Review: The Sneaker Social Club crew continues to impress with every new drop they deliver, this time diving further into their more garage-centric roots as they welcome House of Black Lanterns inside for four fiery creations. Opening up with 'Back To Back Special', a murky, sublow bubbler jam-packed with nostalgic drum chops and unique bass design, followed by the more brightened chord progressions of 'Out To The Private Number' and moog-driven subs slides of 'Slew', again, combining old school with originality in real style. Finally, 'Summon Like This' gives us a spacey roller to close things off, focussing on bone-chilling transitions and moody synth sweeps, rounding this project off with a serious buzz.
Review: Sneaker Social Club unveils Ivy Lab's latest offering deepening the duo's evolution from their drum and bass roots. Comprised of Gove Kidao and Jon Fogel, this Mild EP, born from a purposeful break in 2023 to experiment freely in the studio, presents a potent mix of jungle and drum and bass influences, intertwined with footwork elements and Ivy Lab's unique sound design. Tracks like "Look Away" and "N.V.T 01" showcase their knack for combining rugged bass weight with innovative production techniques, while "Kik Bak" delivers an acutely angled, pitched-up rap attack to further galvanise their radical sound.
Review: It's been a while since Neil Landstrumm appeared on Sneaker Social Club. As always, this EP is reflective of his singular presence in modern electronic music. Both "Bravery" and "The Hawk" are quite different to the coruscating techno that Landstrumm made his name with back in the day, but many of the same cues remain. The rave tones, splurging bass and seething percussion now resound to a slower, stepping pace - but they still pack a mighty punch. In contrast, "Respect the Deal" is redolent of his peerless Restaurant of Assassins album, but with rolling break beats anchoring the lurching bass. Keeping the listener guessing, "The Prisoner" reveals a more contemplative side to Landstrumm's productions.
Review: It's yet another blockbuster release from the Sneaker Social Club team, who welcome the sounds of Park End across for shiny new sweepers with seriously spicy feeling. We open up with the dark atmospheric rumblings and shuffling breaksy sweeps of 'Same Dream', followed by the incredibly eerie soundscaping of 'The Immortality Of The Crab', a real switch up to say the least. Next, a more abstract take on the UKG sound as Park End delivers a clicky remix of 'BBS', reworking it into a sublow heavy chugger, with the grimey synth work and abnormal processing of 'Rekt' then giving us another otherworldly soundbomb as a closer. Awesome work!
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