Review: Easily one of the strongest new UK jump-up labels to have emerged in the last two years, Blackley's Cre8 continues to rep the spectrum with another blistering V/A collection. Highlights include the trippy dual-tone bass riff on Rowney & Propz's "Look Further", the pure gutter-tones of Blackley's "Question", the "Night Flight" style beats and tubular sub on Dorian's "Warface" and the early Die-style bass burps on Fineprint's "Drop Danger". Creativity never sounded so strong.
Review: A new year, a new sound for Digital Terror: 2016 is all about peace-loving liquid harmonies and gospel grooves. Just kidding... "Allies In Terror" says it all: a coalition of well chiselled and super-grizzled jump-up D&B. Highlights include Macky Gee & Complex's hype-charged "Fight Riddim", Fineprint's KRS-One stamped horn-blaster "Promo List" and Fraksure's Accurist-sponsor scrap alarm "Danger O'Clock". Wind up material; you can sweep more than Rolex's with this one...
Review: Blackley's CRE8DNB community continues to develop at pace with their second sensory-assaulting collective EP. Dub Berzerka opens with hammer horror strings before Ironlung updates his battle bash parade with grizzly one-note bass hits on "Killer". CRE8 founder Blackley joins the fray with a swinging, mischievous funk-up "Roll It Out" and Damage Report get straight up silly with the rising detuned bass spirals of "Make U Famous". Jaxx and Sidejobz bring up the rear; the former getting creative with spoken word samples and an AK47 bassline, the latter gets all kung-fu with black belt bassline skills. Brutal.
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