This song is a perfect case study for why some house and techno tunes really do need playing to completion to appreciate them. The intensity…
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13/02/2021: “Young Blood” by Headland
Headland is one of the sharpest dubstep producers right now, producing a wavy, trappy style. The beats are heavy – but the song is driven…
11/02/2021: “Two Together” by Tom Trago featuring Steffi
Released in 2013 on The Light Fantastic, this sophisticated groover presents a pastiche of guitar snippets, fragmented vocals and sirens. After the halfway point, the nimble…
10/02/2021: “Champion Sound (Total Science Hardcore Will Never Die Remix) by Q Project
This is one of the anthems of the Drum & Bass scene. Rightly so, too. It’s a belter of a tune! The original 1993 hardcore…
05/02/2021: “It’s Alright” by Sterling Void
Imagine being there in a 1987 Chicago nightclub hearing this for the first time. The rough, raw bassline, the euphoric piano, the powerful vocals. Must…
03/02/2021: “Remember The Roller” by Dr S Gatchet
Released in 1995, this Jungle classic foreshadowed a later development in Drum & Bass – the rise of rollers. Many people argue that rollers is…
27/01/2021: “No Destiny” by Break
Released in 2005 on Commercial Suicide records, this stomping Neurofunk track begins with a eerie, atmospheric arrangement of samples to raise the tension, with flowing…
25/01/2021: “Get Down (Kenny Dope Original Mix)” by Todd Terry All Stars
Todd Terry has been propping up dancefloors around the world since the birth of House in the 80s. The same goes for fellow NYC legend…
23/01/2021: “I Feel Space” by Lindstrom
According to Spin magazine, Todd Terje is one third of the Holy Trinity of Norwegian disco. The other two Nordic Nu-Disco visionaries Spin had in…
21/01/2021: “Love Don’t Pay The Rent (The Jinks Work Shy Dub)” by Mone
Mone is a veteran House vocalist, with a no holds barred powerful voice worthy of the genre. A shame really, that this is the dub…