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Critical Music
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CRIT 179S2D
26 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 194
19 Sep 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 Sep 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 131SNGL
04 Jul 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
04 Jul 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Sam Binga and Hyroglifics represent two of the most ingenious beat makers in the drum and bass, a pair of producers who, through their work on Critical Music amongst others, has pushed the boundaries of the genre. Wicked & Bad represents further encroachment onto the territory of neighbouring genres, including garage and grime, and the pair have managed to stay true to the formula of drum & bass whilst expanding on it with serious finesse. 'Wits End' embodies this mission statement best, as robotic vocals machinate alongside a bouncing garage beat and wallowing low frequency notes to form a technoid funk that's both heavy and sophisticated. There are more traditional jungle flavours on the title track, featuring Riko Dan on top form to provide a vocal overlay to the tune's rambunctious drums and pummelling bassline. More genre bending stuff from the Critical crew.
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CRIT 153
09 Oct 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
09 Oct 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: London based drum and bass label Critical Music announce their staggering 55th release straight from the studio of SP:MC, Jubei and Dakuan, aka, Code 3, whose contributions to the genre haven't gone unnoticed in recent years. "What You Sayin" opens with simple two-tone chords and staggered break, eventually pounding into fearless snares and thudding subs. Intriguingly subtle at times, smooth keys dive and duck between the heavy drums and thunderous bass lines. The unique combination of the two tempos propel "What You Sayin" into the realm of D&B elegance. Over the page, "Double Dipped" intros with tremendous breaks, spaced out pads and a double bass that's far too easy to get lost in.
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CRIT 055
16 May 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 May 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Nice Up! Records, Smutlee, DJ Vapour, Gunjack, BSN Posse, Mooves, Rockwell (Shogun Audio), Hex
Review: With an extensive repertoire that includes breaks, house and techno, Sam Binga's switch to future jungle rhythms has spawned some of his honest, his most exciting and his heaviest tracks to date. Sitting in the same unclassifiable field as Om Unit and Fracture, his productions wobble, writhe and punch sweetly around the 160/80 axis and feature a wealth of killer vocalists such as Warrior Queen, Rider Shafique and Romaine. Part dancehall, part jungle, part mongrel bass, Sam's skills are showcased succinctly across Wasted Days with a consistency that ensures the album experience is just as hard hitting as the individual tracks hit the floor. Get wasted.
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CRITLP 08
11 Sep 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 Sep 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 149S 2
17 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 121
28 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT224S 1
19 Apr 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 Apr 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The Critical Music team have pulled out all the stocks for this latest outing, welcoming both Hyroglifics and Deft to the table for an explosive two-track display, readying the ravers for a raucous affair. Firstly 'Two For Two', combines gnarly reese-bass inspired textures with glittering soundscapes to give us an absolute rollercoaster of sonic mastery. From here, we then jump into a more classic sound Critical display as the pair once again combine, this time for a neurotic excursion, doused in lethal synthetic design and sharpened drum textures, giving us a fiery display. Once again, the Critical team impressed!
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CRITLP017S 2
20 Apr 23
Deep Dubstep
20 Apr 23
Deep Dubstep
Played by: Ennio Styles, Rich Raw, Sektor, DJ Sappo, Ant TC1, Paul oja, Reso (Hospital Records), Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Bop, Skrillex b2b Noisia, LeStR, Soula, Sideswipe, BSN Posse, Calyx & TeeBee (RAM Records), Marcus Visionary, Lenzman, Hex, Ulterior Motive, S.P.Y (Hospital Records, Metalheadz, Ben Soundscape, Covert Garden, AmossDnb, 1000DaysWasted, Shiftin Beatz, Paramount
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CRIT 080D
09 Mar 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
09 Mar 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Let's go to work! Critical bossman Kasra teams up with one of his most respected and exciting artists Enei for a quintet of ice-cold sonics. And it kicks off with "Transmitter" where Jakes, one of the most iconic gravelly toned MCs in the game, sets the narrative with berg-like sternness. Elsewhere "1000" is all about the electrified sizzle in the bass, "Projections" is a tripped out sinewy stepper with cosmic undertones and furiously funky shakers and "Rolling Walls" plays the consummate role of a gully hurricane with its jumpy bass riff and lolloped beats. Finally we have "Look Ahead" brings us to a fittingly frazzled finale with mischievous FX and bare bounce to the kicks. Singular stuff.
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CRIT 105
12 Jan 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Jan 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 022
01 May 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 May 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Critical marks their 53rd release by bringing Seba and Paradox together for a super sharp release on Kasra's imprint. Featuring vocal work from Kirsty Hawkshaw, "The Light" is full of swooning lyrics, old skool piano keys with an (almost) overpowering glowering bass which rises up like the crest of a wave a couple of minutes in. Beautifully complimented by its counterpart, "As If" sees the boys tune into an altogether different vibe; cue a jungle coated, tech roller with hollow, metallic breaks, bassline thumping and reggae samples a-plenty.
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CRIT 053
14 Mar 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Mar 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRITLP016S 3
28 Oct 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Oct 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 143
06 Mar 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Mar 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The Tag Team EP represents a killer return to Critical for South Coast producer Foreign Concept who really showcases the depths of his productions skills across the four tracks. As you'd expect from the EP title, this release is all about Foreign Concept flexing his collaborative muscles and he doesn't put a step wrong. Naturally there's some hi rolling drum and bass with the T Man featuring lead track and "Bang It" featuring Stray both premium grade examples of the art, but Foreign Concept demonstrates he can take the D&B template and apply it to hip hop on "Paper Cha$er" which is made all the memorable by the guest spot from New York MC Punchline of eMC fame.
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CRIT 072D
05 Aug 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Aug 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Lenzman
Review: Critical boss Kasra never misses a trick. Having built his label up to be one of the leading lynchpins in D&B, now he takes to the studio hot seat and teams up with S.P.Y for a couple of killer collabs - incidentally his first EP since 2002! "Surface" gets things started with a snappy two-step break, driving, warped bassline and echoing, distant vocal snatches. It's got that all-encompassing, attention grabbing finesse, with Metalheadz style touches and a deep, rolling vibe. "Control", however, takes things back a decade or so, with some classic old skool breaks and classy, stripped back sultriness.
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CRIT 054
18 Apr 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Apr 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Over the past couple of years the music of Austrian producer Mefjus has become synonymous with ferociously high calibre drum and bass productions. Quite rightly intimidating to his peers on the front line, with his combination of on-point production, cripplingly addictive basslines and underlying wittiness, is it any wonder he's got lesser artists shaking in their size tens? These tracks showcase this expertly as the precursor to his debut album "Emulation" which will be released by Critical Music later this year. Two brand new album tracks, on vinyl exclusively for this single plus an unreleased VIP as a digital special. What more could you want?
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CRIT 079
27 Oct 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 Oct 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Enei is an artist who has been massively blowing up in the D&B scene in the past year, and here he cements his reputation as one of Saint Petersburg's finest on Kasra's Critical imprint. The title track "Stonehead" is all trademark sharp, snapping breaks punctuated by a vitriolic gangster-style vocal urging us to "trust me", with a rolling b-line below. "No Fear", up next, features the lyrical prowess of Riya, who brings in a female Kemo style rap vocal to fidgeting drums and Ramadanman-meets-Rockwell SFX. Enei ups the dancefloor vibes in "Movin Fast" which has a trancey synth-led intro, with punchy drums and warping SFX, dropping into a bonafide banger. Last and not least, Jubei goes in on the remix duties for previous hit "Cracker", transforming it into an even moodier meditation.
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CRIT 057
08 Aug 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Aug 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Horizons Music, Sharps, Zoom, A Dominant Species, Syncopix, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, State of Mind, Sevin, Need For Mirrors, Breakbeat.is, Triad
Review: Enei is an artist who has been massively blowing up in the D&B scene in the past year, and here he cements his reputation as one of Saint Petersburg's finest on Kasra's Critical imprint. The title track "Stonehead" is all trademark sharp, snapping breaks punctuated by a vitriolic gangster-style vocal urging us to "trust me", with a rolling b-line below. "No Fear", up next, features the lyrical prowess of Riya, who brings in a female Kemo style rap vocal to fidgeting drums and Ramadanman-meets-Rockwell SFX. Enei ups the dancefloor vibes in "Movin Fast" which has a trancey synth-led intro, with punchy drums and warping SFX, dropping into a bonafide banger. Last and not least, Jubei goes in on the remix duties for previous hit "Cracker", transforming it into an even moodier meditation.
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CRIT 057EP
08 Aug 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Aug 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 159S1D
10 Nov 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Nov 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 014
01 May 04
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 May 04
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Critical have been signing up a slew of talent of late and Xtrah is the latest talent to come through the Critical ranks. This next single from him really sets the benchmark; "Soundclash" is a dark, brooding incarnation with ominous echoing vocal snippets with a dash of "Marka" about them, paired with crushing b-line and ticking breaks. Atmospheric to the core, this one is superb. Accompanying this is "Discordance" with its spaced out intro and terse, tripping beats, it has Critical written all over it. This one is guaranteed to be a hit with fans of the deeper end of the D&B spectrum.
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CRIT 067
29 Oct 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Oct 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRITIVY 001
06 Jan 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Jan 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Few artists have made as big an impact as Waeys in their first year of getting down to business, and his taking home of Best Newcomer at last year's awards shows just how successful he's been. He's on Critical these days, Snoar is his first full length solo EP on the label and oh boy, what a debut. 'Snoar' is Waeys as we've come to love him; jagged edged jump up textures delicately blended in with furious minimal pace, a hybrid club banger with which says all the right things. The other three tracks are all features, and its 'Rave Tool' featuring the badman Particle that really stands out, with a loping main bass of monstrous weight and width, a deeply satisfying element that ties the whole tune together in true style. Unreal from the young talent.
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CRIT 169
23 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 135S2
09 Oct 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
09 Oct 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Sam Binga and Particle open up a whole can of party whoop-ass on us with this powerful new Critical EP. 'Rude Girl' with OneDa instantly steals the show with on-point lyrics from the rising killer Manny MC and bassline bubblier than a clown in a champagne factory. The whole EP maintains the same unruly pressure; 'Skrrrrr' is cantankerous like a fourth lockdown, 'Stand Tall' sees them link up with Redders for a fast-lane slice of sci-fi rompy-stompy while 'Business Jungle' closes the EP with a tongue-in-cheek tribalistic take on 4x4 music. Skrrrrrrt lush mate.
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CRIT 183D
17 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
