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production style to what’s out there right
TOTAL SCIENCE
across the entire selection. Pieter K
IMAGINE THE FUTURE now. The smooth soulful vocals certainly EXTRA CURRICULAR / JET SET touches down with a more mystical flava,
FEEL NO WAY dominate the track, together with the ADVANCED and the greater techno influence, as open-
MECHANOISE 2000
catchy backing vox, as unobtrusive A new label from Total Science, with ing track, ‘Riverine’ demonstrates setting
With about five or six fresh singles lining up
stepping beats, warm electro bass and much the same sound as CIA, though the pace on a deep and hypnotic, travelling
in this next Mechanoise onslaught, these
an uplifting backing track roll below. perhaps a little more directly focussed on tip. ‘Dig’ then takes a more experimental
are the two that come with drum & bass
Perhaps not to everyone’s taste, but bus’ing up the venue. Both tracks here and intricate approach to the beats; laying
remixes. DJ Red draws out a dark and epic
check it out, and if you do like it you’ll no are unashamed dancefloor boomers, down hollow drums and spectral pads,
track, taking a doomy, hard stepping route
doubt be into the downtempo, r&b swing contrasting but complimentary, charged sitars, melodic bleeps and dirty bass
into the night on his remix of ‘Imagine the
of ‘Vibe’ on the flip. L with old skool reference, and executed surges in a cavernous soundscape that all
Future’, and on a similar, though livelier, tip
with the finesse that we’ve come to expect serious beat heads should investigate. By
is Future Cut & Kontrol’s take on ‘Feel No
SUB, ERB N’ KAOS
from this duo. ‘Extra Curricular’ trades the way of contrast, Juju runs with a more
Way’. A nasty, rolling bassline tune that
2001 BASS / THE BUZZ harsher sounds, laying down clattering uplifting flava through his tracks,
you can find on the flipside of ‘Psychotic HOMEGROWN
drums and driving bass, while the equally ‘The Summer’ a self-explanatory cut, char-
Break’, by Mechanoise Sound System. L Entering with a techno 4/4 kick, a
forceful ‘Jet Set’ offers the more acterised by cool retro vocals, delicious
snare, then an Amen, ‘2001 Bass’ isn’t the
uplifting alternative. Pure class. L melody, staccato bass and bright stutter
SPECIMEN A
most subtle of tunes. Confirmation of this
beats. There’s a similar approach to the
BLOODTHIRSTY / 154 comes when the 2001 Space Odyssey
rhythmic backbone of ‘Yemaya’, giving this
INSPIRIT MUSIC
TRONIC & RAGE
horns and rave stabs kick in, but I have
MANGO EP heavier tune that jittery feel as it completes
Gargantuan shards of mid-range filth
to concede there is a vibe to this tune. NU-URBAN MUSIC
the EP in a fresh dancefloor mode. L
dominate the slightly one-dimensional
Amens, sustained bass, a quirky frequen- Set up to showcase up-and-coming talent
‘Bloodthirsty’ and though ‘154’ drops in a
cy squeeze and ‘music’s hypnotising’ and experimental projects from established
similar manner, this track has more of a
VECTOR BURN
vox then complete the package on the flip. labels, the first release from Nu-Urban
FROSTBITE / HYPOTHERMIA
vibe to it and explains the forthcoming full Not to everyone’s tastes, but sure to
Music was an undercover project from RUMBLE
release, complete with breakbeat mixes please many. L
Decoder & Substance, but here we have Number three from New York’s Rumble
and a relick from Twisted Anger. Also look
some of that fresh talent in the shape of this Recordings, and as the titles suggest these
out for the next single, ‘Armed &
TEEBEE debut EP from Tronic & Rage. When I tell are two chilling tracks. Both are tight and
Dangerous’, which comes with a Dylan DECEIVE / MEET YOUR MAKER
you that labels like Reinforced, CIA and run with a similar flex as frantic bongos,
remix. L SUBTITLES
Phantom Audio have shown interest in this
TEEBEE VS FUTURE
clipped beats, busy synth play and
duo, you can get an idea as to the kind of ethereal vocals make up the weird bubbling
SPIRIT / DIGITAL PROPHECIES sound featured here; and with a strong groove of ‘Frostbite’, while on the flip, a
MAYHEM / GATEMAN DIMENSIONAL ENTITY / THE PATH
focus on the beats and percussion, this further epic slice of hard-hitting space and
PHANTOM AUDIO SUBTITLES
is an intricate selection. You get ‘Blackjack’ bass is yours for the taking with
Following up the full release of Digital’s Many different vibes from TeeBee this
- a deep and dirty dub bass roller, ‘Global’ ‘Hypothermia’. L
‘One Ton’, this is the second in the series of issue, with these two twelves showcasing
- a dreamy, but ruff, sci-fi steppa, ‘Mango’
limited edition twelves from the Phantom the more thundering, hardcore flavas in his
- a tense, beat clattering retro-rinse, and to
Audio axis. Spirit drops a Jeckyl & Hyde
VENETIAN SNARES
repertoire. His solo twelve hits you where it
close, ‘Tyme Slip’ - a rugged, eerily padded & SEVENS.MED EP
track in the shape of ‘Mayhem’, switching hurts, the mental surging power of
soundscape. A debut to check. L LOW RES
from dark, droning and percussive into old ‘Deceive’ an absolute tower of strength,
From the apocalyptic urban wastelands of
skool, ambient pads ‘n’ bass with a deft while the tense ‘Meet Your Maker’ steps
TWISTED INDIVIDUAL
Detroit comes the ghetto breakcore noise
and deadly touch. Brooding reggae-tinged out on a more experimental, soundscape
SCURVY / DISFUNKTIONAL of Low Res’s latest sacrificial offering.
flavas run through Digital’s drifting tip. This spacious, futuristic vibe is
NEW IDENTITY Definitely in a league of their own, Venetian
‘Gateman’ track, with the gentle power of continued on the eerie oriental flow of ‘The
Showing a versatile approach to the beats, Snares set out to create an invasive
its bassline tumble providing the backbone Path, the flipside of his collaborative twelve
though without conceding his recognised mishmash of maniacal jungle breaks, cut to
on this off-key minimal track. Trademark. L with Future Prophecies, which also holds
style, Twisted Individual sidesteps to New ribbons by razor sharp machine noise. Pile
my favourite rub from this selection,
Identity with this pair of complimentary hard
driver, pummelling Amens and seething
STAR COMPANY
‘Dimensional Entity’. A rugged and epic
jazz steppas. Both tracks lead with edgy
analogue will rip a hole right in the
TIME / VIBE techstep track; well crafted, neatly chord play, ‘Scurvy’ bringing the melody
underbelly of what you thought d&b could
CHEEKY SOUNDS structured and given essential balance
with a cool xylophone line, oriental vibes
be. Not for the faint at heart. Fans of
‘Time’ is the cut to head for here, a full through the inspired employment of the
and some spacious stepping beat play,
Amputate and Praxis will rejoice. S
vocal track with something of a different spine-tingling vocal used on ‘The Gift’. L
while ‘Dysfunctional’ approaches with
discordant keys, ruffer drums and little
DJ XS
touch of techno. Nervy bizniz. L
MACHINE DRUM / TENSION
24 SEVEN
VARIOUS DJ XS
COOKIN’ EP 6 COME ON / AMEN FIRE
COOKIN’ DUB PLATE SESSIONS
The phat and phunky Good Lookin’ imprint Two fresh slates from Stevie XS, the first
release a 2 x12” EP mid-June with four release on Dub Plate Sessions hitting you
tracks of the smooth late nite blues they’re with a pair of tear down Amen cuts, ‘Come
renowned for. Solaris’ ‘Timed Reality’ is a On’ with a nice little vocal touch and
slick groove with gentle chimes, subtle demolition Reese, while the filters go into
chords and a steady beat. A warm plucked overdrive on the similarly fierce flip.
bass adds atmosphere along with warped Following that comes the next 24 Seven
FX and deadly drop-outs. B.E.L.T’s offering, release, where evil sounds abound once
‘Magic Horse’, is a high-speed chase more. ‘Machine Drum’ fields rampant snares
through twilight soundscapes. A chopped and filthy raging mids, and with nasty stabs
break races neck and neck with the jazzy and subtle ‘Tension’ vocals rolling on the flip,
piano and a restless bassline. A cocktail of these are four raw selections. L
chimes, soft key stabs and warm bass give
‘Higher’ from Realside a snappy, energetic
MARK XTC
freshness that is uplifted by a catchy vocal SO ADDICTED EP
and the soulful vibe. ‘Abominable Snowman’ PENNY BLACK
is a sweeping soundscape of warped FX, Manchester’s Mark XTC breaks the silence
instrumental delicacies, cold structured funk with a release on Penny Black that fits the
and moody bass that along with the sharp, sound of the label to a tee. The simply
hasty carries the tune confidently. M tearing ‘So Addicted’ is a demonic Amen
WILDCHILD & FLOYD DICE
slammer, peppered with the old skool vocal
FLASHBACK / INFLUENZA VARIOUS
of the title, and this housey flava is duly
RED MASTER TRANSATLANTIC EP carried through to the comparatively
Returning for the label’s third release, Wildchild and Dice follow up the cracking ‘Hitchhiker’ RENEGADE relaxed, melodic steps of ‘Generations’.
with a pair of darker riddim tracks. Needling techno mid-range features heavily through As the title suggests, Renegade reach to The second slate then returns us to the
‘Flashback’, contrasting well with its clean, tumbling tone riff and nice rave stabs, though the US for this release, with two tracks a vibe of the lead track through ‘Feel The
certainly not as overtly old skool as the title suggests. Things get a bit more edgy on the piece from Pieter K and Juju. It’s a broad Music’, throwing down some rather tasty
military step of the flip, as mechanical stabs and washes drape themselves over an inces- EP, with both artists delivering the goods in strings, Amens, dirty freqs and vocals,
sant kick snare pattern. Grinding. L different, but complimentary, styles, with before ‘Getting Dumb’ rounds things off
some original vibes being thrown down with brutal technoid efficiency. L
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