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Deep Dark & Dangerous
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Review: The incredible run that both The Deep Dark & Dangerous crew and Khiva as a standalone artist have been on of late is worthy of serious applause, with this new four track collection once again showing the domination of both entities within the dubstep space. First up, the bone chilling vocal delays and warm bass pressure of 'Prophetic Silence' leads the way with a truly other-worldly feel, followed by the more eerie melodic backdrops of 'Ephemeral'. We then take in 'Rapture', another mechanical stomper, packed with crunchy synths and lethal drum punches, with 'Satellite' then providing one final subby swamp, clouded with more catchy vocal riffs to see out the EP in style.
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Review: We are always excited to see a new adventure arrive from the Deep Dark & Dangerous crew, with this latest collection of sub-sweltering heaters coming to us from the one and only Basura. We open up with the breaks infused twists and sizzling low ended manoeuvres of 'The Grouch', which also packs a synthy punch across the midrange, before SEEK joins the party for a reese-heavy sweep through 'Lose Ur Mind', another raucous original. Next, Wolf'd touches down for another spicy collaboration, this time seeing 'Hide' provide us with a steadily chattering tapdance through uniquely arranged percussive rhythms, bringing us to a deadly closer in 'Parks N Rec', a wobbly monster that closes off the project in style!
Review: Distinct Motive meeting the crew at Deep Dark & Dangerous is many a dubstep fanatic's dream, with this exuberant four track slam being another crazy combination of futuristic steppers energy. First up, the warbling subs and minimal drum structures of 'Blueberry' kick us off in style, linking together squelching synth bites and steadily oscillating subs for a very unique arrangement. Next, 'Bold' takes a gritter approach with more gnarly sound design taking the lead role, followed by the siren-like chord progressions and scatty bass sweeps of 'Biters'. Finally, the title track 'Niagara' slows the pace right down and dives into a much more dungeon-sentric sound, utilising eerie chords and steadily shuffling drums for a face-melting finale.
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Review: Truth are a dubstep-driven phenomenon, there's no getting away from it, both from within their work as Deep Dark & Dangerous, but also from a production point of view. That is why the great and good of the genre have joined together in celebrating the explosive group with a heavy-hitting remix collection, allowing a blissful collection to be assembled. When we say heavy hitting, we really mean it, with the likes of Cartridge, ENiGMA Dubz, Abstract Sonance, Kodama, Taiko, Biome and more all stepping forward, with a total of 32 remixes being included at the final count. Now, if you have 139 minutes, we would of course suggest taking in this masterpiece in its full majesty, but for a quick preview of the brilliance it includes, we would recommend quick peaks at Sukh Knight's explosive 'Shire Dub' rethink, both the sub-busting sweeps of Wraz.'s and the subtle beauty of Oxossi's 'Scarecrow' overhauls, and of course Boylan's gut puncher of a remix of 'Strange Dreams'. Exceptional work!
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Review: Whenever Deep Dark and Dangerous unravel the LP red carpet, they don't seem to miss, this time welcoming the enigmatic Widow inside for seven sumptuous delights. We open up with Rider Shafique's cameo, giving us a dreamy vocal display atop 'Shadow Work', a sub-slamming sweep through distant strings and hard hitting bass action, followed by the reversed, eastern-inspired melodics of 'Flow State' and cluttered percussive crescendos of 'Dangerous'. A heavy pot of syncopation then appears as 'Alien Life Form' sends us into a trippy steppers daze, with the subtle jungle rhythms of 'Frequencies' and emotive melodic grooves of 'Devil Dancing' alongside Mac in close pursuit. Finally, 'Child Of Darkness' gives us a final thump of sub-driven goodness, closing out a miraculous arrangement with some real finesse.
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Review: It's always an exciting thing to see a new Deep Dark & Dangerous project hit our shelves, especially when they are headed up by ENiGMA Dubz, one of the UK's most consistent sonic masterminds, especially within the field of 140. This project kicks off with the incredibly swampy synth textures and crunchy drum crashes of 'Belphegor', a real monster of a riddim to kick off proceedings. From here, 'Severed' then rears its subby head, doused in gnarly LFO splutters and sharp snare slaps, with 'Pressuring' then delivering a system-ready punch of low ended lava alongside NotL?, upping the energy levels significantly. Finally, the creeping melodies and subtle synthy pads of 'Surfacing' close out this project, which is sure to cause a ruckus or three when it lands in a dancefloor setting!
Review: To start the year off with a bang the Deep Dark & Dangerous crew have pulled out all the stops with this latest drop, welcoming the enigmatic production mastery of Hypho inside for a sizzling six track showdown. The Manchester veteran firstly launches 'Access Denied', a crunchy steppers delight, unleashing tidy drum processing and hard hitting bass action, before Rakjay arrives with a typically tidy vocal addition of 'That Vibration', a swampy slap that will turn any dance to a ruckus. Next, Donnie Danko jumps aboard for the haunted backdrops and lethal low-ends of 'Voodoo Ish', with the bubbling melodic jolts and subtle subby warbles of 'Dingle Bat' following in close pursuit. To round off, two more heavyweight hitters, with the wonky marches and dubby delays of 'Wrong Turn' leading the way before Megumi arrives on 'The End' for a sumptuous soundscape display, giving us a look into Hypho's more emotional side for a signature send off.
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Abstrakt Sonance, ColtCuts & Rider Shafique - "From Birth" (feat Confusious - original mix) - (3:46) 140 BPM
Review: As always with a brand new Deep Dark & Dangerous compilation drop, the team are on absolute fire as they summon the great and good of the dubstep scene together for a frankly outstanding original collection. Celebrating their 100th official release, they impressed with the team sheet from the jump, inviting the likes of Truth, Youngsta, NType, Hypho, Cartridge, Oxossi and a bag of more heavyweight headliners to match. The whole project is stacked, featuring 24 rave-inspired sizzlers, giving us the grittiest and gnarliest of what dubstep has to offer in 2022. For us, despite the overall quality level of this collection being so high, we would point out a few absolute monsters as our highlights, with the horn-driven clunks and warbling LFO switches of 'Mecha' from The Widdler & ColtCuts immediately jumping out, next to the dungeon-ready percussion of Roklem & Sebalo's 'Inner Turmoil' and the eerie melodic mastery of Leon Switch & Widow's 'Fallen Angels'.
Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: The Deep Dark & Dangerous team have always shown a lot of respect for the Ternion Sound boys, who once again return in blistering form with this super crunchy collection. First up, 'Clutch' takes the title role, formulating metal-infused guitar synths and aerated backdrops, before the unorthodox sound design of 'Tralfamadore' sends us down an entirely different side-street of syncopated madness. From here, the tap dancing melodic dips of 'Let Me Out' are unleashed across a seriously eerie backdrop, before we trip and slide into another ditch of delightful unorthodox synthesiser design, as high pitched LFO's are left to run wild a top a mean sub line and delicate drum textures. Excellent work!
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Review: Whenever we see that Deep Dark & Dangerous have returned we find ourselves filled with happiness, as they this time welcome the combined abilities of Coltcuts & Abstrakt Sonance inside for a glittering four-track display. We open up with the wooden percussive plucks and choppy drum falls of 'Genetic Code', which gives us a unique introductory arrangement before the more wobbly LFO action of 'Hard Work' sends us into a vat of acidic enjoyment. Next the pulsating bass smashes of 'Placebo' give us a truly unique creation, dripping in syncopated swampy rhythms, with Trigga's wicked vocal addition of 'Double Murder' giving us a haunted outro track, again laced with brass-driven musicality and an overall eerie feel. Excellent!
Review: After a very brief break, The Deep Dark & Dangerous team are back in action once again, welcoming Chef Boyarbeatz inside for a four track display of dubstep dominance. We open up with the super sharp snare slams and dizzying bass distortions of 'The Power Of Sound', which keeps the listener guessing from start to finish. From here, 'Cruise Control' then let's fly a rave-busting selection of subs and reesey twitches, again keeping the unpredictability of the project on an all time high, with the more high ended synthesiser drifts of 'Steady Slurkin'' then upping the intensity once again with a breaks-intertwined drum set. Finally, the tripletted rhythms and warbling sub pressures of 'Signal Dub' give us one final slice of dubwise goodness before the EP comes to a halt. Awesome work!
Review: As one of the longest standing active outfits in dubstep music, it's always exciting to see new music landing from Truth, who have here delivered a stunning four track display. Focussing immediately on the title track 'Afterlife', we find ourselves washed in stunning soundscaping, subtle vocal processing and digital backdrops for a truly joyous introduction. Next, more blissful arrangements as 'Scarecrow' unleashes an eerie combination of chiming melody and fluttering percussion, next to the gnarly bass drives and slightly satanic vocal harmonies of 'Shire Dub', which again ups the energy levels. Finally, 'Lost In Time' gives us a serious ripper, focussing on minimal drum strikes and emphatic synth swipes, rounding off this project with a real dash of finesse.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: Now this is a collection we can tell has been in the making for a hot minute, as Vandull, one of Nottingham's finest mic controllers, steps up on Deep Dark & Dangerous for four original dubstep vocals. We begin with the super-stuttered percussive chops and eastern-inspired woodwind of 'Shh' alongside Hypho, which does the job of kicking the EP off with a high energy level. From here, Angelic Root arrives to provide the super unorthodox instrumental backdrop of 'Red Moon', within which we hear Vandull's vocals sent through a serious amount of processing with some wicked results, before Cartridge ups the pace on the half-time drives of 'Soulsearch', allowing Vandull to explore a different range of performance styles. Finally, Katch steps up on production duty for 'DUM', a haunted combination of dissonant synthetics and warbling LFO splutters, giving us a very fun outro track to this wicked collection.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: The Deep Dark & Dangerous team have a real ear for explosive 140 creations, with this latest drop being the most recent in a long line of destructive collections. They welcome Roadsbeef inside to explore six system-ready sub-busters, with 'Say My Name' alongside MC Jumanji being a potent introduction indeed, doused in intense lyricism and some seriously grizzly LFO action. Next, 'Pippi In Dubland' sees us explore a much more dubwise design, focussing on minimal subs and sweeping synths, before 'Wangster' unleashes a robotic sounding dinner party of crunchy synthetic shapes. Next up, the easily recognizable vocals of Vandull are let loose for a blistering display of rave-ready bars on 'Sick & Ill', followed by another return to the minimal on 'Ryu In The Dark', giving us a sub-busting showdown on original dubstep flavour. Finally, the jittering bass glitches and spacey arrangements of 'Monstar' give us a cool outro track, rounding off another top notch collection from the DD&D team.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: It's always a good thing to see a new drop from the Deep Dark & Dangerous team, who continue to push the dubstep sound further forward at every turn. Today however, we see them jump sideways into the arena of grime with this titanic display of 140 flavour from Onhell, showcasing some serious heat. From the intense bass pulses of 'Holy Death' to the dissonant piano swipes of 'Piano Worship' and metallic synth grinds of 'The Rake It Up Riddim', we see a full spectrum of 140 music explored with this vibrant album drop. There are a lot of high points, with our personal favourites including the intense acidic melodies of 'Tepito Mercado', the super choppy rhythmic switch ups of 'Eat You' and the pulsating collaborative synergy of 'Vandals' alongside Fracture.
Review: Following on from an incredibly successful 2021, the Deep Dark & Dangerous crew have started this year with a real no holds barred attitude, unleashing firstly this monstrous display of dubstep power from Mesck. We begin with 'Terror Management', a swampy tredge through gnarly reese textures and haunting bell-driven melodies, exactly what the doctor ordered. From here, we find ourselves face to face with a swarm of sizzling bass pulses, set to knock any block off on 'Lithium Vision', before delivers a slightly more tame display of organic drum impacts and distorted reesey sweeps, again topped with eerie, dissonant harmonics for an extra wow factor. Finally, 'Canto IX' arrives for a final gutpunch, driving forward with one of the gnarliest lead basslines we have heard in a hot minute, rounding off this EP with a serious dash of flare.
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Review: As always with the Deep Dark & Dangerous faithful, we are in for a treat as Leo Cap unveils a spicy five track display of original dubstep delight. First up, 'Lemon & Cognac' unleashes a grizzly combination of gnarly synth swipes and eerie vocal samples to kick us off in style, before 'Los Angeles' takes the sound back to the essence with a jumpy, percussive-lead roller, packed with tasty distortion and shimmering shakers. Next, the wicked vocal lines of Julia Marks join the party for a hypnotic dive into sweeping synthesizer textures on 'Our Best Trip', followed by a lo-fi coated cave dweller in 'Flavour', a serious title track. Finally 'Stick Inside' allows the weirdness to run wild, giving us a gut-busting finale that we can really enjoy. Excellent work!
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Review: Over the years we have seen the vocal mastery of Strategy rise right to the top around the deeper side of electronic dance music. Therefore, when you pair him with producers with as much firepower as Regents & Cartridge, you know you are in for a treat. We begin with 'Shegry', a ferocious fusion of subtle reesey bass textures and scattered percussive rhythms, followed by the intense drum rolls of 'Greengate Adhesive', within which we hear the very best of Strategy's more classic-sounding verse structuring. Next, another roller with 'Nuff Noise', which unleashes more of those outlandish bass designs, morphing into an electronic pulser, before the super catchy melodic jitters of 'Heritage' round off a fantastic EP with a touch of new school finesse.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: As one of the architectural groups behind the modern wave of dubstep music, seeing Truth return to their home imprint of Deep Dark & Dangerous for a full length album project is always going to be exciting! The project is simply outstanding, to put it plainly, covering the full breadth of the modern dubstep sound from the aquatic synthy sweeps of 'Pages' and subtle keys of 'Unlearn', to system busting sub-eese combinations of 'You'll See' and haunted structures of 'Transition' with the magnificent vocals of Lelijveld. It's a work of mastery and pure precision, with some additional highlights including the gorgeous, string-lead soundscapes of 'Something Missing', the constantly evolving growls of 'Love' and lip-curling melodies of 'Alethia'. Spectacular work!
Review: It's rare that we find ourselves disappointed with a Deep Dark & Dangerous release, who appear to be able to do no wrong at the moment, a feeling amplified by this magnificent display from Konka. We begin with the dungeon-ready bass growls and warbling low-ended displays of 'Annix', which sets the tone for the EP pretty quickly. Next, the bass-bin-bending synthesizer blows of 'Plane Shifter' unleash a monstrous display of sonic power, before the alien-like reese tones of the title track 'War With The Devil' continue the dungeon-ready theme. From here, the sharpened drum processing of 'Scavenger' gives us a refreshing switch up, without losing any of that sub-bass potency, before 'This Sound' delivers a rib cage-rattling finale, rounding off a seriously impressive display.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep
Review: As soon as we saw that Enigma Dubz had again teamed up with the Deep Dark & Dangerous family, we knew we were in for a treat. This tidy new five track display sees the veteran producer perform at his dubstep optimum, kicking off with the gnarly synth growls and haunted percussive delays of 'Area 51'. Next, the vibrant soundscaping, stunning vocal chops and sweeping synthetic flavours of 'Into The Ground' give us something a lot more emotive before 'The Cosmos' gifts us glittering pads and power sub-pulses below. Finally we finish up with two more heaters, with 'No Sleep' giving us a trippy dive into the edge of a more wave-influenced sound, before the crunchy percussion and heavily syncopated synth melodies of 'Tunnel Vision' put the cherry on the cake.
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