Review: Heavy ghetto vibez be rulin' here on this deep brain crushing EP from this forward-looking Yorkshire crew. The EP features four bruising cuts that don't mess about and don't do boring neither. Opener "Once Again" features chants, US strip bar footwork rhythms and even a rave-era breakdown. Elsewhere "Hotter Than Hot" features hypey beats and wobble-informed basslines, Original Big Up lays the Amen breaks on thick and fast, mixing it up with some dubby Rasta attitude. Lastly "Tun It Up" references melodic hardcore, with hands-in-air keyboard melodies and stop/start breaks.
Review: Bass=Win has been Terry Hooligan's baby since day one, a label on which he has released chest-pounding bass music both from himself and new and exciting talents from around the globe. This time he's scouted another debutant, Alisky, and the young 'un comes through with "Without Your Touch", a pseudo house joint sparked into life by the bubbly bassline surrounding it and the vocals emanating from its core. There are two remixes within, the first being a wobbly garage tune-up by Rico Tubbs, and the second one sees PRXZM twist the house out into storming, machine-like dubstep with plenty of fire power.
Review: Bass = Win equals guaranteed funky house delight and this time it's a right showdown with a full remix EP of the "Baby" track by Orkidea, Rico Tubbs and Heavyweight, three label regulars who know all about body-rocking goodness. Jayceooh, Rare Candy, Desto and Daddy Flix all turn in the goods, ranging from housier to more half-step territories, but our favourite has to be Desto's neo-jungle reinterpretation, a cut which glides between footwork and d&b with pure ease and utter grace. Tight little bag, this one!
Thank You For The Music (Notixx remix) - (4:41) 150 BPM
Review: Terry Hooligan's Bass=Win imprint looks down under for inspiration as Sydney-based Damien Williams steps up for his label debut. A cool fusion of string-surged soul and street-charged trap, "Thank You For The Music" is a unique blend that's likely to create major dancefloor huggage when dropped at the right time. On remix-flex we find LAOS dusting off his best range of amens for a rub that's reminiscent of High Contrast's best material while Notixx gets lively on a more traditional dubstep jam. One sparkling original and two startlingly creative remixes. Bass=Win = Win!
Review: Savagery abounds on Bass=Win as Fog steps up with a quad of unashamed shock-outs. The middle finger waggling "Disrespect" kicks with treacle-trap 808s beats while screaming with a dubstep mid-range bass. "Granades" is more of the same heady nastiness but with more a scream in the riff as it rises with insanity. "Vybes" is much more stark and sleeker with more minimalism and funk than aggression. "Why I'm In The Hood" finishes the set with a swaggering synth-horn hook that's got more menace than a 20 man gang scrap.
Review: Ready for a trap attack? Of course you are. Who isn't? Luckily Rico and Will are here with two fine examples of how trap has risen from its ghetto roots and developed into the laser-reaching beast it is today. "Bass Track" opens with an aggressive lick (and a very well known very sample) before building into a crescendo of rush-soaked synths. "Horn Track", meanwhile, adds even more drama to the mix thanks to the heady mix of staccato synthetic horns and, yes, another very very well known sample. Clever. Heavy. Winner.
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