Review: Now here's something big enough to raise both dead and alive ravers: Zombie have gone back through their dusty vaults and unearthed 40 absolute crackers for our enjoyment. Flexing the full release history of the label, over the collection we're reminded of just how many bangers the label has been responsible for... And how many new-gen artists the label has supported over the years. From Jenks to Jfal to Jaxx, Amplify to Zeba, Damage Report to Damageman, 'Tunes From The Tombs Vol 2' is loaded with nothing but uncompromising underground weapons from some of the best in the game. A great chance to get up to speed or fill some holes in your Zombie collection, it's never been a better time to go tomb raiding!
Review: Grid return with more underground dancefloor wounders from the very forefront of the scene. Besides the legendary Beat Merchants (who go decidedly dark on the awesome 'Predator Prey') it's all about the new-gen as we get sideswiped by bruisers galore. Highlights include the turbo funk of Rouman's 'Bring It', the twisted trickery of Whisper's 'Confident' and the oddball funk of Jenks and Muzo's glitchy, twitchy 'Dot 45'. Now this is what we call sick.
Review: Grid Recordings have been on a bit of a roll of late, bringing together vibrant new compilation projects on quite a regular basis with this latest, fifth volume of their 'That's What We Call Bass!' collection sitting as a super potent weapon. We begin with the nauseating LFO punts of 'I Try' from Jenks (UK) & 7Age, giving us a gritty introductory piece, followed by the super bouncy drum techniques of Pa's 'Blood Clart' and the dissonant, metallic bass sweeps of 'Perfection' from Harley D. Next up, Zeba arrives for and old school shack out on 'Trump Bone', a super melodic exploration into synthesis, chased up by Muzo's more subtle synthetic sweep approach on 'Funky Bits' and some temple slapping 808 action on Burntboi's 'Pull It'. Finally, two last gasp heaters, with Jfal & Twisted Individual linking up for the system-busting synth pulses of 'Window Shifter' and then Whisper's swirling finale in 'Don't Be A Fool', one final synth-driven switch up to slap the project closed. Awesome!
Review: George Michael taught us whispers could be careless but Zombie Recordings are here to teach us how Whispers can also be absolutely savage. Well, this one certainly is. Hailing from Hungary with previous on the likes of Levela's Muti Function, here he comes with a blazing five-track session that oozes wonky, left-of-center charm. All aimed squarely for the dancefloor, highlights range from the Machete-style bass barks of 'Warn People' to outrageous funk and vibes of 'Clean Up'. Fun, rough round the edges but produced with pure punch, it's hard not to compare this to early 2000s Bristol D-Minds vibes. And that's before we get to the twisted rave echoes and insane bassline on the title track. Trust us, we'll be shouting about Whisper for a long time to come.
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