Review: Woi and indeed oi, Wembley-smashing Ram Raider Andy C returns with his first tune in almost two years... And it's a bit of a sizzler. Going right back to his Nightlife 1 / 2 roots, at the peak of his tenure at The End, "Til Dawn" is a funky rough-house roll-out loaded with a few cult samples, some pristine slap bass work and a proper fuzzy sense of grit. Heads down business all the way, there's a strong case to say this is his best tune in over a decade.
Review: The BCUK machines are still just warming up. Having catapulted their project back into the game last year with "Equilibrium", they've casually dropped a modest handful of face-melting one-trackers; "Nomad", "Tetris" and now "Primal Fire". Igniting with more evocative orchestral motifs, we're suddenly dropped into a tense vocal section with the powerful dulcets of Sitka before a bassline sweeps us off our feet in an absolute electrified frenzy. Gnarly, rasping and dark to its core, the fire here is very much real.
Review: You never know what you're going to get when Rene rocks upside your rig with a fresh new jam. But whether it melts your emotions, your face or your feet you always know it's going to knock you sideways. Case in point: this hefty one-tracker with prominent house vocalist Jareth. Igniting with an almost soulful touch, it soon launches into space with an emphatic rising riff and a swell of evocative feels that's barbed enough to keep it real and hard-hitting. You're not going to want to let go of this one in a hurry (not sorry)
Review: After touring the world and solidifying himself amongst modern drum & bass royalty, Wilkinson is back with another incredible single, this time entitled 'Decompression'. It's pretty clear we've all come to expect nothing but the best from the London based man, and yet again he's delivered. This track is fuelled by high pressure chord-like stabs doubled up with rolling subs and wailing synth patterns, designed to convert any dancefloor into an immediate ruckus.
Review: Original Sin on Ram Records! No one saw this coming but if you know anything about the G Dub co-founder, you'll know he's never short of surprises. Switching his heavier, hurly-burly side for something a lot more sensual and sunset, he hooks up with rising pop sensation BB Diamond for "Lost", a scorching end-of-night sing-along that's reminiscent of Wilkinson's "Afterglow" in its unabashed positivity and feels. Lighters up!
Review: Skuttle: the type of shifty walk you might do if you've broken something and wish to remain anonymous, or you've just said something inappropriate to a colleague or family member and you use a diversion to get away. It's also the type of walk you do when you leave the DJ box after dropping insane bangers like these to avoid every hassling you asking what the hell just blew their minds. Absolute next levelism from Ram's rising star Frankee; this combines techno and drum & bass at a level that very few artists have managed. TIP!
Review: Ed Rush & Audio... Do drum & bass collaborations come with much more clout? No. No they don't. And tracks like "Neverwhere" prove why. Dynamic, fluid, twisted yet funkier than your old school photo, it's got everything that's great about this music... Subtlety yet viciousness, iciness yet warmth and equal levels of groove and science. Reminiscent of the late 90s fusion but with much more weight and weirdness, Killbox are making genuinely unique records right now.
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