Guest R
D&B D&B D&B D&B
eview
TOTAL SCIENCE CYANTIFIC PHACE DJ KID
s
◊
70
BUNGLE LOMAX MINDSCAPE EZ ROLLERS
FT. LAURA PACHECO DIL KUSHI NO ESCAPE (NOISIA RMX) GO GO ELECTRO
RESIZED (G DUB REMIX) CRITICAL CITRUS INTERCOM
CIA Man of the moment Lomax comes with yet another The Dutch kings of d&b are back with this nasty If you came from the era when bodypoppin’ was the
One of our favourites from Bungle’s recent LP smasher for Critical, and it’s not even finished! This is one percussive roller for Citrus. Techy, minimal but with thing and you couldn’t wait for the next instalment of
given the G Dub treatment. Trademark bass of those beats that walks the tightrope of dancefloor and the cutting edge and straightforward pressure that you ‘Streetsounds Electro’ to be released then you should
and excellent use of the vocals makes for one headz music, and doesn’t fall off. Wicked sound design & expect from those guys. Storming. like this. The intro, reminiscent of ‘Perfect Beat’ by
heavy remix! sampling, clever use of detuned bass and carrier-esque Afrika Bambaataa, combined with references to some
minimal drums. Definitely a future feature of my sets. PHACE electro greats has been enough for me to draw this as
NU-TONE SIMPLICITY my intro tune for sometime.
SECOND CONNECTION COMMIX SUBTITLES
HOSPITAL SATELLITE TYPE 2 Our dedication to simple but straight-up sound and NIGHTBREED
His album has been gracing our DJ sets since METALHEADZ groove experience. It’s easy to get in the flow, but FLYING STRAIGHT
the back end of last year and once again Nu- I cut this for the last Hospitality at Heaven, and it defi- watch it progress and feel that repetitive vibe that drove GENERATION X
Tone comes again even bigger and stronger. nitely didn’t disappoint. It’s a floor roll-out that works well us nuts in the progress of finishing it. Nightbreed have been hard at it in the studio working
on the double drop if you’re that way inclined. I want the towards the launch of their label, Generation X. I’ve
Q-PROJECT bleeps they used in this. Future techno biz that should set MISANTHROP been playing tunes of theirs like ‘It’s Alive’ and ‘Some
FAITH IN KAOS the tone for their eagerly awaited debut LP. WASTE EXPRESS Men’ for about six months now but when it comes to
MACHINE FUNK SUBTITLES mixing it up ‘Flying Straight’ just works so well for me.
Shameless self-promotion. This is the next XAMPLE Hard and deep. A sound nobody does. Misanthrop Also look out for Nightbreed’s remix of DC Breaks’ ‘Do
Machine Funk. Unknown classic in the DEEPER UNDERGROUND found his part in the international d&b scene with You Believe’ on Restless Natives in the near future.
making :-) RAM delivering pure quality music. A static roller with unreal
Xample is definitely top of the pile when it comes to sound processing and a groove so big it hurts. DJ SAMURAI
CULTURE SHOCK & making dancefloor destroyers right now. Super tight UNDERWORLD
BROOKES BROTHERS mixdown, catchy vocals and bit of fun on the bassline. I CALYX & TEEBEE Since his debut on my Restless Natives label back in
Super, smashing, great. More fabulous want the bleeps he used in this too! Big this summer. ALL THAT REMAINS 2004, Samurai has come on leaps and bounds in the
dancefloor niceness from Culture Shock and MOMENTUM production stakes and this track is another sign that
Brookes Brothers. This is what it’s all about CYANTIFIC Our pick of their forthcoming LP. The mid just blows the guy has a few tricks up his sleeve by way of his
in our opinion. DISCONNECTED your mind. The whole audio design of the track is as vocal talents. I find this tune is great to sneak into the
HOSPITAL clean as our mum’s bathtub. They show a new produc- middle of a set if you’re looking to switch up the vibe
MARKY & TOTAL SCIENCE I finished this one around Christmas time. Sounds tion standard but keep their typical trademark sound to more of a Pendulum sort of vibe if there is such a
TUNNEL VISION angry for a reason, humbug! It’s not your standard Hos- and lift it to a new level. thing. As yet there has been no date set for this to be
CINNA pital fare but luckily they like it. It was also featured on released but keep your eyes locked to Frequency or
The next chapter from the main man from Andy C’s last mix CD, which is always nice. It’s a short CHOOK Hilite for future DJ Samurai material.
Brazil and ourselves. What can we say? moody intro then a punch your gran in the face while SOUND OF TIME
Simply lovely, emotional music. you tip the dinner table over affair. Festive fun. FULL FORCE DIGITAL
Minimal funk as we love it. Chook is one to watch in DENNIS THE MENACE
DJ VAPOUR LOMAX the future for sure. The mix seems to be empty the FUNCTION
HERE COMES THE RAIN INNOCENT X first time you hear it, but watch it go big on a club Digital’s tunes might be few and far between but rest
DEEPKUT CRITICAL rig. Effective. assured that when they do come, they’ll be bad to the
Soon as we heard this down Herbal we found Unless you’ve been living in a cardboard box under bone! Tough breaks combined with trademark stabbing
out who it was and had it signed by the Blackfriars Bridge you’ll probably have heard your NOISIA & MAYHEM bassline, twisted Mentasm sounds with a splash of
next week. Seriously nasty groove from the favourite DJ play this. It’s got that old Metalheadz EXODUS reggae vocals make for yet another monster tune from
man Vapour. sound down to a tee. Detuned pitch-bent bass is the VISION this legendary stalwart of the scene.
flavour of the moment, and this one is king of them all, It’s a monster! The production level of this is incredibly
TOTAL SCIENCE by a distance. Absolutely massive on a soundsystem. high. The progress of the track shows the diversity and HIGH RANKIN
BREAKFAST CLUB genre breaking attitude of the expressive vision outfit. DIFFERENT COLOURS MADE
(BREAK REMIX) BUNGLE No need to explain, it contains all you want to have on OF TEARS
CIA TOO LATE [LOGISTICS & a floor in just one track. Jamming! Here’s a name you’re going to be hearing a lot more
Gave the remix duty on this one to Break and KASRA VIP] about. This track has a great vibe to it and has featured
he didn’t disappoint. Naughty but ever so nice! CRITICAL PHACE & NOISIA in my sets for a while now with great reactions. As
When Kasra told me they were going to remix ‘Too CCTV yet the track is unsigned so any labels looking for a
Late’ I was like, “You what? How’s that gonna work? This is definitely one of the most different tracks we’ve wicked little tune from an artist with lots of potential
There’s nothing in it.” But they did a good job. It’s still done with Noisia so far. A complex structure created then hunt him down.
the same bassline, but they changed the sound of it, out of a half hour recording session of random noises
added tougher log-beats and gave the whole thing a bit preparing a carrot meal in my kitchen and cranking
more man-factor. three bottles of wine on the floor. Better watch those
percussive elements don’t cut you in pieces.
MUFFLER
DEMONS
MOVING SHADOW
I hadn’t heard much of this guy’s stuff up until this.
I’m playing a few of his tracks now thanks to a tip-off
from Kasra. This samples one of my favourite films, Evil
Dead II, genius. Face melter guitar riff, wicked beats &
percussion and face pounding bass. Keep your eye out
for this and more from Muffler.
K70-71_ReviewsGuests.indd 70 8/6/07 19:14:55
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74