Review: Mettasonic is one of the few Asian labels in the game which, considering how popular the genre is across that part of the world, is quite surprising. This compilation is celebrating their third anniversary and it's aimed at shining a light on local artists across the continent, with a focus on the label's native Taiwan and China. The pick of the bunch is 'Somedays Last' from Altered Statesman, which has a wicked, meandering introduction that stretches over two minutes, before cutting out into a flurry of penetrating breaks. Naughty tune and a sick ep.
Review: It's time to celebrate some truly innovative newschool breakbeat here as Mettasonic present us all with a top draw project from Maidable. As a musical arrangement the 'Lifesprings' EP showcases some super creative production techniques, which we can see from the start as we kick off with the springly horn arrangements and choppy breakbeats of 'Soothin'. To follow, we have the mellowed out tones 'Bath Time' and a spacey selection of percussive synthesizers on 'Grounding'. Finally we round up with the 8bit driven, glitchy madness of 'Gait', a very nostalgic composition indeed, polishing off a terrific body of work.
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