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Review: If you're a fan of reggae and rocksteady culture, you'll know that moonstomping was the dancefloor etiquette back in the day. The Force hasn't so much taken on board the heavy booted stomp of the '80s as run a mile with it in day-glo Nikes. Featuring the original sample from Symarip's classic, it's about time Doc Martens met dancefloors up and down the UK again. "Universe" takes on a full-pelt modern junglist tip rounding off the release with a heads-down skanking opportunity. Get your dancing boots on.
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RNT 026
24 Nov 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Nov 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: We're not sure how much The Force sold his soul for, but we reckon Beelzebub must have given him a handsome deal as there are some seriously savage skills at play here. The hurricane bass harmonics on "Sold My Soul To The Devil", the Die-style bass mischief of "Field Of Vibrations", the "Nightflight" style sub flutters of "Looking For Trouble" and the balance of dreamy strings and early Playaz style bass riffage on "Kick The Flow". The whole package is authentic, true to the craft and original. May The Force be with you.
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RNT 042
06 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: A special dedication to the often maligned and misunderstood ghost and ghoul junglist communities, Psych and The Force pick up where they collaboratively left us on Ruffneck Ting a few months back. Four spooky sessions in total, each sings with the ghosts of drum & bass's strongest characteristics. 'Spirit' is straight up addictive Q&A jump-up fun, 'Secrets' blasts with some of the warmest organs we've heard since the early 2000s while "Mad Man" thumps with donkey punch kick drums and a croaky bassline that instantly recalls the jump up flavours of the late 2000s. Last but not least, 'Tardis' defies time and space with its higher-range harmonics and gully twists on each fill. Each one filthier than a travelling carnival's haunted house ride, these are bound to cause some serious bumps in the night.
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TPS 002
23 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Apr 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: May The Force be with you... After releases on the label's new talent imprint Subway Soundz, The Force makes his debut on Low Down Deep with two premium riff-loaded dancefloor bombs: the Upgrade-style "Stone Cold" (all harmonics and big bounce flavours) and "The Age Of Aquarius" which nods a bit further back in jump up time to around the early 2000s when D*Minds and Twisted Individual were crown princes of the game. Penny for your force?
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LDDR 151
12 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
12 Jun 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Mystical Sound
Review: The Force ain't mucking about this year. Having slapped us silly on both Heist's Calypso and his longest standing supporters Ruffneck Ting, he now makes his debut on Serial Killaz self-stamped label. As always with Serial Killaz, there's no room for fillers or weak joints so The Force goes in balls deep with four distinct strains; "Pussy Sound" is the deeper roller of the set, "Serious Sound" buzzes with high end rasping bass sound that fluctuates tangibly and jazzy housey chords play havoc on the breakdown while "Your Love" takes a soaring soul vocal and intoxicates it with a treacle thick reese bass to breath-taking effect. Hats go off the most, though, for "Hipster". The sheer rudeness and out-there feels of the tripped-out reverse organ bass. Ridiculous. Drop it and watch your floor go bananas.
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KILLAZ 034DIG
14 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Brian Brainstorm
Review: Real Playaz - after a short hiatus - are back with two EP's in a single week, which is pretty impressive stuff and a welcome sight after their little break. The title track is wide, forceful and ceaselessly crazy, an arrangement of limit-breaking synths coming together in a surprisingly melodic arrangement - one for the raves. 'Street Talk', 'Safe Space', 'Monster Club and 'Quaalude' are all in a similar vein, just pure dancefloor killers with the energy to keep you going once the sun starts hitting your face. 'Rastafari' is a bit different, a wobbling, junglist stepper with appropriately ragga sampling and siney sub bass dives that lend it a slick feel. Playaz are back.
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KILLAZ 048DIG
14 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The Force is feeling forceful over on Subway Soundz with a tight sounding single. 'Feel' is a dark but bright, energetic stepper that doesn't care about rules and certainly doesn't care about feelings. The main bass on this tune oozes quality and packs some serious weight, reminiscent of the Souped Up crew. 'Time Travel' packs a nice punch and also smacks of Souped Up sounds, with jagged synth stabs and bouncing harmonies all blending together into a dancefloor friendly package. Tasty bits here.
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SSLD 054
29 Nov 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Nov 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: All Low Down Deep releases are important but this one is especially significant as Logan D unleashes the first of what is likely to be a mountain of unreleased beats by the sorely missed Dominator who sadly passed away on June 8 this year. Both remixes here have Dom and Logan's stamp slashed throughout; Pleasure's 2014 track from The Firm album sees a ramp up in bite and a much more demonic wolf-like bark while "Flight 33" gets a complete tear-down and rebuild with much more brutal, low-swung bassline. The results speak for themselves. RIP Dom.
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SSLD 025
06 Oct 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Oct 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Fighters, choose your 'Weapons'! The Force steps up to burgeoning Norwich platform Jumped Up with a quartet of missiles, arms and projectiles. The title track, a collab with Geng, goes nuclear from the off with its early 2000s jump up belches and swaggering beats. Elsewhere 'Beings' goes all gritty and gnarly with its high revving bassline and UFO shooting lasers, 'Remember' goes for more of a harmonic, sheet metal style sound design before the wobbles come in on the second half of the groove while 'Far Out' finishes the EP with bazooka-style riffage that fires in all directions and asks questions later. The Force is strong on these ones!
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JU 012
03 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
03 Dec 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Look into our eyes, not around the eyes, not beneath the eyes, not above the eyes... Look deep into our eyes and feel The Force as he commits complete and utter 'Mind Control' on you. Making us move, feel, think and dance differently with every new dispatch, the long time D&B soldier (who's just about to hit his 20th year of releases) goes in deep on Good 4 Nothing. From classic early 2000s style jump behaviour (the G-Dub style hookiness of 'Crazy Out There') to pure rinse-out widescreen, high voltage energy (the mid 2000s era Charge Recordings 'Man Is God Now') The Force is most definitely strong on this one!
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G4NDIGI 048
19 Dec 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 Dec 22
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Barely a month has blasted past since The Force shoved us down a "Black Hole" and showed us his "Warlord" and already he's back and packing seriously gritty, riffy heat. "Scanner" is so sharpy and stinky it analyses your most personal date and spits it back at you with a message saying you need to do better in life while "Born Evil" is so despicable it takes you back to Clipz's house in 2002 and shoves you under the floorboards of his studio for 8 months with nothing to sustain yourself but dubplate lacquer. Feel The Force!
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BNT 003
03 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
03 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Ruffneck Ting are a label perfectly placed on the border between jungle and jump-up, and this EP from The Force displays their aptitude in selecting the best of both strains. It's a gentle, subtle yet damaging release, one which flows upon a bed of soul yet comes out with fists flying at the other end. 'Second Sight' has the type of funkiness that only reggae music can provide, with stabbing bass touches providing lift and sensation to its clattering, rough and tumble drums. 'Stop The Show' is heavier and has more weight packed behind its stuttering percussion, its bassline wonderfully bouncy and dripping with the sunny skies, eyes closed heritage of reggae and dub music. Wicked.
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RNT 061
04 Mar 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
04 Mar 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The original Bristol jungle outpost Ruffneck Ting is back in operation and sounding as vital as ever on the strength of this release from The Force vs Habitat. For all those who bitterly complain about the lack of soul, imagination and rawness in modern day D&B, look no further than this four-track salvo that makes it feel like '96 all over again. Habitat keep things decidedly bouncy and not a little bit cheeky on "See Me Coming", while "Razor Blade" heads into more devoutly junglistic territory to deadly effect. The Force has a smoother blend on offer with the big leads of "City Love" bringing a little Detroit magic to the mix, while "Musical War" rubs a little rootsy skank into the crisp breakbeats.
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RNT 029
27 Mar 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 Mar 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Ruffneck Ting mainstay The Force lays down five firing jungle shock-outs: "Birmingham Crew" doffs its snapback to the Midlands massive with detuned FX mischief, "Brain Activity" deftly toys with cinematic strings, 50s sci-fi samples and a bulbous sub, "Poison Dart" is a modern take on the classic Urban Takeover sound with contemporary production weight behind the loony bass riff while "Life Cycle" taps into the dark pools of inspiration from the late nineties with a Ram Trilogy-style bass/vocal approach. Finally we hit the life-affirming rave tones of "Ruffneck Soundboy". A veritable label anthem, it sums up all parties with succinct sweetness. Insert 'The Force is strong on this one' comment right here.
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RNT 036
11 Jan 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 Jan 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: There's a lot of dancefloor D&B out there that succumbs to cheesiness by forgetting that a tine isn't all about the drop, it has to have substance as well. The Force has nailed that over on Ruffneck Ting, pumping out a four-tracker that's rooted in a wobbley and deeply satisfying wave of subs and sines. There's a light hearted but determined edge to this release that fits in perfectly with the Bristol vibe and we're big fans, especially of 'Show Some Signal', which has an absolutely banging snare that synergises so well with its rippling back end. Sick EP!
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RNT 055
24 Jul 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Jul 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: K Jah
Review: The Force has been strong this year. Consistently delivering since the early 2000s, this year he's really pulled out all the stops. His second Ruffneck roughhouser of the year "Searching" comes hot on the heels of his Bulletproof, Serial Killaz, Iron First and Calypso Muzak dispatches has continues to damage the dance with wily riffs and raffish, unkempt bass funk. Highlights include the hair-raising harmonic bassline Q&A on the title track, the awesome distorted bass on "Plastic Dreams" that hits with a mid-2000s electrohouse cheekiness and the warm skanks and electrified bass sizzles on "Soldier Bass". Keep on searching...
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RNT 049
04 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
04 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Junglist superheroes Ruffneck Ting return with the second sampler from their extraordinary new edition to their on-point album series. As always it's pure foundation business with some exceptional examples of contemporary roughage and choppage. Genetix twists up a fat riff and prods it from every corner on "Something's Brewing", Bristol OGs and label founders Substance & Dazee get serious busy with a shattering dubbed out roller while Jinx & The Force get deep, dark and dangerous with a purring, deep-breath bass that suddenly rises from nowhere in a techno-informed style. Need a little vocal pressure? Jump on Bassface Sascha and Phlex's "New Dawn" and trust us, you'll be feeling good...
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RNT 050S 2
26 Mar 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Mar 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Usually spotted causing riots on Ruffneck Ting, The Force steps over to Heist's Calypso Muzak with four outstanding moments of riff-inflicted sonic showstoppery. "Hallucinate" rolls with a sense of jumpy/funky bassline mischief that's reminiscent of the early 2000s without getting too nostalgic. Elsewhere "The Boogieman" brings us into the future with a gruelling, grizzly bassline that's reminiscent of your worst nightmares, "Living Dead" is the sharpest peaktimer of the set with its infectious, soaking wet savageness "Living Dead" while "Mash It Up" warbles and wobbles on a classic jungle bass tone and skippy break in a similar way to DJ Die's early 2000s work. Forceful.
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CALYPSO 029D
05 Jun 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Jun 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The Force is back, using his force to compel you to pull ugly bassfaces and throw your drink with a single that doesn't hold back. It's not the kindest on the ears but then again it's not supposed to be, it's a monograph in hard-hitting sonics and dastardly tones. 'Control the Future' is undergirded by a booming snare drum and percussive clarity, but the action happens in the steadily melodic but still raucous bassline, a pitched-up monstrosity of dancefloor proportions. The flip features more big synths, but with emphasis instead on forward movement and serene rapidity - top release.
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BR 039
18 Feb 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Feb 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Woiiii this EP is certainly fire emoji times three! The energy is off the scale. Combing the stamina and aggression of modern jump up with the soul and style of the old school, making this release hard to ignore. Well we know why this is called 'Sucker Punch' this track wakes you up with an almighty smack. There's a lot going on here, sounding like souped up arcade game, listen close and you can almost hear a charged up Super Mario smashing a regally entranced 8 bit Darth Vader. 'World of Sound' is an automatic gun finger track, mutated bass and bubble popping ends will have your feet pounding the dance. 'Apocalyptic' is just simply too much! Intense quick fire lasers make the majority of the track and they're so all-consuming your brain will barely process much else. 'Parallel Dimension' takes it down a notch with a more subdued atmosphere, but just as much distortion.
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BR 023
25 Oct 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
25 Oct 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Ruffneck roustabout The Force dents the ever bulging WOC discography with two barnstorming shockouts; "Black Hole" will fling you around the galaxy from here to Omicron Persei 8 on a rocket made of pure concentrate nuclear bassline gully while "Warlord" wobbles harder than your ma at a twerk off on a bouncy castle. Balanced with a classic movie score sample, it's an instant nod to Full Cycle at its funkiest bassline peak. The Force is strong once again...
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WOC 009
01 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 Nov 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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STYPE 003DA
05 Jun 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
05 Jun 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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STYPE 004DA
01 Jul 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 Jul 06
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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RBR 004DG
23 Aug 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Aug 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
