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Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Juno Recommends Drum & Bass November 2021
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Review: Now hear this! SS's classic MA2 guise gave us some absolute anthems but 'Hearing Is Believing' is definitely up there as one of his most seminal under this alias and still does damage 27 years after its original release. As does Serum's super-bounce remix which originally dropped in 2019 but is now available on wax for the first time. A latter day classic remixed by a modern day badman... What else can we say?
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Review: Nothing beats a good old bit of jungle, and this surely is a good old bit of jungle from the Dutch label Vibes 93. Here we have four classic samples dropped into big tunes and pressed on turquoise vinyl to pump any party. 'I Need Your Lovin'' (dirty '97 mix) has a killer vocal that will never fail, then 'Sweet Love' douses you in rolling drums and heartfelt piano chords as well as another old school soul vocal. It's Muniz's '5 On It' that lends the next tune is deep baseline and catchy hook, before closer 'No Diggity' reworks the hip hop classic into a high energy roller complete with the OG keys.
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Review: Formation Records take us all the way back to 1991 here with this limited edition transparent vinyl repress of the very first release they ever put out. It was the start of an epic ride and it kicks off kicks off a new series of retrospective releases to make the label's 30th anniversary celebrations. This sizzling six track EP has it all - hardcore, piano laced jungle with super sweet soul samples, rave collisions that are dark and dirty with devastating bass and techno-tinged drum workouts that leave you feeling utterly breathless. Our pick is the pure rush of joy and euphoria that is 'Straight From The Heart' with its mega pianos and unbridled vocal energy.
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Review: Polish soul man Satl comes correct with this beautiful vinyl edition of this summer's 'Bedroom Producer With A Dream' EP on Lenzman's North Quarter imprint. Featuring the likes of DRS, T.R.A.C and Tokyo Prose, across four tracks we're treated to Satl's deepest and most subtle sides ranging from the trembling piano touches and gentle ebbs and flows of 'Hazards' to the jazzier, smokier tones of 'Limin'. Sweet dreams are made of these.
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Cat: SUBBASE 83SPL. Rel: 11 Oct 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: D'Cruze classic 'Watch Out' was released in 1994, but at the same time a special version was served up with and for Micky Finn who wanted something unique for his DJ sets. It was only ever pressed to dub plate and only ever played din his sets so became a legendary tune. Recently Micky found the original DAT masters so sent them off to be restored and remastered and now they're presented here, along with a remix by Cool Hand Flex which was finished in time for the original release and so has been lost on the same DAT since 1994.
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Review: Now this is an interesting turn of events; renowned as a savage DJ and impeccable label owner, Samurai founder Presha finally finds time to explore his vision from the production side. As you'd expect from a man with over 25 years in the game, the results speak for themselves as we're taken down some dark, foundational tunnels. All pent up energy, foreboding pads and atmospheres and brutal breaks, highlights include the dub techno locomotion-like movement of 'Vendetta' and the wild breakbeat assault and snub-nosed tension of 'RATS' but that's only half of this epic story. What a release.
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Review: Hydro & War are back with a much anticipated follow up release on Utopia. Their Detroit 12" comes two years after their last outing and is another powerful two track that opens with super deep and soulful sounds. The fluttering snares, suspensory bass and occasional vocals all lure you into a world of warmth and futuristic musical ideals that leave you feeling soothed. On the flip is a more dark, heavy vibe: 'Fugue' is a real stepper with twisted bass and hefty subs all overlaid with prickly percussion and endlessly tumbling toms.
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Review: Aussie drum & bass overlords Pendulum are one of the most successful such bands in the universe. They dropped this new EP in June but the vinyl finally arrives now as a limited edition picture disc and marks the group's biggest collection of new music - the singles have been put out individually over the last year - in a whole decade. Frontman Rob Swire designed the picture on the wax and it animates when played at 45 rpm and filmed on a mobile screen. Musically, it is a big comeback with all of the big drops, hard edge breaks and first synths you would expect of this stadium sized outfit.
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Cat: NHS 442EP. Rel: 11 Oct 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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Review: Appearing on a rather gorgeous blue marbled vinyl 12", 'Burning Babylon' is long-serving D&B producer Alix Perez's first outing of 2021. It's rather good too, with the title track offering a clandestine, charred and mind-altering blend of fuzz-soaked rave riffs, bowel-bothering sub-bass, hot-stepping D&B beats and vintage reggae vocal samples. The moody, warped heaviness continues on flipside 'Empty Words', where R&B style vocal snippets periodically pop up above ghostly chords, experimental jungle beats, growling riffs and more wobbling, bassbin-damaging sub-bass. Both tracks are moodier and a little more aggressive than some of his older outings, but that's no criticism: what's on offer is genuinely excellent.
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Review: Little is known about Raas Kemp other than what his music says, which is that he's a master of powerful drum & bass. This is only his second EP, and first for the small but well formed Lore Limited label. 'A Grand Day Out' kicks off with rattling metal chords and muted vocal monologues which then make way for an explosion of precision snares and tumbling breaks. It's an undulating ride that changes levels repeatedly so keeps you on your toes. 'Death & The Lover' operates in a soulful world with lush pads smoothing off the edges of the breaks, which are unrelenting and meticulously designed.
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Review: V return to their Legends series as they dig out more unreleased gold from the vaults. This time they welcome the return of Krust to the series with two more dubs that criminally never saw the light of day back when they were made. 'The Master' was clearly one of the tunes on the build up to 'Warhead' as certain FX and that sludgy droning bass both play lead roles. 'Resistance' feels a little later in Krust's catalogue - maybe late 90s / early 2000s as he's playing around with similar kloaking-style sounds with more of a technoid bassline. Timeless.
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Review: Destination Finland: Resound returns to Straight Up Breakbeat with three proper punishers and a remix. 'Hidden' takes the lead and sets the scene with its pulsating technoid bassline and super-chiselled 45 King rim shot breaks. It's backed by 'Sapiens' which nods towards the late 90s Virus sound but with added 21st century tension and paranoia and 'Monomial' which brings down the intensity with a deep introspective vibe and a purring harmonic bassline. For added heftiness check fellow Finland artist ESC's remix of 'Deus'. The original, created under Resound's experimental alias, was already a pulsating piece of urgency. Now with added breakage and sudden twists, it's even more hectic. Massiveness as always from both Resound and Straight Up Breakbeat. .
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Cat: NHS 444LP. Rel: 01 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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Review: Twinkling Seba-like D&B courtesy of Russian archivists Okbron, Method One & Stunna's mid-2000s workouts finally see the light of day. Echoing the Autonomic sound that was happening at the time, plus the work of artists like Resound, Loxy and Ink, both 'Coda' and 'Loose Threads' shimmer and glow with a cosmic flare that's hard to find in modern jungle drum & bass. 'Code' is all about the big swashbuckling breaks while 'Loose Threads' has more of a techno edge with its slippery synth bassline and spacious dynamic. Timeless.
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Review: UK deepsmith Synkro links with Romanian kindred spirit Dyl for this very special four-tracker on Swiss label Re.st. Every bit as immersive and emotive as you'd expect from such a meeting of minds, all laced together with strong elements of dub and ambient textures, 'Voices' ushers into the duo's unique cosmos before we float through a series of beats and atmospheres. The dubby hypnosis of 'Faded', the gentle echoes and pulses and twinkling arpeggios of 'On The Run' and the graceful, dusky hues of the finale 'Empty Faces'. Limited to 150 copies, blink and you'll miss this.
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Cat: TMR 016. Rel: 11 Oct 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Wake up and smell the breakbeat! Transmute return with another absurdly good collection of tracks from friends old and new. The mysterious Army Of Ghosts set the scene with the breezy, deep and beautifully Good Looking-esque 'Dreaming'. Greenleaf and Ornette Hawkins follow with some of the wildest drums you'll hear this season. Cosmic jazz right down to the twinkling keys, this will fry minds! Finally Latent Notion closes on a deep space stepper vibe with 'Lapse'. Timeless time travelling... Sleeping is for winners.
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Review: Decentralise this! The mysterious, anonymous, clearly hardcore till they die All Trades comes correct on Warehouse Rave with five slabs of grimy rave mischief. Instantly giving bang for buck, 'Money's Worth' goes all in on the reversed and stretched out mentasms before a whole cavalcade of chaos ensues... 'Worp' is all about those bubbly rounded basses the likes of which Nookie perfected, 'Haa' is pure hardcore adrenaline, 'Digital Fluid' takes us further into the future with a mid-90s d&b schematic while 'In Ether' finishes the EP off on a deeper, spaced out one. Bosh your bitcoins.
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Review: Drama 1 aka Julian Flowers has been releasing on Tottenham label Kemet Records for time. He is one of the mainstays of the second period of activity following the label's rebirth in 2000 and his Point Number EP - which is his second of the year next to his Healing EP - is another masterfully concocted collection of powerful drum & bass with hefty ragga influences. 'We Play Tune' opens with a flurry of old schools drum breaks and 'One In The Chamber' then gets a little more crisp, deadly and dark. His remix of Noise Factory's 'Set Me Free' then comes on strong with a more bittersweet vibe and closer 'Fresh (Breakage)' is all about the peak time power.
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Review: Moscow imprint Okbron dig deep into the vaults for these 97-era unreleased gems from Dan Azimuth AKA DJ Levi. Both cuts echoing with the heritage and legacy of nights like Speed and labels Good Looking, these were part of the building blocks of what is now known as liquid. 'Chasing Rainbows' hits with a soft jazzy touch and some deliciously broad and splashy drums while 'Airstream' fixes our focus on the edits and the break-craft but carries us on a bed of dreamy pads and chords. 24 years later and they still sound completely relevant and exciting.
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