Spearhead Records is a UK-based liquid drum & bass label, founded in 2005 by Steve Jeffery aka BCee. From smooth, sunset-kissed sounds to deep, lighter-raising productions, Spearhead has rolled out countless smile-igniting bangers like Netsky’s ‘I Refuse’, LSB’s ‘Loop Of Love’, S.P.Y’s ‘By Your Side’, BCee & Charlotte Haining’s ‘More Than Words’ and Villem & McLeod’s ‘Let It Breathe’ (feat Leo Wood). Future Retro is Spearhead’s sub-label.
Review: Dreamers keep on dreaming, Low:rs keep on lowering... Spearhead kickstart May with this stunning collection from one of their most consistent artists Low:r. Four tracks, each one as tasty as the last, flavours range from the stunning somnambulant trembles and flutters of the title track to the much fatter rattles and twists of 'I Can See'. Elsewhere we have the deep dancefloor drama of 'Make The Most' (with Aleya Mae) before 'Goon Squad' ends us on a fittingly funky finale. Vibers keep on vibing.
Review: Don't get mad, get funky... BCee's Spearhead imprint kicks off 2022 with this almighty package of freshness from a whole range of its many friends and family members. Now a tradition on the label, the message and vibe is clear - all flavours, all styles, all levels are welcome in Spearhead's broad church. From the subtle jazzy funk of Blacklab's 'Placebo' to the tense and stark breaks of Sweetpea's 'Jungle Juice'. Elsewhere longstanding donnies Nymfo and Villem get motivational on 'Lazy Bones', Bcee & Blu Mar Ten get cosmic on 'In The Head' and Riya continues her impeccable vein of form with 'Where Did The Time Go'. All this and many more moods, Spearhead are sizzling into the 2022s in fine and firing style.
Review: Spearhead bossman BCee celebrates 20 years of releases with this humungous album of new originals and remixes from talented kindred spirits across the board. There's a lot to unpack here with vibes flexing across the entire spectrum. Highlights include the dubwise vibe-out with DRS 'Let Go Of Love', the dreamy star-gazer 'Four Walls' with Ruth Royall and so many remixes it's hard to know where to start... Levela's take on 'Magic Words' (with Degs) balances the grit with the gold perfectly, LSB brings some wonderful new warmth to 'So Right' and Bop's futuristic funk flip on 'Computer Brains' is nothing short of inspired. And these are just a handful of the many highlights on offer. Dig deep and celebrate the consistent contributions of BCee. Here's to another 20 years!
Review: Missing has teamed up with Trex for this one, a five-tracker on the omnipresent Spearhead that takes rolling sounds and cutting, junglist tones and lays them out with sleek elegance, an impressive feat considering the raw vibrancy of the base elements. We especially love '2 Infinity', a spacetime continuum of a tune that glides through the universe in a nonchalant yet dancefloor-focused manner, a bassline heavy and melodically sound number that has proper perked our ears up. It's a signal on how good the others are, all of which are worth your time.
Review: Last year Bcee and Charlotte Haining released a superbly soulful vocal album, and the time has come for it to get the remix treatment. The lineup for this album is immense, as LSB, Technimatic, S.P.Y, Mitekiss and loads more step up to put their own spin on things. The Shogun duo Technimatic kick of proceedings by shoving a rocket inside 'History', with one of their trademark euphoric buildups, a lead that moves delightfully into an explosively rolling exercise in soulfulness. Deadline nail their remix of 'Almost There', and S.P.Y's flips 'Remind Me' into a growling dancefloor number. There are too many corkers to list here - check em out.
