Review: Taking his time, London-based Catalyst is as unhurried as his spell-binding soulful beats. Sample-licked, soothing and, at places, deliciously somnambulant, each of these four cuts spins with a restrained sense of ease and allure. The evocative vocal breaths of on "Night Songs", the loose-string bass runs on "Spin Axis", the deeper Bungle-style star-gazing sub hummer "Red Giant" and the sci-fi drama and roominess of "Human Universal" all combine to create a true trove of deep rolling delights. Fans of LSB, Furney or Pennygiles should be all over this.
Review: Emerging London junglist Dave Catalyst makes his Soul Deep debut with four slinky, spacious, double bass slapping rollers. "Summer Haze" has such a low swung, dusty, sun-baked feel there's almost a western quality to it while "Rhode Island" maintains the fretless bass signature but with added soulful chords and rushy, piano-primed atmospheres. "Sanctuary" dips deeper into liquid territory, switching the double bass for bulbous subs and big breeze pads a la Goodlooking circa 20 years ago while "Every Little Thing" closes the show with filtered waves of honeyed jazz samples and rich warm feels similar to those of early Jazzsticks or Innamind releases. Hazy.
Review: Introducing a brand new Canadian label dedicated to the vocal side of drum & bass: Lyrikal Presha. A new place to shine the spotlight on the ever-growing leagues of MCs and singers in the game, the label kicks off here with a full international send. 'Your Style' lights the torch paper with a sweet skank riddim provided by rising Canadian producer David Keith while the likes of Bandit Emcee, Catalyst Emcee, Camo MC, MC JD and MC Zee all go toe to harmonic toe on this positive system bubbling love song. 'Let's Go' flips the focus on the party vibes as Camo, Zee and JD make space for the unstoppable UK partnership of Starz & Deeza. The result is a dark and driving anthem with more affirmative messages and moments of pure euphoria. An exciting launch for a well-timed and much needed label concept.
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