Review of Superhuman by Nutrient
Thursday, November 27th, 2008Style And Pattern
Next up, a gettaway driver of a tune. Nice and sparse, keeping it real, there is everything you need here, and plenty of s p a c e. A dreamlike quality comes across courtesy of the interplay between strong wobbly bass elements, ultra tight drums, a sci fi pad and sub b movie [...]
Review of Coming Home by dRamatic on Human Soul Recordings
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Let’s Get Back To The Old School
Now that’s what I’m talking about. Every so often I get treated to reminder of why I love d n’ b so much, and here’s another. When music like this first started, artist begin mixing Black elements, primarily reggae with speeded up beats, and Coming Home stays true to [...]
Review of ‘ Diversion’ by Dirrrty B on Human Soul Recordings.
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Where the Commonplace Becomes Exceptional.
What I love about drum and bass is that it is music that really takes you somewhere. I mean beyond just the rush of a top tune. You really get moved. I’ve spent the past week monged out on beach house and amphetamines, and it becomes easy to forget what real [...]
Review of ‘ The Persistence Of Memory’ by Softwasp.
Sunday, August 31st, 2008A breath of pure summertime, chilled out melancholia from long time Beats Digital contributor Softwasp. Mellow breakbeat tinged with pop overtones casually collides with with a an airy vocoder synth line and a memorable vocal sample. No need to go deep with this one, it’s about no more than what the music makes [...]