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blistering Amen fest. Saturated bass and No info on this but I can tell you it falls you’ll also pick out spoken vocal samples, another supreme slice of infirmary funk.
movie score FX get added to create a perilously close to gabba bass territory. The saxophones and tribal drumming. Excellent Fresh and upbeat, with bright drums and a
brooding atmosphere. After the break a more lead track runs with a frantic industrial groove release from this new label. M punchy bassline, cool keys, nice FX and
rolled out drum pattern is thrown in to add and grinding dancefloor presence, while excellent use of the original vocal - it’s an
to the mayhem. The second 12” offers up galloping along at an even greater pace is the POLLEN essential platter for the lazy, hazy days of
‘Humanoid’, a stabby, treacherous roll out similarly nasty flip. A bit too fast for me. L
THE EELS / NEST / BACKLASH summer. Lush. L
with evil buzzing bass and ‘Tic Toc’. ‘Tic Toc’
PERSPECTIVE
has a super lengthy intro with menacing NU MOON
Adding further international flava to their
60 MINUTE MAN
‘clock’ ticking off the seconds till this one goes DARK MATTER / SAHKMET
catalogue, Perspective release this dark
MYSTERY / ELECTRIC EMOTION
off. This track is all the way in my book - tight,
GOOD LOOKING
three tracker from Pollen. Each track has a INTERCOM
similar vibe - rolling with crisp, busy drums,
hard hitting drums, surging b-lines and a
‘Dark Matter’ is something of a gem. Eerie The 60 Minute Man returns with another fine
techno flavas and nasty riffs. ‘Nest’ is my pick
bevy of well placed effects. Definitely a label
chords set the scene with the enchanting
pair of vocalised grooves for Intercom, these
of the lot, with its trancey riff, bizarre vocal
on the up and up. S
synths adding to the vibe allowing the
two featuring the vocals of Hannah Collins.
deep bassline to pulsate and manoeuvre
touch and less aggro stance, but something
Touching down with a fusion of soulful
MARK ONE
around the track ending up in the darker
here is sure to hit home if you like the
vocals and bouncy techno undertones, both
HOOVERS & SPRAYCANS
corners full of raw energy. More cosmic is
dancefloor techno sounds. L
tracks work really well; ‘Mystery’ flowing
RETRO ‘Sahkmet’ in part due to a maze of captivat-
with a more melancholic melody and dusky
Old skool remix tips here, with this big rave ing FX, spacey synths and aqueous atmos-
RAREFORM bottom end, while ‘Electric Emotion’ runs
tune getting a dark and doomy update from
SHINING FOREVER
pherics. The urgency in the choppy break
NEW VISION
with a breezier vocal line and lively synth
Dylan. Keeping all of the melodic elements and soothing bass keep you hooked into the
play. Hooks a plenty and packing a solid
Originally a mid-tempo breakbeat tune, eerie
from the original - strings, stabs, vocals and hypnotic groove. M
dancefloor punch. L
melody and edgy vocals bring the intro vibe
that breakdown, the 2001 remix does stay
on Rareform’s drum & bass mix here,
close to the ‘91 vibe; and with this new mix
PISH POSH
eventually letting rip with slapping metallic
DJ SINE
being powered by menacing rapid-fire bass HP-52
snares and surging bass. The Dope Ammo
BRIAN DARC
and phat interlocking drums, much like the
WHITE
crew turn in an alternative jungle flava, giving
REVOLVER / MASKED
original, if you can’t get enough of those old
Little info on this, save for the artist and 611DRUMANDBASS
the track a lively funk injection, while complet-
skool sounds, pick this up. L
‘Bootleg D&B’ scrawled on the sleeve, in Dark, gnarly tings run wild through
ing the underground vibes of this twelve off is
a way that invites you to rip it out of ‘Revolver’, a grungey ‘floor track tempered
TOFU DE LA MOORE
the ‘baggy’ original version. Hallelujah! L
its sleeve and slap it on the decks immedi-
by familiar knocking tones and, with a
JITSU
ately. It’s a good ‘un too, with the lead cut an
RICOCHET
similar dose of the dirty on the flip, although
WICCASTEP / REGRET
Amen bone-crusher - dark and menacing,
QUIZ / RUGGED PARAGRAPHS
RICOCHET & SABOTAGE
this slate isn’t the finest in its field, it should
with sweet old skool, chipmunk vox and rap
UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT SOUNDS
T5 / RUNAWAY
go down well with the nasty nasty crew. L
snippets falling into the mix, while the flip
BACK 2 BACK
This up ‘n’ comin’ stateside label (out of
is an eerie and experimental jungle
The sharp strings and distant female
SONIC & SILVER /
Sacramento, CA) comes with a new vibe for
hip-hop fusion. L vocal on ‘T5’ are excellent, reminiscent of SUPPLY & DEMAND
their second outing. Tofu’s ‘Wiccastep’
Breakbeat Era in a way, and really should
21 GUN / OH YES
provides a influx of opulent key wobbles,
PLEASURE have been given more room to shine,
TROUBLE ON VINYL
soulful female vocals and clattering drums.
FARAWAY / PROJECTIONS taking the lead here rather than the filtered
Sampler to the forthcoming ‘Champion
Slowly building beat patterns zoom in and out
ILLUSION
tech-stab that does. As it is, it’s a decent floor
Soundz’ album, which holds further rubs
to create intricate chops that work well with ‘Faraway’ is a subtly building track, featuring
burner, but with the potential to be so much
from Future Cut & Kontrol, Usual Suspects
the driving melody the runs throughout. a light beat, echoey keyboards, clever
more. It’s a similar case of bassline over
& Friction, Psychosis and Alpha & Omega.
‘Regret’ is another from Tofu, but this percussion, minimal bass and some warped
vocal and melody on the flip, but this
‘21 Gun’ is a dark, Amen ‘n’ old skool, dub
one’s strictly an underground hip hop joint. FX that filter in and out of proceedings.
twelve is worth a listen. L
vox belter; the title possibly in homage to
On the flipside, Jitsu works some aural kung Constantly changing, you’re never quite sure one of the first jungle LPs from a fellow
fu with ‘Quiz’. Moody intro sets a vibe what’ll happen next, some congas, the
NITIN SAWHNEY
Mancunian music-maker, but then perhaps
early on. Shuffling breaks come in and create deepest chords I’ve heard for a long time,
SUNSET:
not. Flip for something a little different, as
a mood to groove. Solid dancefloor fodder. vocal snippets - every listen uncovers LONDON ELEKTRICITY REMIX Supply & Demand weld some nice steel
‘Rugged Paragraphs’ is a tag on the end something new. ‘Projections’ steps along Not too sure what label this is due to surface drum melody, simple steppas bass, phat
with melodic piano, slowed up drum hits and briskly with the crisp break, minimal melodies on, but you’re sure to be able to find it, and spacious beats and a cool vocal snippet to
boomin’ sub bass. S and guitar-like refrain, if you listen carefully when it does make sure you do ‘cos it’s great effect. L
MUSIC FOREVER 004
VARIOUS
TEEBEE
INFRASTRUCTURE LP SAMPLER 1 & 2
TRAVEL IN SILENCE EP
INFRARED
SUBTITLES With the samplers coming as a double pack and a 12” respectively, this next compilation
Next from TeeBee is this four track EP and where the previous two Subtitles twelves rolled from Infrared is certainly shaping up to be a big release. The first taster features two tracks
out with an aggressive, tearing techno flava, this EP is on a much smoother, melodic from J Majik, firstly the delicate vocal and tight techno ride of ‘Solarize’, an absolute
dancefloor tip. That’s not to say it’s not tuff, for it is, it has that futuristic edge and the dynamite tune, and likewise the blazing bassline tear down of ‘Tell Me’ featuring Kathy
production is as crisp and detailed as ever, but there’s a more soulful feel to this collection Brown. Futurebound then features on Part 1’s other two tracks, rolling out some fine
of tracks and overall it’s a quite sensational EP. From the warm and sexy flow of ‘April percussive beats with Futurecut on the gruesome ‘Homocide’ before serving up further
Dawn’ and its sweet r&b vocal flex, to the dreamy techno blues of the title track, into churning bass alongside Recall on the minimal ‘Hypnotizing’. Messrs Majik and
the sublime cover version of ‘Go’, the tribal hypnotist known as ‘Blue Rose’ and closing Futurebound then take a side each on the single sampler, the latter with the down tempo
with the slightly sinister, mystic jazz of ‘Touched By God’, this, I feel, is the best we’ve tech-jazz of ‘Iron Eyes’ while the lead cut is none other than J Majik’s cracking remix of
heard from TeeBee to date. L Hatiras’ ‘Spaced Invader’. Already a classic. L
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