Rumbling out of the shadows comes DJ Eazy’s filthy jump up drum and bass-focused label Walking Dead Recordings. The Essex-based label has been slapping soundsystems with its bloodcurdling basslines and snappy snares since 2012. As well as Eazy’s own productions, the label has released tracks from the likes of Simula, K Motionz, Hedex, D-Nasty, Jayline, Vital, Fanatics, Owls Of Filth, Jack The Ripper and the late Dominator.
Review: Yung Toxinate loudly yelled 'Up Yours' last summer on Walking Dead. Now a whole bunch of killer remixers are giving it the big middle finger back. Dolexil takes the lead with a futuristic bassline that's not dissimilar to Original Sin before Alex SLK strips things back and adds a jazzy swing to proceedings and Glockz flips it into a grotty 150 special Elsewhere Acast adds a couple of nasty new lasers and beat stutters into the mix before Smoggy closes the remix EP on chaos overdrive. Watch those teeth mate!
Danger, Jack The Ripper & Steezy - "No Surrender" - (4:26) 175 BPM
Danger & Nkid - "Ya Don't Know" - (3:53) 175 BPM
Review: Walking Dead Recordings are back on the fast-moving train that is jump-up and once more, they've proven adept at bringing to the fore some forward-thinking sounds in that regard, courtesy this time of Danger. They're a name we know and 'No Surrender' - the title track to this release - is certainly a promising sign. Glitchy and with a satisfying sense of lagged out travel, this tune certainly bites hard but it does so in a fresh, unique manner. 'Ya Don't Know' is step-up in sophistication and nastiness, a snappy, stepping drum line pushing up into its metallic bottom line, this one is a proper creeper.
Review: Walking Dead Recordings are a regular here on Juno and for good reason, their proclivity for steadily releasing rough but energetic, whole-hearted cuts is strong and their small size doesn't prevent the release of top-quality music. 'Luminoth' is the strongest on the release, with a Dispatch-esque feel to its cracking percussion and a torn, broken back end that rips across the range with style. The flip-side goes down a techier, more futuristic route with a load of power in its deadly synth work - one for the dancefloor. Mad one.
Review: Jack The Ripper quite often pops up on this site with some of the filthiest jump-up around, and this time he's coming at your ears with a six-tracker of outsized proportions, courtesy of one of the best breakthrough labels of recent times: Walking Dead Recordings. Every single one of these tunes is laden with a feeling of roughness and they all pack that jump-up vibe we all know and love so well. The title track, '10th Commandment', takes the cake for us just because its drums have been nailed so damn well and the sample work is superb. Well played Veak.
Review: Vital's Big and Fat You is coming out on Walking Dead Recordings, and considering how naughty it is there's a definitive chance that it lives up to its name. This is a jump-up influenced release but it's also minimal and stripped back with a noticeable element of industrial sonics, especially in the title tune, which is both eerie and rolling in all the right ways. 'Destroy The Evidence' is the B-side and it's a gargled, chopped up construction of bruising synth lines and stabbing percussive hits. Ohh yes, this one absolutely bangs.
Review: Featuring a flashy album cover laden with a 90s style face close-up (which we love), Metal Work is here to recharge your desire to get a bit nuts to some top-quality jump-up D&B. The wavering synth-line on the title track opens us up and leads into some filthy, filthy Macky Gee-esque bass synths that rumble all the way down. 'Multiverse' creeps in on the intro with some well-made synth lines, the riotous kick drum bringing us back to those gnarly basses and the whole tune has a wonderful, creeping sort of vibe. Dark and murky stuff.
Review: Walking Dead Recordings is another of those very consistent and prolific jump-up labels that just generally tends to release some of the naughtiest cuts from that side of the scene around. Premium is on the imprint this time and Take Care features murky tones on both cuts, each of them dripping with the type of energy that's made jump-up so popular at the moment. Our favourite is probably 'Take Care', a gargling tune that squelches its way around the range, undercut by a skippy but forceful percussive line. The flip is also a highlight, a forceful but creative drum section underpinning a wavey amalgamation of bass force. More good work from these guys.
Review: Featuring a flashy album cover laden with a cool vault door and 3D text, Tesen is here to recharge your desire to get a bit nuts to some top-quality jump-up D&B. The wavering synth-line on the title track opens us up and leads into some filthy, filthy Macky Gee-esque bass synths that rumble all the way down. 'Clanger' keeps up the charge and bloody hell, it's big. 'Clipper' creeps in on the intro with some well-made synth lines, the riotous kick drum bringing us back to those gnarly basses, the same basses that finish up the EP on 'Digital Communication' in spectacular fashion.
Review: With this release, Walking Dead Recordings have decided to represent the younger generation of jump-up producers, the hungry kids that are pushing the limits of how nuts jump-up can get before we all suffer immediate cardiac arrest. Label boss Eazy's contribution has that deeply satisfying, grating feeling to it that's reminiscent of a Bou tune, that feeling of frequencies just being pushed to their absolute limit. This is a common factor across the other three as well, in particular Premium's cut which, with glitching complexity, fills that gnarly niche of Belgian jump-up badness. Big EP.
Review: If you've been following the new season of Game of Thrones, you'll know that the walking dead are currently in full force and bearing down on the living. We imagine that the poor people stuck in Winterfell feel similar to how we feel listening to these new Walking Dead cuts, courtesy of Eazy. Two slices of serious VIP business, Eazy has ramped up the aggressive vibes on both of these and turned them into absolute weapons. If you're into your jump-up, as well as your Game of Thrones, we highly recommend these.
Review: Pow! We haven't had a second to recover from his Low Down Deep double slammer "Curiosity / Struggle" and the big V man is back once again. This time firing shots on Walking Dead, it's a feisty five pack of dangerous dark funk that ranges from the rolling breaks and dubby elements of "Crucified" to pure warped, early Clipz-style wobble on "Admit It". Other highlights include the harmonic drone on "Wu Tang Sword Fights", the knuckle scuffing filth and grit of "Angry" and of course the funk fusion and cheeky break rolls of "Cold Like Penguins". Waddling's the new running... Release you inner penguin!
Review: Remix time! Walking Dead switch up the stems with a straight up swap between two of its key protagonists. Eazy takes on D-Nasty's "Kapo" first; maintaining that addictive riff, he dives in with big groaning textures on the bass making it feel like it's being dropped on you from a space centre. D-Nasty returns the favour by taking "Time To Kill" to even more murderous plains than it already existed. Croaky.
Review: Eazy does it! Walking Dead's chief corpse swigs down the last drink of 2018 and it turns out to be pure petrol.... Expect nothing but absolute stinkage the whole way through as the veteran riff grizzler lays down a whole stack of jams that range from the brutal fire of "Call Them" to the soulful switch up of "Let You Go" by way of the off beat weirdo bleep funk of "Jungle Demon" and the skin melting title track. One more time? A million more times more like....
Review: The eternally prolific Spaow has this time around put a psychedelic twist on everyone's favourite Italian plumber, Mario's usual cheerful chirpiness replaced by a jump-up orientated run around the wild side of the scene. The title track is exactly that, juddering rolls of bass synths laid underneath a glossy exterior of Nintendo-esque samples and video game quips. 'Nasus' takes things a lot steppier drum wise, whilst ramping up the insanity with a screeching dive of synth weaponry; 'Squirtle Squirt' reminds of the cute little turtle, this time around morphed into something very different; 'Azertox' slams on the finish. Go on Spaow, GO ON.
Review: With this release, Walking Dead Recordings have decided to represent the younger generation of jump-up producers, the hungry kids that are pushing the limits of how nuts jump-up can get before we all suffer immediate cardiac arrest. Eazy's 'Heat Ray' has that deeply satisfying, grating feeling to it that's reminiscent of a Bou tune, that feeling of frequencies just being pushed to their absolute limit. This is a common factor across the other three as well, in particular Simskai's 'Obey', which, with glitching complexity, fills that gnarly niche of Belgian jump-up badness. Big EP.
Review: Chow down! Walking Dead bosszombie Eazy returns with his largest solo EP in quite some time. As you'd expect from the title, it's a pretty gruesome, gory affair, too; the title track is a pounding thumper that's got serious punk energy and attitude to it, "Everybody Dead" takes neuro style bass textures and flips them in a slamming jumpy framework, "Remain Calm" is all about the melting high harmonics Qs and gurgling As that are so grotty they could have only come from the toilet while "Dead Gang" corrals the corpses for flash mob walking dead riot, all staccato bass stabs and industrial strength drum work. Rest in pieces.
Jack The Ripper - "Elephant Riddim" - (3:44) 175 BPM
Review: DJ Eazy shakes, wakes and bakes the dead once again with another zombie slaying V/A release on his Walking Dead imprint. Each cut bangs in its own unique direction; Prestige goes for the Belgian bullseye with a stark laser lashing Q&A riff, Eazy gets all theatrical with a spot of orchestral stabs and operatic chants while Vital dusts his chainsaw off with wry limb-losing stepper. Need another tree to hug? You're in good company as Jack The Ripper gets all droney and groany with a vicious Serum-style bass shredder. Time to branch out.
Review: Eazy does it. Fresh from some serious Noisia support, the Walking Dead bone-rattling boss man lets rip with two horn-scorched slicers. "Funny Bones" slaps and tickles with a Bristol style bouncing riff and some of the smokiest brass ever laid down over a jump-up tune. "Ancient Entities" takes an even deeper route with a purring bassline, stark steppy beats and even more emotional horn work. Woozy but not snoozy, Eazy's on a right vibe here.
Review: Belgian badmen Fanatics unleash more data spinning grot on their spiritual home Walking Dead. Four moments of stripped back fire; it's all about the riff and weirdo toxic bass designs from start to finish. "Quasar" will have you jittering in your own sweat, "Blanka" will have you sweating in your own jitter, "Duel" is all about the air-slicing karate moves you'll want to pull every time you hear this while "Bug Lite" pays tribute to a cool combo of techno, frogs and joyous insubordination. Essential.
Review: VIP klaxon! Walking Dead revisit the vault and update with fresh version power. First up is a critical damager from Walking Dead's parent label Escalated Sounds. We don't need to tell you how brutal this was throughout the first half of 2016 - now it's back with a modified hook and added hype for the VIP. Simskai's laser bass gangbanger "Game Over", meanwhile, flexes its VIP muscles on the fills with additional twists on the bass hook and full focus on the spine-hunching reverse strings. VIP - very important party-hurters.
Review: Belgium b2b Britain: Simskai calls up Croydon up-and-comers Delta & Fluxy for a sense-shattering tear-up with bass tones that sound like a space-ship being folded inside out. Metallic, sharp yet out-of-this-world, this blows minds on every outing. Simskai goes solo for the second part as "Gave Over" goes all-out grunt with alien sound bass punctuation and just the right amount of eerie strings in the background.
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