Review: The Encrypted Audio team are one of the most consistent out there when it comes to new school dubstep label projects, with this new three track delight from Koma being a perfect example of that constant high level being maintained. We begin with the super grizzly drum crunches and stripped back yet extremely potent subwork of 'Dialtone', giving us a boost from the off, followed by the stuttered rhythms and beautiful soundscaping work of 'Flick' which really does take the project to a whole new level. Finally, 'Untitled' provides us with a gloomy outro track, linking together unpredictable reesey tones with clunky percussive powerdrives, putting the finishing touches on a masterfully produced bag of delights.
Review: There have been a lot of label success stories over the course of 2020, despite their being so many obstacles in the way. One of those for us, without a doubt, has to be Locus Sound, who look to start to round off 2020 with this exceptional new full length compilation project. Featuring 15 scorching originals, we see the likes of Ome, Photom, Sedan, Lord Jabu, Ourman, Pharma and many more unleash some serious weight over the course of 65 minutes of steppers goodness. The entire project is dripping in quality, with our highlights being the voluptuous bass gurgles and unpredictable drum shifts of Root from Nizth, alongside Koma's groovy post-garage experiment with 'Step Two You'.
Review: When we see both Koma and White Peach in the title of a new project, it's difficult not to be excited, as you are pretty much guaranteed to find something incredible when two names as consistent as this combine. Koma kicks off his new EP with the alien textures and glittering arpeggios of the title track 'Arrival', before landing in lo-fi heaven as the more stripped back, spooky harmonies of 'Barcode' wade into play. Next, the buzzy sub tones and warbling bass synths of 'Missing Amsterdam' appear to cause some serious damage, before Rygby joins the party on 'Tasteful' to round the project off in style!
Review: A relative youngster on the scene, the energetic Koma marks the tenth release of label Instigate Recordings, and he's armed with four killer tunes that sway between the deep and the utterly nasty. First up, "Promise Me" takes a slow and lamenting turn down the eeriest side of dubstep, but still manages to turn over something that'll certainly appeal to the heads, while "Considering" takes a more traditional approach manifested by some pretty hazardous swarms of low frequencies. "Bruk Up" is our favourite on here, a subtly funky, broken bass groove with Eastern chimes, and "I-N-I" ties things off with something that the likes of Mala would be very keen to play, indeed.
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