Review: Inspired by the countless failed downloads from platforms like Napster and Limewire back in the day, Pixelord's 99% channels a nostalgia for classic IDM, breakbeat and trance music of the time. Operating as some kind of new school Aphex Twin for the digital native, Pixelord exhumes, cross dresses and redefines a myriad of genres from the cut up French electro of "Kamon", trance-like drum and bass in "Tron" to the crystallising strings of "Get Up". Certainly a schooled producer, Pixelord captures a vibe of the decade in "90s" alongside a more contemporary and beatless sound in "Hashtag" to new school EDM, breaks and rave in "Gene". An explosion of sound, 100%.
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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Review: It's time for Slit Jockey's annual Choice Cuts compendium. A lot has changed since their last collection: The US/UK neo-grime feedback loop has never been louder, and neither has Slit Jockey's relevance and influence. Highlights of this inherently futuristic bass exploration can be found on every track; from the sudden bliss twist of Starkey's "Trigger" to Shiftee's swampy, super-prang audio head-butt "Geek Flex" via the dungeonesque bubbles and blips of Korostyle's "Kalika" and TIMBS' emotional flute-snapping funeral trap vibe "Rivers", this is, without question, Slit Jockey's most exciting and all-encompassing curation to date. Not to be missed.
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