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Review: Four-to-the-floor, let us hear you roar... Fracture's Astrophonica goes into techno overdrive with this crucial collection of 4x4 inspired jams. With cuts from the bossman himself, Lewis James, Addison Groove, Moresounds, Sam Binga and Om Unit (under his Philip D Kick alias) all running rampant at around 160BPM there's a heavy stench of hardcore rolling throughout this unique collection. Highlights include the acid funk frenzy of Addison Groove's "Redeye", the ghettotek badness of Binga & ONHELL's "A Mighty Quest" and the late night 23rd century car chase vibes of Lewis James' "Kit5000". These are just a handful of examples of the truly unique fusions on offer here. Astrophonica are way ahead of the game right here.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Another week, another DJ Godfather release. The veteran Detroit producer is in a creative purple patch right now, and That Booty is a reminder of the range and depth of his sound. It moves from the title track's primal ghetto tech swing -and Lil Mz 313's suggestive vocals - to the soulful, R&B-tinged groove of "Till It's All Gone". It too features a vocalist - in this instance it's Ricky Burns's seductive tones. Godfather delivers a reflective interlude in the shape of "Footwerkz". However, it's only a temporary pause and soon enough, he bounces back with the jacking, vocal-tinged ghetto of "Not Me" and "Smokin' Up Yo Weed".
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Review: If you are looking for a high energy collection of rave-ready rollers, then look no further than this explosive collection from Samurai Breaks, unleashing six absolute missiles for us all to enjoy. First up, the SSBB mix of Numba1 introduces the EP with a lethal level of impact, fusing high energy breaks with warbling subs to match, before 'Flatpack Shed' takes the energy levels ludicrously higher with its tidy collection of LFO bulges and drum pats. From here, it goes hardcore as 'Exclusive Dubplate Fyah' links together niche-style wobbles with classic rave pianos, before the drippy switchups and unpredictable vocal samples of 'Rush The System' send us back into a daze. Finally, a sped up niche feeling with '2Hour Pit Stop' lays the groundwork for 'Back To The Rave' to close off this monstrous collection in typical warbling style.
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Review: Few labels hit the spot like Fracture's Astrophonica. Home to breaksmithery's most innovative waifs and strays, every release writhes in those gloopy, unfathomable pastures between jungle, juke, beats and just straight up sick electronica. This sophomore edition of the label's V/A Gradients series is a perfect example as everyone from Luke Vibert to Sully lay down powerful designs. Every single track is a highlight but you'd be mad not to get mucky with Binga, James and Shafique's "Everfresh", get lost in the dubby wooziness of Groves' "Hennessy Brown", get air punchy to Fracture's technoid thumper "Dropping Yu" or get straight up sexual to BSN Posse's "No Matter How Far"... Ain't no track too steep, Gradients has every single breakbeat flavour you could need this season.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Detroit electro icon DJ Godfather returns this week with the latest release on his ever reliable Databass imprint. "Hold Up" is next in a series of 11 EPs and sees him collaborate with Chicago booty bass pioneer DJ Deeon. This is the guy who laid down the foundations for what Godfather would soon expand upon with his explorations in the 'ghettotech' sound. Needless to say, the results make for one seriously down and dirty dancefloor workout. Elsewhere, the hi-tech soul beats of "Let's Talk Some Jit" equally satisfies, as does the emotive mood music of "Shake Them" and the in-your-face bass attack of closing cut "Squo?"
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Played by: Arnold & Lane
Review: The Dreamers have seriously hit the jackpot on this one as they invite in the enigmatic sounds of Samurai Breaks for six tracks of pure shellery, encompassing the perfect blend of modern jungle and juke throughout. We kick off with the oldschool bass tones of the title track 'Pump Up The Volume', which is followed by the wicked synthesis of 'No Need' and hardcore influenced sample twist ups of 'Party Starter'. The project then switches into somewhat of a half time funk up as 'Face Down' rolls into view, followed by the pumping 4x4 drum smashes of 'Hood Romance', rounding everything off with the potent sub pressure and catchy vocal slices of 'Attention'.
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Review: The Defrostatica team have come together to unleash a fabulous display of modern juke-music here as they deliver 21 tracks of pure energy, showcasing the full spectrum of footwork across nearly 100 minutes of original sonic wizardry. From the euphoric, almost arpeggiated melodies of Jont1st's 'Pantone Suplex' and disruptive, industrial-like percussion of DJ YumYum's 'Antigene' to the more junglist inspired drum skips of Arcane's war-like 'Won't Deny' original, this project covers an insane amount of ground. There are a couple of clear highlights for us, the first of which has to be the ethereal vocal masterpiece that is Kiat's 'Transcribe', alongside the acidic drips of Sam Binga's 'Carbob' remix, originally coming from HomeSick. What a collection this is.
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Review: Rave material with hardcore DNA from Vancouver's Greazus, on their brand new Phantasia EP for Leipzig, Germany's Defrostatica. This is the shared vision of two of the city's most renowned and prolific bass music ambassadors - HxdB & Patrik Cure. Get on your smiley face to the loved-up, back to '93 energy of "Phantasia", followed by "Wtf" that goes for more of a Detroit electro vibe with its strong Underground Resistance influence, and ending some rolling drama on the euphoric "Raverz" and its proto jungle vibe.
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Played by: Perez (Iberian Juke), Kantyze, Calculon, Sideswipe, BSN Posse, Modern Ruin Records, Sofie Letitre, Natasha Kmeto
Review: We love the way Alix Perez has branched out in recent years. While we used to associate him to the minimal d&b wave that spawned in the late 00s, he's begun to venture onto into more diverse territories, as of late. He's up on his own 1985 Music here, and "Ghosts" is exactly the sort of glitchy, pseudo hip hop sketch that we now expect from the guy, but the real heat comes from "Hack & Slash", a total hybrid tune that goes from juke to dubstep, and back to something we're not really sure how to label. But, this is exactly how experimentation works and how new genres are created, something which is also very audible from his collaboration tune with Taso, "'Andromeda". "Tempest" is perhaps the weirdest and most daring of the lot, and the tune where Perez's d&b roots really come out, whereas "Crush" is a swinging, London bullet rhythm, for the heads. All in all, a much recommended affair.
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Played by: Flash Atkins, Buck Lee, Esa Ruoho a.k.a. Lackluster, Sideswipe, Juno Recommends Footwork/Juke, Near, Paper Recordings
Review: Oh boy... Dave Jones has blessed us with six Zed Bias album (his eighth album in total if you include his Maddslinky LPs, and you really should) and the world immediately feels like a nicer, warmer place. Building on his deep foundations of space-aged soul, roomy drum arrangements and raw emotions, Different Response is riddled with timelessness and atmospheres that resonate with every corner of the dance from soul to jungle to techno; the slight vapour trails of Dego and powerful vocal pull of Eva Lazarus on "Restless", the gully gospel of "Lost Souls" with DRS, the cosmic synths and rattling footwork of "Just Like Ohm" and the badded up turbo bruk of "Jibba Jabba" are just some of the many delicious highlights on offer here. No one does it like Zed.
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Review: Astrophonica have delivered something very unusual with this latest six track collection, ushering in the sonic flavours of Phillip D for a vibrant new LP. Beginning with 'Predator', we jump into a post drum and bass frenzy, as high energy digital jitters sit in front of a heavily delayed percussive backdrop for a high energy introduction, followed by both the post-grime synthetics of 'Clappin Alien Cheekz' and the euphoric drum skips of 'Orbit'. From here, a box of sweeping subs are unleashed in 'Future Shock', giving us a slightly different atmospheric feeling, before 'Hyperspanner' delivers a tasty block of junglist drum sampling. From here, a box of acidic goodies are unleashed on 'Replican't which draws Om Unit into play, before finally, 'The Journey Home' and the following 'Party Loop' version give us a smooth closer, stripping back the arrangement to a drum heavy flick fest, rounding off the EP with a smooth landing.
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Review: Wow, well who would have expected a collaboration by two heavyweights in the bass game from different eras? This new Gutterfunk EP has brought together the talents of post-dubstep pioneer Addison Groove and jungle/d&b legend DJ Die; you can already imagine what these three blasters will sound like and, yes, you're probably close. "Standard Affair" is a footwork bomb that's given the extra dose of hypnotics, the former coming from AG and the latter from Die; "Legion Of Boom" is even more clearly a half-way house between the two artist's specialities thanks to some subtle jungle breaks, and "Dr Know" injects a layer of 303 magic to a deep and intricate juke pattern. Militant!
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Review: DJ Godfather is in the middle of a creative purple patch, and Hypnotized is the latest in a series of releases from the Detroit artist. The title track has a pop sensibility, thanks to the use of a catchy, vocoder vocal. Looped over rolling breaks, it has the potential to be a hit. In contrast, "Table Terrorist", available here in two versions, sees Godfather indulge his hip-hop leanings. Call and response vocals vie with turntablist scratches and cuts for the listener's attention. Of course, the sound of ghetto is never too far away on a Godfather release. In this instance, it comes in the form of the high-octane "Damn It's Fat", which features Ricky Burns' captivating rhymes.
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Review: The Hooversound Recordings team have been making quite a bit of noise of late, so to see this latest project drop from both Hyroglifics and Sinistarr immediatly filled us with excitement. We firstly jump into 'Turbo Island' as Hyroglifics rolls out a high energy bleep-fest, before leaping into three weighty collaborations. The shuffling dub echoes and high energy drums of 'BS6' kick us off in good stead, alongside the glistening breaks of 'Turn It Up' and powerful sub pushes of Sinistarr's solo submission: 'Detroit'. Finally, we take in Scratcha DVA's fantastic rework of BS6, overhauling the track with an incredibly depthy soundscapy feel.
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Played by: Big Dope P
Review: Emerging back in 2014 for pioneering German label Project Mooncircle, Yip Wong aka Deft, later hooked up with 20/20 London for a trilogy of releases that culminated in Deft's 2019 debut album Cracks. Exploding into 2020 furthermore, Deft arrives on the newly established Hooversound Recordings for its second release. A booming and bombastic four-track exploding from all sides, this is serious stuff; from the epic orchestral strings and wiley flexin vocals of "ESKILUSIVE" to the snapping, future Detroit electro of "BURNA". Frenetic rhythms with heavy hitting staccato beats conjure up a storm of roughneck percussion in "NEW YORKS FINEST VIP" with a funkier, more liquid dubstep number landing firm in "KOOVER IN '92". Relentless and uncompromising club music. TIP.
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Played by: Perez (Iberian Juke), ActRaiser, Franjazzco, Sideswipe, BSN Posse, Juno Recommends Footwork/Juke, Modern Ruin Records
Review: Philly footwork soul man lets loose on Modern Ruin once more with a full-flavoured EP. Instant delight vibes: "Last Nite" is a real smoothy owing as much to classy R&B as it does to footwork. "Fracture Pattern" sees him drop the pleasantries for a sharper jungle workout and "B4 U Lock Ur Love" concludes his originals with another sexual groove with a bold sample that's given just as much room to breathe as it is looped and chopped. Remix-wise BSN add a little dark drum magic, Lefty & Nikes switch up the groove while retaining the jungle edge and Tre goes straight for the sub-heavy ghetto edge.
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Review: Garneau & Sharkki's label delivers its latest split release. Drawing on diverse influences and sounds, it starts in evocative mode with the rolling breaks and hardcore era vocal samples of Apollo's "Zaptric". Sharkki's "Lust In Translation" also pays tribute to older sources, as the label owner fuses electronic riffs and synth pop vocals. On a more contemporary tip is Liquid Love Angel's "Elevate Me", which features acid lines and robust breaks providing the basis for soulful vocals. CA$TLE's "Back" is also grounded in modern sensibilities as a call and response vocal unfolds over steely drums. Irrespective of the influences at play, each track shares the common trait of being utterly distinctive.
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Played by: Nice Up! Records, Smutlee, DJ Vapour, Gunjack, BSN Posse, Mooves, Rockwell (Shogun Audio), Hex
Review: With an extensive repertoire that includes breaks, house and techno, Sam Binga's switch to future jungle rhythms has spawned some of his honest, his most exciting and his heaviest tracks to date. Sitting in the same unclassifiable field as Om Unit and Fracture, his productions wobble, writhe and punch sweetly around the 160/80 axis and feature a wealth of killer vocalists such as Warrior Queen, Rider Shafique and Romaine. Part dancehall, part jungle, part mongrel bass, Sam's skills are showcased succinctly across Wasted Days with a consistency that ensures the album experience is just as hard hitting as the individual tracks hit the floor. Get wasted.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, 6Blocc, HxdB, DJ CURE (Aufect Recordings), Dexta, DNN, Sideswipe, Lost City
Review: Easily one of the most justifiably hyped men in D&B right now, Hyroglifics steps up to the mighty Critical with three boundary-smelting slabs of contemporary jungle. "Bay City Ballers Club" is driven almost exclusively by a robust bassline and steppy, sliced up amen magic. "Killamanaman", meanwhile, takes us deeper into the spacy, stuttering half-tempo drama that the likes of Om Unit and Sam Binga have been dealing of late. Complete with a dual demonic narrative from both the vocal and the middy bass, it's an instant damager. To ensure a strong sense of completion, the final cut is a lush, star-gazing LA beat style wonk-out with bendy synths, far-away vocals and an overwhelming sense of dreaminess. Stunning.
