Review: Stillz returns to Gradient with one of his biggest EPs so far. Paying tribute to all the sesh fallen soldiers, the title track pays homage to all those crews who can't find a lighter when they get home for the afters as Stillz and Nick The Lot go full ploughman with the kicks and glitches. Five more fire-ups follow, each one as hearty and heavy. Highlights include the Gino-level slams and slaps of 'Autopilot', the tense eeriness and raw energy of the drop on 'Defect' and the playful horn action of 'Jazz Music'. Rest in peace to all the lost lighters.
Review: Forever sparkling with raw bass energy, StillZ joins Nick The Lot's merry band of misfits and murkers on Pick The Lock with this powerful collection of jump-up steppers and slammers. The opening track 'Battlefield' sets the benchmark as Pengo and Spooka both get elbow deep into the energy. Elsewhere we have highlights like the groaning, twisted spirit of 'Done It Again', the hyper-grotty buzzes and gnarls of 'Transmit' and the skin-scorching dynamics and energy of 'Dub Siren'. Pure war music. Now let us see your battlefield face!!
Review: Over on Bulletproof, things are getting heated as Stillz lands on the label for a rambunctious four-tracker with more attitude than a bull in heat. The title tune takes the cake for us as the standout, with a moody yet simple arrangement carved from an iceberg synth dripping in both tech and jump-up aesthetics. 'Looking for an Idea' takes things down a more foghorn route, with warped out sonics that bend into devastating low frequency oscillations. What an EP.
Review: Whether he's on Pick The Lot, Gradient or his most consistent home Serial Killaz, StillZ is fizzing all over the place right now, and he has been for quite some time. 'All I Need' is a vibrant, energetic reminder of this as he charges into 2023 with serious momentum. The title track sets the scene with raw fusion while 'Power Cut' (with Alphaze) kicks like a drunken donkey AND makes a statement about the current energy crisis. Elsewhere '95 Steppin' is the ultimate ear worm that wriggles and kicks infectiously in your brain for days and 'Ain't Got' (also with Alphaze) closes the EP with a lesson in pure wholesome build-up tension.
Review: Social distancing begone! StillZ embraces the hurly burly congregations with this straight-up rasping waspy bassline jam 'Crowd Ah People'. The dancefloor pressure is maintained throughout the EP as he's backed up by some good friends. Jay Jay joins the fray on the grumpy bass barks of 'Nasty', Kormz brings heat to the hybrid twists of 'On Road' while Stoyley stops it, starts it again and does that thing on the rattling, rolling 'Dat Ting'. Shaken and stirred, come join the rabble.
Review: Taking D&B to a molecular level, Manchester's Kormz gets scientific on this seismic six pack Gradient debut. Featuring collabs with the likes of Noxxic and StillZ, the vibes are hard, high and heavy as we run through the full Kormz gamut: the 23rd century fast lane hype of 'Collapse', the greasy industrial strength funk of 'Molecule' and the full-strength emotional drive of 'Impurity' are just some of the highlights on this massive EP.
Review: Catch us up, catch us in, let us begin; StillZ is on Pick The Lock and he's laid down so many disgusting flavours it's a sin. Highlights across this stinky six pack include the opening grizzler 'Vibe Catcher' (with kindred spirit Metal Work), the tense groans and scratches of 'Cold Caller' and the euphoric tease of the build before hurtling into classic harmonic mid 2000 style hookage on 'Send The Details'. Complete with a collab with Master Error, it's an epic spread that provides for all chapters of the night. Catch you on the flip side.
Review: This line up acts are all people who you've probably been seeing more and more of recently, as their own distinct brand of jump-up inflected sounds are starting to garner attention and turn heads. Stillz is at the helm of this particular journey, a six-tracker that hits hard and doesn't any prisoners - not even useful ones. This is exemplified best by the 'Way Out', which just goes, any time you think it's going to break down it just comes back bigger and better. 'Twisted' will certainly make you want to take some, a grating mash of pure energy that's matched in the subtlety of 'Business Hours', which takes things down in terms of loudness but up in terms of sophistication and production value. It finishes things off with 'Space Boy' and boy, what a finish, as glitching, techy stabs rattle all over the place and shove you along with them. Sick EP.
Review: This release is big. Not in a super fancy or sophisticated way but in the ways that matter, the ways that mean you'll be going hard on a dancefloor at 5am somewhere when one of these tracks comes on. Stillz is responsible and he's over on Latch Recordings Recordings this time around, Tell Me is the name of the release and it's fitting. 'Right Never Wrong' is straight up roller business, with a towering intro that cuts away on the drop, leaving a pure line of energy and rattling percussion in its wake. 'Tell Me', 'Refined' and 'Eastern Flavours' step up the craziness even more and are where this extended EP really gets going. Top work.
Stillz - "Ready To Hang" (Bomber Man remix) - (4:24) 175 BPM
Bomber Man - "Chuck" (Stillz remix) - (3:47) 175 BPM
Review: Brighton badmen from Within The Woods creep out with a straight-up remix swapsie situation as Bomber Man and Stillz go toe-to-toe on their recent wounders. Bomber Man adds a dark squelsh and technoid twist to Stillz' "Ready To Hang" while Stillz deeps-up "Chuck" with a dustier, hazy texture and more of a purr to the bassline. Nice display of remixcraft right here; the originals are paid full respect but just nudged in different directions. Within The Woods have been smashing it lately, don't sleep on them.
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