Interviews
Digging Deep: Justice (MJAZZ)
November 27, 2013 | Adam Tiran
Modern Urban Jazz is one of those record labels that makes you proud to have an interest in underground music. Set up by one of the longest-standing and most prolific producers in D&B, Tony Justice, a staggering 18 years ago, … Read More
Spotlight: VIVEK
November 15, 2013 | Jack Smith
If there’s one person truly flying the flag for deep – no, positively subterranean – dubstep in 2013, that person is VIVEK. Release number one on his label System was a clear call-to-arms for the sound, not simply because the music was … Read More
Five Essentials: Gremlinz & Homemade Weapons
November 11, 2013 | Jack Smith
A pair of producers whose depth-excess 170 have been causing quite a stir in 2013, Gremlinz and Homemade Weapons are finally set to come to the fore after a string of brooding, razor-sharp cuts as solo artists on Doc Scott‘s … Read More
Five Essentials: Logos
November 1, 2013 | Jack Smith
One of the biggest exponents of guttural aggression at 130 BPM in 2013, Keysound have always veered engagingly away from the usual confines of the rather derivative ‘bass music’ monicker, and its latest solo artist LP from London-based Logos conforms … Read More
Five Essentials: EHL [Warm Comms]
October 24, 2013 | Jack Smith
Texas-based Warm Comms have always been a reliable outlet for off-centre yet uniformly engaging beats around the 170 mark, and with its sister outlet Pushing Red replicating that success with a string of visceral Techno releases they’re now ready to … Read More
FIVE STEPS: Andyskopes
October 10, 2013 | Jack Smith
Andyskopes‘ latest release on UE regulars Utopia Music is a quintessential marriage of Jungle old and new, a beautiful Amen-laden excursion that highlights the continued relevance of the highly influential sound in 2013. We thought it apt to get the … Read More
Five Essentials: Oliver Yorke
September 30, 2013 | Jack Smith
Deliciously abstract within the cavernous 170 mould, Oliver Yorke‘s latest single on Italy’s Retrospective Recordings pushes the artist’s name within the same aural sphere as counterparts such as Ruffhouse and Clarity, those who have come to define this sound of … Read More
FIVE ESSENTIALS: Survey
August 17, 2013 | Jack Smith
Traversing the murky depths of minimal 170 with a sound that radiates sparse anger and ominous forebode comes Survey, a Berlin-based duo who have proved their production mettle with only a handful of releases to date on some of the … Read More
FIVE ESSENTIALS: Double Helix
July 14, 2013 | Jack Smith
Having featured this talented Austrian back in April on the eve of his first release on fledgling new label Deep Field Audio, Double Helix returns to the fold with another expertly calculated slice of tech Drum & Bass in the … Read More
FIVE ESSENTIALS: Phobia [Chroma]
June 19, 2013 | Jack Smith
As one third of trailblazing new trio Chroma, Phobia has been a figurehead of the rolling, ‘depth excess’ minimal associated with Renegade Hardware, Ingredients et al since his first release in 2001. We caught up with the producer who gave … Read More
