Review: Fresh from one of his strongest albums to date on Headz, the scoundrel returns to his own imprint with two elephantine collaborations with mates old and new. First up, long-time tech demon Fierce joins the fray with a tight, ever-morphing and mutating groove that could loop from here to eternity and never get boring. Next up, the seismic slab of raw design and devilish aesthetics "Ultraviolet" wherein Dom teams up with his protege Xanadu (who is now a respected craftsman in his own right) for some truly unique hair-raising 3am material. Monstrous.
Review: A year has passed since Xanadu took us through the clouds and he returns with a brand new couplet of weapons. "Save Yourself" is a Loxy-level roller with rattling percussion creating heaps of tension in the stripped back groove. "Maglev" retains that drum-heavy minimal style but with more wriggling psy elements in the sinewy acid. Think the The Book Of The Bad era foundation darkfunk - all funnel web bass and alien elements - and you're on the right track. Dom & Roland isn't releasing this guy's music for nothing.
Review: If the titles of these two new offerings from veteran Dom & Roland seem a little ponderous don't worry their music hasn't mellowed whatsoever. Heavy as always, "A Life Of Chance" kicks things off by perfectly recapturing the E-d up wild-eyed delirium of the early Metalheadz parties. "Natural Selection" takes things way darker however, combining industrial melodic squawks with brutal beats and general serial-killer's-basement vibes. Nihilistic jungle.
Review: As one of the most exciting new talents to come out of London over the past 12 months, Xanadu has been championed by a list of game-topping artists so long we really don't have time to list them. Needless to say, this LP has been eagerly slapped out of Dom & Roland Productions' hands before the cover art was even dry. It's a blend of experimental beats and dark, determined basslines whipping up different worlds of texture and colour at a breakneck pace. Taking inspiration from sound design giants such as Aphex Twin and Amon Tobin as well as from the drum & bass elite, this is an album well worth seeking out. Have your mind expanded.
Review: 2014 is a special year for Dom Angas. Not only is he turning 40, but it also marks 20 years since the release of his first single under the Dom & Roland alias. As part of the celebrations, he's handed over the parts to a string of classic productions to a veritable who's who of D&B talent. They provide a series of dark, pulverising, rolling and occasionally intense reworks, all designed to cement his reputation as one of the greatest exponents of the artform. Highlights are naturally plentiful, from the classic jungle breaks and rave-era rush of BTK and Optiv's rework of "Jungle Beast", to the exotic melodies, foreboding stabs and tech-tinged textures of Mindscape's mighty rub of "Mindfeeders".
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