FIVE STEPS: Bungle

I don’t think I’m alone when I say the latest release from one of Brazil’s most accomplished artists on Soul:R is the finest of 2013 so far: both sides of the single as breathtaking beautiful and technically proficient as the other. A … Read More

FIVE STEPS: Phil Tangent

After the success of his second single on Marcus Intalex’s Soul:R at the close of 2012 – ‘Restitution’ / ‘Squaring The Circle’ – we caught up with Phil Tangent, giving us his Five Steps from recording to cassette from PS1 to his … Read More

Beastie Respond – Fictitious Nostalgia LP

9.5

Rating

Testament to the globality of 170 Drum & Bass as we now know it that such a unique, spellbinding release can emanate from the Danish heartland of all places, a wonderful triumvirate of artist, label, and Kasper Pyndt’s icy, conservatist artwork.

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RETROSPECTIVE: Pendulum – Hold Your Colour

Where to start on the delicate matter that is Pendulum’s rather controversial rise to mega-stardom… Kanye West’s impromptu stage crash at the 2009 VMA Awards springs to mind. Pissing on their own bonfire perhaps another analogy we could use after effectively jumping ship … Read More

FIVE STEPS: Justice

Spearheading what we can now look back on as the early seeds of Jungle and Drum & Bass as separate from the musical aesthetics of the late 80s and early 90s, with releases on seminal labels such as Moving Shadow, Creative Wax, … Read More

Gerwin & Nuage – Lying Portraits Ft. 2Shy / Soul Truth

8

Rating

Ushering in a new breed of talented unknowns since its inception in 2009, the Parisian-based IM:LTD has always remained slightly off-kilter not only in terms of output but also approach with a truly multinational roster of artists and some of the most … Read More

FIVE STEPS: Lynx

With 2 stellar releases on Warm Comms and Soul:R within the space of a few weeks, Lynx has once again stepped into the fore following on from the Devil’s In The Detail LP release – one of the finest and most creative artist albums to have emerged from … Read More

FIVE STEPS: Billion & Codebreaker MC

Following on from the belated release of Defence and the Skeptical remix last week on Alignment, we caught up with Billion and Codebreaker MC (two thirds of the former Fathom Audio crew) who gave us their Five Steps from origins … Read More

UE.11: Fade

Having explained his musical journey from past to present and future in his Five Steps, Ukranian badman Fade steps up to deliver the 11th UE guest mix.

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FIVE STEPS: Fade

Following on from his release on Chemical Ally’s fledgling label Rooted Recordings, Ukrainian badman Fade drops in with his interpretation of our new ‘Five Steps’ feature. Step right up people…

Step 1: Origins

“I can’t really say – … Read More