Review: Funkadelic flavours are in full abundance as Vancara steps up for a vibrant tree track selection on his 'Underwater' EP on Adapted. We begin with the soulful swings of 'Breadsticks' which channels a stripped back bass and drum layout through incredibly catchy melodies. Next up, the title track 'Underwater', which boasts stunning aquatic soundscaping across its introduction before descending into jazzy delirium come the breakdown. Finally we round off with 'In The Night' which employs shuffling bass instrumentation alongside uplifting chord progressions and delicate arpeggiators, resulting in a super funky landscape.
Review: The Basement Freaks have riddled our charts with all sorts of break-centric dance experiments, but this is their debut for the mighty Adapted label, home to some of the best breakbeat this side of 2010, and they've come through with a meaty LP to get your weekend off to a good start. "Freedom" opens with a mash up of blues and soul, masterfully reimagined through a breaks angle, and this is followed by a whole artillery of vast, playful, sample-heavy bangers of all shapes and sizes. It sounds as if the Freaks have really gone to town on this one, chopping and shifting at every turn, adding in little touches of quality here and there. It's an album for those who like to dream big and not feel restricted by traditional genre boundaries. Lovely stuff.
Review: Ever since Adapted Records won Best International Glitch Hop Label at the UK Glitch Hop Awards in 2012, this Aussie imprint has been ruling the roost. Here they present a mini album's worth of collaborations between respected producers Dedrecordz and Low Radar101 and boy, do the sparks fly. There are six jams to sink your teeth into, with highlights including full-on meaty crunch of the stomping title track. Elsewhere we get slow and groovy glam rock stomp of "Cross Fire" and the hands-in-air-stadium-rock-meets-party-breaks of "Wings".
Review: Listening to the fusion of trippy guitars and breakbeats here on the Dope EP, it's almost certain that Floating Anarchy has been influenced by a 70s prog "F#@k What Ya Heard" starts with a sloppy beat and crunchy bass before drifting into mellow chimes and guitar noodles. "Roger Comes Alive" has a dreamy synth-hop backing with some killer blues licks on top, "Dope A" is a bouncy, but atmospheric hip-hop jam and "Soul Train" is a classy closer featuring jazzy live bass, moody vibes and brassy swagger! An accomplished release indeed.
Review: Brighton's JFB is the reigning UK DMC champion. In fact, he's won it so many times now he's probably bored of it. When he's not utterly rinsing the decks with his flashy turntablism, he's rinsing it in the studio, lathering up jams like the Wobble Wash EP. Here we get two tracks, one for each deck so he can mix the bejaysus out of them, mash-up style. "FunkATone" is ferocious pop-dubstep - all funky breaks and fizzy melodic bass (with a blues-rock breakdown!), and "Skys Falling" meanwhile, brings trancey synths into play fusing nicely with the more mellow vibes on offer. Boom!
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