Review: he inscrutable artist that is DB1 first appeared in 2012 alongside Martsman, courtesy of the Hidden Hawaii collective, and the producer has been an integral part of the imprint's development ever since. It is now time for an LP from the mystery artist and its name, Zwischenwelt, is as difficult to interpret in the English language as its music is to describe into written words. What we can say is that it's a fresh and singular piece of music that is successfully prolonging the dub techno continuum with the originality that it deserves. If Basic Channel broke down their favoured 4/4 format, it would sound a little bit like "KTZ1" or "Quebe (part 1)", two broken techno bombs with a heartical soul. Tunes like "Zuki" do provide a more techno-minded framework, still rich in half-step movements, while "Jona" will cater to fans of the deep techno sound of artists like Dozzy. All in all, this is not an album to underestimate, and we're pretty confident that you'd be making a mistake by not copping it.
Review: Belgium-based French artist La Dame makes her debut on Bristol's Banoffee Pies Records with her four track EP titled Zumbidos, bringing together disparate influences 'with aim to illustrate and reflect the different sounds inhabiting the city of Sao Paulo.' Subtle and off-kilter rhythms underpin dreamy harmonica and wall of sound bass of the deeply meditative "Suaves Rumores" (feat. Mr Jo), followed by the UK influenced deep dubstep of "Conscious" featuring Goldie B's in-depth lyricism, while the low end theories continue on the playful bass shenanigans of "Non Ducor, Duco" and closing with the broken beat jazz hybrid of "Dazzled" with French pianist Florian Pellissier.
Review: French breaks head Morlack returns to the BBP label after his first "Ghetto Vaccination" release for them a few years back with this sample-tastic, funk 'n' breaks work out. Lead song "Take It To The Zulu" gets split into two parts - one bearing a huge nod to Afro-tribal house and the other leaning on more of haunted hip-hop tip. "Get It Hot" however switches up styles into a jazz-funk blitz while "See The Light" goes all out soulful with some excellent mellow jazz samples layered over kicking breaks drums.
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