Review: It's always an exciting time to see a new Skream drop land in the store as the Croydon veteran continues to broaden his musical range with this euphoric drift into acidic abandon. Through a combination of blissfully busy drum breaks and stacked harmonic synthesis, this one sends us on somewhat of an emotional rollercoaster across 7 minutes of sonic mastery. As well the original, which is a journey enough in itself, The release also comes complete with a slightly quicker rethink from DART, who combines colourful arpeggio-based blips and a more central-sounding synth line for an interesting twist up of the original. Both of these are going to cause some serious damage in the clubs across the winter months.
Review: Dubstep overlord Skream finally offers up the next instalment in his long running "Skreamizm" series, his first since 2009. While last year's Outside The Box LP allowed him to experiment with varying genres and tempos, this six tracker sees him knocking out the anthems with consummate ease. "Xmas Day Swagger" is a dancefloor banger, simplicity itself while "Indistinct" brings a shuffling beat and an Eastern vocal. "Tweedle Dee, Tweedle DUMB!" featuring Trim will appeal to the grime heads and "Abstruse" and "Snarled" are stripped back head nodders. EP closer "FNKONOMIKA" is a blissful minimal D&B track which oozes sheer class.
Review: "Streets So Warm" is the latest track to be released from Toddla T's huge new album "Watch Me Dance". Following the heavy disco-funk leanings of single of the same name, this release sees the producer return to the dancehall influenced sound that he is most well known for, with a range of remixes on an old school tip. The original features a simple trilling synth line which complements Wayne Marshall's vocals, whilst Zed Bias' "Old Skool remix" takes things back to 2000 with an infectious 2-step version of the original. Serial Killerz meanwhile deliver a DnB remix, and Ross Orton and Pipes deliver a remix which takes the dancehall original and beefs it up with some contemporary bass production.
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