Review: Four40's killer run is showing absolutely no sign of slowing down any time soon as they now move into their latest project, welcoming the ever-ready Sly One for two monumental originals, The A-side for this one is a big room belter entitled 'Controller', from it's incredibly groovy introduction to its epic vocal lead breakdown, to a drop that would set any carnival ablaze. On the flip, we encounter 'Danger', a much techier creation jam packed with sizzling bass tones on metallic synthesizer slaps, perfect for adding a touch of spicy variation to the mix and blend.
Review: The latest release on Redlight's Lobster Boy label comes from Bristol's Sly One. While most acts from the city take influence from its smoky, dub-heavy musical roots, this trio appear to have cast their gaze back to 90s techno. The title track, with its heavy, gained drums, noisy analogue riffs and crashing percussion, sounds like a mixture of Neil Landstrumm's early work for Peacefrog and Relief-style jacking. There is a similar approach on "Air Punching"; on this occasion, shrill riffs underpin cheeky hardcore-style vocal samples that speed up and down over crashing break beats. It's a racuous, colorful release that reaffirms Sly One's status as purveyors of party techno.
Review: Stanton Warriors have been on a mission to bring us the finest broken beat and heavy bass on Punks Music since 2001. Here the debut volume of the their new 'Punks Selection' series is curated by Mafia Kiss and focuses in 'on the deeper/stripped sounding side of the label's roster'. There is a whopping 22 track featured, as well as a one-hour DJ mix. Highlights include the urgent, haunted bounce of "The Oracle" by Leda Stray, the sultry, late night breakbeats of "K2" by Aloka and the scattershot ghetto beats of "Check Me Out" by Sly One.
Review: Beat makers for labels like Shifting Peaks, the several Discover platforms, and now Punks, Sly One deliver a four-track EP of ghetto-laced club fusions, with the subby low end and skittering footwork cut ups of "Heat 'Em Up" a highlight. Last track "Run That" is a stripped back 'bad man' ragga tune of of spacious drums, while lead cut "Sweat" is dirty and sinister in the old school sense. For touches of jungle hit up "The Six Four".
Review: Well, the UK's Shifting Peaks have really gone and done it with this latest leviathan of a compilation, an anthology of their best and most wanted from 2010 until now. Inside, there's talent and plenty of club antics bouncing off the wall left, right and centre; with over fifty cuts there's enough to go around and satisfy a whole artillery of bass-heads. Some of the stand-outs for us are Tessela's "Yes You Can", Hackman's "Always", "Put You Down" by Odessa, and OM Unit's remix of "Reach Out" by Nphonix. What a belter,
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