Category: Reviews
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REVIEW: “APOCALYPSE RAVE” by arkham sound
It seems like an incredibly long time ago that I reviewed the Complex Flashback EP from TMSV’s Perfect Records here on the blog. Since then the Dutch master has continued to push innovative dance music in the not-quite-but-almost-140-space, himself being responsible for last summer’s electro-breaks stormer “Bottle Pop” which saw play at literally every rave…
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REVIEW: “AMAPIANO TO THE WORLD VOL. 2” by DJ Kwamzy
If you’ve spent any time listening to new dance music in the past few years then you are no doubt aware of the growing phenomenon represented by Amapiano. Typically classed as a sub-type of house music, amapiano originates in South Africa and translates from Zulu to “the pianos”. The genre encompasses a broad spectrum of…
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REVIEW: “IN THE AFTERWORLD” by Om Unit & TM-404
I’ve been a fan of Om Unit for roughly 10 years, having probably my first major impression of his work via the now legendary Exit Records “Mosaic Vol. 2” compilation. His contribution to that particular work was a collaboration with Sam Binga called “Triffidz”. The track itself was an ominous and punishing halftime number which…
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REVIEW: “PNPL021” by Binga & Bakey
I had to take a break from the summer heat to drop a quick review on the blog of a relatively new release that is doing absolute damage in my headphones and my DJ sets. I’m talking about Pineapple Records 21 aka “Dem Bois” aka “Block & Delete” coming courtesy of Bristol badman Sam Binga…
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REVIEW: “LATELY EDITS” by Various Artists
It’s April now readers and things are finally coming out of deep freeze. I’m finally getting some mobility back in my life and looking forward to hitting up some new live events in the next few months. I’m attending Last Planet’s Department of Civilian Dance in a few days and seeing one of my friends…
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REVIEW: “0860” by Fracture
This review was initially written (for the most part) during December of 2022, but given the nature of that season and other work piling up, finishing this review got left on the back burner. I’m finally circling back to it now. On November 18th of last year Charlie Fracture dropped “0860”; a living tribute to…
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REVIEW: “THE LEE GARDEN HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY 002” by ANALIAS
Analias had been on my radar for roughly a year ever since I found their work on Bandcamp in the Spring/Summer of 2022. I’ve specifically been searching for dance music that’s received physical release via cassette tape and during my digging I found a number of different tape releases from a mysterious minimalist drum and…
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REVIEW: “DEADWAIT EP” by POPTHATRUNK
Hello readers, I’m happy to finally be back again with another review. This time the work on offer comes from Portland-based POP THA TRUNK; this five track EP is a proper banging release that hits all the right notes across the included tracks. Made up of four 140 growlers and a deadly neurofunk DNB track,…
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REVIEW: “UNIVERSAL VIBRATIONS” by Chad Dubz
The big man Chad Dubz is no stranger to my record box. I’ve been a fan of the Bristol-based dubstep producer’s output since roughly 2017 when I picked up his sophomore release on his Foundation Audio imprint “Kingdom Dub EP”, that led me to grabbing his “22 Ounces” release on Boka and the rest is…
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REVIEW “BEHOLD b/w PARADISE BIRD” by J. Sparrow
A nice little find courtesy of Planetwax.co.uk. I found this 45″ when I was browsing a recent sale there. The first ZamZam Sounds record that I ever REALLY heard was LQ & Headland’s “Fat Neck” and after listening to that track on my subwoofer at home, I knew that the Portland based dub label was…
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