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Played by: Dan Speed
Played by: Mr Brainz
Played by: Mr Brainz
Played by: Dj Pencil
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Garage
Played by: Mr Brainz
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Garage
Review: It's been a short while since Four40's name was at the front of the conveyor belt but boy are we glad to see them back in action, as they welcome M.O.B, Moda & Devilman inside for the second collection of 'Get Mad' remixes. First up, ANIMATE delivers an electrifying bassy squelcher, focussing on crunchy LFO runs and a constant pinch of vocal flare, followed by Arc Nade, who gives the track a much quicker overhaul, utilising spacey, nostalgia-inducing pad textures, descending into lethal reese action shortly after. Finally, Arundel arrives for a final synthy rethink, deploying lethal bassline runs and sharpened 4x4 drum designs for one final dash of dancefloor delight. Excellent!
Review: Blissful, ice cold euphoria. What better set of emotions to feel when diving into a project eh? Those are the exact feelings that rush to the surface whenever we take the time to explore an MKII project in full, with this latest 'Home' LP on Four40 being more of the joyous same. From start to finish this EP peppers your serotonin with room shaking harmonic beauty and thunderous breaks-driven rhythms, dipping and weaving into more garage-sentric themes from time to time as well. The mechanical drum squelches of 'Blue Skies', the intense bass belches of 'Touch Me' and swampy percussive drips of 'Check Dis' would be our immediate stand outs from the project, but we couldn't recommend exploring it from start to finish any higher!
Played by: UK Garage was made for Sundays
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Garage
Review: We have long been of the opinion that MKII is one of the most gifted soundsmith's working in and around breaks and garage music today, so to see him land on Four40 with a full length collection is a very exciting thing to take in. He delivers 10 absolute masterpieces, exploring the most emotive ends of the garage spectrum, all laced with gorgeous drum processing and vibrant layouts behind, from the more gnarly synth injections of 'Change' to the floaty backdrops of 'Halo' and clunky percussive flicks of 'Fuse'. With the whole EP swimming in such a fabulous sense of sonic character, it's almost impossible to pick favourites, with this being a must listen in long play format. If we had to pick 2 tracks to sell you the project however, the bubbling minimalism of 'Grow' and stunning vocal manipulations of 'Shadows' would be our two stand outs!
Exceptional work from an exceptional producer!
Exceptional work from an exceptional producer!
Review: Four40 have continuously impressed over the course of 2022 so far, with their catalogue boasting some of the most exciting names across the UK dance music spectrum. This time around, ENiGMA Dubz arrives to celebrate a slice of history, with the '10 Years Later Edit' version of 'Hard To Smile' starring as the leading role, being a beautiful, delicately designed UKG anthem. We also get to dip into the original version which retains a tonne of that original energy, doused in stunning string lines and alternating vocal chops. Alongside this, the blue melodies and bouncy chord progressions of 'Between Me And You' give us another slice of ENiGMA's more emotive side, before 'Issues' gives us one final spacey masterclass, doused in beautiful harmonic structure and vocal dithers to finish the project off with a dash of finesse. Awesome work!
Played by: UK Garage was made for Sundays
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Garage
Played by: Juno Recommends UK Garage
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Review: With the year drawing to a close, there is no doubt in anybody's minds that the Four40 team have put together another spectacular year of content. They have decided to celebrate this with another top notch compilation, with '11 Years Of Four40' exploring some of this year's biggest releases. The company the LP keeps is pretty outstanding, with the likes of Burt Cope, MPH, BWK Project, KASTLE, Jakobin, Papirus, Tuff Culture, Yemi and many many more all getting involved. As always with Four40 however, we have some very specific favourites we want to dive into, first off with Tee Vis & Phoebe Freya's super catchy singalong 'On You' absolutely smashing the charts at the time of its original release. We also can't miss our Royal Flush's fabulous rework of 'Gettin' Your Love' from George IV, WZA's Don't Wanna Give Up' and of course the Hybrid Theory rethink of 'Like You' from Blakk Habit, which to this day still receives reloads in the dances around the country. Another fabulous year for the Four40 crew!
Review: The evolution of the relationship between MKII and Four40 has been a fabulous thing to witness, seeing the quality of every EP go up each and every time. This latest two track display once again gives MKII the platform to explore his spacious, euphoric take of breaks and garage, always pushing the boundaries further into the unknown. We kick off with the skippy drum textures and floating atmospheric beauty of 'Vault', a blippy masterpiece of padded texture and futuristic breakbeat action, again showcasing exactly why we rate MKII so highly. The flip side then sees us take in 'Conduit', a journeyman of an arrangement, exploring emotive harmonic structures and grizzly reesey bass switches, culminating in a huge final design.
Review: The beautiful thing about the Four40 discography is that it seems to just keep on getting better, this time included as they unveil this sizzling seven tracker from Deadly Habitz. We kick off with the dancefloor-focussed vocal sampling and skippy rhythmic textures of 'Gyaldem Skank', leading into the throwback reese bass drives, nostalgic chords and eerie strings of 'Rockport Flex'. We are already taking in a very depthy display of garage history at this point, with the breaks-infused drum skips of 'So Mysterious' and moogy synth pulses of 'The Lover Dealer' expanding that even further. From here we then move into the more stripped back drum arrangements and classic Rodigan vocal sampling of 'Watch The Ride', next to the high tempo drum crunches and warbling bass tones of 'Who U Are'. Finally, the pitched up vocal lines and throwback organ chord melodies of 'U Don't Know' give us a killer outro to another fantastic addition to Four40's catalogue.
