Review: Timeless jungle magic 2023-style. The late great Singing Fats is immortalised once again with this Cool Hand Flex classic, updated by X Nation and Marvellous Cain & DJ Choppah on the iconic Suburban Base. Things don't get much more foundation that these puppies; X Nation gets busy on those breaks and whips up a choppy choppy brew while Cain and Choppah let rip with a more contemporary dancefloor bassline attack. Both kill it. Fats RIP!
Review: If you're in need of some post-workweek madness, this EP delivers the perfect sonic escapade. Filled to the brim with breaks, bass, and liquid rhythms, it's a wild ride that hits all the right spots. Cool Hand Flex does exactly what the name says in opener "Project 23" with its lush and high altitude rhythms, whereas "Signal' gets a little heavier hitting and industrial. "Smash" delivers some rapid fire jungle with a percussion melody to boot, while some proper knees up flex comes from "Underworld" - check that groove and dynamo bassline.
Review: Flex those Ds to get your Ps: Nicholas 'The' Lock fires up his Pick The Lock label once again, this time inviting D Flex round for some mischief. First up in this festival of grotty basslines and murky merrymaking comes 'Rasta Lion' with Magenta. Full strength and both smellier and hookier than a fisherman's pocket, it sets the tone and energy for the whole EP. Elsewhere things get steamy on 'Turn Me On', things get so heavy, gritty and grotty on '911' we have to call the emergency services while 'Pull It' slaps us silly with a wide range of croaky flavours with absolutely no apology. Just the way we like it!
Review: The daddy is back! Having released his debut EP at the age of 50, D&B king Randall returns to our collections once again, this time rolling with original De Underground wingman Cool Hand Flex. Every bit as timeless, dark and uncompromising as you'd expect, 'Heavy Dose' eases us into the vibe on an atmospheric, cosmic tip before 'Dawn Patrol' gets all tense and steppy on our souls. Elsewhere 'Bionic Rain' nods at the hardcore roots with its extended choral pads and stripped back swaggering beats while 'Darkness' lives up to its name in a stern and iced-out savage type of way. Too hot to handle, this is a 'Heavy Dose' you do want to double drop.
Neil Howard - "Indulge" (Dawn Raid remix) - (6:09) 172 BPM
Tom & Jerry - "Still Let's Me Down" (Furney & Madcap remix) - (5:42) 175 BPM
Review: Randall's Stepback Sessions have become something of a legend in the D&B scene and it only seems right that we give part five the space it needs. So take a step back, because this little selection will knock you flying. Ricky Force's remix of Manix's "Special Request" weaves and doges around crazed amens and classic samples, stopping all too soon to make way for DJ Vapour's blow-by-blow sub-pressure take on "Lock Up" by Coolhand Flex. Dawn Raid puts a techy spin on Neil Howard's classic "Indulge" without removing any of its original soul and final track "Still Lets Me Down" by Tom & Jerry gets a frankly beautiful reworking by Furney & Madcap. This is a release for the heads, but it's also perfect for the new starters. Get into this and you'll never steer wrong.
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