A man with little time for the snare, Kingston-Upon-Thames’ very own Lewis Badwan fuses Eastern and Western influences in a refreshing, unique contribution to the UK electronic scene. “A Season For Strangers” sets the mood with opener “Sea Of Trees”, a whimsical blend of ethnic percussion, spacious synths, Eastern pipe melodies, and soothing vocal lines – all mimicking and expanding[...]
DJ Hazard is an artist that really needs no profiling; he has been at the forefront of the jump up and super-club dance floors for over a decade, with a name and reputation so widely recognised in the scene the average drum and bass fan’s Nan would know when Machete had just been mixed. His new single Time Tripping, released[...]
The mysterious Zero Hero, a new electro duo with over twenty years of alleged studio experience and who’ve already released on mau5trap records, have a début in the works. “Suffocate/Theme” is a two-track offering complete with lush electro melodies, twin leads, heart-stopping basses, dancy sections and thumping beats. It all makes you wonder, who the hell are they? The name[...]
Considering that it’s a début, Subtension’s new record, set for release on March the 3rd on Samurai Music, is pretty damn impressive; when it comes to DnB, twenty-year old Slovakian Mário Dočekal, the man behind the music, seems to know exactly what he’s doing. The intro to “Black Haze” sets airy, ambient soundscapes over the top of a DnB beat,[...]
The driving 808’s of Callide’s latest releases encapsulates a time period we may have forgotten. That’s primarily due to the tonne load of music we’ve had dumped into our laps recently. And this classical feel is definitely not a bad aspect. Instead, it reminds us of a time when it was ok to listen to music which wasn’t classified under[...]
Rockwell’s new EP, Detroit, forthcoming on Shogun Audio is exactly what you’d expect from him, in that with Rockwell you can do nothing but expect the unexpected. From an artist that is constantly reinventing his sound and exploring every nook and cranny of bass music into his repertoire, from the gigantic neurofunk released on Shogun and Renegade to the soft[...]
Imagine Chase and Status’s percussion blended with Burial’s dark urban vibes and Billain-esque mega-distorted basses and samples and you’ll get a pretty good idea of what Dabs’s new release sounds like. Featuring two solo tracks, two collaborations, and a remix, “The Objection E.P” is a good introduction (in fact it was mine) to Dabs’s particular brand of electronic music. Drum[...]
MC Fats has teamed up with Command Strange, Serum & Bladerunner to bring the well oiled sounds of MC Fats to us on a sparkling V Recordings platter. It’s a fantastic V release; it brings together the signature percussion and bass wob of Command Strange with the soulful sounds of MC Fats; a vocal ‘don dada’ of the scene. Command[...]
Considering both parts of this collective are incredibly experienced, the quality of this EP is what you’d anticipate. Nevertheless, if you were to give each track only a few seconds of your time, you’re likely to be disappointed. This is primarily due to the progressive intros, the type you’d expect from any drum and bass record. That similarity is reassuring[...]
Prolix and Gridlok’s new EP, courtesy of RAM Records, sees a return of the dark, deep and heavy sounds that the two artists have gained a reputation for creating. Prolix’s near on immaculate discography is certainly not tainted by this release, if anything it’s further enhanced. Like any good collaborators, Prolix and Gridlok know each other’s styles very well and[...]