Review: Whenever Circus come to town, it's widely understood to buckle down for a serious thrill ride, with this second edition of their All Stars collection delivering five absolute bombshells, opening up with an explosive return from Doctor P on 'In The Jungle', a warping rampage through blistering synthesiser slaps and skull crushing drum punches, followed by the thumping Rebel Scum rethink of Jessica Audiffred & Mila Falls' rolling epic 'Emergency'. Next, some more old school-inspired flavour as Conrank unloads a system-sizzling display on 'Eat Sleep Skank Repeat', utilising catchy vocal loops and hard hitting melodies, followed by a weighty link up from FuntCase & Jigsy King entitled 'No Get Away', bringing us a party-starting 4x4 epic. Finally, Franky Nuts & Fire Proof join forces for a bone-shaking D&B remix of 'I Won't Die', giving us a euphoric close to this fantastic collection.
Review: Next up, the legendary Circus are at it again, this time rolling out the red carpet for Conrank who arrives here on album duty, supplying us with sixteen original creations, showcasing his style from start to finish. The album explores just how dirty dubstep can get, with tracks such as 'Drum In Time' and 'Blast' pushing synthesizer units to the limit with disgusting sound design and gritty bass tones. For us the album is hard hitting from start to finish but our highlights have to include the dance ready divisions of 'Wake Up', which features some stunning vocal work from Charmae, along with the junglist drum switches of 'Level 8' and blippy textures of 'Bubble & Run', which takes on additional work from Patwan.
Review: Last summer he made us go gorillas, this summer he's calling us bubbleheads... Physician or not, Circus co-founder Doctor P certainly knows how to tease us with this annual flow of one-track releases. Sitting somewhere between bass house, moombah and straight up electro, an absolutely steaming, spiked-out groove builds up and breaks down around a perfect N.O.R.E vocal loop. The result? Chaos. Someone best call another doctor as this one is sick...
Submotion Orchestra - "Hard To Stay" - (5:31) 125 BPM
Review: Easily one of the most influential UK bass imprints to have emerged in the last five years, Circus has been responsible for a whole range of vibes. While it's most famed for the "Sweet Shop" style epic bro-downs, it's also put out lush subby soul from Submotion Orchestra, breezy synth funk from Brown & Gammon and thumping, unrelenting techno from the McMash Clan. If your collection is missing any Circus hits - or you fancy a lesson in great dancefloor diversity - this is an essential one for the collection.
Review: London's finest beat clan keep on mashing with this awesome genre-smelting EP. "Birds Sing" fuses ghetto funk glitch bass, euphoric vocal anthemia and serious dancefloor kicking clout. Further on we're smacked into choral submission on the classical D&B hypemonger "Requiem" and we hit unrelenting breakbeat paydirt with the tech-funk lazer-bender "Shadow Dance" which sounds like Plump DJs back in their prime. And if that's not quite enough, Dodge & Fuski complete the set with a galvanised glitch version of "Jericho". What a package!
Review: Submotion Orchestra are a project of Ruckspin, whose classically trained background is evidenced by the stunning, intricate detail of the production. "Damn Hot" kicks things off with deep skippy beats and a general warped sumptuousness, which evokes memories of Moloko at their most sublime. Elsewhere, "Breathe It In" is all stop-start digital RnB, "Broken World" is a hands-in-the-air synth anthem, "Hard To Say" is a slo-mo urban ballad and "1968" ends things on a fragile jazzy (blue) note.
Review: In case the clue in "Jericho's" title isn't enough, this takes one of rave's most distinctive, spine-shuddering horn samples and takes it kicking and screaming into the electro future. Coupled with a nagging staccato high end riff, pulverising beats and slick-chat-toasting from Million Dan, it's a whole new look for THE most hair-raising horn sample ever to grace our dancefloors. "Dr Pill" is equally hedonistic. If not more; loaded with glitches, surprising bass drops and another unrelenting hard-nosed groove, it's the McMash Clan at their most mischievous. Massive.
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