Review: Did you know that T&A have major beef with you? Luckily it's in the form of "Fresh Meat", a beefy selection of label newcomers, each of them peddling a dance-smashing slo-mo sound. Germany's So Shifty takes reggaeton to dark, stark place, Rico Tubbs swaps moombahton's high-end tweaks for classic acid, Ackeejuice Rockers inject the 110 sound with raw euphoria while Nanoworld conclude on an evil ragga bleep flex. Get fresh!
Review: It's probably best we deal with the strange title before we get chewing on this rather ace album. Heavenz 2 Murgatroyd was a saying made famous by Snagglepuss, a character often spotted in the original Yogi Bear cartoons. Now we know this we can listen to Wax Romeo's uncompromising variety of bass flavours without any distractions. Which is good because there's heaps to take in. From the deep, driving contemporary take on early Chicago house ("Minti") to savage, snarling dubstep ("Foxycutioner") to slo-mo butt-shaking booty-soul ("I Don't Need U") this is a consistent collection of vibrant bottom end styles delivered with funk, humour and expert production skills.
Review: There's a strong chance you might not know what jorts are. We certainly didn't. Turns out their shorts made of jeans. Fashion lesson over, let's have a listen at this shall we? What's interesting about this collaboration is the backgrounds of each artist; hip-hop, trance and Baltimore club. As you can expect, the end result is truly unique. We mean properly unique - there's nothing else like this EP going around. Kuduro style tempos, hard dance flavour stabs, dubstep drops, downtempo vibes. Each of the four cuts on offer here are truly melting pot material. Dangerously Marmite but listening is essential...
Review: New from T&A Records, Canadian club-killers Smalltown DJs smash it in a dancehall/electro style with "Loving The Vibe", which mixes Trigga Nom's fresh, rootsy flow with a wobbly beat and some hard-rocking tropical snares. Among the excellent remixes included, it's hard to pick a favourite between the punchy Bmore/breaks makeover from Deekline and Lars Moston's subtle bass refix
Review: Known best for his production work with Spank Rock, Kele and Kid Sister, XXXChange has kept his remixes and originals held back for a while now. However, he's back out front on this new release on Tittsworth and Ayres' T&A label. On a heavy electro tip throughout, title tune "Bounce" flips Bmore rhythms with a touch of dubstep crunch while the excellent "Scrying Over You" is an astral delight, rendered via some trippy arpeggios and tasteful filtering. Possibly best of the bunch though is the hyper-fast old-skool Dutch raver "Panic Panic", which kills it in a brutally minimal way.
Review: A splinter project from hardcore American D&B outfit Evol Intent, Bro Safari brings a whole new intensity to Moombahton with this killer EP on T&A. "Avalon" for example piles on the bass around that distinctive reggaeton drum pattern, a trick repeated on the pounding "The Clap" which keeps the elements refreshingly simple - chopped, detuned vocals, thick 808 kicks and short LFO squeaks all structured into a sure fire floor-worker. "Cold Turkey" takes a rare trip into the higher bpms, while mixes from Jay Fay and Codes maintain the levels of tweaked-out lunacy that runs through this heavy release.
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