London-based Dubz Audio is headed up by none other than DJ Guv. Slingshotting onto the scene in 2008, Dubz Audio is an adrenaline-inducing jump up label that never holds back on the bass. The label has shelled out ammunition from the likes of: Bou, Dutta, Hedex, Turno, Upgrade, Dub Motion, Profile, Jaydan, Decimal Bass and of course, DJ Guv himself.
Review: Here comes the remix ! Guv's massive 2016 laser-blasting banger Execution gets the treatment from none other than DJ Profile. Already a key dub in the dance, its sinewy, venomous funk and relentless layers of rising hype are now available to us all. The original was an absolute anthem and Profile has paid full respect while bringing it completely up to contemporary levels. Off with their heads!
Review: Take a glance at the SoundCloud page for UK producer and DJ, Turno, and you'll see glowing testimonies from the likes of Majistrate and Nicky Blackmarket. And with good reason too, as Turno has put in the studio hours resulting in a wealth of music for Higher Stakes, Serial Killaz, Sweet Tooth Recordings and more these past few years. Dubz Audio belongs amongst this clutch too, and Turno's return to the label arrives with a brutal VIP take on his 2014 rinse down "The Iceman". Evil enough in original form, this 2016 edition officially upgrades "The Iceman" to screwface factor 10. Complementing this, Turno teams up with Dreps for the razor sharp "Team Drums," which has instant classic written all over it.
Review: Handle "Caution" with caution: Hedex returns to Guv's Dubz Audio with two more soul-snapping sample-subverting bass blazers. After a hype-heaving intro, "Caution" drops into a twisted croaky bass drop that's kind of reminiscent of "Diplodocus"... The rest is history. "Don't Stop" has a similarly savage bass attack but much lower in the tone and timbre department and a sprinkling of sprightly synths for good measure.
Review: Following three sledgehammer EPs on Serial Killaz and Sweet Tooth in the last six months, Upgrade dents Guv's Dubz stable with two shatter-packers: "We Run It" is modern day jump-up, all staggered growls and sharp steppy drums. "Reload" shows Upgrade's deeper, rolling side with a meticulously placed hip-hop sample, velvet subs and a siren-surged breakdown. Reloads guaranteed.
Review: Disgusting convulsions spew out of this EP from the outset, as title track "Forever" rips its bassline to shreds and disassembles the gutted pieces. Strictly for the twisted out there, the sheer level of sample manipulation at work here is mind-bending. Pushing the boundaries of jump-up with this release, Hedex has opened the floodgates for producers who are getting the feeling things are a little too soft out there in the underground. Makes sense - if a little bit is good, more should be amazing, right?
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