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Symmetry Recordings
Review: Gent's DNB star, Boycot, delivers a potent double-dose of bass weight with "Man Down / On The Reg" on Symmetry Recordings. "Man Down" kicks things off with a freight train of a low-end, a pulsating sub that underpins the entire track. Distorted vocal chops and rhythmic stabs add an industrial edge, while the cleverly placed snare hits keep the energy high. It's a dark and driving cut, perfect for late-night rave sessions. "On The Reg" takes a slightly different approach, opting for a more rolling bassline and a dubbier soundscape. The atmosphere is thick and hazy, with echoing delays and swirling textures creating a sense of mystery. The track builds subtly throughout, culminating in a euphoric breakdown before dropping back into the hypnotic groove.
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SYMM 054
08 Mar 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Mar 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Man like Break in the house! Following his almighty album 'Digital World', the Symmetry bossman is back with some absolutely divine dnb flavours. 'Cocktail' says it all. Coming on strong like a Defcon-era Total Science, it's stark homage to the roots with brazen drums tuned to the most infinite degree. It's backed by plenty more heat; 'Juice It' comes with an ice cold sense of tension and a sudden splash of vocal you'll think you imagined. Too good. Deeper again we hit pure hardcore hedonism with the dark stabs of 'Vanishing Point' before 'Tell Me' closes the EP on more of a dreamy, euphoric note. Big love to Break.
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SYMM 053
08 Dec 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Dec 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Fresh from his Sci-Clone rebirth with Nathan Haines, OG pioneer A Sides gets busy on Break's Symmetry imprint with two delicious slabs of D&B. One shimmering, the other smouldering. 'Chances' sparkles with A Sides' most soulful positive side, all dreamy and swooning. 'Only One Sound' sizzles like some type of high voltage love child of DLR and S.P.Y. Precision balance.
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SYMM 051
13 Oct 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
13 Oct 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Boom! Break drops his fifth studio album and suddenly everything in the world seems that little bit brighter and funkier. Some tracks you might already know - 'Gunshot Love', 'Code Red' and 'Wait For You' have all been tried and tested bangers this year already - but the rest is an odyssey waiting for you to explore. Featuring the likes of Liam Bailey, SP:MC, Lorna King, Charli Brix and the sadly departed Singing Fats (RIP), 'Digital World' runs the full Break gamut from graceful soul ('Lost') to utterly gully ('Another Life') and all funky shades and styles in between. Guaranteed vibes.
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SYMMLP 011
12 May 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 May 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Conrad Subs has been consistent with his assault over the last few years, doing damage on a whole gamut of labels from Deep In The Jungle to Liondub International via Nuusic and exploring a whole range of styles and vibes. But this debut on Break's Symmetry feels like a real step up. Famously operating a very high quality control, a co-sign from Charlie Break is a massive compliment... Which is reflected in the weight and flavour of these tracks. 'Cool Off' is a bubbly stinker with shades of jungle and little echoes of squidgy bass while 'Gross' buzzes and vibes on a more cosmic flex. Big.
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SYMM 038
24 Sep 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Sep 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Man like Break returns to balance our souls with fresh new material on Symmetry. 'Don't You Worry' is classic Break. Understated, oozing soul and funk and underpinned with the bubbliest bassline this side of the Matey Bubble Bath factory, it's reminiscent of his work on his old album 'Resistance'. For his second track Break flips the vibe entirely for another classic example of his sonic footprint. This time on a much more tense and heavy late night vibe, 'Minimus' is all pneumatic steps and high voltage sizzles and utter carnage when dropped at the right time. Big up Break you absolute badman.
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SYMM 037
27 Aug 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 Aug 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: As selected personally by label bossman Break himself, Symmetry Selects is an exciting new talent collection that crosses the full vibe and D&B flavour spectrum. 12 tracks deep, the album takes off where the inaugural edition left us back in 2018 as a whole range of acts vie for our attention with their fine-tuned grooves. Highlights include the thundering subby hammer-out 'Coppola' by newcomer Boycot, Siloh's soul hurricane 'Fields Of Green', Reflektor and Leo Wood's beautiful cosmic stepper 'Slow It Down' and Funkware's curmudgeonly grizzle fest 'Tarantula'. Seleccy!!
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SYMMLP 010
30 Jul 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 Jul 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Break is back on his own Symmetry Recordings and it's the label where he's normally at his usual best, which, in this case, amounts to a storming two-tracker torn between a ritualistic sacrifice to the dancefloor on one hand a drilling, penetrating minimal cut on the other. The first, 'Never Say Never', is absolutely classic Break, with a pitch-perfect set of rolling drums that stretch out underneath a corker of a bassline, a call-and-response line which flips between jagged steps and twisting, bending tones. The flip is stripped back and based around percussion which tunnels into your consciousness, and Break has nailed the repetitive element. Classic Break - unmissable.
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SYMM 035
14 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 May 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: There are few things as exciting as a new Break LP dropping into the inbox. That tangible feeling of excitement is made all the more intense by the knowledge that any new music from the Bristol-based master is 99.9% certain to be incredible. Dusty Demos is no different, and it says a lot about Break that even his discarded music from years gone by is still right up there with the best of it. The tracks in this album span 2003 to 2012, and one of the earliest is 'Super Blue' feat. Mark System, who gets involved in a luxurious, lounging piece of music that's at its best in its crisp percussive highs and swelling, summertime pads. 'All In' from 2006 is foreboding as hell and packed with movement, whilst 2007's 'Take Me There' is possibly the dirtiest tune on the whole EP, with a torn bassline that moves in furious gestures. It's classic Break that spans the whole stylistic and temporal spectrum - unmissable.
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SYMMLP 009
26 Feb 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Feb 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The most recent tune to get online D&B heads' knickers in a twist... Break has taken his beautiful 2018 GQ collaboration 'Whispers In My Ear' and given it a big droney bass twist. Switching the slinkiness for pure greasiness, it's Break on his darkest flex. He's in good company, too as Break & Total Science's 'Dogs Dinner' gets a total tearing up from man like Mefjus. The results speak for themselves. Give the dogs a bone!
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SYMM 032
18 Sep 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Sep 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Break's Another Way album set the bar once more, as his albums always do, and now we're in the throes of its long-awaited remix project. The first single is courtesy of Workforce and Skeptical, two of the hottest producers in the game, who have both remixed Edge of Time and City Slickers respectively. The former has been spaced up from its original raw self into something much more celestial, more synthetic. It's still organic sounding but now packs much more of a punch. Skeptical has done what he does best and rolled out the original across a techy canvas of monotony and sheer grit, his penchant for simplicity shining through in spectacular fashion. Unreal.
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SYMM 031
12 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: What a release this is. Coming from the vaults of Break, it's unsurprising that Symmetry's summer compilation has turned out to be such a standout collection of tracks, I mean just look at that tracklist: Lenzman, LSB, Break and more. Break's 'I Need You' has been doing the rounds in mixes and sets for a little while now and it's great to see it released, the simplicity of the sample and structure is shows that less can often be more and Break is the king of finding that balance. Lenzman's remix of Ill Truth's In My Soul is a well-made rework of an already fantastic original, its revamped drums injecting the Amsterdam flavour. Again, simple is best and this release proves that.
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SYMMLP 008
02 Aug 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
02 Aug 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: KonSoul are a three-piece live band from Devon who have now put out their first foray into the world of D&B, under the watchful eye of Symmetry Recording's Break, no less. Who better to help deliver rough, vibrant D&B? This isn't to take any credit away from KonSoul, however, who have smashed this out of the park. With loping Dub vibes that remind us of Gentleman's Dub Club combined with more feverish 170 touches, this single is a reflection of the morphing nature of D&B into numerous forms and styles. This specific style is one we can't wait to hear more of.
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SYMM 028
28 Jun 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Jun 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: DSP is a serious forthcoming talent. When you've been given the nod of approval from Break, that's when you know and listening to these, we're not surprised that the don of the scene has put his stamp on them. With two jungle numbers and two rollers, it's symptomatic of the crossover strength endemic to the scene at the moment and DSP has truly nailed it. 'Signal' is a dutty junglist construction of force, with a wobbling sub and rave sampling, it takes you straight to the rave, regardless of where you are. Top stuff.
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SYMM 027
26 Apr 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Apr 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: I don't think there's anyone in the world who is a good enough person to deserve the music Break gives us. We're all bad people compared to his tunes and his newest album - Another Way - is arguably his best work to date, a rip-roaring adventure through rolling beats, funk influences and UK dub culture. Featuring vocals from Cleveland Watkiss and Kyo and production features from Total Science and DLR, it's a whos-who of D&B as well as a masterclass in how to make it. 'Last Goodbye' with Celestine kicks off the LP with funk-based energy; 'Keepin It Raw' does just that; MC GQ whispers in your ear on 'Whispers in You Ear'; Total Science collab on possibly the highlight of the whole album with 'Dogs Dinner'; and 'Take Me Away' injects some lighter, liquid-based sanity. An absolutely stunning voyage through the best that D&B has to offer - Break has done it again.
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SYMMLP 007
16 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
