Review: One of Ten Ton Beats' most consistent and long-standing artists MQ returns with another broad-armed celebration of all things jumpy and bumpy. As you might expect from Mr Quality, the energy levels are through the roof and shoes are out of the window as he goes in bassline after bassline after bassline. Highlights include 'No Sweat' thanks to its soulful intro and old D Minds style punchy one-hit bass riff and 'Street Knowledge', thanks to its epic sample and savage scattergun hook. And that's only half the EP. Invest some time in MQ right now.
Review: Big bad and very very heavy! Ten Ton hit the big tonne with this overweight menu of murkery. Featuring some of the label's oldest sparring partners and freshest fighters, across the album we're navigated through some of the darkest, dirtiest and dankest corners of Project Lando's imprint. Stars of the show include Project Lando himself, who delivers a whole string of sick remixes and originals (including an immense hair-raising twist on MQ's 'Roll Out' and an insane VIP of 'Suck Out'), Shodan, who presents a whole brace of releases (including the super-charged euphoria of 'Soulfire') and the rising styles of Skuff who tags up with Iffy for the lush vocal track 'Illusions' and the trembling dark liquid bumper 'New Tones'. And that's just the tip of this centennial iceberg. 100 thumbs up.
Review: Edging closer and closer to the big 100, Ten Ton Beats whip out another massive "All Killers" collection. Consistently showcasing the most exciting talents at the forefront of the jump-up sound, episode eight is no exception as TTB friends old and new all collide on the collection. Highlights include the minimal slap-about from Ruff Cut's LVB ("Bad Boy Dub"), some high frequency blasts on the raucous "Deal Wid It" by Conrad Subs, several part jammers from MQ (the bubbly "Bootcut Slut" and the dark style basher "Human Filth") GAW's barking mad "Loser" and a whole slew of savage collaborations from Project Lando including the powerful message and mid 2000s Logistics style of "Drop The Knife". Absolute murderation!
Review: Project Lando, aside from having an extremely cool artist name, is landing with a slick little single over on Ten Ton Beats that combines a range of styles, tones and sounds. The A-side 'This Generation' is a classic ragga roller with recognisable sampling, a wicked little vocal and a nice stabbing back end. The flip, however, is different, with Project Lando remixing 'Nice & Sexy' by MQ in incredibly creative style with a wobbling, wallowing bassline that contrasts perfectly with the funky steel pan top line. We love this one.
Review: Ten Ton Beats was started in 2011 by Rekless, since then the imprint has discovered many exciting debutants and become a gallant stepping stone for many artists. 'Flat Earth' is slow moving and raw with sharp drums, a disgustingly low sub and maybe one the funniest vox samples we've heard in a while. 'Addict VIP' is (for want of better words) an absolute banger, the slow, understated wavy sub is just so naughty you become totally transfixed by it, it's a good job there's a handful of whistles and drum crashes thrown in to wake you up. Damageman's remix of MQ's 'Slammin' sees simple breaks layered with early rave chords, wails and vox. 'Deadly Force' is deep and dark, bleeding the dirtiness jump up, with eloquent techy elements mixed with the occasion snip of soft female vocal, we are rating this track highly.
Review: This EP is fire emoji times 3! Mixing the best elements from rolling tech and the dirtiest of jump up with tiny nods to liquid, if you like it 360 you've got to give this a go. As the starting track of the EP 'Livewire' lures you in with a false sense of security, gently pulling us in with soft pads and cute synths, but the drop reveals something to make your face screw up. 'Monster' has more of a classic dancefloor vibe, the descending sub is bound to make you drop low and the swaths of grinding metal and lasers will have your hands all over the place. 'Bomb' is very much in the realm of modern day jump up, but theres an occasional glitchiness and nod to 16bit games that keep it sounding different. 'Warning Sign' is, for want of a better word, an absolute banger, reggae vocals, dub sirens and horns which descend into fast, loud and utterly metal jump up madness.
Review: Alarmingly heavy sounds once again from rising south coast selector MQ... "Death Blow" says it all as a savage hip-hop sample that twists up into a toxic bass drop. It sets the scene for the chaos that ensues... The manic harmonics of "Coconut", the tripped out reverse strings and otherworldly folk textures of "Pagan" and the raw LAD sermon of sharp-tongued Canning MC. Dangerous.
Review: Cool Runnings since 2009, Shrust's PDD imprint continues to deliver the turbo-charged goods. The first in the German label's inaugural "This Is Jump Up" series, the titles and players it comprises says it all: Heist ignites the brutal bass bonfire with a classic early zeroes sound (think Twisted Individual for the modern day dance), he's followed by a slew of label regulars, each one vying for first place in the sharpest gunfinger world series: Zodiac goes all croaky bass, Tron dusts off the horror movie collection, Steampunk gets super-twisted with down pitched paranoid tones while Damage Report strip back the science for something more classical and lean. Last but not least Mq brings back the skank factor. Walloping.
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