Review: Now an A&R for Urban Dubz, Jeremy Sylvester was one half of 2-step heroes Club Asylum. Here he curates a retrospective of old skool 2-step and UK garage. As a first hand authority on the subject he totally nails it - selecting 16 corkers largely all produced by himself (well we did say he was an authority...). Highlights include the otherworldly, space-age 2 step of Club Asylum's dub of Troy Denari's "Step A Little Closer", the hypnotic and steppy electro breaks of Electro 2's "Steppin Riddim" and the sultry growling sleaze of Future Stepperz' rework of "Turn Me On".
Review: Mixed live by DJ Beenie, Garage Kiss: Sounds of the Underground Vol. 1 is a compilation that features 25 of the garage underground's biggest tracks, showcasing the best of the new wave of UK garage talent. Highlights include The Next Room's "Turning Point", whose horn samples recall Roy Davis Jr's classic "Gabriel", Fuzzy Logik's "Playground", which weaves a tightly rolling UK Funky beat and fat bassline around Myshy's catchy vocal action and jazzy, bright synth melody, and Danny B-Line's refix of Redlight's "Source 16", wrapping a bass squelch around rave whistles and hollow snares. As skillful as DJ Beenie's mixing is, the superb selections also come as unmixed original tracks.
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