Review: There really is no stopping the Night Bass rampage this year as they land yet another top quality four track selection here, this time inviting the sounds of Proxy to the forefront with a number of potent collaborations, kicking off with the breaks infused brilliance of 'Have Some Fun' alongside the legendary AC Slater. Next, we take a more contemporary bass route as 'No More' arrives with help from Armodine, followed by the more robotic bleeps and shuffling rhythmic patterns of 'Fitness' alongside The Paxmen. Finally, the scorching sounds of DZA join the party as the pair collaborate on the lethal 'Poltora' to call an end to proceedings in style.
Review: LA based label Night Bass have for a long time now been pushing the boundaries of electronic dance music through exciting sound design and style. Their latest release, courtesy of Proxy, sees the boundaries of rhythm pushed out further than ever before with a vibesy two tracker. First of all we hear the sounds of "Stupid" which is a reesey roller coupled with heavily syncopated clicky synth leads. The shuffled theme continues on "Serious" which has a more stripped back, sub-heavy arrangement.
Review: Is it house? Is it bass? Who cares - it's a new EP from Proxy courtesy of the ever-impressive Night Bass household! The Turbo Recordings regular steps up large and in charge through "Sirenade", a minimalistic bass grenade backed by a swarm of noxious synths that sound more like alarm bells, and that is followed-up by a rather odd but utterly banging hybrid in the form of "I Feel", probably the best example of something worthy enough of moving the scene forwards. Last but not least, "Magic Word" uses the power of the vocal chop to slice and dice its way through a set of sparse but effective bass mortars and, of course, a much needed house groove. There's something brewing here - don't miss it!
Review: Five years, 50 releases, Ten Ton Beats imprint have contributed to underground D&B with a steady, gradual confidence. Not flooding the game but never falling off the radar, the label has been a consistent source of uncompromised heaviness. Here we celebrate this with a raffish cross-section of dancefloor styles that really do live up to the label's weighty title: the metallic bass rasps of "Missing In Action", the snare perfection and silky sub warps of "Deadly Force", the tongue-in-cheek Voltage-style mischief of "Funk Inspectors", the Twisted Individual barks of "Chapter". Technically some of these bangers weigh more like 12 or 13 tons. But that's our little secret.
Review: "100 years ago I had a dream: release music I love, with pro graphics, without going bankrupt". Trust Tiga to give a great soundbite for his label's four-part retrospective, part two of which drops this week. Covering 2005-2008, some stone cold electro and techno classics reside herein: Tomas Barfod's criminally underrated wonky-tech beauty "Saturdaya" and early tunes from Boys Noize (the untypically subdued "Haldern"), Proxy, Dim and Duke Dumont's Debbie Deb-sampling "When I Hear Mu'sic". With Justice's mighty take on ZZT's "Lower State of Consciousness" also here, this is a perfect collection for die-hards and casual Turbo listeners alike.
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