Review: The continued exploration into the UK sound from the Night Bass team has been very enjoyable to watch from a UK perspective, seeing the latest wave of garage and bass artists thrive on the international stage. Next up on their listing, they welcome the wonderful sounds of Oppidan to the team, who delivers three storming originals for our listening pleasure. We kick off with the groovy UKG flavours of 'Morning Miggy', which combines a stripped back drum approach with spacey, atmospheric pad textures and the occasional keyboard riff for a lively creation. Next, 'Colgate' sees Oppidan open up the jets and let her production skills run wild with one of the craziest garage originals we've heard in a hot minute, linking up super intricate garage rhythms with booming bass pulses and 8bit arpeggios with fantastic results. Finally, the classic, nostalgia-inducing sweeps of 'Motorola' put the finishing touches on another fantastic addition to the Night Bass catalogue.
Review: It has been one hell of a year for Hans Glader, the LA-based garage wizard whose sound continues to conquer global stages. He returns here to the legendary Night Bass imprint for a full four track display of his unique approach to 2-steppy flavours, kicking off with the luscious pad textures and distant saxophone lines of 'Culture'. From here the sumptuous vibes continue as the incredible soundscaping and general harmonic structures of 'Lumen' deliver a truly beautiful setting, followed by the more sub-heavy dips and weaves of 'Dimelo' alongside Night Bass founder: AC Slater. For us, this was already Hans Glader's strongest outing to date, but that's before 'Set You Free' elevates the whole project to an entirely new plateau with its sweeping string-like leads and groovy drum switches. Incredible work!
Review: What a legendary link up we find ourselves looking into here as the UK & US combine in infinite majesty. The legendary pioneering sounds of DJQ finally arrives for a full length drop on AC Slater's Night Bass imprint, showing us a different side to his character, away from his more typical niche inspired sound. We begin with 'Zip Zap', a bubbling techy roller, driven by well rounded drum designs and a perfectly placed vocal line from Robbie Rue, before 'Concentration' gives us a more raucous approach, allowing lethal synthesizer lines to take the lead. Finally we get to take in an interesting creation, showcasing Q's garage roots as 'Show Me Love' unleashes a chord driven arrangement, giving us a soothing throwback to close out the EP.
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