Bristol-based Sofa Sound is a forward-thinking drum and bass label headed up by DLR. The label hones in on rolling drum and bass that pushes a deeper, more bassline heavy sound which has a lot of subtleties and progression. Since 2017, DLR has rattled out releases from artists close to his heart: Quadrant, Hydro, Black Barrel, Signal, Break, M-Zine, Trex… the list goes on! Sofa Sound continues to push boundaries, winning ‘Best Newcomer Label’ in the Drum&BassArena Awards 2020.
Review: From Brussels with love: M-Zine returns to DLR's Sofa Sound with this full-flavoured reminder that it's okay to quit something again even if it didn't work out the first time. Musically-speaking, it's another pure gold session as he flips between the tones and textures, styles and sonics; 'Re-Quit' carries a jazzy edge while hitting hard with the kickdrum arrangement, 'Proceed' has an almost techno-like charm about it with the keys while 'Glitch In The Stars' (with bossman DLR) takes things right back to basics with an old Dispatch style grit to the groove. Elsewhere 'No Yeah' continues that tense techno flavour with big space and reverb around the drums while 'XP' carries so much sub bass pressure it causes you to reinstall windows... And we're not talking about the PC kind either. M-Zine you absolute monster!
Review: M-Zine is a Belgian producer who has been popping up in all the right places for a number of years now, building his profile up and raising the bar of his production capabilities. Dispatch, Utopia, Lifestyle and more lie in his past and now Sofa Sound is in his present, DLR's imprint and one which just gets it right, time and time again. Fractals is bent, broken and ragged, a forceful expression of tangled sonics and a three-tracker which starts hard and doesn't stop. 'Axiomatic' is relentless and pounding, a tunnel of blackish movement which you travel down at full speed, with the lights off and the seatbelt round your neck. There's something satisfying, almost Techno-esque, about tracks which are this consistent and it's a highlight from an absurdly good release.
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