Bogwoppa Vinyl & CDs

Review: Freq modding, circuit-bending breakstep from rudeboy UK hardcore act Secret Squirrel (Julian Cobb), whose cheeky mixing and breaks-blending game has known few bounds since 1992. After a long hiatus after 1995, Cobb is back to put up a propulsory cyber-ragga ransom, challenging any would-be outlaw to a vicious duel. A-sider 'Something New' is playful and needle-wearing enough, but the going really gets tough on 'Sick Sensation', which plumbs eurrghy sub basses to whose frequencial lows we didn't it think possible to stoop. 'Shockwave Sauce' teases sultry rhythm & rave (sadly unabbreviable, given the vibe, to R&R) before giving way to wild cutoff-filtering chordbreak skankery. 'Spike Up' rounds things off as the sonic nail bomb and B-sider contrarian's choice.