Review: Introducing French duo BNDT72, a pair doing their part in pushing and developing France's footwork scene with an eclectic and infectious sound since 2016. This Lost EP arrives as their most accomplished work yet, drawing in with it a remix from OG Chicago head DJ Spinn on the title-track. Spin opts for a more soulful and less frenetic approach to the sounds of BNDT72 that turn up best on rave tracks like "Watcha", with deeper house vibes gracing the synth, and percussive change ups in "Tell Me" to the dubstep funk of "Retro". Find 70s dub reggae motifs and jungle breaks in "Gyal Dem", with the title-track going large on its instrumentation. Get lost.
Review: As far as genres go, there appears to be none of a more rapid rise than juke, which seems to be picking up more and more momentum as the year moves on. We here see two very hard hitting creations, the first of which comes from J(AY).A.D, who kicks off proceedings with the stacked drum designs and constantly shifting landscapes of 'Root Of All E.v.i.L (Paper)', which draws influence from all around the globe. This is then followed up immediately with a more direct trap-style rethink from Taso, adding some punchy sub pressure to proceedings.
Review: Beat Machine here return to continue their footwork inspired rampages, doing so with the employing of Pablo Dread, who comes up with this highly experimental 'Burnin' EP. We begin with the junglistic drum rolls and powerful sub pressure of 'Watch It', before we then lean into 'Fyah Burnin', throughout which the jungle themes continue to roll. To follow, we dive into the intense drum clicks and ascending bass tones of 'What's Going On', which rounds up the originals nicely. We are then treated to Fixate's heavyweight D&B rework of 'Fyah Burnin', completely revamping the track into a stripped back roller.
Review: Beat Machine are simply unstoppable these days, dropping bombs left, right and centre - and these guys really can refer to their output as being explosive! This time they come through with the dread bass of Kuthi Jijani, a debutant who's clearly understood the entire bass process from the get-go, and these five tunes are everything you'd want form your typical Saturday night bass bullets. Fire and fury are unleashed via the rolling punch of drums that drives "Peshi" forwards, while "Fluvial God Decompose Our Bodies" centres its efforts around the all-out cacophonous thanks to an unexpected wave of noise. "Serpent" is a new strain of highly abrasive d&b, the sort Noisia would be proud of, while "Yonder" steps back into more traditional 'step' territories; Ipman's remix of "Discarga" is a hypnotic, sinister ride down the impenetrable wormhole of bass. TIP!
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