Review: Next up from the ever-ready Hardcore Energy crew we have a momentous collection to explore, pulling together a high energy selection from some of the most forward thinking breaks producers out there right now. We begin with the euphoria-inducing chord progressions of 'Feeling Inside', upping the energy from the jump, before GHSTGHSTGHST turns up the heat further for a fiery sweep through bulbous drums and more of those throwback chord-lines. From here a much more stripped back groove as Jai Dee delivers a moogy 4x4 bubbler in 'Dancin', followed by both the high energy half-time rhythmic smashes of 'Security' from T-Cuts and unorthodox chops of 'One thicc DJ Tool' from Mincy. Finally, Annod Bloque gives us a final dash of finesse with 'Your Love', an acidic joyride through nostalgic rave energy, topped off with jittering vocal overlays and a glorious sense of harmony throughout. Excellent work!
Review: The Hardcore Energy crew have once again delivered us an absolute treat as they welcome the combined sounds of Subbreak, D-Region & Code for two tracks of futuristic flames. We begin our dive with 'Catch You Breath', a jittery swing through breathy chord progressions, throwback drum sprinkles and moogy bass melodies to match. The energy level is therefore through the roof when we move onto 'Sanction', a weighty follow up indeed. This one features violent LFO sweeps and droning synthesiser punches, topped with eerie vocal layers to give us a truly sumptuous B-side, rounding off another top quality two tracker from the Hardcore Energy team.
Review: It's always exciting to see a new drop from MKII, one of the most consistent new school breaks artists to emerge, once again delivering his delightful fusion of high energy drums and retro soundscaping. We open up this new collection with the nostalgia-inducing chord progressions of 'Come In', a throwback thumper, followed by both the dizzying synth pads of 'Here 4 U' and rave-inspiring organ chords of 'The Launch'. The party has well and truly commenced at this point, with the old school piano leads and euphoric vocal mashups of the title track 'Let It Roll' upping the pace once more, followed by 'Give It All' which follows a similar brand of sonic overload, before 'Tango' sees the project come to a close with a much more unorthodox approach, stacking moogy bass clunks and scratch heavy drum breaks. Exceptional work as per!
Review: As the breakbeat sound continues to gain a new 2022 momentum and dancefloors around the country embrace the roots of modern drum & bass more openly, labels like Hardcore Energy are doing a fantastic job of flying that original flag. This time around they welcome Local Group for two storming originals, kicking off with the gnarly reese textures and frankly mind-numbing breaksy drum arrangements of 'Stand Up'. which when topped with those nostalgic vocal layers and loosened LFO pulses, give us nothing but a good time. On the flip, a more relaxed b-side as 'Rippin Up Stones' plays on the themes of shimmering chord delays and hard hitting subs below, to provide another very cool alternative. Lovely stuff!
Review: The Hardcore Energy team have a proven track record when it comes to exploring full length EP projects, dipping and diving into a wonderfully laced combination of nostalgia and new school energy. This latest four track experience from Andrew Whitwell is a prime example of their quality control being as strong as ever, opening up with the bulbous breaksy goodness of 'Almond Break', which through eerie pad strings and powerful basslines, kicks us off with a bang. We up the pace next with 'Love Fantasy', which unleashes a lethal barrage of junglist drum launches, next to the dizzying synthetic interludes of 'Instruments Of Siren', giving us a brain sizzling display of delightful hardcore arrangement. Finally, 'Day Of Night' dips into a more acidic field of play, focussing on pulsing drum crunches and slower paced designs, to give us one last unexpected twist before closing out the EP. Excellent stuff!
Review: What a monsterous collection of creations we have here as we explore the full range of breakbeat influences, from slower, more clunky original creations, to garage inspired rollers and everything in-between. The sheer mass of this collection is one of it's immediate charms as we are gifted over 50 originals and remixes, each one bringing something unique to the table from a supporting cast including the likes of Origin8a & Propa, Benton, MKII, Deekline, Samurai Breaks and more. The constant changes of direction and expansionary sense of sonic inclusion are both big yesses from us, with our favourites including 9Trane's nostalgic bubbler 'Thuggish', next to the housey piano drives of Herve's 'Live Together' and the old school garage flavour of Matt Jam Lamont, Echelon & Tuff Culture, who join focus for 'Massive & Crew'. Tidy work indeed!
Review: Since breaking out into the UKG scene, we have watched Smokey Bubblin' B develop into a real fan favourite, however, this latest drop sees him spread his wings a little further, exploring a vicious collection of hardcore jungle originals, perfectly in time for festival season. We open up with 'Summer Of Luv', a thumping throwback laced with nostalgic piano chords and choppy jungle breaks, laced together with looping vocal slices for even more old school flavour. This is then chased up by the more digital chord structures of 'Gone Fantazia', another super choppy thrill ride, this time topped with shimmering organs for good measure. We then slide into the super scattered drum textures of 'Nova', one final throw of the dice to round off the EP in style!
Review: We were thrilled to see Private Caller back at it once again as the return is made to Hardcore Energy, delivering a very exciting four track project in the process. The 2020 Lockdown mix of 'Helter Skelter' is why we find ourselves kicking off, as nostalgic rave chords and sweeping junglist basslines are let loose to run wild before the spacy pads and crunchy breakbeat murmurs of 'Backwards' arrive shortly after. Next up, the bouncy synthesizer melodies and shuffling drum lines of 'Bring That Back' give us another throwback punch, before rounding the project off on the incredibly acidic Fantazia mix of 'History In The Making', another rave-ready piece of breakbeat brilliance.
Play 2092 (Alk-e-d & Beeno remix) - (4:56) 157 BPM
Review: Next up from Hardcore Energy we welcome back the wonderful sounds of Acen, who returns to pay homage to 'Play 2092', a hard hitting creation that has here been re-purposed with three shimmering remix creations. The first comes to us from Danny Styles, who reworks the track into a maze of junglist drums and sizzling sublines, before we jump into the super emotive harmonic structures of the Liquid remix. Finally, Alk-e-d & Beeno give the original a major chop-heavy overhaul, slicing up the drums to create something truly magnificent.
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