Souped Up is a London-based drum & bass label that drips with some of the fattest rollers and wobblers around. Led by D&B badmen Serum and Benny V, Souped Up have been carving their instantly recognisable bass face sound since it burst onto the scene in 2017. The forward-thinking label has so far churned out tunes from the likes of: Voltage, Bou, Dutta, T>I, Need For Mirrors, Mozey, Current Value, Levela, Ego Trippin and more. Rave favourites include Serum’s ‘Chop House’, Bou’s ‘Veteran (VIP)’ (feat. Trigga) and Bou, Simula and Bassman’s weapon, ‘Heavy & Dark’. Souped Up has a clear, colourful and unpretentious aesthetic and each release cover features a statement cartoon character. Reflecting their good humour, the label is also home to steroided-up soup can cartoon mascot, Vinny.
Review: Some dads clean up your mess. Other dads make you mess yourself. Other dads make the mess and expect you to clean it up. We don't even need to tell you what type of fathers Serum and Voltage are, but in case you're unaware of the mischievous influence they have on each other, let's just say they're not changing any nappies tonight. 'Pum Pum Rule' is a splat-and-dash dust-up with some of the funkiest drums the pair have ever programmed while 'Metamorphosis' takes us back to the late 2000s style of tear-up with very messy consequences. Watch out for volume two when they try and tell us about the birds and the bees. Eek.
Review: Original Sin returns to Souped Up once again, this time bringing razor sharp MC Shakes into the mix for a heavyweight link up '100K'. As with all Original Sin cuts since the very beginning, the dynamics are set to max as the urgent bassline pushes and pulls us around each corner of the dancefloor. Complete with Shakes spitting hard with clarity and vibes, you already know how much damage this is going to cause as we move towards the ravey season. 100 thumbs up.
Review: Souped Up come through with that next level sickness once again as Russian giants Teddy Killerz get busy with the formidable arachnid MC, and fellow giant, Spyda on 'Run'. Opening with big reggae skanks, powerful vocals from Spyda and a bassline sharper than a sassy roadman on a bed of nails, it's a big 2024 anthem in waiting. Elsewhere Rouman gets involved on the sexier feels of 'Smoke' while finale 'Gun' shoots first and knocks heads off later with pure greasy intent. Bang bang!
Review: Next up from the ever-ready Souped Up crew, a vibrant two track display that showcases Upgrade as his very best, with both of these spicy originals packing a real dancefloor-ready punch. We begin with the other-worldly sounds of 'The Visitor', a synthesiser-driven stomp through gnarly sub textures, intricate percussive pops and monstrous melody, kicking off the project in style. On the flip to this, a more garage-inspired idea as 'Concrete Jungle' fuses with smooth female vocal chops with squelching bass slides and chord-driven progressions, giving a nicely balanced two-track project.
Review: No one knows what ACP stands for. A Cool Person? A Crap Party? Ah Crazy Patterns? Andy C's Pants? Who knows? But one thing we do know is that his music is seriously bubbling right now and you need to be paying attention to it. Fresh from his release on Serial Killaz comes this awesome Souped Up debut. Angular, scrappy and full of trippy surprises, 'Jumpscare' is an epic peak time slayer that sits somewhere between a young Dutta and the Teddy Killaz. 'Lullaby' is equally disarming, especially with its switch to dreamy instruments on the hook. Finally 'Foghorn' mischievously returns to one of the most divisive sounds in contemporary dnb and flips it into a vicious robotic mess. Another crucial platter.
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