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Played by: Mortal Grey
Review: Buxom and deep dubstep aren't terms you see together that often. Then again, Anthologic has barely scratched the surface of his career... As he gets the spotlight he deserves, perhaps we'll see more of this full bodied approach to the darker side of dubstep. As the title suggests "Strictly Dubplate" is the most shapely set piece thanks, largely, to its floral arrangement of rattling congas. The twists and drops on the bassline melody of "Blessed" are on the rather plump side, too. Refreshingly chubby.
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PHZLV 038
19 Nov 12
19 Nov 12
Review: Hot on the heels of his debut album Duality, Gradient Audio boss returns to his and Jay Cotton's 2008 hurter "Scratching At The Air" adding heavier kicks and a lively, funkier swing to the riddim. "Let Me In" continues the drum drama with a head-turning broken beat groove and breathy pads, while "Acoustic Weapon" stalls and stumbles over industrial levels of thick, toxic bass and trembling, delicate pianos. You've done air guitar, you've air drummed until your arms fell off, now get air scratching...
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PH 011
04 Nov 13
04 Nov 13
Review: According to his SoundCloud profile, Portland, Oregon's B1T CRUNCH3R is a producer, composer, sound engineer and founder of the American label Gradient Audio. This time appearing on local imprint Phantom Hertz, which is equally dedicated to to subterranean sounds of the rainy northwestern city. First track "IO" is dystopian sub level futurism from a post apocalyptic time. The intense sub bass therapy of "Callisto" is supported by some seriously sinister atmospherics and is one paranoid headtrip if we ever heard one. Finally "Europa" gets some washes of emotive pads into the mix over some intricate rhythm programming and pulsating low end frequencies, which he's proven quite competent in executing by now.
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811868 851655
07 Dec 15
07 Dec 15
Played by: Konsida
Review: Following extensive releases on KFR, Moscow-based Creep N00m jumps aboard the good ship Phantom Hertz for a quartet of truly unique bass gems. "Swing" sets the tone with processed funk guitars tailored deep into the riddim and a jazzed-out break that oozes flute power. "Bluff Factor" continues the organic motif with sweet trumpet parps that mirror the jaunty drum arrangement and dramatic synth-horn stabs. "Pursuit" is much more minimal in its make-up where a bellowing sub, snake-like LFOs and heartbeat kicks create a hypnotic effect throughout. "Cyberton" completes the set with authentic dub cheer. Well-measured with bounced-out sub shots and ricocheting snare licks, it's yet another example of Creep's creative abilities. It don't mean a thing if you ain't got this "Swing"!
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PH 013
02 Dec 13
02 Dec 13
Review: Who knew Creep N00m was a cosmonaut in his spare time? We certainly didn't, but the outer planetary sound designs on "Attack From Space" are so authentic that we can't come to any other conclusion. Our intrepid Russian explorer hasn't just checked his socials in at deep space either; "Amazon" is a direct rain forest romp and the hard, sheet metal slams and bangs of "Radical" sound like there was recorded in a steel mill. Elsewhere we get crazy-jazzy on the firing broken beat badness of "Mood Indigo" and unleash our spiritual side on "The Buddha". Complete with a VIP of last year's "Midnight", this EP more than lives up to its title.
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811868660585
18 May 15
18 May 15
Review: At a crossroads in life? Allow French dubstep demon Darj to enlighten you with his "Chosen Path". Cutting swathes from the thick bass forest, his scenic percussive route through heavy breathing pads is an ideal direction for any deep dubstep DJ. "Damaged" follows suit with more percussive headiness; slinky, swinging and accentuated with just the right amount of light, it's another well-defined sub sensation. "Seek & Destroy" flips the flavour for a more spacious post-club meander while "Aldebaran" ends us on a poignant high as cosmic pads play cameo over a Kryptic Minds-style staccato bass pattern. Heavy.
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PH 008
23 Sep 13
23 Sep 13
Review: Finnish producer currently residing in France, Davth's quite the international playboy. Who can blame him? Dub beats that lick with such crafted depth speak such a global tongue they're a passport to any dancefloor in the world. The wonderfully titled "Befuddle" is the more rhythmic, driving of the pair with a soft pulsating bassline bouncing with each swinging kick. "Taama" plays an able swampy counterpart with a grumpier, pronounced half step and considerably more minimal make-up.
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PHZLV 037
12 Nov 12
12 Nov 12
Played by: Forensics
Review: Japanese freshman Dayzero makes his entrance with two unfathomably deep dubstep joints on Phantom Hertz. "100000" surges forward with iced-out, cosmic pads and a slow, swaggering kick/snare combo that's constantly evolving and pulling itself back. "Unexplored" is all about the densely weaved hand drums that double up over each other to create a hypnotic energy and pace that's not dissimilar to that of a Truth or Kenzo cut. Comparisons don't get much stronger. Neither do debut releases.
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PH 036
26 Jan 15
26 Jan 15
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PH 019
14 Apr 14
14 Apr 14
Review: Endorsed by bass tastemakers Fat Kid On Fire, Italian producer Displace gets his sonic spook on with two perfectly measured moments of undiluted deep dub. "Stray" pivots on pneumatic halfsteps, nodding gravely with gravelly bass and deep-breath synth textures. "Hyde & Seek" takes the darkness further again by way of croaking mids and a subtle wobble on the subs. Programming a distant funk into the shakers, its unforgiving phasers are set to maximum stun.
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PH 012
11 Nov 13
11 Nov 13
Review: Chicago-based bossman at Deep Dark Dungeon Dubstep jumps over to Phantom Hertz and showcases a seriously expansive sound. The strangely titled "Ragnarok" is sodden with classic deep dub drama motifs; staccato stabs, smoky bass, haunting vocals and a weeping top line. File under 'well measured moodiness'. "Jabberwock" flips the switch for something a lot more upbeat and direct. Its rolling tribal breakbeats tease and please while a high-end riff mirrors the riddim in a kind of "Township Funk". Complex yet deadly simple; it's the perfect future fusion.
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PH 009
07 Oct 13
07 Oct 13
Review: Deep dubstep from Rochester, NY. Not where you'd expect some of the most authentic minimal 140 sounds to be coming from, but since the brostep boom over the Atantic, many producers are stuck on reclaiming the genre. Fabricator's newcomer status belies a devastating talent for deep atmospherics and dark, head-turning bass manipulation. Utilising wide open spaces in his production as well as judicious layers of sub pressure, there's also an element of experimentation to this release. "Hey!" in particular has a surprise waiting in the fifth minute. One to watch.
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PH 004
08 Jul 13
08 Jul 13
Review: Estonian bass baron Felix has carved a unique name for himself over the last year or so with a pedigree in both breakbeat and dubstep. While the two scenes were very much entwined back in the day (thanks to artists such as Tayo and Freq Nasty) they've seemed pretty disparate of late...until now. Here Felix joins the dots by way of thick sludgy halfstep ("Ritual"), classic Botchit-style sheet metal bass grit ("Skank") and icy, star-gazing subverted soul that stars down the barrel of a dungeon gun... But no one dares to pull the trigger. Smoking.
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PH 037
09 Feb 15
09 Feb 15
Played by: Alert
Review: So far, the shadowy FJH has only felt in EP's and has appeared on a wide number of different imprints dealing in stepping bass rhythms. Moreover, he hasn't released any albums as of yet, so this is his debut and it comes on the excellent Phantom Hertz label. You have over fourteen tunes to salivate over here, and there isn't a filler in site, this is all masterfully executed percussion beating at its best, ranging from more smooth, docile patterns, to darker and more ethereal grooves fit for any sort of bass dance floor. Heavy stuff, check it!
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PH 058
22 Feb 16
22 Feb 16
Review: Here are a few facts you didn't know about God's hands... They're covered in tattoos. They can crush steel-reinforced concrete. They can batter you in a thumb war. They've been immortalised by Forensics as a track title. Here we find them remixed in two totally different, but both equally alluring, ways. Trashbat goes in for the deep with shimmering minor chords and a woozy oozy groove while Infra locks us deep in the dungeon and throws away the key. Captivating stuff, give yourselves a hand.
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PHZLV 035
22 Oct 12
22 Oct 12
Review: Hailing from Lecce in Italy, Hashkey has clearly been dieting on only the strictest of dubstep drip lines from the UK, with a sound that could fit into the sets of any spinner in the DMZ fold with its spacious production, moody bass and careful balancing of dirt and dexterity. Sidling up to Phantom Hertz with a confident three-tracker, the vibe on Project Monarch remains intact throughout as icy pads linger behind growling bass tones that glitter with the studio sheen of tech step D&B, even as they lurch around the 140 bpm blueprint. "Co.Ward" is the most restrained beast of the lot, while "MK Ultra" should fulfill all hair-raising needs any dubstep true-skoolers have out there.
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PH 041
25 Mar 15
25 Mar 15
Review: Sweaty, sludgy business: Bordeaux badman High Dude returns with three dynamics slices of deepness that all cellar dwellers should take note of. "Abduct" is all about the mourning bassline; soaking wet and amorphous, it's as dark as you can get without needing counselling. Dig deeper for the title track "Alchemy". Coded with trippy drum patterns and even trippier atmospheres, it's the type of track you'd drop if you wanted to completely spin your floor on its axis. Finally we hit "Wraith". A total vibe-flipper, here HD shows us he's just as capable at 170BPM as he is 140. Skippy beats, soulful subs and warm pads. This is what liquid sounds like in the apocalyptic future.
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PH 035
12 Jan 15
12 Jan 15
Review: Parisian low end purveyor High Dude unleashed this toxic, sludge-fest way back at the start of 2015. It's already enjoyed some serious version science from 6Blocc, now it's in the hands of eight competition-winning upstarts. Each comes with its own unique flavour: Skaar plays with harmonics, Master Balance gets busy on the polyrhythmic drums OverNose adds chilling chords and an overall graveyard finish, Kardium adds a fresh layer of trippy sound designs, Low-K brings us up to D&B speed, Ghosthack switches the bass for something much more menacing, Sektor 122 gets creepy with haunted moans and shadowy switches while Gleb Choutov gives 'Abstract' its most abstract version of the pack with a spaced out near-beatless rendition. Each remix an original piece in its own right; the future of bass music is fine hands if these next-gen candidates get their way.
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811868795850
26 Oct 15
26 Oct 15
Played by: ARtroniks
Review: With a devilishly dark discography and a track called "Dystopia", only a drunk clown could mistake the message Infra is giving out here: paranoia, gloom and general ominousness are all at play as stark spatial pads wheeze and wail and a stuttering bassline grizzles and scratches over broadly positioned kicks. The real star of the show is the almost elastic sub that stretches and purrs beneath the icy dynamics. Deep dubstep doesn't get any bolder. Hungry for a more uptempo foreboding forecast? Jump on the 170 refix for a slice of end-of-the-world jungle naughtiness.
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PH 046
08 Jun 15
08 Jun 15
Review: Phantom Hertz "Low Voltage" series has been running for several years now, so you should know what to expect... Total and utter darkness! Naturally this entry in the series is no exception as US murker Juss B makes his label debut with three piece of demonic dancefloor dynamite. "Slide" is all about the anvil-like kicks. Sure, the eerie kicks and echoed rim-shots chat a big game but deep down it's all about the heavyweight drums. "Choose" comes complete with a devilish sample from the film 300 that spooks its way across the tumultuous stark riddim. "Sequence" brings us to an end with a more percussive beat pattern. Reflective, spacious and sprung with a meaty groove, it's a great end to another great addition to Phantom Hertz ongoing series.
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PHZLV 031
24 Sep 12
24 Sep 12
Played by: Konsida
Review: According to their SoundCloud page, Kantyze are comprised of Igor and Fred from Tours in France and have "been making the finest bass music since 2005": There we have it! This is deep dubstep bass therapy; submit to the power of the low frequency on tracks such the exotic percussion workout "Blackboard Dub" (this one's very atmospheric too!), "Criminal Bass" lives up to its name on this street level dose of future-shock. And of course "Liberation Frequency" which goes out all guns blazing on this deconstructed future-junglist steppa.
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PH 057
01 Feb 16
01 Feb 16
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PH 015
24 Feb 14
24 Feb 14
Played by: OneFortyDeep
Review: Canadian dub evangelist Levi Nicoll (aka L Nix) has stuck with Phantom Hertz for another release, newie "Wake Up". Despite the title, these two tracks as slow, intricate headnodders designed for a more contemplative listener. Beautifully constructed, the title track features gentle, shimmering sound effects and mournful pads married to a dubby reggae jam. "Hostage" on the other hand features myriad scuttling micro beats, throbbing bottom end and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it Run DMC sample.
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PH 016
25 Feb 14
25 Feb 14
Review: Canadian depth-plunger Levi Nicoll unleashes his third artist album... And, working as tight, consistent narrative and a powerful collection of dancefloor tracks, it's arguably his best body of work to date. Business from the off, ignition tracks such as monk chanting wall-melter "Ancient" and harrowed, spacious beat and waspy bassline-fronted "Lost Crypt" ensure your attention is arrested and maintained throughout the entire journey. Deeper into the journey you'll strike shakedown gold on the breaky wobbler "Roily", you'll get glitchy and twitchy on the techno-tastic "Troglodyte" and fly to the furthest edges of the cosmos on "Moonbeams". Complete with a full mix of the album to boot (just to prove how well each cut works together), Levi's roots have never dug so deep. Stunning.
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811868 740508
24 Aug 15
24 Aug 15
Played by: Alert
Review: Orbatak's L Nix follows up his 2011 album BFG with a sophomore set that consummately develops his repertoire, extends his breadth and ultimately reminds us how talented he his. As you'd expect from the album title, there's plenty of scope for gully filth such as the sinewy low end gurgles on "Badman", the ugly warbles on "Bass Ghost" and the alien moans and tears of "187 Dub Street". But the overall message here is one of depth and hidden layers, such as the misty soul and lingering keys of the opener "Murky" and the optimistic pads and vocal sample of "Dead Memories". Bad to the bone; the more you listen, the more you'll find.
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PH 030
27 Oct 14
27 Oct 14
Played by: Konsida
Review: Canadian bass smith L Nix delivers his first originals since his album Lost Crypt. "Champion Sound" is a tight weave of ghostly designs and sorrowful sentiments with the vocal sample paying respect to the original rave anthem that it takes its name from. Those looking for more club-focussed pieces should jump straight onto the sharp steps, energetic drum edits and guttural bass of "Money" while those looking for something deep, spacey and cosmic should jump on the authentic dub tones of "The Future". Champion.
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811868 875729
12 Jan 16
12 Jan 16
Review: Expect only the very best in dark dubstep riddims here from Lysergene on Phantom Hertz. "Low Voltage Vol 30" delivers a couple of heavier than thou low slung cuts, which will chill you to the core. First up is his collaborative piece with Forensics, "The Way Home" with its skulking swagger, booming sub bass and razor sharp beats which echo in the empty soundscape like ricocheting bullets. Next, Lysergene goes solo with "We Are" - another equally as unnerving piece full of experimental beats and groaning rhythms. This one shudders along in splendor - be sure to check it out.
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PHZLV 030
17 Sep 12
17 Sep 12
Played by: Forensics
Review: Zip Sound bossman lurches over to Phantom Hertz for a cheeky three track session. And the results are every bit as deep and dangerous as you'd want them to be. "Into Flames" waves and weaves with a classic minor key arpeggio before dropping into a bassline so well positioned and naturally loose, it almost sounds like slap bass... Especially when the skanks come in. "Can't Be Alone" is a much deeper, cavernous affair where the emphasis is on the dense layers of synths and pads and the kicks almost seem superfluous. Lastly we hit "Broken Ends". Wholly floor-focused with crisp drums and minimal bass tones, it's not dissimilar to the work of Seven or Distance.
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811868 682655
22 Jun 15
22 Jun 15
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PH 059
21 Mar 16
21 Mar 16
Played by: Forensics
Review: Although Holland isn't always associated to the dubstep scene, No/Sa has opened our ears to the amount of great stuff that's coming out of the Netherlands. He returns to Phantom Hertz Recordings for his encore, and with him he brings the cavernous, mind-bending frequencies of "C64", a subtle dubstep sweller filled with deep atmospherics. "Final Moments" follows on from the opener by adding in a heavier dose of kicks to the bass puddle, and "Tortured" sees No/Sa offer what could be his best tune yet, a tight, imperceptible groove fuelled with hazardous amounts of bass.
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811868 804828
09 Nov 15
09 Nov 15
Review: Dutch demon NO/SA steps over to Phantom Hertz for his first full EP. If you've been following his output on Four:Twenty or heard his remix of Truth, you'll know how deep this one goes already... "Systems" is built around icy pads as palpitating kicks troop through the sludge and waspy designs squirm amid the mix. "No Pulse" is darker and deeper again; all droney, sticky subs so thick they almost smother the drums. Finally we hit "Kosher", a much brighter affair that sits somewhere between future garage and dubstep thanks to its spacious groove and delicate musicality.
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811868 707372
13 Jul 15
13 Jul 15
