Review: TempOzone's second release features the exceptional talents of Brighton-based producer Etch, who delves into the depths of sub-aquatic bass science with five rugged and raw tracks. Etch, recognised as a most inventive break-experimentalist in 2023, showcases his skills in cutting breaks, dub and percussion for the dancefloor. Follow the collapsing groove of opener "Underpass Rouge" we're met with the sparse dubs of "Predator Trax" - some deep tribal dub at its finest. Industrialised amen breaks makes their way through "Paranorm", with "C-50" adding some classy experimental IDM to the equation (got us thinking something like Klaus and Flaty). - while "Zap Me To The Moon" completes the EP with a cosmic, jungle twist.
Review: With releases on the likes of Rupture, Magic Toast, Temple Of Sound and Modern Hypnosis all within the last few months alone, Pugilist has been living up to his name... Fighting fit and boxing clever, showcasing a stunning breadth of styles but all held together with his brutalist signature and nose for ice cold soul. This time we're back on a jungle flex where highlights include the infectious cascading drums and jazzy True Stories era Krust vibes of 'Mirrors' and the blood-thirsty outer-planetary warrior dance 'Aperture'. Knock out.
Review: The fractious tones of old school jungle are in full effect here and, just like back in the day, they're bedded down amongst the sample culture of funk and soul. That's the story on 'Still Waters', a lounging soul track that's almost hip hop in its form, a really cross over piece of work that balances out the EP nicely. 'Shields Down' is the most raucous of the three, as a furious amen rattles the cage like a monkey on a mission, except here the objective is full on dancefloor mayhem. Big.
Review: Tempo continue to dig deep and reinforce the foundations with their series of releases from the most respected pioneers. Following the likes of Krust and Trace comes Source Direct with two deep space odysseys. 'Dangerous Curve' is rough/smooth personified. Those grizzly breaks but that purring sub and gliding guitars. Close your eyes and this is Creative Source. 'Game Play' plunges us much deeper into the darkness with a precision two-step occasional echoes of moody guitar work. Timeless.
Review: DJ Krust is a bonafide legend of the scene and has been for nearly three decades, and although the last of those decades hasn't seen the highest number of releases, he's on his way back this single is part of it. Comprised of two superbly well put together pieces of music, Krust has well and truly smashed it. The A-side and title track is a nine-minute epic of left field drum and bass that feels a bit like an odyssey of sound and progression, an industrial ballad, an omage to the foundational elements of the music. The flip is also long, reaching almost eight-minutes, and is recognisable in its arrangement but no less tough, with distortion all the over shop and a genuine scariness to its vibe. Masterclass.
Review: Some fierce drum 'n' bass from the darkside that deconstructs and reconstructs jungle era breakbeat science on the Give Me A Dub EP by Nottingham's (now London based) Soul Intent on Tempo. Appearing for a change outside of his usual home, Lossless Records, he throws down three killer tracks here. First up the title track smashes through the audio spectrum like a battering ram with the kind of drums that even Dillinja would stand up and notice. "The Dread" is more minimal and stripped; the kind of stuff that DJ Krust was throwing down back in the day. Finally "Heaven" is definitely the most highly engineered offering; a futurist techstep journey with an emotive atmosphere and liquid breaks.
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