Review: The Voodoo Rebel label fluctuate across all varieties of 'bass', and this new release from the enigmatic DES is no exception. In fact, Milan/Florence has the characteristic of never sticking to one formula for too long; there is an abyss in terms of styles and influences between the waves of the title tune, and the looser, more tribalistic patterns of "Ramen & Churches". The Motin remix of the lead tune takes the original down more worldly paths thanks to a flurry of Eastern melodies and twangs, while Boogaloo & Bizt throw down a completely different sort of bass nugget that has something very UK about it. PrP's version of "Ramen & Churches" is our favourite tune on here, its hazy flutter of distant bass trumpets working their magic on us good and proper. Big up!
Review: Back in the '80s, heavy metal bands used to hide backward satanic messages on their records, but now it's the turn of Italian-born, Holland dwelling producer Manuele Atzeni. Ok well maybe not the satanic bit, but explosive ghetto bass banger, "Cosmic Questions" does feature hypnotically reversed vocals entwined with lush '90s pads. Things slow down for the tropical step of "Sleepwalkers Never Die", "Shitness" is deep leftfield '90s swing, "Talkin' Dirty" is reconstructed hip-hop and "All The Mamies" closes with a badass trap-meet-dub bass-off.
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