Review: Parasite is on Dubstomp 2 Bass with a stomping four-tracker, the next instalment in the label's border-crossing EP series. This is a full EP, then, and we're very much into it as every inch of this release is characterised by quality and the diversity is great to see. You've got big, riotous rollers like 'Lost Contact VIP' and 'The Lazy Riddem', which will get even the laziest amongst you dancing, but then also more stabby tunes like 'Insect Politics' and the old-school jungle of 'Flora & Fauna'. There are seriously nice tones of old school jump-up all the way through this release and it's a return to the subgenres more genuine, barebones side. Wicked EP.
Review: Woi! Audio Overload invite a bunch of mates around for their biggest V/A EP to date. Jedi, Parasite, Falco and Midst all on one release and all sounding fine: Jedi takes the lead with a deeper example of his repertoire on the Die-style swing of 'Feels Naughty', Parasite goes all bubbly and Dread bass style on the rolling bruk-up 'Big Up', Falco brings the sunny-side skank vibes on the dubwise 'Business Deal' before Midst brings things to a powerful close with 'War Dogz'. A big subby hummer with a dusty old soul sample on it, this rattles with authenticity right down to the bones. Take it back, pay it forward...
Review: This release honestly doesn't mess around. It is dark, dirty and endlessly naughty, which means that its slight lack of sophistication doesn't matter at all, because D&B of this type simply isn't about sophistication, it's about making something so filthy the audience won't even understand what hit them. Parasite has certainly accomplished that here, I mean just have a listen to the rippling sines, percussive naughtiness and bassline badassery that is 'Lost Contact', a beautifully spacious tune that still manages to make you feel like you've been attacked by a dog. This is a crazy release from start to finish - shoutout to the Dubstomp 2 Bass crew!
Review: Dubstomp 2 Bass is an extremely prolific label that seemingly has a release out every other day, which makes it more impressive that all of them seem to hit the nail on the head. That nail is on the shape of messed-up (in a good way) jump-up, something Maurizzle and Parasite clearly excel at making. 'Hoot' doesn't have the tightest sound design in the world but I can't imagine this pair really cares all that much, because that's not what matters: instead, they've made a rough and heavy dancefloor tune that'll go down well anywhere. 'Fools' opens up with some menacing, suspenseful synths on the introduction which quickly flip into a wave of distortion and dirt, wrapping themselves around the drums in an injection of funk. Sick EP.
Review: Charge is Ben Versluis' aka Worker/Parasite's second release for Barcelona label Classicworks - and it begins in somewhat incongruous fashion. "Alam Al-Mitha" is an acid-soaked, stepping affair and it's followed by "LDB-1 Tool". There, the 303s have been replaced with filtered riffs and steely drums. By the time he gets to "Bene Gesserit" the mood has darkened considerably, and that track resonates to stomping, distorted kicks and a more malevolent whiff of acid than before. However, not even "Gesserit" can compare to the high-octane, Woody McBride-style hard techno of "Crysknife" and the aptly-named "Distortx0x", with the latter raining down analogue chaos at 140bpm.
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