Logan D’s multi-award winning jump up D&B label Low Down Deep Recordings has been tearing things up since 2005. With its HQ in London, the Low Down Deep family has been home to some of jump up’s naughtiest names: Voltage, Upgrade, Turno, Majistrate, Heist, Ego Trippin, Logan D himself, and the late Dominator. In 2017, the label also whacked out Serum and Voltage’s knockout ‘Cricket Bat’ track (featuring Bassman) that forms part of the foundations of the new-style roller movement and possibly facilitated the birth of the Kings Of The Rollers themselves. Sub-labels include Subway Soundz, Sweet Tooth and The City Series. With Logan D’s work ethic steaming along as fast as some of the 175 bpm weapons the label fires out, there’s no stopping Low Down Deep’s drive to carve out the high-octane, bass-heavy sound it’s best known for.
Review: Wonkadelic' is just so bouncy, and yeah, you guessed right... its wonky! It will have you jumping around the dance like a snapback wearing kangaroo, with one leg. The track ticks of the trio of LDD staples; weird vox, check, disgustingly low sub, check and of course our favourite, pneumatic drill and tool kit sample pack, big fat check. 'Illusion' is screwface inducing business. It's been doing the rounds this summer, being dropped in neuro and dancefloor sets as well as the usual jump up dances. A pretty standard beat pattern leaves space for the long running, insanely intense body of the track. You can't miss it.
Review: A year has passed since Voltage took us for a "Ruby" on Logan D's Low Down Deep. During that time he's verified himself as a roller king and teamed up with Serum to get souped up and waggle his fat cobra in our faces. Now he's back with more high grade strains and they're all as smelly and potent as the next. "Sticky Vicky" is all about the staccato sandpaper harmonics, "Barbera" does this cool Q&A between higher and lower textures before dropping into a dreamy rave breakdown, "Labrynth" is all about the squelching farty off-beat bass funk while "Boy" shuts us down with weirded-out scary reverse bassline twistery. White widow... guaranteed to spark up the dance!
Review: Low Down Deep has become one of the premier destinations for UK jump-up, playing host to every big name in the scene over the years. Now a proper flag-holder for the resurgent jump-up movement, Low Down Deep are back and they're repping Ego Trippin, one of the big boys in the scene right now. He's coming out with two VIPs and track one, featuring the late DJ Dominator, is playful yet devastating, with an upbeat and funky arrangement that lands hard - very hard. 'Spinning Elbow' is less subtle, with gravelly synths that pummel the top end of the range and a snapping drum line that nails the bottom end. Yes guys!
Review: VIPS in the hole! Low Down Deep revisit a couple of recent bangers with some straight up fire updates that have been massive for the Low Down Deep crew. First up is last year's killer funk tear-up "Do Your Thang" from Subsonic with a bassline that now tells more of a story instead of hammers one single message. There's more than a touch of old Zinc to this. Flip for Jayline's "North Pole Cold VIP" where the two tone basslines merge with each other much more mischievously and the added cymbal splashes on the drums give a new burst of energy. Powerful stuff.
Review: Four of Low Down Deep's heaviest club cuts over the last two years enjoy a new coat of VIP arms, bringing them all back up to date. Already in demand due to dubplate pressure, each cut adds new bassline and riff twists that will cause knowing gun fingers across the dance. Logan D & Dominator's "Giant Killer Bees" goes switch-heavy, Turno's "Gladiator" enjoys an emotional explosion on the breakdown, Majistrate's already tongue-in-cheek "Amsterdam" gets even sillier while Heist's infamous "Moose Knuckle" keeps its sci-fi haze intact while folding the bass riff inside itself. Serious VIP business.
Review: Having taken us through his innermost fears on "Nightmare World", Jaydan fires up the boosters and flies us all the way to Venus for part of Low Down Deep's planetary series. We take off with the criminally simple three note bassline that cascades mischievously over a rough rolling break. We break through the earth's orbit and blaze through the stars with the 2005-flavoured distorted middy bass hook before being hurtled woozily in Venus's orbit with raw sandpaper bassline on "Shut It Down". The euphoric opener and major key, tripped-out reverse bass riff of "Frightening" mark the moment we land on the planet and party. Next stop...Uranus.
Review: Low Down Deep have really outdone themselves with this one and it's courtesy of Filthy Habits, who, across four tunes, seriously rolls things out. The standout tune is 'Caught Sippin', which moves from a choppy array of jump up stabs into a winding, twisting bass node with a devilish bend within, a powerful dancefloor track that you won't forget any time soon. The title track smacks of old school Low Down Deep material with its shameless approach to funky rhythms and bouncy beat making, a catchy affair that doesn't take itself too seriously. The others are equally stripped back, and we really love the barebones approach being taken here.
Review: Upgrade is without a doubt one of the most talented producers to have emerged out of the jump-up space in the past several years. His sound is rough and tumble but still dark and techy, he draws upon multiple influences and, as such, has a cross-subgenre appeal. This single on Low Down Deep expresses this fact perfectly. "Trigga Finga' has the snarling stabs of jump up with the blackish fa?ade of something darker, it's still rooted in urbanity thanks to Trigga, but also packs a futuristic punch. 'The Saucer' is typically choppish, pointed synths abound and each hit and knock feel purposely placed. Top single.
Review: Purveyors of fine DnB since 1996, this Essex outfit (Ian Wait, Martin Blackman, Matt North) don't mess about. Here we have a new two-track joint (literally if you see the cover) on Low Down Deep Recordings. Short and sweet and to the point, this single is all about fast fun. "Thrill Seekers" is a proper jump up jam, with dancehall bass melodies, scattershot breaks and spacey effects. "Tracker' is a filthier beast altogether, with sub-troubling wobbly bass barks, speedy drums and some effective vocals samples.
Review: The Teflon Don returns to LDD with four more of his signature seismic bass sessions. "Bomb Squad" sees him colliding with Turno once again for another drama damager where big strings wrap tightly around a serious groaning bass hook while "Think First" whips up a storm with a classical lead that plunges into a crisp and infectious riff. Dig deeper into the collection for a frenzied Q&A-characterised master blaster ("History Making") and a thundering orchestra-charged harmonically-heaved shredder ("Art Form") Serious rawness.
Review: Low Down Deep are regular appearances here for two main reasons. Firstly, they release a hell of a lot of music. Secondly, it almost always hits hard and in good order. So, with that in mind, let's take a look at Vital & Mass' collaborative EP Think First/Rolling Stoney/No Gangsta/Deeper. 'Think First' is without a doubt the highlight of the EP, with an infectiously funky arrangement that's grounded in a glitchy sense of progression and movement. It goes hard, but in a way that's not off-putting or over the top, and it's a fitting tribute to an excellent original by the late DJ Dominator That's the general impression of this EP: jump-up with serious finesse and class.
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: Low Down Deep has become one of the premier destinations for UK jump-up, playing host to every big name in the scene over the years. Now a proper flag-holder for the resurgent jump-up movement, Low Down Deep are back and they're repping Tsuki, one of the big up and comers right now. 'The Slasher' is playful yet devastating, with an upbeat and funky arrangement that lands hard - very hard. 'Feel' is less subtle, with pitched up synths that pummel the top end of the range and a snapping drum line that nails the bottom end. Yes Tsuki!
Review: Dominator sadly passed away last year, and to celebrate his legacy Low Down Deep have released a full LP of his music, including collaborations galore. The first tune features Nu Elementz and its satisfyingly solid, with punmching bass stabs and a rock-hard percussive base to go with them. All of the tracks on this release are just big, from the glitched-out width of 'Better Late Than Never' featuring Majistrate, to the subtle yet funk-infused rhythm of 'Atomic Playboy' featuring Ego Tripping. Scene legend Heist makes a couple of appearances on 'Sway' and 'Cowboy' and Sub Zero tears up the place on 'Terror Notts'. This is sick EP that does justice to another D&B figure who was taken too soon. RIP Dominator.
Review: Closure: "The End" is nigh and if this is the sound of us all leaving this mortal coil we're quite looking forward to it. A driving distorted reese leads smack bang into trippy cascading bass droplets and a seriously dramatic feel, this is one of Simula's maddest tunes to date (which is saying something) "Belly Of The Beast" continues the weirdo flavours with some deliciously wonked bass twangs before "Funky Junkie" shoots us all up with class A bass bumps then spins us around the room with blindfold on. Finally we hit "Mammoth" where things get woolly nasty (not sorry). Big drones, metallic clangs and another spasmodic tripletty signature swagger, it's another happy ending from the man like Simula. The end.
Review: Fresh from his unforgettable "Amnesia" EP, Jeopardize returns to Logan D's Low Down Deep with another feisty selection. Four slabs deep, we kick off with the Annix-style gurgles and spikes of "The Death Marshes" before getting sandblasted by the droning basses on "Connected" and ruffed up by the curmudgeonly bass grizzles of "So Simple". Last but not least we hit "Sight Seeing" where savage breaks and barking basses guarantee reloads, riots and respect from all other selectors in a 50 mile radius. Heavy!
Review: Logan D's Low Down Deep continues to dominate the game with this XXXL VA from some of the best in the jump-up and dancefloor game. Ego Trippin set the scene with the early 2000s Bristol flavoured cut 'Curly Wurly' before we plunge deeper and deeper down the bassline rabbit hole. Tomoyoshi goes full bounce on 'Go Down Low', Dutta & Stompz twist up a sweet and sensual vocal on 'Take Ya Time', Neman & Slipz foretell Armageddon with the brutalist 'War Of The Worlds' while the poorly named Average goes beyond all expectations with their full-send blaze-up 'Hermes'. Last but definitely not least Magenta & Kenji lock us down with the gut-melting fire session 'Secure'. Strength in numbers!
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