Koba Audio is the new Drum & Bass Jungle Label from Conrad Subs. After years dedicating releases to up and coming D&B Jungle producers on previous imprints MAAD TING! and Deep Pan, Conrad brings a new project focusing on quality, heavyweight tracks. Mainly as an outlet for his own productions but also in the future from other artists, Koba aims to be a label for ravers, DJ's and home listeners to enjoy.
Review: Conrad Subs' Koba Audio has been an exciting source of contemporary jungle throughout 2023 and this final release of the year is certainly no exception as Conrad invites Yung Flatty to the fold with these two super crisp cuts. Ironically for a name like Flat T, these are hyper pumped as both 'Got The Feeling' and 'This Way' slap and tickle with pure venom and mischief. The former goes for the feels with a classic housey style vocal sample and a drop that booms hard enough to wake animals from their winter hibernations while the latter goes a little more old school in its charm offensive. Both crush it.
Review: Blimey Conrad Subs is on a mission this year. It's been non-stop roll-outs, rinse-out and slap-abouts throughout the year. Especially on his own label Koba Audio. Here's a great example. Following massive dispatches such as 'History Lesson' and 'Horizon Leans Forward' comes the second collection of 'Straight Up Jungle' work-outs. Big subby foundations, wild breakbeat funk, authentic grooves from the start to finish, highlights include the early Bristol-style bubbles of 'Rep', the super sweet funk and surprise drum fills of 'Like Honey' and the squiggly finale 'Over Sub'. Think Full Cycle and you're in the right ravey velodrome.
Review: The unstoppable Conrad Subs presents his second LP and it's a powerful collection that celebrates the timeless art of the album. Deep, dynamic and full of big surprises, it's his most consistent and hard hitting release so far. Opening with the epic emotions of 'Dream Sequence', he hurls us down a cinematic breakbeat rabbit hole, taking us along a whole range of vibes and styles that flex from the stunning Klute-like emotional hurricane 'Answers' to the Sub Focus-like dancefloor sweeper 'Helter Skelter'. Other highlights include the piano-tickling lament-fuelled 'No Matter', the techno influenced 'Temper' and the high voltage urgency of 'Ultraviolent'. An exceptional body of work.
Review: Grab your mum's suede jacket. Grab your dad's leather jacket. Cut egg-shaped pieces from your dad's leather and stick them on the elbows of your mum's suede. Wear that badboy. Now you are a teacher and head of education Conrad Subs has mapped out your lesson plan. It starts with the blissful pianos and unified feels of 'History Lesson'. Hefty enough to carry you through your GSCEs, further items on the curriculum include Bristol / Dope Dragon history on 'Blowin' Up', the science of quantum travel with 'Better Late Than Never', Greek philosophy with the Aphrodite style bubbler 'Move It Bust It' before ending the day with a big old detention with the super naughty 'Baddest DJ'. Quiet in class please!
Review: Always prolific yet always fresh; Conrad Subs builds up his own Koba Audio weapon cabinet with two more high grade bruisers. 'One Touch' is Conrad in full Valentines mode. All romantic and soulful, this will come into its own as the warmer months eventually kick in. 'Dragon' meanwhile is the complete opposite... Dark, dramatic tension with unrelenting snare rolls, it's as dark as Conrad has ever gone before and hits with a Benny L edge. A truly deadly two-tracker, this is broadsword sound of a next level Subby right here.
Review: Super prolific bass merchant Damageman jumps aboard Conrad Subs' Koba Audio with two white knuckle tear-ups. Both rooted with a certain old school 90s/early 2000s stripped-back but beefed-up dnb charm, 'Reality Control' hits like a sledgehammer rattling away with a Formation Records-style vibe and heavy sci-fi undertones while 'Remarkable Weaponry' bumps and swaggers like a classic Ram joint. Think Moving Fusion but with the grunt and shunt of a Shimon tune. Damageman is onto something here.
Review: Coming up next on Conrad Subs new label Koba Audio is the rising Northern powerhouse talent Grimesy. Following releases this year on the mighty Formation and the brand new Faces Of Jungle, he comes charging into our selections with these two utter hellraisers: 'Birdie' and 'Bad Man Sound'. The former takes a little touch of tech to deliver its strong-armed message while the latter is an all-out reese-laden tear-up. Both can absolutely tear up any dance in a 50 mile radius. Pay attention.
Review: Conrad Subs chows down hard this month with a brand new label Koba and it starts right here with 'Swayze'. Taking a leaf out of the Sub Focus book of production, it's an all-out dancefloor melter with a big stomp factor coded into the groove. For balance and a cool sense of contrast, he's also included a VIP of previous walloper 'Dance' where the jungle vibes play the lead role. Powerful stuff; no one puts Conrad Subs in a corner. Roadhouse!
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