Review: The Upbeats, after an initial two singles, are releasing the third full instalment in their No Sleep 'Til series: New Zealand. It's the pair's home and as such they've teamed up with New Zealand natives Tiki Taane and Shapeshifter, as well as the UK's Workforce, for a damn cool four-track EP. You can hear Workforce's contribution on CTK4000, a gritty roller that skips out over a punishing percussive section, and The Upbeat's cross-tempo talents are exposed on the crunchy halftime beats of Nautilus. Aotea is an atmospheric down-tempo number to finish and it rounds off a quality bit of work.
Review: What can we say about Break that hasn't already been said? This man is D&B mythology - every producer namechecks, every DJ represents, every soldier on the dancefloor knows that Break equals neck-snapping quality of the highest order. Both tunes on this release are, it goes without saying, superb, but both come from different dark places. "Groove With it" is the stepper you want, "Soldier" is the heavy, bottomed-out, snare-flailing dangerzone you need. Drum and bass for the connoisseur who still likes to get messed up when it suits. Beautiful.
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