Review: Coming up next from the Soulserious crew, a feisty four track collection from Sunday Roast, exploring the more experimental edges of the garage spectrum with some fiery original flavour. First up, the stripped backed, haunting sub sweeps and gnarly bass tones of 'Blur', which as the title track, kicks off the project with just enough mystery, whilst also packing a bass-heavy punch. This is then followed by the more high-ended percussive runs of 'Lama',a subby sweeper that leads cleanly into the more grizzly sub pulses of 'Scapes'. Finally, some tidy chord work as 'Void' fuses chilling vocals with icy pads and clunking drums for a unique final bounce.
Review: A very interesting release here from Soulserious, a label that usually excels in the UKG and deep house side of the dance as the bossman Sunday Roast unveils his D&B alter-ego 33Reasons. Two cuts deep, it works as a nice introduction to this darker side to the label founder. 'Feel For You' is the prowling growler of the release thanks to its curmudgeonly bassline that grunts and oozes its way over the drums. It's in good company as 'Enjin' brings up the rear with more cold, spacious drums and a series of ghostly harmonics trilling and flickering over the roomy groove. Feels for this.
Review: The Soulserious team have unveiled a real gem with this one as they welcome the lively sounds of Jook10 to the table with a grizzly pair of bubblers, exploring the more experimental reaches of the UK funky sound. We kick off with the EP's title track 'Triple Threat', which deploys a gnarly array of sliding synthesizer melodies and choppy drum textures to really launch the EP in style, giving us some serious dancefloor ammunition. On the flip, 'Toppa' provides a much more wobbly display of minimal drum arrangement and spicy lead synths. Both tracks definitely fall back on some of UK funky's most central themes, with each of them exploring the sound via their own unique avenues.
Review: When we look around the now incredibly expansive realms of UK funky and garage, consistency has been the thing that has really allowed it to return to prosperity. Sunday Roast is an artist who oozes consistency, with this 'Classics V1' project being the perfect way to showcase that. Across sixteen sizzling originals, we are able to examine and explore the full breadth of his production style, from the groovy, UK funky influenced rhythms of 'Conga Matic' and 'Roll On' to the more bassline-driven designs of 'Groove Yard' and UKG flutters of 'Power'. It's a pretty solid selection to say the least, with our immediate highlights including the delicate drum processing of 'Echoes', the high energy percussion of 'Night Fox' and the experimental synthesis of the previously unreleased 'E Numbers'. Tidy!
Review: The mysterious Assado returns to Reading label Soul Serious with a four-track EP that blends deep, tech and tribal influences and will suit those jocks for whom the drum, as Carmel once sang, is everything. 'Afa' is a percussion-heavy affair that sports a looped "I can't, I can't, I can't stop" female vocal, 'Hologram' is a chunky, tribal-infused techy roller, 'Do Want' - the standout for this reviewer - has elements of both classic soulful house/garage and late 90s NYC tribal, while more Afro-style percussion underpins 'Ziya', a more eyes-down cut that's tailor-made for small-hours excursions into the deep zone.
Review: Reading-based label Soulserious are back with the ever elusive Louie John, who serves up some sensual and sublime deep house on the Agenda EP. From the icy and dub infused tech of "Cortee" sounding like a cross between Booka Shade and Echonomist, there's the respectful nod to UK 2-step on the infectious title track, to the classic deep house of "Jazz Top" with its creamy keys amd swung beats, and ending with the emotive mood music of "Mind Free" - this is another impressive outing yet again by the Soulserious staple.
Review: Usually, when a new Soulserious drop pops up in the store we are likely to be in for a good time. They definitely don't disappoint this time around as Far From Perfect unleashes five experimental 4x4 creations for us all to enjoy. We begin with the unpredictable percussive fluctuations of the title track 'Lost Everything' before the techno-inspired drum work of 'Keep Tabs' alongside the growling bass stretches and eastern designs of 'Indie 333' follow up in quick succession. From here, 'Downfall' gives us a moody look into modern 4x4 with some sweeping atmospheric brilliance, finishing up with the super minimal rhythms of 'Decendo' for good measure.
Review: Since first appearing on Soulserious a decade ago, Sunday Roast has proved adept at joining the dots between British bass music's past and present. His last EP, for example, was heavily influenced by jungle, while this four-tracker combines elements from three of his biggest inspirations, UK garage, UK funky and contemporary deep house. He begins with the sub-bass propelled "UKF" roll of "Feel For You", where layered percussion and atmospheric, extended breakdowns catch the ear, before balancing the skip of 4/4 garage with the slick dreaminess of deep house on "Sleepless Nights". "Feeling Fine" manages to be both percussively weighty and musically opaque, while closing cut "Pressing On" is another dose of deep house/UK funky fusion laden with deep bass and spacey sounds.
Review: Top-notch house retro-futurist Louie John has been on fire of late, with his last EP - October 2019's "Just Feel", delivering just the right blend of deep house nous and serious UK garage flavour. He sticks to the script on "Villians", his first outing of 2020. Grasping seductive organ stabs, woozy chords and swinging beats with both hands, John first glides us through the 4/4 garage deepness of "Villains", before joining the dcots between Chez Damier and New Jersey garage sexiness on "Valley Vibes". "Bring Your Love" is a bolder and more bombastic pumper blessed with ricocheting percussion hits and serious sub-bass, while "Stay With Me" wraps drowsy chords and opaque vocal samples around an undulating Latin house groove.
Review: Fledgling Reading-based label Soulserious bring us a five-track EP from the mysterious Assado... though the name means "roast meat" in Portuguese and the label bosses are called Sunday Roast, so draw your own conclusions! Whoever's responsible, the five tracks here have that same small hours-friendly, "lost in the jungle" vibe that characterised much of Tribal UK's mid-90s output, or indeed that of Subliminal sub-label Sondos in the early 00s. So if Afro/tribal percussion, chanted vocal snips, rainforest sounds, animal calls and exotic wind instruments sound like your idea of a good time, you're gonna love this EP!
Review: Soulserious mainstay Sunday Roast heats it up again with a five-track EP firing in a refreshing mix of minimal dub, dank club beats and stepping rhythms. Virtual b-side burner "Teklofone" probably the best example of this. Techier still comes the rhythms and shakers in "Caspers Revenge" with its house chords landing somewhere near Sven Weisemann Jouem territory. Padded drums feel the flex of a gnarly bass in this EP's lead track with old skool dubstep and percussion adding shades of urban rave to "Trust" next to the wobble bass and ragga dub of "Watch The Ride". Call it in!
Review: Next up from the Soulserious camp, we see them unveil a very interesting project indeed as they welcome the sounds of Far From Perfect, a producer whose unique combination of tech and garage themes is seeing him pick up a fair bit of interest. This EP features five corkers, kicking off with the acidic bass tones of the title track 'Feel So', the extra-terrestrial bass zooms of 'K10' and super grizzly sub textures and angelic vocal layers of 'Heist'. Next up, we take a bit of a UKG twist as 'Nikkis' provides us with some seriously groovy nostalgic drum work, finishing up the stuttered rhythms and metallic bass slaps of 'Codes'. Wicked stuff!
Review: Reading's Soulserious are back with their second offering for 2020, following up Sunday Roast's killer Peace Of Mine EP back in January. Now it's time for mysterious newcomer Assado, who brings you a varied selection of moods and grooves inspired by UK bass and beyond on the Horizon EP. Taking you deep into the exotic on the mesmerising and sensual tech house of "Message", while equally and atmospheric and hypnotic is the low-end driven, afro influenced progressive house of "Hold You" and "Diesel" respectively. The latter's intoxicating use of melody and enchanting vocal loops, over a tightly programmed groove, make this for truly compelling listening.
Review: As one of 2019's most popular breakout sounds, we were thrilled to see new music from Sunday Roast landing on the Soulserious imprint, who invite him in for a five track selection, showcasing just how tight his production can be. We begin with the precise rhythmic designs and bass work of the title track 'Peace Of Mine' before 'Syncro' provides us with a healthy percussive injection alongside the groovy tribal drum expressions of 'Just A Dream'. To round up, we firstly take in 'Prey' a shuffling UKG stomper, complete with warbling bass leads, alongside the more minimalist funky flavours of 'Fuzzy'. Tasty stuff!
Review: So it would appear that Soulserious have unearthed somewhat of a gem of a project here as they invite in Louie John across five newly design UKG rollers, the title track of which takes the name 'Just Feel', packing a groovy punch, laced with catchy vocal slaps. The super spacey tones of 'Have You No More' arrive on the scene next, followed by the high energy percussive convulsions of 'White Label' and more minimal drum arrangements of 'No Escape' a well thought out piece of original UKG material. We finish up with the super clean drum switches of 'Corrections', giving us a super colourful final lap to round everything off.
Review: We are noticing a massive influx in the amount of garage releases that are appearing in the store, and when the consistency is this high, we are entirely here for it. This latest project from Far From Perfect is a perfect example of how to do it right, kicking off with the groovy bass tones and drum skips of 'Heat Map'. Next, we dive into the colourful percussion of the title track 'We Strive', before landing on the experimental percussive textures of 'Fused' and the lofi drum expanses and eerie atmospheric persuasions of 'Paper Nails'. Finally, we finish up with the wriggling movements of 'Anker' to round off another wicked body of work from the Soulserious team.
Review: Following on from a super popular drop early this year, we see Sunday Roast here touch down on Soulserious for three tracks of housey goodness, kicking off with the super creative sounds of the title track 'Jugular'. This one boasts an array of interesting synth designs, coupled with some super crunchy percussive expressions and grinding horn tones to match. We are then gifted the super creative 'Wasps', a super colourful piece of 4x4 production, again packed with tribalistic perc themes and stunning low end processing. We look at the minimal skippy flavours of 'Like Rain' next, which works fantastically as the third part of the project.
Review: For this latest offering from Sunday Roast, we blessed with some warm flavours indeed as he rolls out his 'Sweetness' EP alongside the team at SoulSerious. From start to finish, this one is packed with vibrant dancefloor energy, kicking off with metalic bass twists ard rising arcs of the title track itself, which is followed by the more lofi drum stutters and grizzly sub layers of 'Change'. From here we move smoothly into 'Air Force' which provides floaty textures decending into percussion driven madness, before the jazzy chord progressions and sweeping sub textures of 'YTT' wash into view. The rhythms are increased tenfold next as 'Kangoo' hops to the forefront before we finish up on 'Twist Soul', a techy roller perfect for rounding up this impressive body of work.
Review: The team at Soulserious have certainly delivered us a gem here as Far From Perfect steps forward for a multigenre party across his highly sought after 'Something Unreal' EP project. We cover a lot of ground very quickly with this one as we begin with the slowed grimey drums and earth shattering reese leads of 'Tan', before bouncing into the subtle funky flavours of 'Aspects'. The stripped back techy sounds of the title track 'Something Unreal' follows, closely pursued by underground sub pressures of 'Party People'. We finish off with the creamy textures and popping percussion of 'ARIITIAN', rounding off this one in style.
Review: Following two years away, Soulserious founder Louie John returned to action in the summer with an EP that demonstrated his growing maturity as a producer. The "I Owe You EP" is similarly impressive with John unleashing four more cuts of the highest quality. Our pick of a very strong bunch is the title track, where the Reading producer cannily combines the bluesy, horizontal deep house warmth of "Boulevard"-era St Germain with the rhythm swing, sub-bass weight and cut-up vocal samples of UK garage. He explores similar sonic territory on the more musically expansive and dreamy "Fabrique", before doffing a peaked cap towards the bouncy, ear-pleasing goodness of Ibadan man Jerome Sydenham on closing cuts "Charmer" and "Long Time" (the latter of which is particularly breezy and melodious).
Review: Much to our delight, we here see Far From Perfect make an explosive return to the Soulserious imprint as he unveils a brand new three track selection. We begin with the tribal bass flavours and downright dirty sounds of 'Firestone' before rolling into the subtle funky grooves and growling subs of the title track 'Magnetic'. From here, we take a more satanic turn as the demonic bass sounds and sharp percussive pings of 'Complexity' take a lead role, followed closely by the skippy 4x4 flavours and shimmering tones of 'Doo'. Finally, we finish up in style with more laid back creation of 'No Effs', which applies slowly professing bass synths and percussive layering to create a really tight sense of atmosphere.
Review: Reading's bass champ Sunday Roast has loaded up with five dancefloor straddling beasts here on the Barbarian EP. Never one to take prisoners, he's not about to start now. Highlights include opener "Core', a fire breathing bass dragon of a thing with cowbells and bounce in all the right places, "Freak" is a 4 x 4 peak time jam that goes heavy on the 808s claps but it's the sizzling bass throbs and housey pianos riffs of "Day Pitch" that really wins this battle.
Review: Although the releases don't come as fast as they have done in the past, Reading's Sunday Roast always impresses when he does conjure up something new. Here on the Illusive EP he continues to explore his darker side - "Amazon" in particular adding some moody bass growls to a rolling UKF backdrop. Elsewhere the title track keeps the air of menace, with a tense, percussive undertone, "Lime" is a deeper techy affair, we get the ghetto/juke/dub hybrid "Whores In This House" and the melodic diva-garage of closer "Bulldog" wraps this package up nicely.
Review: Sunday Roast is back on the menu, and this time he's serving up five courses of pure UK Bass nastiness (in a good way). Highlights this time round include the primal thump of "Don't You", the sinister, white noise fizz-attack, "Horse Power" and the speedy dark shuffler "Radiowho". A real return to form.
Review: Soulserious mainstay Dub Solution cooks up five more of his unique garage/house hybrids: "Flava" looks back to the classics thanks to its detuned synths, bubbling 808 bassline and wailing vocal, "Full Moon" sounds like a Dirtybird cut thanks to its lean make-up, weirded out tech rhythm and sinewy sub wriggles while "Distractions" continues the snub-nosed tech theme but does so with an array of alien space noises and textures. Dig deeper for a funkier jam on the shuffling groove and scuffing throaty bass on "Buss" and an all-out physical floor assault on the future acid house adventure that is "Energie". Welcome to flavour country.
Review: Fans of Reading's bass hero Sunday Roast are bound to be overjoyed as this new single, Feel So High, as it's his first release since early January. If his output is becoming less regular, he makes up for it in other ways as this release sees him break some seriously impressive new ground. There are five rip snorting bangers contained here and of note our picks are the deep and bleepy techiness of the title track, the tropical doom-throb of "Elements" and the harsh and snarling pulse of "Distance".
Review: Sunday Roast - one of Reading's most prolific tech-house producers - comes through on his home label Soulserious with a new four-tracker to reign in the new year! The title track "Park Up" is a bass-heavy 4/4 mutant complete with seductive vocals and a swinging set of percussion. This one's for the Saturday night crew and all of the cuts are sure to rock just about any dancefloor from here to Scotland. Oh, and be sure to check out "Climatize" for some serious low-end meditation - bassline!
Review: Reading's Jook 10 is getting better at this album thing - it took ages for his debut album Darkside to arrive, and now the follow up, Contraversial, is here just one year later. Skill-wise, his spelling may be controversial, but certainly not his production techniques and here we get 10 impressive examples of them. Highlights include the tropical-keyboard-falling-down-the-stairs eccentricity of "How Come", the apocalyptic voodoo garage of "Feelings" and the slammin' speed garage bounce of "Fuse".
Review: Dub Soloution gets deep and dingy from the very first beat of his Footprint EP, with the techy title-track combining smooth but dark house music with throbbing acid-tinged bass stabs. "Clear Your Fear" is an upright deep house jam driven by chord progressions, while "Fractions Of Time", can you believe it, samples Simian's hit "We Are Your Friends". "Tex" is the EP's super downbeat jam and sounds like it's been tailor made for the tiled Berlin nightclub, while "Just Tell Em" has a tribal feel with the 'ooh' sample sounding like it comes from Duke's pop hit "So In Love With You".
Review: Having been quiet for months, Reading's bass meister Sunday Roast is back with the meaty full-length long player, Undiluted Underground Vol 2. He's still on fire too with the heat not letting up for even one of the 12 jams included here. Highlights include the delirious and spacey tropical banger, "No Trace", the sinister and raw growler "Shadows" and the machine gun snares and stabby synth showdown of "Ladders". Good to hear the heat's still on!
Review: Continuing to compound the strong relationship between deep house and UKG, Soulserious present brand new label face Dub Solution. Making himself known with five firing jackers, each cut on the "Contained" EP slaps and shuffles with detailed sonic creativity. Highlights include the lavish bass bubbles and well executed vocal chops of "Step Thru", the strutting rhythm and stark one-note piano flurries on "Release" and the mid-90s house homage "Running".
Review: Reading's Sunday Roast is back after a short break with this five-track menu of varying dishes. Along the journey we get choppy, vocal-led doom-garage on "Foresaken", snarling wobble on "Artificial", the Missy Elliot-sampling "Lock In", deep techy house on "Networks" and even quirky garage-funk on "Effected".
Review: Reading-based Jook 10 has consistently delivered killer UKG/bassline bangers on Soulserious for a while now, with no long player in sight - until now that is. Darkside boasts 12 tracks and displays a real ability to fuse the funky and tropical with sparse, gritty textures. Highlights include the understated doom groove of the title track, the soundsystem -blowing bass of the wobble- heavy "Rah" and the snarling, rabid "Jookin". Top quality boss!
Review: Mr Bubblin B doesn't do subtle music, and when he possesses the skills to deliver dancefloor-crippling party bangers why on earth would he? Back once again on Soulserious, this new two tracker is like a more raw meat being flung to the ravenous raving lions - "Pick Me Up" comes in two forms: the Gypsy Woman-esque organ-led wail-a-thon 4x4 version and murkier 2 step mix (massive diva sample intact, natch). "Jugular" is a dark and dirty DJ tool, which is a lot more appetising than it sounds, trust us.
Review: Soulserious label boss DJ Sunday Roast is always guaranteed to deliver a bumper-packed slap-up feast of a single each time round, complete with all the trimmings. This, his latest release, doesn't stray from this approach as we get a whopping six tracks to relish. The intensity of recent releases hasn't mellowed as shown in highlights like the thumping tribal stomp of "Take Two", the ferocious carnival wobble of "Tempo" and the intoxicating electro-voodoo beat of "Mind Set".
Review: This guy has settled in with Reading UKF label Soulserious like a comfy pair of old slippers. Why not when they totally support his sound, to the point where his EPs are now bordering on mini-LPs! "Speeding" features six new joints all revealing his finely honed production skills. He blends slick, jazzy pads with shuffling garage beats that often veer into a sleazy tech-house side of town, and there's always a few retro nods to the good old 90s.
Review: Earlier this year Sunday Roast smashed it with the action-packed Space Walk EP. Well, you can't keep a good man down, and now he's back with another six tracks of forward-looking UKG. It's a harder sound than last time, but highlights include the carnival doom-beat of the title track "Intuition", the peak time psychosis of "XTC" and the propulsive yet dreamy bassline house of "Optical".
Review: Reading's Jook 10 has forged a relentless path through the UKF/bassline scene with a series of perfectly crafted DJ tools and bangers alike. Here are his latest four tunes and they're a mixture of both: the tropically-tinged slammin 4x4 "Trees" is a lean and mean tool as is the drum heavy "Jumpy Jumpy", while the likes of "Platinum" is total hands in the air trancey moombahton.
Review: Shoutouts to the Reading massive, with Soulserious head honcho DJ Sunday Roast back in the house for some seriously bonkers UKF thrills. Technically a mini-album, this eight-tracker provides enough pills, thrills and bellyaches to keep even the hardest partiers going. Highlights include the spacey "Space Walk, the moody "Wireless Soul" and the tropical horror soundtrack vibes of "Won't Change".
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