Review: The Integrated Audio crew have touched down with another bag of top tier sweets with this latest offering, welcoming the sounds of Myth inside for a fiery three track display, exploring the most raucous sounds across the D&B spectrum. We open up with 'Womble', an eerie masterclass in soundscaping and sub-sweeping, unloading a bulbous combination of bass and percussive bliss. From here, a super gnarly run down of grizzly reese textures and hard hitting drum punches, upping the ante significantly with Black Barrel providing some additional work, before the more abstract minimal rhythmic combos of 'Bumble Bee' closes the project out in serious style.
Review: Drum & bass VA compilations do not get any bigger than this badboy... Total Science's CIA celebrates a quarter of a century in true style with some of the biggest and most respected talents in the game. Calibre, DLR, Break, Digital, FD, The Sauce and many more all deliver supreme sonics as we slide and glide from groove to groove; Digital plays havoc with our senses with the powerful drum breaks of 'Raggamuffin Bizness', Zero T goes super creepy and tense with the crucial 'Cut Dem' while Total Science show us how it's done with the super breezy and jazzy 'Run It'. These are just some of the many many highlights... 25 years and still fresh. No one does it like Spinback and Quiff.
Review: The Subster returns to Nuusic with some absolutely wild burn-ups right here. 'It's The Way' sets the levels with a classic vocal sample that all card carrying junglists and ravers should recognise. It's backed by plenty more heat as the EP title track goes all out on the breakbeat gullyness and one of his biggest cuts so far - 'Bump & Grind' - gets an on-point VIP twist. Finally Myth joins the fray with a crucial take on another Conrad classic 'Conviction'. Ipswich representing!
Review: Myth has been one of the scene's major success stories over the last 12 months. Known previously for his work as a part of Ill Truth, Jay has been killing it on the solo front by becoming known for a strictly stripped-back, jungle-focused approach to hard-hitting beats. This time around he's releasing on Lenzman's North Quarter imprint, who have moved away somewhat from their typical focus on dreamy liquid but have stayed firmly true to their commitment to organic, free-wheeling beats. 'Long Time' is quintissential Myth and packs serious smacks of Breakage in the drums and the structure'; the sampling is superb and the whole mix is clean, precise and devastating in the extreme. 'Reboot' rises up on a bed of funky sampling, before settling down into a loping, simple and yet masterfully effective bassline. It's a rough, raw and rambunctious release that relies only the bare minimum - perfection.
Review: Hot on the heels of his Subtitles debut last month, Ill Truth's Myth gate-crashes the CIA party with four more certy heavers. Proper back-to-the-roots Bristol-flavoured bassline business, each cut smacks with timeless grit and funk. Highlights include the wild fluctuating wobbles on "Pathological" and the big diva vocal snippet and high voltage bass snarls on "No 1 Else" with Madcap. There are no limits to this man's gulliness.
Review: Computer Integrated Audio or CIA (the better one) don't release terribly frequently but when they do, you know you have to pay attention. Total Science curate the label and this time they've sourced a seriously cool four-tracker from Myth, who has smashed it out of the park with his wicked combination of breaksy steps and rolling beats. All of the tunes here are exceptionally well produced but not over-engineered, they still pack a rough edge and they don't sacrifice rowdiness on the altar of clarity. The title track is the standout, with a punishing array of drum hits and a spacious bassline that wobbles its way into your heart by the end of the track. Top stuff here from the CIA crew.
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