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Review: Howdy partner, we'll be glad to help ya! When we say 'help', we actually mean 'twist those chubby chops of yours with gruesome bass' and when we say 'ya' we actually mean 'mate'. Yes, it's Primate's long-awaited remix of Logan D and the late great Dominator's classic gun-toting, horse-trotting 'Cowboy'. For good measure the original has also been included. Just a reminder that Dominator was years ahead of everyone else. Years. Rest In Peace, beat from the east!
Played by: AGENT K
Review: Cover up! Ego Trippin are back on LDD and they're packing protection. Continuing their brazen track titling policy (see 'Disco Minge' from a few months back) 'Rubber Johnny' sees Ego Trippin back in their fun zone, taking the Michael out of everything and everything with a raw sense of mischief. Other japey moments on this EP include the walloping bassline twists on 'Whomposaurus', the Belgium circa-2012 laser bass blasts on 'Robotic Riddim' and the howling reese bass on 'Rattlesnake'. Naughty!
Review: Harley D continues to flex the freakiest of manoeuvres right here on Low Down Deep as 'Monsters' goes in on the weird funk vibes, all squelchy and mutated. It's in the very best of company as the D-meister licks up all kinds of shots: 'Back To The Future' is a militant screechy stepper, 'Bang' goes all sci-fi funk and fury, 'Automatic' brings a little Daft Punkian nod to the vibe while 'Trouble Maker' ends on a ruff and curmudgeonly one. All bruisers, no losers. Big up Harley each and every.
Review: We're not particularly big into our crime here at Juno Download. But if Maji and Logan D want to jack a few motors, we won't get in their way. Well, not when the heists sound as high energy and as fun as this. Tapping back to a classic late 90s Ram or Full Cycle sound, there's a full strength sense of overdrive that matches the daring, getaway driving title. For added nitro boosts jump on T95's remix. Va Va Vooooom!
Review: Following his absurdly heavy release on Gradient recently, Tesen now hits hard with two more hefty heave-ho's on one of his most consistent label homes - Low Down Deep. 'Sober' is your straight up demon jump-up. 150% proof weight and a swagger so strong it could wake the dead, it's one of Tesen's most industrial strength tracks to date. 'Follow Me' flips the vibe entirely and goes for a euphoric, hands-in-the-air vibe. Think classic Hospital Records and you're on the right dancefloor. Get following!
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Played by: AGENT K
Review: More addictive than smoking, heroin and naked skateboarding put together, Filthy Habits come along and tar up our lungs, soul and dancing feet with their first full EP of the year. Aptly titled 'Detonate', it's an explosive showcase of their high energy dancefloor skills with big bruisers coming from every angle... The Serum-style Q&A riff magic 'Debt Collector' and the hurricane breezes and textures of 'Angel Of Death' are just two of the big moments on this dangerously heavy EP.
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Dishing out a minimum of a release a month on massive labels like Shogun, Elevate and Invicta, Scottish dynamo Refracta jumps aboard Logan D's Low Down Deep with two more emotional bruisers. 'Fuel' is all about the big bouncy bassline Q&A that leaps from one side of the dancefloor with cosmic abandon. 'Night Like This' gets a little more sadboi with its mournful chords and yearning processed vocal. Sentimental yet savage.
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
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Review: Hard music calls for 'High Times' as Ego Trippin drop this massive six-pack of slappers on every stoner's favourite date - 420. If you know Ego Trippin then you already know the score; precision production, gritty grooves and raw, timeless jump-up dynamics. Vibes range from the sci-fi shock out of 'Body Snatchers' to the bambaata-bumping delight of 'Airlock' with all flavours in between. Get high or rich trying.
Played by: Shrust
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Review: 15 years deep, but never on the low down... Logan D's label continues to operative and thrive at the forefront of jump up D&B with this epic anniversary collection. Loaded with new versions, upfront material and unreleased classics, it's a fittingly fresh and excitable package for a label with such tenure. Highlights include Voltage's curmudgeonly remix of Serum's 'Up In Smoke', the never-ending legacy of Dominator with the previously unreleased 'Outta Control', brand new badness from Slipz in the form of 'Badman' and timeless rawness from Heist with 'Bravado'. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Review: Low Down Deep regular Jeopardize returns to Logan D's imprint with his third major missive on the label this year. Four tracks deep, we're hurled straight into the fire as the sirens blaze and shred on the title track 'Project Terra' before we settle into a gritty gutter-chomping groove on the distorted bass fuelled 'Mind Over Matter'. Deeper into the EP we strut to find the high end staccato stabs on 'Destruction Dealer' before 'I RMBR' closes on a much darker, sinewy note. Heavy.
Review: Filthy Habits and Complex join forces for two steamroller jams on Logan D's Low Down Deep. Complementing each other's sounds perfectly, 'Consequences' lands first with its addictive rolling percussion and twisted riff before 'Elements' sweeps in with an even aggier and persistent feel. Militant as the riff hits with every beat, and laced with swooning horns on the breakdown, there's a timeless D&B energy to this that takes us right back to the early 2000s Bristol sound. Massive.
Played by: Complex
Review: Following heavyweight dispatches on the likes of Original Key, Tribe Of Dub and Deep Quake already this year, Berlin-based Japanese artist Tomoyoshi makes his debut on Low Down Deep with four far-ranging beauties tailored for all hours of the night. 'Evolution' is straight up peaktime riffage that's perfect for doubling or tripling up. 'Laphroaig' gets us supping a few tipples of fire water as it flips between jazzy chords and stabby riffs while 'No Self' is a warpy, swaggering piece of classic jump-up before 'Joint' closes the party down with a dizzying blast of basslines and mischievous edits. Feel the burn.
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Tickets please! Northern superking Stompz jumps aboard the good bus Low Down Deep with three riffy roughhouse jams. 'Bendy Bus' is a vibrant Q&A buzz-fest that tips its conductor cap to the styles of Serum and Voltage, 'Rubberface' will have you shaking your jowls avidly to the high frequency back-and-forth hook before 'Pandemonium' finishes the EP with another wholesome lead line that you'll be whistling, humming and shouting at people for weeks on end. Get bendy!
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Boh 'Selecta'! Magenta returns to Low Down Deep with this crucial four-track attack. The title track 'Selecta' says it all; loose rattling breaks and a riff you'll be whistling for days and some very dreamy elements in the mix. The rest of the EP remains at this high level of dancefloor luxury; 'Skeng' is a slinky, low-riding rudeboy roller, 'Endz' keeps it ghetto with a huge sporting exhaust of a bassline while Blckhry joins the party for the final gully blow-out 'No Escape'. Rewind, selecta come again!
Played by: AGENT K
Review: Low Down Deep is a platform from some of the best aimed at showing off some of the baddest jump up and heavier sounds floating around at the moment. This full length album is a rare occurrence for the label, and from label regular Filthy Habits it, is exactly what we want and is name Kaleidoscope presumably because it offers up a dizzying range of dancefloor friendly stuff. The first track is a steppy, stripped back and choppy piece of work that vibrates and ricochets all the way down the range, a process repeated until it's drilled into your skull. There are no features here, it's all Filthy Habits, and tracks like 'Delirious', 'Mortality' and 'Night Terrors' all show a commitment to tough sonics that makes this album so damn good. Unstoppable.
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
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Review: Introducing the sounds of The Usual Suspects Part 1, a radical attempt to create jump-up so splintered and broken you'll barely recognise it. This is pure party music, there's no time for sophisticated conversations about its merits because you'll be too busy dancing to it. Sota's 'Pumper's epitomizes the extent of the madness here, with a punched-out percussive line that underpins a grating force of progression and anger, perfectly crafted to give you goosebumps in the dance. The metallic quality to 'Bring It' is another highlight, and it's safe to say that with these five tunes, Sota, Supreme Being, Heist, Complex and The Force have done a wicked job. Big tunes.
Review: Big guns blazing, Low Down Deep fire more shots into 2021 with this massive four-piece from Skore. As you can tell from the title, the EP ignites with a very special track as an old unreleased collab with Dom (RIP) kicks things off with incendiary riff magic. Elsewhere 'Your Lovin' brings in the tones of Ellie Marie for some light/dark fusion and another massive riff before 'My Selectah' adds a little euphoria into the mix and 'Slushy' ensures the EP ends on a serious bang. Not to be missed... You all know the score about Skore by now.
