Review: Now on their sixth Jungle To The World collection, Liondub International and Marcus Visionary get straight into their stride with this latest gigantic collection of contemporary jungle slap-abouts. Some massive names, too... Aries, Dawn Raid, Nicky Blackmarket, Conrad Subs, Mark XTC, Exile and many more contribute to this mission of murkery as we're pinged around from rumbling bassline to neck-snap breakbeat. Highlights include Selecta J-Man's bubblesome head-topper 'Jungle Stepper', B-Plexx's jump-up infused tear-up 'Playa' and Conrad Subs' rave-ready wobbler 'Love Is Passion'. Worldly wise.
Review: It's a Toronto thing: Marcus Visionary laying down serious breakbeat pressure on Stereo One Music. Following massive cuts like 'Together' and 'Real Warrior', Marcus comes correct once again with each of these three supersized cuts. 'Stay' is the emotional cut of the bunch thanks to its sweeping pads and gentle piano strokes over the super hectic breaks. Deeper into the EP we stride to hit pure sub bass pandemonium and drumfunk chaos on 'Anytime' before 'You Rule' closes the EP on a proper jungle hardcore tip. It's a foundation thing.
Review: Straight up jungle business from Toronto on InnerCityDance's sister label Stereo One from one of Canada's most consistent and longstanding OGs Marcus Visionary. 'Sound Dead Tonight' bumps and grinds over one of the most iconic horn hooks ever sampled with velvet dulcets from Bandit Emcee while 'The Sound Killing Tune' (with Keon Love) girds up those loins with a direct and deadly Clipz vibe. Warm textures, lavish soul in the vocals and a ruffhouse flavour that'll have you moving for days. Reload!
Review: As always, we are thrilled to see a new drop from the Liondub International crew as legendary soundsmith: Marcus Visionary makes his return with a bag of classic rootsy junglist revamps. Featuring ten spicy reworks, we see the master remix the likes of Bunny General, Sugar Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Little John and more, making it a star spangled line up from the off, with the whole release taking on a real clash-ready feel. For us, the smooth vocal tones of Hopeton James on 'Number One Sound', alongside the system ready rolls of 'Murder', featuring the wonderful Pad Anthony. What a selection this is.
Review: Liondub are celebrating a decade of existence and they're doing a three-part compilation series covering the past, present and future of the label. By definition, then, these series' feature plenty of talent from all across the spectrum and time period of the genre. One of our favourite of the 26 cuts is Bou's VIP of Keep Away, a deliciously double-bass infused number that is both funky and heavy, the ideal combination, and he's flipped up the arrangement here with some precisely placed note changes. There are also features from Vital, Euphonique, Dutta, Marcus Visionary and more, with the overall vibe being one of toughness and power. Top stuff.
Review: Lion Dub have reached a decade of activity. A decade! To put it in perspective, if someone was born the year Liondub started, they're about to enter high school/secondary school. It's a crazy achievement and one matched by the craziness of the music they have on offer to celebrate, a four-part journey through their past, present and future. This instalment is all about their past and it's exemplified best by Serum's VIP of Sound The Alarm, a Liondub classic, which Serum has flipped into a characteristically badboy, stabbing little roller. The vocals float above in a haze of reggae smoke, whilst the beat pulsates below. Awesome stuff.
Review: 39 tracks, 10 FX sounds and a full mix. This isn't any old slice of afternoon cake you might share your elderly neighbour or distant relative, this is a seven-tiered wedding cake full of every type of unhealthy, fattening ingredient you can imagine. And we're not stopping until we've chowed the lot. If you've feasted on Deekline and Solo's Jungle Cakes before then you'll already know how tasty this is; a selection of their own releases and similarly spirited cuts from the scene, all laced with dubwise, dancehall and skank-soaked soul. Highlights hang from every corner but you'd be mad not to peak at Aries & Gold's soul-flecked massage of Mr Benn, or Dominator & Logan D's brokeback bust-up "Cowboy" or Serial Killaz' savage repurposing of Freestyler's iconic "Entertainer". High calorie badness.
Review: Marcus Visionary makes another appearance on Liondub International. "Blackboard" is old school jungle at its finest: super quick percussion, rolling beats and layers of sub bass that are only pierced by old school vocals. Goldstar & Zero G chip in with some looptastic bouncing bass on "Skin Out".
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