))BREAKS SINGLES
BREAKS
RONI SIZE ELITE FORCE
album with a wide array of vocalists. This
MARSHALL BURNZ
SINGLES
LUCKY PRESSURE GASOLINE ALLEY release features EQ, a familiar voice on the SOMETHING FOR YOUR EAR
TALKIN’ LOUD WHOLE NINE YARDS
breakbeat scene, here dictating his own
BOOMBOX
Deep, dark and driving is how Ils delivers Thumping tech house here from sHack, but
kind of love song over nervy beats, oriental
More versatile beats from the Boombox
REVIEWED
the goods on his remix of this latest as is the W9Y way, breakbeat heads are
melody and staccato bass. The original
camp, with this three tracker from Marshall
Reprazent release, and his dense, catered for on the flip by way of a Dylan
works best on the head, though daring DJs
Burnz touching down with a nice blend of
BY rolling beats and heavy, melodic bass Rhymes remix. This mix makes the most
may like to risk it on the more open-minded
breakbeat and house angles. The title track
:
LURCH
work perfectly with the dramatic string impact for me, keeping the hard-beat flava
floors, but for guaranteed satisfaction in the
blends both sensibilities in a funky electroid
and vocal of the original. Nicely comple- of the original, throwing down an incessant
dance simply turn to the 2 Sinners remix.
fusion, the more stripped back ‘Booty Beat’
menting this rub is the MJ Cole vocal mix, dub bass drive and rolling it with minimal
These boys are on fire at the moment, and
injects a lickle hip hop ‘n’ acid to its bass
keeping the vibe dirty in the bassline finesse. A strong bridging track.
this release is no exception. Full up of funk
heavy breakbeat groove, while rounding
department, while rolling it out with those
and rolling with the kind of swing first
things off is Reazonic’s fruity re-touch of
bright, 2-step beats which give the tune RHOCA
shown on ‘Ubiskiboo’, they keep the deep
‘Something For Your Ear’.
a nice extra lift. Both bound for the box,
VENOM STRIKES BACK / PULSAR
KILL O ZAP
vibe of the original, but give ‘4U’ a new
so the decision is yours.
SOUND OF HABIB identity through their dirty union of
BROTHERS OF FUNK VS
DARREN CHAPMAN
CHAMPION BURNS
Straight out of Sweden, the Sound Of mid-range and bass and those chunky,
G13
CRAZY WAYS
Habib stable drop one of their most stepping drums. Quality.
FUNCTIONAL BREAKS
NUKLEUZ
convincing releases since Spark’s ‘Enjoy
Another strong issue from Functional
Something of a surprise here from this hard
remix’ from that very first twelve. T-BOY
Breaks, with this being the debut from the
ADIE’S GOOSE
house label, but the Majestic 12 remix of
Breakbeat garage anyone? These two
SACRED
Exeter club’s resident, Darren Chapman,
the above track is a bit of an essential
tracks come with a more trancey flava than
Further funky techno breakbeat from
here in collaboration with Florida’s Brothers
all-rounder. Touching down on that
that though, and while ‘Pulsar Kill-O-Zap’
T-Boy, with ‘Adie’s Goose’ building nicely
Of Funk. Delivering perhaps the dirtiest of
knife-edge between breakbeat and house,
may be a little introverted for the dance, the
with driving beats, melodic synth play
tracks on the label to date, ‘G13’ is a fierce
much like Freq Nasty’s ‘Amped’, it is
more floor-friendly, travelling sci-fi sounds
and tasty vocoded vocals, though the
and funky techno breakbeat excursion,
sure to find favour across the board. An
of ‘Venom Strikes Back’ are particularly
peak of the track leaves you wondering
rolling with a tight build, a neat vocal sample,
irresistible vocal hook goes a long way to
well executed.
whether it would have been best left to
gnarly mids and all the right ingredients to
ensure this track’s place at the front of the ignite any dancefloor. Remixes come from
box, and combined with wickedly winding
HEDROCK VALLEY BEATS
roll along its already beaten path. McMillan
KING OF ROCK / RADIO BEATBOX
& South are on remix duties once again,
The Spoon Wizard and US duo Sensei, but
bass, stiff beats and a multitude of bleeps,
FREAKABOOM taking a laid back approach, though
the original is the mix doing all the damage.
beeps ‘n’ FX it’s sure to stay there for some
Can’t say I’m feelin’ much on this release throwing down a deep and edgy track.
time to come. Crazy ways for sure.
except the Phantom Beats remix, and Again superbly structured and designed to
PAUL RESET
SELF SUFFICIENT
unless you missed the mid to late 90’s you
BEBER & TAMRA
grow and grow on you.
BACKROOM
will have no doubt heard this kind of big
TRAVELLIN’ ON
Already a name in the drum & bass scene,
MOB
beat rock ‘n’ hop mash-up many times
CHRIS CARTER
Paul Reset turns his hand to midtempo
Reviewed previously, but as the sublime
before. It’s not all bad though, ‘cos make it
VOYAGER / PLEX
breakbeats with the churning, dark jazz of
original version of ‘Travellin’ On’ finds its
through to the last track and you’ll be
TCR
‘Self Sufficient’, though the real star of this
way onto the major radio station play-lists,
rewarded by a stiff and stripped, dare I say
This is the second TCR release for
release is that man Stabilizer. The original
the remixes of this vocal breaks gem touch
it, nu skool re-lick from the Phantoms,
Chris Carter, with ‘Voyager’ exploring
is well executed and rolls with a phat
down. Meat Katie rolls out the deep, tribal
which goes all the way to save this record
similar themes to the lively sci-fi
dancefloor step, the Dubwise Selective mix
from the bargain bin.
soundscape of his previous release
house vibes on his vocal and dub mixes,
‘Moonshot’. No need to hesitate if you
then takes things right back to ‘91, but the flip
while the ‘breakbeat police’, who maybe
SOUL ELECTRIC & EQ
were into that, for the slinky sustained
has to get the props here. Taking the jazzy
weren’t feeling the original, have just gotta
4U bass, spacious beats and tight production
essence of the original, building on that with
check the masterful Koma & Bones remix. IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
of this are an equal match. Meanwhile, on
extra melody, pads and chords, laying down
Tuff, futuristic and rolling, with all of their Coming in original and remix 12”s, this new
a slightly different tip, and my pick of the
a crisp set of beats, reaching out for a touch
trademark groove, while balancing this project from Danny McMillan & South rolls
two, is the quirky tech-funk of ‘Plex’,
of that ‘Passion’ style bass riff, while
rhythmic ruffness with an excellent treat- with an even deeper sound than their
stepping lively all the way and giving this
wrapping it all up in a silky production and
ment of the vocal. usual, gearing up to a full Soul Electric
twelve a nicely versatile edge. Further
hypnotic dancefloor approach, this is a
quality from the Thursday Club, and up
genre-hopping cut that won’t be held down.
next is Rennie & B.L.I.M’s ‘Eskimo’.
DJ QUEST & KEN-MAC
DIGITAL PIMP
EGYPT / HERBAL POWER
ATOL 935 / EVOLUTIONARY
PULSE
BLUEPRINT
Quest keeps the pressure on, this time
MECHANOISE 2000
alongside Ken-Mac, as they deliver a further
R-KIDZ VS NOIZE
dose of straight up and raw, bassline
I CAN’T STAND IT / C2 IT
MECHANOISE 2000
rollage. ‘Egypt’ runs with twilight zone
BIONIC VS OUTLASH
melody, grungy tech-bass styling, ‘are you
STAY FOREVER / HAZARDOUS YOUTH ready - yeah’ vox and busy drums, while the
MECHANOISE 2000
brighter sound of ‘Herbal Power’ centres on
A good fistful of twelves are on their way
those bouncy, bubblin’ basslines, old skool
from the Mechanoise squad in the
bleeps and classic smokers’ hip hop vox.
forthcoming months, and my pick of the
bunch has to be this startling sound off
BADMARSH & SHRI
between ex-Hard Hands boys, R-Kidz, SIGNS
and resident Mechanoise engineer Noize.
OUTCASTE
‘I Can’t Stand It’ runs with the old skool
One of the boom tracks from the album of
vocals of the title, squelchy technoid flavas
the same name, and this single release
and funky beats, while ‘C 2 It’ dives deeper
comes with a superb remix package that will
into robotics mode. Elsewhere, Digital Pimp
ensure it gets heard in all quarters.
FREQ NASTY
offer up the dirty stepping sounds of ‘Atol
Breakbeat heads are well catered for, with
AMPED / TRANSFORMA
935’, Bionic vs Outlash combine for the
the original a spine-tingling downtempo
SKINT most overt audio terror on ‘Stay Forever’,
excursion, fully showcasing UK Apache’s
Second sampler to Freq’s album, with the grungy undertones of ‘Amped’ flexing their and with other recent releases from Sons
sensational vocal, and on a similar tip is
funky bits in that versatile breakbeat house fashion, grinding away with the mids, rolling Of Mecha and Mechanoise Sound System,
Bonobo’s earthy, instrumental remix. Flip for
out the shakers and letting fly with pure dancefloor sauce. Flip for the more straight up
plus there still being a few copies of Dom T’s take, sending the track direct to the
breakbeat styles of ‘Transforma’. A track for all the crazy-heads out there, with its dark
Uncouth Youth and MC Dee’s ‘Steppin’ Up’ dancefloor, upping the tempo nicely, though
bass, militant beats, mental call and response vocals and old skool chords doin’ the
floating around, this lot are becoming without spoiling the vocal, to make for a
damage on this raw, ruckus track.
increasingly hard to avoid. A track for all smooth, dub breaks experience that’ll have
tastes are on offer here. the whole dance a winding.
66KNOWLEDGE
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