Review: The ever-ready versatility of MKII is once again back on display with a vibrant exploration of hardcore and breakbeat fusion, coming to us courtesy of the super consistent Dansu Discs crew. First up, the old school rave piano's and heavily affected vocal slides of 'My Mind' set the tone perfectly, upping the emotional tonality further with the euphoric vocal taps and more standardised breaks action of 'No More' in close pursuit. Next, another tempo jump as the title track 'On Your Own' fuses high intensity breaks, keys and catchy vocal overlays for a rave-ready adventure, with the EP then closing on summertime flavours of 'To Be Free', closing off another impressive outing from all involved.
Review: Blissful, ice cold euphoria. What better set of emotions to feel when diving into a project eh? Those are the exact feelings that rush to the surface whenever we take the time to explore an MKII project in full, with this latest 'Home' LP on Four40 being more of the joyous same. From start to finish this EP peppers your serotonin with room shaking harmonic beauty and thunderous breaks-driven rhythms, dipping and weaving into more garage-sentric themes from time to time as well. The mechanical drum squelches of 'Blue Skies', the intense bass belches of 'Touch Me' and swampy percussive drips of 'Check Dis' would be our immediate stand outs from the project, but we couldn't recommend exploring it from start to finish any higher!
Review: We have long been of the opinion that MKII is one of the most gifted soundsmith's working in and around breaks and garage music today, so to see him land on Four40 with a full length collection is a very exciting thing to take in. He delivers 10 absolute masterpieces, exploring the most emotive ends of the garage spectrum, all laced with gorgeous drum processing and vibrant layouts behind, from the more gnarly synth injections of 'Change' to the floaty backdrops of 'Halo' and clunky percussive flicks of 'Fuse'. With the whole EP swimming in such a fabulous sense of sonic character, it's almost impossible to pick favourites, with this being a must listen in long play format. If we had to pick 2 tracks to sell you the project however, the bubbling minimalism of 'Grow' and stunning vocal manipulations of 'Shadows' would be our two stand outs!
Exceptional work from an exceptional producer!
Review: What a monsterous collection of creations we have here as we explore the full range of breakbeat influences, from slower, more clunky original creations, to garage inspired rollers and everything in-between. The sheer mass of this collection is one of it's immediate charms as we are gifted over 50 originals and remixes, each one bringing something unique to the table from a supporting cast including the likes of Origin8a & Propa, Benton, MKII, Deekline, Samurai Breaks and more. The constant changes of direction and expansionary sense of sonic inclusion are both big yesses from us, with our favourites including 9Trane's nostalgic bubbler 'Thuggish', next to the housey piano drives of Herve's 'Live Together' and the old school garage flavour of Matt Jam Lamont, Echelon & Tuff Culture, who join focus for 'Massive & Crew'. Tidy work indeed!
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.
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