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Review: While by no means as prolific in their output as last year, the quality of Numbers releases this year has remained a constant. Here the Glasgow operation reissues what they describe as "a secret weapon and personal favourite" in "Multi Ordinal Tracking Unit" from late 90s techno outfit Unspecified Enemies. The lengths the label have gone to in order to secure this reissue makes us think Jackmaster and co. set up Numbers with the specific intention of one day having the release in their discography. Made with the most basic of equipment in a North East London bedroom by the duo of Simon Whalley and Louis Digital, "Multi Ordinal Tracking Unit" was subsequently embraced by everyone from Underground Resistance to Surgeon. Crucially, Rubadub's Club 69 resident Martin McKay also caned it and ingrained it in the young memories of the Numbers troupe. Fully remastered by original cutting engineer, Christoph Grote-Beverborg at Dubplates & Mastering, the track retains all it's hard edged funk today and comes backed with a "City Of Quartz" remix from Louis Digital himself. The digital version includes two further gems, both originally produced for Digital's City Of Quartz label, but unreleased until now - "Bellona: Do I Mind Dying", a piece of razor-edged techno cut through with dystopian pads, and "Insurgency Soul", a piece of precise, clean breakbeat house reminiscent of Mark Fell's recent experiments in the genre.
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NMBRS 22D
22 Oct 12
Techno
22 Oct 12
Techno
Review: Post dubstep vibes on this constantly shifting and mesmerising track from Canadian production unit Sibian & Faun, making their debut for the Glasgow based Numbers label. "I'm Sorry" employs soulful, R&B influenced cut up vocals and twisted up synths to give this a late night feel. Meanwhile the mammoth bass frequencies and glitchtastic beats are guaranteed to achieve maximum impact through your bassbins. Melodic yet brooding mastery from this promising duo, this is futuristic dance music at its finest.
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NMBRS 19
05 Dec 11
Bass
05 Dec 11
Bass
Review: Glaswegian imprint Numbers maintain the release pressure that's built up a head of dizzying steam in 2011 with their 20th drop being a label debut from Randomer. The Norf Londoner's musical path began with jungle and that's more than apparent on the title track "Real Talk" which will get a certain SoYoer called Blawan worried about his status as the best drum programmer in town. It's the sort of disjointed, thumping house track that provides immediate gratification, especially when the sub destroying bass purge comes through. "Lime Pie" is equally thrilling, gradually aligning into a ruffed up 303 flex and concrete thick drums, whilst "Stalker" throws pots and pans into the rhythmic equation with neck snapping results. Possibly our favourite NMBRS drop to date.
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NMBRS 20
28 Nov 11
Techno
28 Nov 11
Techno
Played by: Odiggity - Tram Trax, Monkey Beats, Tiptoes, DJ Cable, Marcel Knopf, Alkalino, Dan Oh, Juno Recommends UK Garage, Juno Classics, Juno Classics, Vorres (Vrrs), Commodore 69, Attack Yourself!, Boska, Bunny On Acid, Marco Lazovic, Urban Knights, GSD, KRY WOLF, Breakbeat.is, West Norwood Cassette Library, Bilanez Music, Mistaken Identity, DJ Q, Tik & Borrow
Review: The latest release from the Glaswegian imprint adds a further sheen of excellence in a year where Numbers has really knuckled down and concentrated on a schedule of multi faceted releases. Such has been the demand for Mosca's debut on the Numbers imprint, the London based producer cheekily took to touting advance DJ copies of Do Me Wrong via Facebook. Both tracks here are fully poised for the floor, priming a throwback Bassline / UK G swing dipped in a nowness from Mosca that's been evident on drops for Night Slugs and Fat City. Unusually, it's the B Side that's garnered the most attention, which is odd as "Done Me Wrong" is excellent, reigning in vintage female hollerations over clipping rhythms, swamping basslines and parping synths that pay homage to the classic "RIP Groove". Flipside, the more celebrated "Bax" is a dual assault on your senses, murky sub bass jabbing at your ribs, whilst the sweet cooing vocals whisper sweet nothings in your ears. All this is underpinned by a skipping mid 90s flex heavy on the neon stabs that has warehouse jam written all over it.
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NMBRS 16
19 Sep 11
UK Garage
19 Sep 11
UK Garage
Played by: Mental Overdrive, Odiggity - Tram Trax, Monkey Beats, Commodore 69, Boska, Bunny On Acid, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Just Kiddin
Review: Excellent release here from Deadboy on Glaswegian imprint Numbers, who returns to the imprint after dropping their first ever 12" in early 2010. The Brighton based producer serves up the epic "Wish U Were Here", which locks into a 4/4 pulse with euphoric Virgo-style synths and a deftly tweaked vocal snippet - solid end of night tackle right here! Up next you'll find "Here 4 U" and "Ain't Gonna Lie", with the former's rolling congas and snare patterns complemented by the latter's syrupy vocals, pinball percussion and straight up garage rhythms. Serious heat once again from the Numbers crew.
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NMBRS 15
26 Aug 11
Bass
26 Aug 11
Bass
Review: This release sees Jackmaster's always on-point Numbers label with their first reissue, and they've pulled off something quite special with this reissue of Pierre's Pfantasy Club's seminal "Mystery Girl (Set Me Free)". It's a full on piece of vintage analogue 303 jack, characterised by its synthesised slap bass and catchy-as-hell vocal. Considering this is vintage acid house, the 303 line is actually quite restrained, only drifting in briefly, but is made no less furious by the cut up vocals that see the track out. Up next, Numbers employ veteran UK producer Seiji to provide a "Bassrub" of the track. It's actually incredibly sensitive to the original, letting it do its own thing for the most part, forgoing his usual funky tempos, but cutting the vocals up further and adding some devastating subs that will blow out bass-bins everywhere.
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NMBRS 9
20 Aug 11
Funky/Club House
20 Aug 11
Funky/Club House
Played by: Dev79
Review: Ill Blu's debut for Numbers kicks off with the much talked about eponymous track of the EP. "Meltdown" acts as the perfect entree, with a reverberating vocal sample and a similar synth/bassline sound to Redlight's tune "Stupid". It makes for a compelling listen with plenty of dancefloor driven panache and synth flourishes colouring it along the way. "Overdose", up next, is more comparable to the aforementioned "Bellion" than any of the rest, building from a sparse intro with echoing cooing and tripping, crispy beats, into a more bleepy, high pitched main tune, masterfully counteracted by throbbing low end b-line action and jungle style chirrups. "Chelt" brings the EP to a close, with a more tech-ed up approach, accelerating into the drop with a clamour of jingling SFX, rumbling atmospherics and quirky, bubbling synths. Dreamy rippling waves drive things forward, underpinned by a thunderous b-line, making this another late night party starter and one to add to the record box if UK funky is your thing.
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NMBRS 12
14 Feb 11
UK Garage
14 Feb 11
UK Garage
Played by: Tom Central, Juno Recommends UK Garage, L-VIS "DANCE SYSTEM" 1990, Drop The Lime, Drums Of Death, Ben Pearce
Review: Numbers drop Mr Mageeka's latest offering, the wonderfully and weirdly unique, "Different Lekstrix." Sounding like a blend of early Warp style bleeps and a 21st century UK house production, this track is a loopy, untamed affair. It joins the dots between UK funky and a kind of London-centric house sound with intensely hypnotic jacking rhythms. Backed with a L-Vis 1990 remix, the original is taken to the next level, pushing to the point where it almost blows its own top.
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NMBRS 6
07 Jun 10
Bass
07 Jun 10
Bass
