Review: A wonderful fusion of flavours here from Rudebrat who touches on genre of the moment Trap, plus moombahton, drumstep and dubstep across this four-track Lunar EP on Simplify Recordings. Kicking off with the much-hyped "Eastern Riot" cut, it's all chopped up rhythms, squeaking synth bleeps, bass womps and stuttering percussion for the duration. "Whiskey Dream" channels a gratuitously warping dubstep vibe with cheery melody a-top; then title track "Lunar" is a fun party piece with warping synths, soaring melodies and smacking snares before "Villain" brings the EP to an end.
Review: What a coup for No Hats No Hoods! Back in the day many grime heads would have given their privates for some of these dubs. Formative grime instrumentals, these were all written ready and waiting for Tinchy Stryder, Dirty Danger and Slix's tight-fisted bars. Here we find them in all their naked glory, and they still sound slick to this day. Cuts like the woozy Japanese shuffled funk "Functions On The Low", the west coast LA meets Croydon vibes of "Lethal Injection" and the savage cage rattling of "Tings In Boots" tell one of the most honest grime narratives you'll find right now.
Review: Macabre Unit Digital feels like the right place for Rufus! to thrive among his dubstep peers, and conquer this week's bass charts. He's been successful in both domains. The lead track "Tibetan Plateau" is as aggressive in tone and bass as it is effective on the dance floor - this one is certainly due for more than a few rewinds - and "Bahistun Inscription" follows suit with a sleeker, more penetrative groove that brings out a tribal sort of swagger. "Telekenisis", once again, breaks out the mutant bass to cause serious levels of damage on the club speakers, and "Fated (Where Is My Mind)" is the last stab in the gut, a brief farewell that'll leave you clucking for the next hit of Rufus!
Review: Macabre Unit Digital certainly know how to set their standards high, a theme in which they continue to dazzle as they invite RUFUS! Inside the camp for a four track smasher. We begin with a dive into the title track 'Battle Groove', a well structured original steppers gem, driven by rolling chord movement and subtle yet grizzly bass textures. This is then followed by 'Inertia', which combines super punchy drums with swampy synthesizer designs, before 'Holographic' strips everything back to basics, combining skippy grooves and catchy melodics with incredible results. We finish up in style as the Eastern soundscaping and writhing bass tones of 'Pandemonium' cause exactly what they say on the tin.
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