Review: Ice Cream have this ability to really dig out vintage cuts that make you nostalgic for a time that you may not even have been around in, with records that you may not have even heard before. Quite a feat, but they've done it again with "Obsessed". Dating back to 1996, this tune was originally released under the artist name Adant'e and is a deep New York-style houser with garage undertones and an incessant vocal snippet. The contemporary mix is much perkier and stripped back with a pumping kick and huge bouncy electro-house bassline. Slammin'!
Review: It's great to see classic UKG label Ice Cream Records back in action of late. Here they've resurrected mid 90s garage pioneers RiP Productions, who even back then were way ahead of the curve in terms of futuristic takes on the formula. This re-issue of "Rush Me" sees the 1998 '10 Below mix' (another alias of RiP) lead the package, with a thumping, bass-heavy new vocal mix being the flake in this particularly tasty 99 cone.
Review: Topical and relevant to the national consciousness at large as we accelerate through 2012, a landmark year for the nation's capital, Scott Garcia's "It's A London Thing 2012" certainly grabs our attention from the off. The classic original re-edit is a hypnotic piece with smacking beats and an enticing swing. The 2020 mix shakes things up with a futuristic edge and slowed down, swaggering rhythms; Billy Daniel Bunter & Sanxion whack in a whole load of purple wow-esque synths alongside a good dose of trance-like euphoria and dubstep squeals. Loki Boi takes things basswise with squelchy bass belches, whilst B Gnarly does just that with his stomping re-work, and then Certified Sickness gives it the D&B treatment.
Break These Walls Down (feat Kelly Pepper & Gracious K) - (3:25) 129 BPM
Break These Walls Down (feat Kelly Pepper) - (3:25) 129 BPM
Break These Walls Down (feat Kelly Pepper & Gracious K - CellCius vocal mix) - (3:53) 134 BPM
Break These Walls Down (feat Kelly Pepper & Gracious K - CellCius dub mix) - (3:09) 134 BPM
Review: UK garage legends 10 Below (best known for their work on Kele Le Roc's "My Love") step up this week with a pair of upcoming talents at their side - young London singer Kelly Pepper and Gracious K (cousin of Dizzee Rascal no less). The results are bubbly and typically tasteful, with Rhodes, pitched-up snares and thick bass stabs ruling the roost. The mix of Pepper's silky vocals and Gracious K's spoken flow works well too, making for an essential UKG release.
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