Review: All five instalments of the 36 Hertz 100th release celebrations in one sick and savage place... DJ Vapour has put together something super special here that reflects every aspect, ingredient and flavour of his label. Vibes fly across the jungle spectrum from the likes of French OG Le Lutin's hardcore heavyweight 'Da Ruckusssss' to floatier, more contemporary cuts like Physics' 'Children Of The Night'. Elsewhere we're pummelled into submission by the breaks on Filibration's The Real Door', we're hurled deep down the jungle rabbit hole on cuts like ShupAs' 'Come Selecta' and our heads are torn straight off by the bossman Vapour on cuts like the opener 'How We Used To'. Cool and deadly business; here's to the next 100 releases.
DJ Hybrid - "What You Gonna Do" (Delphi Productions remix) - (5:36) 172 BPM
Review: 36 Hertz Recordings are back on track and back on beat this week, with a fiery compilation that isn't the longest out there but surely one of the hardest. Every single cut on this album is an explosion of vibrant jungle breaks and moody subterranean sonics, courtesy of some big names like DJ Hybrid, NC-17 and recent Metalheadz feature Jem One. The latter's track is especially good, a featherweight intro leading on into an aggressive, rambunctious slice of feverous energy, Jem One's recent foray onto the OG imprint of jungle music apparent in every bar. Perfectly timed to fit in with the new wave of junglist pressure coming out across the UK, 36 Hertz have hit the nail on the head with this one.
Review: Fast-rising newcomer junglist Vince Rollin makes his debut on DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz and confesses to six brutal murders. Crime scene highlights include "The Calling", a cut so atmospheric and full of sudden drum shocks it squeezes the breath out of you, "Watch The Ride", a slower banger that takes you back to 1991 with such a rude, broadsword breakbeat shock you never want to return to the present and "Black Out", the type of track you'd play backwards to scare the devil away. Elsewhere "Cydonia" twists the drums inside out with such subversion you'll wonder where one break begins and the other ends while "Defect" knocks and shocks with intense kick-heavy drums and delicious old school pads on the breakdown. Handle with care.
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