Review: It's always an exciting moment to see a new compilation from the Black Marble Collective, who return to their super-successful 'Ravetools' compilation for a dazzling second edition, exploring the space between bass music and footwork with twelve explosive originals. From the intense synthetic flicks and twists of 'Pulverturm 160' from DJ Ends to the super choppy, almost post-jungle intricacies of HomeSick's 'Petrol Safety', we see such a wide range of sounds and styles being covered, that it's difficult to ever guess where we as listeners will end up next! This is a real journey of a collection, pulled together with masterful arrangement skills, with our favourites including JTRA's emotional overload in 'The Melancholy Dance', the junglist-based nostalgia of 'THE UNDERGROUND' from PUFF Magic and the emphatic half-time drum bounces of 'Get It Right' from Alexandre. Lovely work.
Review: The team behind Black Marble Collective always seem to have a treat or two hidden up their sleeves. This latest collection from Zeez is a fabulous look into that creativity as we open up with the lofi drum shuffles and addictive high-pitched vocal samples of 'Pretty Hands'. Next, the title track 'Equinox' slides into view with a gorgeous array of organic-sounding drum shuffles and crunchy rhythmic arrangements, topped with eerie bass drives and a seriously progressive instrumental design. We then dive head first into two remixes, firstly hearing Sicaa deliver a colourful trip hop rethink, followed by a spritely garage-inspired twist up from NPHONIX. This is another wicked showing from the Black Marble crew.
Review: It appears that the Black Marble Collective are keen to kick off 2020 in the same way they left 2019, as they unleash this stunning body of work from Raumskaya, a Moscow-based producer who has been turning quite a few heads. Between the crunchy drum expanses and bubbling melodic layout of 'Addicted To Love' we kick off with a flying start, followed by faux-d&B drum rhythms of 'Doggone Girl' and EDM-inspired big room synth pads of 'Easy Easy'. Finally, we finish off with more sumptuous sounds as 'Clouds' supplies us with a gorgeous combination of soft pads and vocal delays. It's as smooth as you like!
Review: The team at Black Marble Collective have maintained an incredibly consistent high standard throughout the course of 2019, with this latest compilation providing the cherry for the metaphorical cake they really do deserve. They assemble a goliath 16 track collection including original heat from the likes of DJ Ends, Jah Bliddie, Andrew DIFF, Dev79 and more. For us there are a couple of stand out favourites, including 6Blocc's incredibly emotive rethink 'For Life', originally featuring A.Fruit. We also love the rave-ready basslines of Dom Corleone's 'Yo Body' VIP mix and the junglist slices of 'Underground' from Alexandre.
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