DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SUV – SKY DANNY BYRD MINOTAUR BENNY PAGE
SMITH – BELLY DANCER SIDECHAIN – FROM BATH WITH – DON’T WORRY / – STEP OUT/SWAGGER
TECHNIQUE Maverick producer and former LOVE / SHOCK OUT VIP TORN BETWEEN DIGITAL SOUNDBOY
The irrepressible Drumsound Full Cycle man Suv drops his HOSPITAL MED SCHOOL What’s this? Digital Soundboy
& Bassline Smith hook up once latest offering on German Hot on the heels of his Med School’s horned beast suddenly banging out a
more for this pair of belters on label Sidechain Music. Here he ‘Supersized’ album Danny Byrd Minotaur serves up some highly menacing, lurching monster of a
their own Technique label. ‘Belly revisits his roots, ‘Sky’ kicking drops a slick slice of euphoric impressive jack-of-quite-a-few- dubstep 12”? Penned by award-
Dancer’ is a typically raucous off with a plucked Spanish rollage from the classic mould, trades dancefl oor skulduggery winning slickster Benny Page
affair with massive synth leads, guitar intro before a simple Roni with those bouncy beat chops with ‘Don’t Worry’, the follow-up under the watchful eye of Shy
stomping breaks and a bassline Size style ascending jump- giving the soothing melodies to ‘Worlds Beyond’ from earlier FX? Getting rinsed by the entire
designed to bludgeon you into up bassline sweeps you off of ‘From Bath With Love’ an this year. Nucleus & Paradox- dubstep elite? But of course.
submission. Flipside ‘Rock Your your feet. AA-side ‘Spiderweb’ irresistible nudge for the fl oor. esque soothing whispered With a label this effortlessly
Body’ is another stormer as the also starts out with a Latin Keeping with the old skool vibe, vocals meet stiff resistance from cutting-edge, it simply makes
boys slip into overdrive with infl uenced lick which soon gives but with a wholly more mental some unrepentant drums and perfect sense. ‘Step Out’ marries
another Eastern infl uenced way to a bouncy stepper, this is outlook, is the VIP of one of delicious new-skool corkscrew shuffl ing drum rolls with
headbanger of a tune. Simply straight-up no-nonsense fare 2008’s bonafi de anthems, with squiggle-bass, while on the Robocop-style vox and dirty
unstoppable, the Technique for the dancefl oor. this cast-iron upgrade of ‘Shock fl ip, ‘Torn Between’ administers cascading bass, while ‘Swagger’
crew can do no wrong! Out’ ensuring its rotation for the a rather bracing assault of does just that on the fl ip, with
rest of the year. chopped-up hip hop vocals, a cocksure, grooving b-line to
bleepy hysteria and titanium- shake your nik-naks to.
grade beats which place both
feet on the proverbial neck and
WICKAMAN FT. JAH DIRTY COMMODITY UNKNOWN – BURNING DEEP stomp repeatedly. KRYPTIC MINDS & LEON
NATION – FREE BEAT – YOU DIG WHITE SWITCH
BLACK WIDOW BLUEPRINT Some cheeky, naughty, go- – LAST SAMURAI / WAY OF
J Majik presents the latest The prolifi c Blueprint label and-stand-in-the-corner-and- JRUMHAND – MANY THE WARRIOR
offering on Black Widow which knocks out another pair think-about-what-you’ve-done YEARS FROM NOW DEFCOM
sees Wickaman taking the reins of bangers in the shape of scamps have only gone and BINARY SOUL In the fi rst of a selected number
‘Free Beat’ featuring Jah Nation. Dirty Commodity’s latest 12”. given Pépé Bradock’s deep Sublime fl avours from the of exclusive releases from the
It’s an energetic, vocal led Straight outta Leicester, DC house enormo-anthem ‘Deep brand new Binary Soul label breathtakingly sculptured ‘Two
anthem, pure uplifting vibes all wastes no time and jumps Burnt’ the d&b treatment. who enlist Jrumhand to provide Swords’ mix project, Defcom’s
the way, slightly reminiscent of in feet fi rst with the rolling Thankfully, the culprits are their debut release. ‘Many brooding duo serve up yet
Matrix & Futurebound’s recent wobble fl avours of ‘You Dig’ craftsmen to savour in their own Years From Now’ is a deep, another pair of wonderfully
output. The AA-side, ‘New World which revisits familiar territory right, and the result is a dreamy, liquid excursion which would textured soundscapes that are
Order’ featuring RV, treads a but carries a considerable lilting, downtempo tribute that not sound out of place on the work of genuine artists.
darker path with big Subfocus amount of dancefl oor weight. caresses the eye-watering Bukem’s Good Looking label. Fluid, focused and epic, ‘Way
style lead synths, slamming Flip for ‘Pimp That Bitch’ which magic of the original with care. It’s a lilting, musical track that Of The Warrior’ sees twisted
drums, a monster bassline and retains the energy levels with A fi nely chiselled bootleg that will undoubtedly stand the test analogue bass whiplashed by
a slight touch of wobble. A killer sledgehammer drums and a is both perfect summer fodder of time. On the fl ip, ‘Ripples’ is shards of snarling, buzzsaw
release from a producer at the growling, morphing bassline. and a nifty, blissed-out gem for a subtler affair, with a touch of mids and stealth-roller drums,
top of his game. Quality bizzle from the the DJ box too. melancholic piano thrown into while ‘Last Samurai’ is the sound
Blueprint camp. the mix. A promising debut from of Photek’s ‘Modus Operandi’
this exciting new label. and classic Metalheadz fused
and updated for 2008.
CHRIS SU – THE BELL SOULPRIDE – CRANK JAYLINE – STAY TUNED KG – APOCALYPTO HEIST
SYNTAX AUDIO FOUNDATION USELESS PLAZTIX (VIP MIX) – DON’T UNDERSTAND
The second release on the Spice’s Foundation label keeps Introducing the Useless Plaztix EASY (TAXMAN REMIX)
Syntax Audio label sees things rolling with this deadly label, the brainchild of Jayline KG goes back to his CO-LAB
Hungarian producer Chris Su double header from German and Ian Dee from the Useless breakthrough single on Man of the moment Heist
add an Eastern tinge to his producer Soulpride. Garnering Idiots Family. For their debut Phantasy’s Easy label with this continues to show his skills as
growling tech infl uenced d&b. plaudits for his recent ‘Original release, Jayline turns in a VIP relick of his ‘Apocalypto’ a jack-of-all-trades with this
This is storming stuff with Badass’ smash on XS, Soulpride couple of jump-up bangers track. Since its original release, banger on his own Co-Lab label.
absolutely no let up from start is quickly becoming a name to sure to set the dancefl oor KG has displayed his versatility Having covered the full gamut of
to fi nish, pure dark and deadly watch out for. ‘Crank’ sees him alight every time, with ‘Stay on a number of different labels, d&b styles since his rise to the
bizzle, one for the underground crank (ahem!) up the pressure Tuned’ slightly having the edge but this surely remains his top, Heist returns to the jump-
heads. The stand-out track with a devastating brew of over fl ipside ‘Foot In Ass’. With fi nest moment to date. For up fold with the Taxman relick of
here, however, is the fl ipside gnarling bass and slamming a mission statement to bring the VIP, he turns in a Dillinja ‘Don’t Understand’, which slams
offering ‘Offl ine’ from Trei which breaks. AA-side ‘Throw Your through the fi nest up-and- style concoction of slamming down the gauntlet to any young
creeps up on you with its subtle Hands Up’ visits similar territory coming producers alongside breaks and monster bass with pretenders out there. Flip for
atmospherics before the drop but is built around hyperactive some more established scene a decidedly Eastern tinge. Only ‘Can’t Take Away’, a deep stepper
where it morphs into a serious bongos and a deadly, stepping names, Useless Plaztix look all available in limited quantities with brooding atmospherics. An
techy roller. bassline. Serious tings agwan! set for big things! so grab it while you can! excellent release all round.
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