass blasts of DubReaper's 'Ask Me'. There is something for everyone on this massive selection, giving the Future Follower camp a perfect send off to 2019.
Review: The promotional platform turned record label Simply Deep present a strong compilation of ten exclusive tracks for the imprint's debut outing. What once was simply a music promotion service is now branching into a larger operation for Simply Deep. Wishing to support talent where it is due, the label are on the constant lookout for new and aspiring artists who are making quality music, regardless of genre specifics. Highlights on their second label compilation include the dark and bass driven street level antics of Jordan's "Falling", the deep dubstep done to perfection (what a bassline!) on Chemist RNS - "Clubbin", the savage grime tendencies of KXVU's "Peak For You" and Opus & Loudcutta's paranoid and dystopian trip "Travella".
Review: Jelly Bean Farm is a new label intent on delivering all kinds of bass and techno goodness to the world. They don't mess about either, beginning life with big, hefty compilations. This, one, Jelly Bean Farm - Exit, is no different: presenting 12 of the most forward-facing cuts around. Highlights include the moody synthwork and machine gun percussion of "Locate & Destroy" by Phrixus, the spacey tech meets drum frenzy of "Dat Dat" by Loss, the deep, minimal beats of "Turbine" by Henry Greenleaf and the alt-ghetto grooves of "Facile" by Kinsman. Dope sounds!
Review: Badman-bassman Jubley is back on Future Follower with four addictive dance floor swelters that'll knock your head back upon first impact, and spin you out good and proper. "Cooperation" is a militant weapon, indeed, a fold of mutant bass that swims up and down a minimal half-step rhythm, while "Addict" is more involved in its groove, a more stuttering bass affair. "Frostbite" reminds us of Hessle Audio's output, especially Bandshell, because of its broken, distorted arrangement and minimal sonic involvement; Dephex's remix of "Cooperation" adds a significant dose of kicks to an already hard-hitting bass number. BIG.
Review: Although its name and type font suggest that its music ought to be showered in '70s disco glitter and flared jeans, Bristol's Durkle Disco actually deals in militant bass sketches by a wide spectrum of young talent from around the globe. As they usually do, Durkle have put together a compilation, except that this latest one represents more of a house flavour compared to some of their recent outings. The opener "Armed" by Body Trouble is actually a seriously fitting piece of stutter house to what unfolds further on in the release; you should check out Unkey's broken garage on "Pho Par", the gorgeous neobass swirls of "Broken" by Jubley, and Lamont's house grime in the string-led "Other Side".
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