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!
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: 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: 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!
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