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Critical Music
Review: Swiss duo QZB finally unveil their long-awaited debut album and it's a sleek, stunning body of work that purrs and pumps with precision and growls and grooves with glowing grace. Featuring link-ups with the likes of Charli Brix, T Man, Mara Sophia, MC XL and Hadley, there's a fluency and fluidity across the collection that takes you on a journey through the most futurist and delicate of drum & bass pastures. From the emotional yearns of 'Dangerously High' to the much darker aggression of 'Combat Drugs', this is QZB at their most honest, heaviest and direct. Onwards!
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CRITLP 018
20 Oct 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
20 Oct 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Two things in life are guaranteed, Critical Music remaining as consistent as ever and Hyroglifics continuing to push the boundaries further than ever though sonically possible. This latest album sees a truly vibrant collection put on display, exploring the farthest stretching reaches of the Hyroglifics sound, from the thumping half-time sweeps of 'Sing To It' alongside Nah Eeto's crispy vocal display, to the sub-smashing LFO crunches of 'Juggin' and more party-driven atmospherics of 'Late Ones'. We see a number of additional vocal appearances across the project, with Yeo Limone, Black Josh, Lyza Jade and Fuex all delivering unique and inspiring performances. With such a wide array of sonic mastery on display, it's difficult to pick favourites, but the sharpened synthesiser twangs of 'Burnt Tongues' and roller-inspired rumbles of 'You Got It' would be two immediate standouts.
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CRITLP 017
30 Jun 23
Deep Dubstep
30 Jun 23
Deep Dubstep
Review: Is it a small album? Is it a big EP? Who cares? It's Waeys doing bits on Critical Music with his most substantial and explorative body of work so far. Already preceded by big soulful singles like 'Set The Vibe' (with the inimitable flowanastasia) and 'Nothing' (with the equally brilliant Patch Edison) now comes the full showdown as the Dutch don delivers some of his best work to date... The jazzy introspection of 'Familiar Face', the dusty hip-hop feels of 'Five After' and the slower tempo of 'Your Eyes' are just some of the highlights here. What an exceptional release. Big love to Waeys.
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CRITMLP 002
10 Feb 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Feb 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Damageman
Review: Two of drum & bass' most creative producers are teaming up on Critical, a label which never shies away from innovation, to bring you an EP inflected with multi-genre tonalities. The pair have made their name in everything from grime to garage to halftime to drum & bass, and its this legacy that's on full display across all four tracks on Ultra Luxe. The title track is peppered with synth wave textures and grungy aesthetics and it lopes along in punchy two-step rhythms, with escalating melodies that swell into serious atmospheric suspense. 'Rude AF' is the rattling jungle roller, a sub-heavy exercise in rudeboy sonics, whilst 'Murda Dem' brings the harsh tones of Slay to bear on another clubland monster. Oh yes.
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CRIT 165D
02 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
02 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRIT 110
15 Jun 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
15 Jun 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: As the dust continues to settle from Emperor's deeply personal debut album Dispositions, along come four unique versions that add whole new narratives to his tracks: long-time friend and all-round legend Phace flips "Haste" with a whole new dynamic of funk that's almost jump-up in its nature and attitude. Ivy Lab lay down serious halftime heat with the brilliantly slouching, lolloping g-style twist of "Jounce" while Klax switch up "Made Of Light" with different, more dramatic style of halftime. Finally we hit the most interesting curveball of all - a touching, unplugged take on the evocative "Made Of Light" where SOLAH's vocals tremble with even more poignancy against the piano. Emotional.
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CRIT 095LTD
17 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: When we say 'massive' you say 'collab'... It doesn't get much murkier than Binga and Chimpo. Drawing lines through jungle, grime, juke, halftime and anything else they care to, the northern doublet lay the gully hammer down. From the dramatic aquatic riddim and call/response to the trapped out skittish groove of the title track by way of the ghetto-tech fury of "Drank", the pure prang of "Sassy Riddim" and cosmic hip-hop alien lapdance anthem "Selection Dark", this really sounds like nothing else on the planet.
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CRITSYS 007
18 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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
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CRITCD 04
05 Apr 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Apr 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
