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Review: Razat has made an art form of distortion and saturation. The latter is what lends its name to this new eight-tracker on Saturate. After a fuzzy and textural opener the tumbling and brilliantly fluid rhythms of 'Overdrive' get you to the heart of the dance then 'Clipping' lurches backward and forwards on low-end oscillations and 'Bit Crush' closes the a-side with eye-watering hiss and fizz over crunchy drum slaps. Two further tunes on the flip find Razart manipulating sound and bass in his own unique way with two remixes adding extra bite to an already very useful EP.

Review: This is a monster overview of one of roots and regales most vital labels over the last forty years. Coming in at a whopping 94 tracks across 12"s, 7"s, CDs, booklets and art cards, this collection packs in obscure sub-label rarities next to big hitters that all very much trace the history and evolution of the genre. Curated by VP Records' Carter Van Pelt, this is a great way to explore the label who made stars of artists such as Sean Paul, Beenie Man and Wayne Wonder through stoner anthems to deep cut soul soothers via empowering anthems that resonate to this day.