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Review: What's the difference between a killer and one of us? We'll tell you; killers produce genre-defining weapons that are still in demand over 20 years later. Rated as one of Optical's best long lost dubs, "What's The Difference?" has such a perfect balance of shades and textures; at once disarmingly deep and brutally heavy it remains in a league of its own. Matrix's timeless remix of another chapter-galvanising era tune follows suit with a brand new remaster. Still as iced-out and pranged as it was in 98, this is a straight up history lesson of the future... And always will be.
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VRS 036
01 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: 20 years deep and still way ahead of their time; Optical's "To Shape The Future" was a perfectly fitting title. Alien, unnerving and uncompromised; if you were lost in space, this would be the soundtrack. "Raging Calm" follows with its concrete breaks and spooky jazz textures that nod heavily at the foundations of Detroit in both sound and atmosphere. Finally we have Optical's brother Matrix with beautiful ambient composition "Undersea Flight". All remastered, all relevant, all reminders of where we were heading when the very idea of 2017 seemed like a bizarre, far-away concept.
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METH 027X
22 Sep 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
22 Sep 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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QRN 2010
07 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
07 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Fresh from one of his strongest albums to date on Headz, the scoundrel returns to his own imprint with two elephantine collaborations with mates old and new. First up, long-time tech demon Fierce joins the fray with a tight, ever-morphing and mutating groove that could loop from here to eternity and never get boring. Next up, the seismic slab of raw design and devilish aesthetics "Ultraviolet" wherein Dom teams up with his protege Xanadu (who is now a respected craftsman in his own right) for some truly unique hair-raising 3am material. Monstrous.
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DRP 013T
03 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
03 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Serious business: Zero T and Fierce have been steadily delivering killer cuts this year that don't just tap into the late 90s neuro roots but rather dig them up and wire them directly into our frontal cortexes. Both "Always Something" and "Axis" really hit hard with that simple-but-effective construction and dark energy; The former with its 10 million volt electrified bassline, the latter for its infectious percussion elements. Mixed down for the modern era, there's no dewy-eyed nostalgia ... just reminders and references and rugged funk.
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QRN 2009
14 Oct 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Oct 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: They just keep on coming... Zero T and Fierce are smashing out some of the most concentrated, thoroughbred drum & bass this year. But then what did you expect from two legends of this calibre? Both bringing out contrasting sides to each other (Zero T highlights Fierce's funk while Fierce encourages Zero T's darker side) each track has been a guaranteed killer. "Scatter" punches with sky-scraping drums, classic FX and a stretched MC vocal. "Inhibitor" plays the perfect foil as the wasp nest bass takes the lead role and the drums roll gently in the background. Timeless.
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QRN 2008
16 Sep 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 Sep 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Zero T and Fierce continue their collaborative assault with two more reminders of proper, authentic, innovative drum & bass. "Expose" is a deep breath stepper, all lean, naked but shrouded in mystery. "Clandestine" takes us deep inside the drums as precision-tuned cymbals splash and shimmer while the kicks and snares punch with crisp energy. Watch out as the track unfolds... There's a lot going on in the subs and pads too. True craft.
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QRN 2007
05 Aug 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Aug 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Zero T and Fierce on Metalheadz: Few words are required, we all know we're dealing with uncut premium kit here. "Bonesmen" is all about the dark tech groove, the way the drums switch with subtlety, the persistent sub and classic Headz FX rotate through the spectrum. "In Circles" flips the vibe with a lighter tone in the pads, a sweet deep dream atmosphere on the blink-and-miss breakdown and chirpier, looser, funkier drums. Two cuts, both true to the craft.
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META 040
22 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
22 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Three D&B titans collide on the legendary Quarantine: this is heavyweight from the spec alone. With its breezy chords and lilting elements "Going" rolls with a deeper air than you'd expect, but beneath lies a sizzling bassline charged by 50 substations that gets more powerful the bigger the system you play this on. Flip for "Profile", an unabashed hurter with pummelling industrial strength drums that are so hard they'd make Dom and his trusty Roland blush. Premium.
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QRN 2006
12 Feb 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Feb 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Yes: Ed Rush & Optical are still at it, almost twenty years on. The drum and bass vanguards still have it too, executing their darkside futurism and bass science on the underground. The sick laboratory experiments are documented in all their perverse glory on No Cure, their sixth album on their very own Virus Recordings imprint. The title track (featuring the rhyming talents of longstanding collaborator Rhymetyme) comes tearing out of the speakers like a dark horse galloping through the dark. The jittery "Falling Down Stairs" trips all over itself but with such grace; its breakbeat finding itself and locking together again with the bass eventually. But if you ask us, it's all about tracks "Angry Birds" and "Nemesis", true steppers which nail that classic Virus sound that still sounds as fresh as ever. Ed Rush & Optical: accept no substitute.
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VRS 013CD
30 Oct 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 Oct 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Cold, slick and fiercely rolling, Zero T and Fierce have absolutely nailed it with "Intrinsic". Following the path of old school sounds with towering atmospheres, this tune is the sound of 1am. Head down, eyes closed, sway to the groove. It's every good night you've ever had. "Second nature" rattles off on similar rails as the rolling masterpiece before it, however it takes a swift detour with syncopated drums and unexpected breaks that drag you out of the fog, only to get sucked back in by the deep, subby bass.
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QRN 2003
08 Jun 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Jun 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: This V recording re-release is more than a little bit special. "Funktion" has been a sonic benchmark for D&B producers since the days of pirate radio and cassettes; totally encapsulating the sound of a specific moment in time and yet somehow managing to still sound fresh and s exciting as it ever was, Ed Rush & Optical's classic roller is a must-own for any self-respecting producer, bedroom DJ or casual drum and bass fan. Created at a time when their Virus sound was still being honed, as they went on to transform D&B, they proved conclusively to be two of the most important people in the genre. This release isn't optional - it's essential.
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V026 DD
15 Dec 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
15 Dec 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: A banger from 2003, this classic gets a huge rerub from London producer Prolix on Ed & Optical's Virus label. Already on top form after his Scourge EP, his take on "Get Ill" is just what the doctor ordered - a huge and hectic killer that adds gliding synths by the bucket load to make it an absolute destroyer. Backed up by the Dyke and the Blazers-sampling "40 Channels of Funk", this is yet another essential slice of Virus.
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VRS 025
05 Apr 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Apr 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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NUTD 035
01 Mar 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 Mar 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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QRNUK 009
29 Jun 09
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Jun 09
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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QRNUK 008
06 Oct 08
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Oct 08
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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METH 027
14 Feb 08
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Feb 08
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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QRN 002
07 Apr 03
Drum & Bass / Jungle
07 Apr 03
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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VRS 003
01 May 98
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 May 98
Drum & Bass / Jungle
