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36 Hertz Recordings
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: All five instalments of the 36 Hertz 100th release celebrations in one sick and savage place... DJ Vapour has put together something super special here that reflects every aspect, ingredient and flavour of his label. Vibes fly across the jungle spectrum from the likes of French OG Le Lutin's hardcore heavyweight 'Da Ruckusssss' to floatier, more contemporary cuts like Physics' 'Children Of The Night'. Elsewhere we're pummelled into submission by the breaks on Filibration's The Real Door', we're hurled deep down the jungle rabbit hole on cuts like ShupAs' 'Come Selecta' and our heads are torn straight off by the bossman Vapour on cuts like the opener 'How We Used To'. Cool and deadly business; here's to the next 100 releases.
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36HTZ 0100
10 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz continue their 100th release celebrations with more frontline freshness. Upkeeping the label's reputation for savage sonics and dark, dangerous dynamics, each of these three cuts cover a different side of the badboy spectrum: ShupAs strikes first with a contemporary D&B flavour with 'Come Selecta'. Think 'Trex goes wild in a shopping centre with a chainsaw' and you get the flavour. Veteran Opius goes absolutely scatty on the breaks in the most wonderful and chaotic way possible on 'Just Keep Moving' while Finnish vibe maestro Physics brings a little barbed tension with 'Children Of The Night'. Serious hurters from the Hertz crew.
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36HTZ 0100-03
19 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: BAM! Right in the kisser: DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz hit us hard with the first part of their 100th release celebrations. Three tracks, three absolute riots, Vapour takes the lead with 'How We Used To' by way of some outrageously brutal breaks and tense, pensive pads. He's backed by label longtimers Luke B and SR & Digbee. Luke strips back the drum muscle and brings the synths to the fore along with an epic hurricane Virus style bassline while SR and Digbee close on another apocalyptic amen blow out. Bring on the next samplers - this whole release run is going to be immense!
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36HTZ 0100-01
05 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Luke B has developed a bit of a reputation over the past couple of years for his approach to making a diverse range of sounds that are bloody insane but also sophisticated and raw. He never holds back and this release on 36 Hertz Recordings is definitely not close to being more restrained, with the producer experimenting with across several different styles and textures. 'Way Back' is interesting, with hypnotic stabs making up the main arrangement in a stripped back roller. Check these out to hear something properly wicked.
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36HTZ 096
24 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: A 36 Hertz family member since 2014, UK producer Indigo Virus continues to channel that icy, stripped-back 93/94 vibe with his latest four-piece collection. Instantly from those Moving Shadow / early Headz pads of the title track, you know you're in for a fully body workout. The breaks swing and slap across each track with the tribal rattles and snaps of 'Flyby' and the finger-clicking switches of 'Exploding Fist' especially of note. Complete with the hurricane soul of 'This Island Universe', it's another timeless trove from man like IV.
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36HTZ 095
10 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: 36 Hertz Recordings always unleash some of the naughtiest D&B around, it always has that tinge of old-school flavour and usually packs an aggressive punch to the finale. The best thing about Sanz's Dark World EP is the rough-edged manner in which it toes both the old-school and new-school lines. 'Mini Gun' feels wonky and old yet sits within the current wave of dark rollers so popular at the moment and it's reminiscent of Kid Drama's recent releases. 'Real Gangsters' also has that lovely old-school feel, this time packaged up with a set of stunning jungle breaks and tinged with hard-act vibes - absolutely banging tune. The rest of the EP is equally sick.
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36HTZ 081
28 Jan 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Jan 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: 36 Hertz Recordings are back on track and back on beat this week, with a fiery compilation that isn't the longest out there but surely one of the hardest. Every single cut on this album is an explosion of vibrant jungle breaks and moody subterranean sonics, courtesy of some big names like DJ Hybrid, NC-17 and recent Metalheadz feature Jem One. The latter's track is especially good, a featherweight intro leading on into an aggressive, rambunctious slice of feverous energy, Jem One's recent foray onto the OG imprint of jungle music apparent in every bar. Perfectly timed to fit in with the new wave of junglist pressure coming out across the UK, 36 Hertz have hit the nail on the head with this one.
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36HTZLP 014
03 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
03 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Empty warehouses and white vinyl artwork instil an old-school vibe in this release from literally the very start. You can almost smell the 90s rave dancefloor when you look at the artwork, which is certainly a good thing and rusty jungle vibes abound from start to finish. The opening rave piano on 'Paranoid Flashbacks' quickly devolves into a rising mash of drum hits and repetitive but solid synth work, whilst 'Cloud Formations' has a stripped back percussive feel that sits perfectly alongside it's low-frequency warmth. It's the roughness, the lack of precision and the don't-care attitude that makes this release good, so if you're looking for 2018-esque brightness then it might not be for you -it's for the proper heads.
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36 HHTZ080
12 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: It's been a while since we enjoyed a Jem One joint but he's making up for lost time with four absolute stinkers. In keeping with his brutal late 90s vibed style and production techniques, each of these cuts hits hard; the synapse snapping No U Turn steps of "Steel Edge", the breezy pads and loose breaks of "Breathe", the aluminium harmonies, sci fi purrs and sudden breakbeat flashpoints of "Damascus" and the pure grizzles and distorted bass funk of "System". And if that's not enough, he's got an EP coming on Headz soon, too...
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36 HTZ079
29 Oct 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Oct 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: 'An Indefinite Period' starts the EP with a strong shot of nostalgia, loud crashing breaks make the backbone of the track which is adorned by a host of euphoric rave samples, from airy lasers to echoing cow bells. Washed in a fuzzy cloud of white noise and with an emphasis on minor notes 'High Rise' has a sombre vibe, which is occasionally lifted by the twinkling of piano. 'Soul Within Code' has an intensive jungle vibe from the break pattern to the distant tropical bird calls, to add to the intensity there are layers of deep shimmering reflections. 'Toxin' is dark and brooding; the deep, barely there sub is the subtle star of the track.
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36 HTZ077
09 Oct 17
Breakbeat
09 Oct 17
Breakbeat
Review: DJ Vapour has long championed the sounds of classic, hard hitting drum and bass, consistently referencing the glory days, of dark and tough 170 while add present day vibes, makes for a killer mix. 'Nine Four Style' showers you in a cascade of crashing breaks and darker the mood with rough, loud, heavily mutated subs, think Dillinja. 'Do You Want Me' could have been released 15 years ago, washed in white noise and brimming with snare and bells, this is a wonderfull slice of nostalgia.
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36HTZ 076
25 Sep 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
25 Sep 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Vince Rollin
Review: Fast-rising newcomer junglist Vince Rollin makes his debut on DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz and confesses to six brutal murders. Crime scene highlights include "The Calling", a cut so atmospheric and full of sudden drum shocks it squeezes the breath out of you, "Watch The Ride", a slower banger that takes you back to 1991 with such a rude, broadsword breakbeat shock you never want to return to the present and "Black Out", the type of track you'd play backwards to scare the devil away. Elsewhere "Cydonia" twists the drums inside out with such subversion you'll wonder where one break begins and the other ends while "Defect" knocks and shocks with intense kick-heavy drums and delicious old school pads on the breakdown. Handle with care.
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36HTZ 075
24 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Vince Rollin
Review: Hasta la vista: 36 Hertz's most consistent and authentic jungle fusionist Jem One returns with two more ruthless industrial strength breakers. Taking off where his devilishly dark album The Infinite Circle left us, "Terminator X" is all about the big detuned riffs and neck-snapping switches while "Force Of Nature" is pure demonic drum funk where our full focus is fixed on breaks while trippy textures and layers of sonic paranoia whirl round in 360. He'll be back...
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36HTZ 073
20 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
20 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Pow, right in the kisser: we're barely half way into the first month of the year and 36 Hertz are already on their second release of 2017. It's another essential release, too... "Dead Weight" takes Corona and twists her through the roughest, toughest amen assault course known to junglist kind while "Double Trouble" slams down with such an authentic, gritty 93-level vibe that's not dissimilar to formative Swift & Zinc or 94-era SS tracks. True to the roots.
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36HTZ 071
16 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: There's only one thing that can fill the craterous holes caused by Jem One's demolition session album Infinite Circle. And that's a supreme double header from Digbee. Usually running with SR, both "Red Moon" and "Good Times" see him rolling solo with two infectious jungle workouts that will leave you feeling insatiable for more. The former is all about the drum edit that's tantamount to spellbinding while the latter hits with more of a deeper, spaced-out charm where a bass melody does the driving while the brisk breaks do the steamrolling.
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36HTZ 070
02 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
02 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: One of the gulliest diamonds in 36 Hertz's rough, Jem One has been carving, dicing, splicing and sharpening for years now. You can hear it on every wall-of-sound dynamic, every rusty clunking break, every chest-press sub. Most importantly, you can hear it here on his second album Infinite Circle. A stark, iced-out exercise in dangerous jungle, it uses original roots colours to paint grave new warnings to the world and every element hits with real attention and authenticity; the unforgiving drum militancy of "Deeper", the spine-melting pads on "90s", the sense-blurring cymbal splashes on "Broken Girl". The list goes on. An immense album both as DJ material and as a whole body of work.
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36HTZLP 011
12 Dec 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Dec 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Raw jungle fire: DJ Vapour continues his classically trained onslaught with two more shattered slammers. As always, there's great contrast throughout: "Let Off" is very cymbal heavy while "I Want You" is much more of a snare-led drum arrangement. There's heaps of contrast within the individual tunes themselves, too; the waspy, electric mids and hair-raising highs on the former, the dungeonist groove and sudden break into synth bliss on the latter. Precision bliss/bad balance.
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36HTZ 068
14 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Where were you in '92? Well Berkshire's Indigo Virus was there sweating it out down the front of early Prodigy gigs and the like. He's been trying capture the essence of the 90s through his keyboard wizardry and production skills ever since. Here we get four such cuts for our listening pleasure. The speedy "Scotty Please" is all pitched up synth stabs and 145bpm mania, the happy hardcore of "Vital Signs" sounds like an off cut from The Experience and "Take You Back" is all about skittering breaks and ascending ecstasy melodies. Lastly "Shutter Us Down" is an SL2-style furious rave anthem.
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36HTZ 067
31 Oct 16
Breakbeat
31 Oct 16
Breakbeat
Review: Two of 36 Hertz' many sex machines, SR & Digbee return with two more outlandish slabs of genuine article drumfunk jungle. "Get Into It" daringly takes the most sampled man in history and still applies a sound and result that sounds like no other. Next up: SR goes solo with a junglised refix of January's breakbeat roller "Real Junglist". Slapped hard with classical Ragga Twin chats, the track lives up to its name more than the original did in many senses. Proper gear, this.
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36HTZ 066
17 Oct 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Oct 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Happy hardcore and rave in the house thanks to 36 Hertz Recordings! These four tracks from label faithful Indigo Virus sound like they could have come from back in the day; just take in the 909 hi-hats, chipmunk vocals and in your face synth action of opener "Caffine". There's undeniable rhythms and gnarly breaks on "I C 93" while "Rock The House" is a classic, straight forward raving techno. There's some deeper more introspective moments (during the breakdown) in "All Crew" - plus some classic piano sounds - and this final cut is an EP highlight. For real.
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36HTZ 065
25 Jul 16
Breakbeat
25 Jul 16
Breakbeat
Review: 36 Hertz are like a dog with a bone this year. And when we say 'dog', we mean 'seriously on point jungle label'. And when we say 'bone' we mean 'loads of unparalleled bangers'. Hot on the heels of NC17's flammable four-piece comes a dangerous doublet from label founder Vapour. The hook and rowdy factor "Vicious" is reminiscent of Roni's "Friends" back in the day; all moshy sweatiness and tangible agro. "Turn Up" takes us much further back to the mid-'90s for some head-bending, cymbal melting drum fun. Think early Total Science or Digital for a flavour guide. Yum. And when we say 'yum', we mean 'banging'.
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36HTZ 064
11 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: With appearances on Playaz, Renegade, Drum&BassArena and Mainframe already checked in this year, the rampant rise of Canadian bass crusader NC17 continues on Vapour's Perennial 36 Hertz. As with much of the label's output, there's a strong sense of heritage without ever getting emotional about the past. Highlights include the hair-singeing murderation of "Crimewave", the simple-but-deadly stretches and detuned synths on "Mortal Relapse" and the grizzly amen slaps and tripped out reverse bass on "Twister". Sickeningly solid.
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36HTZ 063
27 Jun 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 Jun 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: We're not sure what his initials actually stands for but Serious Rave is a high contender. Proof? These heritage-rooted 140-60 BPM breakbeat workouts. "MC DJ" bumps and flexes with an array of recognisable samples and cool drops into half tempo grooves. "Tremor" is straight out of 92 with its well-crafted drums and rush-riddled pads. "Winged Sapphire" strips things back on an Omni Trio vibe, all snares and sharps teeth snapping louder and louder as the track develops. Finally, we hit "Vampire", a blood-sucking slower cut with a bassline so crude and slimy you can almost see it falling out of the speakers.
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36HTZ 062
13 Jun 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
13 Jun 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: When it comes to authentic retro/future jungle no one is doing it like Jem One. A consistent mainstay on Vapour's 36 Hertz imprint, the UK veteran chops breaks like you might chop your veg. Spliced, diced and full of spice, each cut takes us deep into his junglist psyche: "Damned If You Do" is all about the distorted rubber ball subs, "Ghetto System" is a Reinforced flavoured slapper with cymbals so brash you could shave limbs off with them, "Jungle Soldier" does that classic drifty spine-melting synth thing while "Spirals" is a whirlwind wall of sound where the drums have a life of their own. Properly proper.
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36HTZ 061
30 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Usually spotted alongside his compadre in grime, long standing 36 Hertz solider SR goes it alone with two disgusting slabs of industrial strength modern day junglism. "Drop It" is all about the nasty with its well-known Meat Beat Manifesto sample and twisted drumcraft. "Robo Story", meanwhile, is an off-beat romp into experimental tech fusions where the humanised basses touch places that they're really supposed to and the wound up tape FX sounds like people laughing about you behind your back. Hey, perhaps they are?
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36HTZ 060
16 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Fresh to 36 Hertz but clearly not fresh to classically trained jungle, Sanz's timeless amen-ravished breaks are the perfect fit for DJ Vapour's label. "Square" is an all-out assault of the senses with total drum chaos and evil incarnate bass poking its head through the kicks whenever possible. "Rasta Love" is a little softer round the edges with an early Krust feel to the groove but still punching hard with full drum muscle flexery.
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36 HTZ059
02 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
02 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Barely a month passes without 36 Hertz badman bossman Vapour blowing sonic smoke up our senses. This month is no exception as he packs two knock-out jungle punches with "Rhythm Flow" and "Bunker Buster". The former rides with a classic hip-hop vocal sample, flexing it in a similar way that Aphrodite may have done back in the Urban Takeover days, while splashy cymbals soak the breaks with showers of attitude. The latter swallows a techier pill as we're flattened by a devilish two-step and gutter-chomping distorted bass that's simple but viciously effective. Hold tight for the amens that start to rumble and shake midway. Powerful.
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36HTZ 058
18 Apr 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Apr 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Deep in the underground there's an ancient jungle bible written in a language older than Sanskrit. Only a small collection of the elders can still read it fluently and even fewer new producers. Jem One is one of the text's closest, more meticulous readers; not only does he understand the ancient drum sermons and dangerous messages of physical sonic bombardment, but he relates them in a way that makes total sense to the present and indeed the future. Having demonstrated this at 140 late 2015, he now returns with a reminder at how volatile and exciting these dynamics are at 172: "Virus" rolls with overwhelming drums and a gritty bassline that gurgles relentlessly. "Dubplates States" takes a similar approach but with the bass brought closer to the fore and a subtle vocal wrapping itself over the heady mix for added rave pleasure. Long may Jem's readings continue.
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36 HTZ056
22 Feb 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
22 Feb 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: More 140 jungle flexery from 36 Hertz trooper Sergeant Virus. Rooted in 1993 but focused on 2023, his sound is a celebration of everything that has passed and is yet to come. "Acid Tongue" is all about the iconic detuned pads that breathe ominously, waiting for the smoke machine and strobe lightning of the drop. "Metropolis" is all about the crash cymbal-snapping breaks, each one edited to smithereens, while "Cerulean" updates a classic acid house riff with occasional switches to stompy 4/4 danger. Finally we hit "Detonate". The name really does say it all; swashbuckling drums, grumpy subs and insistent vocal rhythmic techniques, this will cause a lot of trouble in the dance. Visionary.
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36HTZ 055
08 Feb 16
Breakbeat
08 Feb 16
Breakbeat
Various
Review: Vapour's 36 Hertz imprint has gone into overdrive throughout 2015 with a consistent slew of multi-tempo jungle jugular-cutters. Each of the 12 tracks are brand new and exclusive to the collection with highlights grunting and snarling from every rusty amen edit: from the wall-of-sound assault of Jem One's "Last Stand" to the late 90s-style sparse dynamic of SR & Digbee's rolling wounder "Hustler" to absolute cymbal-smashing chaos from the label boss himself on "Sauna Shaker". An album that documents the label's authentic roots and uncompromised bill of health, 36 Hertz are on a major mission right now.
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36HTZLP 008
30 Nov 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 Nov 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: 36 Hertz continues to fly the flag for foundation rave sounds with this welcomed comeback from Delphi Productions. "Feel U" gleams with classical Good looking synths before a hornets nest bassline rattles and ruptures the breeze with lightning menace. "Back To Kingston" is much more of a jugular-puncher where the hornets have been replaced with killer bees on steroids. Deadly.
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36HTZ 054
09 Nov 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
09 Nov 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Graf artist and old school jungle connoisseur Jem One returns to 36 Hertz with four more 140BPM breakbeat bruisers. Super-splash drums, frosty samples and screaming pads are the key ingredients as Jem balances nostalgia with modern day gnarl. Highlights include the pitched drum hook on "Knife Edge", the juggernaut drum rolls on "SAR" and the dissonant euphoria of "Spiral Tribe". Back to school.
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36HTZ 053
26 Oct 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Oct 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: For some of the biggest drums you'll hear this side of 2015 check out DJ Vapour's opening track "Beet Root Juice" - then enter that huge synth. Anthemic production right there. ESP delivers the rave synths and 'y'all ready for this' vocal with some classic sampling added in "Good Times", while Suspect Chin does the same in "Miss You" - pitch that up! For a hi-octane club track which flexes its drums, spits acid and wobbles with bass look to Inidigo Virus' "Will Power".
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36HTZ 045
16 Jun 15
Breakbeat
16 Jun 15
Breakbeat
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: It's about time SR and Digbee got a little more attention and these remixes are going to be the nudge that does it. Kicking off with a stunning vintage-style VIP of "Jog On", breaks take over for a rapidfire, under the radar dancefloor destroyer. Made for pirate radio, if this came out 25 years ago we wouldn't be surprised. Next up, DJ Randall's tough, rough n ready remix of "Nostromo" brings out the big guns with deep tribal sounds adding extra tension. Callide's remix of "Supersonic" brings a touch of mainstream magic to proceedings and then DJ Vapour drags it all back to the good old ravey days of 93-95 with "Back To Basics". Mental.
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36HTZ 044
17 Nov 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Nov 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Hardcore
Review: For their latest release, veteran duo SR & Digbee have decided to look back for inspiration, back to the early '90s D&B sound to be more specific. They've tried to cover as much of the sound of this era as possible over four tracks, largely dropping the BPM from their usual 170 to around 140. The results are impressive with "Contagious" revisiting the good old days of pop-jungle, "Body Swerve" is all acidic dub, "Special Dedication" gets into deep D&B territory and "Zoom Zoom" steals a bit of Public Enemy to end on a hardcore high.
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36HTZ 043
20 Oct 14
UK Hardcore
20 Oct 14
UK Hardcore
Review: Crisp, futuristic sounds come courtesy of UK's own J Hybrid, a producer who's seemingly more prolific every single month that passes. This time he turns his paranoid junglist sounds to 36 Hertz, and first track "Nothing Else" is a blending high-powered dancefloor filler powered by the manifestly dark thoughts that fill his best productions. "Bring It On" changes the mood completely, with sizzling horns sampled over big punches of bass and jungle breaks and as "Smash and Grab" moves into cinematic territory with widescreen atmospherics we almost forgot where we were...until the drop. "Reach" rounds this stonker of an EP up with the soundtrack to a true old school rave. Bring the energy.
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36HTZ 042
28 Jul 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Jul 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Canadian producer NC17 gets his jollies from splicing electronic sounds with big rough and ready jungle beats. It's just as well then, that the resulting tracks are heavier-than-thou freak-fests of epic dancefloor proportions. "Inferno" is the type of track heard tearing up the dance at 2am, kicking off the release in grand, uncompromising style. "Wolf" follows with an undercurrent of uneasy synth as the beats roll hard, and "Lazor Rot" punches in soon after, with hard stepping snares and a big squishy rolled-out bassline. Finally, "Welcome To The Jungle takes melodic pinpricks of staccato electronics and places them against the filthiest bassline this side of 1995. Don't sleep.
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36HTZ 041
30 Jun 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 Jun 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Delivering some of the most messed-up modern junglist rhythms you'll hear this side of Bangface, SR & Digbee use their years of experience in this release to traverse the line between old school D&B and breakcore. While tracks like "Nightmare" and "Badbwoy Style" play havoc with breaks and bring the fun back to the genre with errant sampling, there's more to this duo than hard-hitting breaks. Second track "Nostromo" builds tension with cinematic strings as it rolls out hard and fast, punching hard and low with a bassline fit to start riots. "Harmony" recalls that sublime taste of the old school, with a taste of the future as it morphs into a techy roller fit for a Nightlife comp. Staggering stuff.
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36HTZ 040
26 May 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 May 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: With a statement cover imagining a planet overrun with speakers - what a place to live - this compilation offers some of the most bonkers jump-up and high octane D&B currently available for human consumption. Featuring some of the finest new talents from 36 Hertz's roster, this release splits into two halves. SR & Digbee's "Supersonic" and NC-17 & Soul Culture's "Jungle Nightmares" are helter-skelter mad, ready to break free at any moment. Push on to Lutin's "World Of Blue" and a deep rolling bassline and skitterish hi-hats make for a techy respite that's still packed with energy. Finally the tech continues with a cold, clinical disintegration into madness courtesy of Delphi Productions. Who said jump-up was samey?
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36HTZ 039
03 Mar 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
03 Mar 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Self-professed bassline terrorist DJ Vapour hasn't ever been one for the quiet life and when it comes to drum and bass, he's very much on the side of "the more the better". This might explain why "Iceberg Slim" is a hyperactive basher at breakneck jump-up speed, filled with jazzy riffs and dizzying atmospherics. On "Selassie Riddim" deep, dubby bass fuzzes into trebly amen breaks, adding to a feel of vintage vibes crash-landing in the future. A great pair of dancefloor fillers, well worth your time.
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36HTZ 038
17 Feb 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Feb 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The latest release on DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz Recordings revisits the rave era with such clout and command, it genuinely feels like 1992. "Feel The Vibe" is a ruthless breakbeat cut sprung with the finest Prodigy-style detuned synths, "On The Run" comes complete with heavenly pianos, "Here We Go" attacks with rattling breakbeats and a tightly looped vocal while "Woah Iz Me" closes the show with a rich insanity riff and neat flips between between bold splashy amens and a more stripped back body-moving riddim. Whistle crew - you'd better be ready!
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36HTZ 037
03 Feb 14
Breakbeat
03 Feb 14
Breakbeat
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: DJ Vapour's 36 Hertz has been spreading good vibes for years now and with this compilation setting the benchmark at a very fitting 36th release for the label, it seems only right that it should be full of bangers. Featuring tracks from the likes of Callide, Cambridge, SR & Digbee and Vapour himself, it's a compilation full of those D&B classics-inspired tunes the label is famed for. The series so far has seen an impressive level of variety in the types of tunes they've uncovered, and this album really showcases the variety of sounds 36 Hertz encourages. The type of compilation that restores faith in drum and bass.
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36HTZ 036
21 Oct 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
21 Oct 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Two tasty tracks dedicated to the darkest of jungle vibes, Vapour's 36 Hertz Recordings pay homage to drum & bass music's most formative roots right here. SR & Digbee's "Twisted Love" is a bona fide hurter; an array of basses vie for your attention as they ripple and rasp amid a swamp of thick, industrial strength amens. Wheezing, pleasing and altogether teasing, it's an instant crowd pounder. "Vlad The Impaler" isn't far behind on the mean stakes; here the jungle beat come with added hi-hat splashes while a chorus of hoovers play havoc with your senses. Essential as always with 36 Hertz.
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36HTZ 035
02 Sep 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
02 Sep 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: One of jump-up's most exciting new producers, Jaybee is everywhere right now. Pushing forward with his reign of terror he's dropped these two monsters, guaranteed to get the floor moving. Adding classic jungle and old school D&B to a filthy bassline is what he does best. Smashing up lightning fast breaks over massive bass, track one delivers the pain, but it's the old school flavours of "Hallelujah" that get us hot under the collar. Smooth and dangerous with cold accuracy and rolling snares, seriously, what is there not to love?
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36HTZ 032
22 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
22 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: ESP take it to the early '90s when breakbeats and acid house reigned supreme, and boy does it feel good to be back. As a first release it's a bit of a shocker - even the cover art is a spot on perfect rendition of those halcyon days - but it's authentic enough to blend into any rave collection. SR & Digbee decide to flip the relaxed feel of jangly percussion and 140 rave beats into a hi-energy D&B track. Strangely it works, much like the hardcore influences of DJ Vapour's contribution as he adds that nu-skool hard edge, keeping the big, loose beats in tact. Losing all sense of late-night chilled decorum, Delphi Productions sprawl it out for a last minute dancefloor D&B session. Now all we need is a rave.
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36HTZ 031
08 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: In the mood for some genuine, bona fide old-skool? Thankfully this little beauty reminisces and influences in equal measure, starting with an appropriately named chop-n-rave smasher from Oxford-based ravers SR & Digbee. Channelling that '90s euphoric sound, Jem One's inclusion matches dubby bass with hands-in-the-air pads and a jangly amen. Vapour's dark jungle atmospherics and chopped breaks dominate the second half and finally Skink takes the unease up a notch with gothic synth pads and seriously creepy echoing atmospherics throughout. Ending on a bad trip, leaving on a high note.
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36HTZ 030
24 Jun 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Jun 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: DJ Vapour returns to his homespun label 36 Hertz to provide the world with perhaps his heaviest beats yet courtesy of some smashing remixes from fellow brash & bass (a genre we just made up) fans and producers. Callide's remix of "Sting In The Tail" is off the Richter scale as it steps out some seriously explosive rhythms. Social Security's Rub-A-Dub remix of Natty Rocker pairs dubby vibes with junglist breaks and the out of control energy of jump up to blistering effect. Each track turns up the pressure leaving only one thing to be said - get your skanking shoes on.
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36HTZ 028
27 May 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 May 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Get past the seriously psychedelic cover art for Nottingham-based Delphi Productions' first major label release and you'll be surprised at your rewards. Old-school breaks puncture the cooling calm of "All It Takes" as it gears up again and again for more dancefloor punishment, while "Break It Down" channels the bass 'n' breaks spirit of early noughties drum and bass with retro vibes and stacks of heavy riddims. Intelligent jump-up isn't easy to find, but with this level of accuracy and intricacy we think all your boxes will be ticked by these perky little numbers.
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36HTZ 027
29 Apr 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Apr 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: DJ Vapour
Review: Big, solid and heavy. The sound of "Massive" by Midlands' drum & bass prodigy Jem One is exactly that. A huge comeback beat with all the best parts of rave culture charged right into the centre, it's a siren heralding the return of one of D&B's finest to the studio. Previously releasing tune after tune to the fierce support of label head honchos Goldie, Grooverider, DJ Marky and Andy C, this guy has got nothing to prove and yet here he is, ripping up a storm. "Podium Trollz" hits up that ravey feeling once more, bringing a touch of hysteria to proceedings with an acid sting. Welcome home Jem.
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36HTZ 026
15 Apr 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
15 Apr 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Jungle tinged icy roller "I Man" gets the beats flowing straight from the off, with industrial stepping rhythms and growling bass. Not a combo to keep to expectations though, SR & Digbee switch it up on second track "Jog On" to build a junglistic dub insta-classic with plenty of sweltering ragga vibes and raw sampling. Changing styles once again with "Wanted", old school Amen vibes play a big part in this breakbeat-infused roller with a huge dubby breakdown fit for any headline act. "You're No Beggar" finishes up this four track exploration of the drum and bass spectrum, with tight Amen lead and old school samples making way for crisp synths and rumbling bass. Too diverse, a must buy.
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36HTZ 025
18 Mar 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Mar 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
