EXILE - PRO AGONIST
Silicon Chop
[5:37]8.7 Mb
Open Mike
[2:31]3.9 Mb
The Forever Endeavour
[5:26]8.7 Mb
Sure You Did
[3:26]4.9 Mb
Mushroom Santa
[6:01]9.9 Mb
Spring Cum Air
[4:18]6.9 Mb
Broken Language (Exile mix)
[5:38]9.1 Mb
Rage is the Beautiful Light that Struck Her
[5:38]8.3 Mb
Big Bad Purple Bad Boy
[5:34]8.7 Mb
Sliiime
[4:16]6.1 Mb
The Devils Chimney
[5:09]8.1 Mb
Merlin
[5:59]8.2 Mb
Exile "Pro Agonist" Album Review
Igloo Magazine's REVIEW
Review by: Luca Maini at [...]
(12.05.05.) One of my first reviews here on Igloo was about Dom and Roland's Chronology, and at that time I wished to cover regularly some drum'n bass albums. During these months several d'nb LP's have been released, but none of these convinced me to write a line. The main cause is that everyone in drum'n bass nowadays is settled into a sub-subcategory, from liquid to second wave neurofunk, from wobbly (also called new jump up or mockingly clownstep) to intelligent (but as Klute said, "intelligent? you don't know the meaning"). There have been nice records, Klute, TeeBee and High Contrast made great albums, nonetheless they were overshadowed by their predecessors and you knew exactly how they would sound like before the first drum kicked in. Influx UK and Nu:Tone also did a great job but again it wasn't enough.
So, apart from Virus Vaults (by Ed Rush & Optical) which is mainly a retrospective, the big news came from Planet Mu with the mighty return of Bizzy B and this absolutely stunning Pro Agonist by Exile. Which is not only a d'nb album, but it has its root deep down in the jungle. Exile started some years ago doing average drum'n bass tracks on Moving Shadow and Renegade Hardware that didn't impress me much, but since I heard he was doing wicked live sets mashing up jungle hits with hip hop and pop tunes, processed and reconstructed with handmade software patches, I knew something had changed. The first releases that showed to the world what this guy was capable of were the twisted d'nb of "Broken Language remix" on Planet Mu and "Hanzo Steel Cuts" on Mosquito, that was creative techno at its best.
I was obviously eagerly awaiting for Pro Agonist to come out, and it's a record that will be remembered for seriously kicking drum'n bass' butts. Exile tunes are the most effective and fresh I've heard in a long time, he takes inspiration from breakcore, processing and mangling beats while retaining a drum'n bass texture. "The Forever Endeavour," "Broken Language remix," "Big Bad Purple Bad Boy" and "The Devil's Chimney" are well above the average d'nb material, they will blast any club without the harshness of breakcore. Exile's music is not mere exercise of technicalities nor plain repetition of drumloops, but it's evolving and surprising with layers and layers of sound, explosive breakdowns and produced with a surgical attention to details. This is especially evident in those track more focused on sound design, like "Sure You Did," "Spring Cum Air," "Rage Is The Beautiful Light That Struck Her," "Sliime" and "Merlin," that mix abstract compositions that remind me of Leafcutter John with flashes of breaks and bizarre vocal samples. There are even a couple of tracks that are a hybrid between the dancefloor and the experimental material: "Mushroom Santa" is a joyful and uplifting piece of upbeat electronica while "Silicon Chop" is a sort of reveler dubstep, crafted with the help of Sub Focus. Sub Focus is another guy I rely on when I think of the future of drum'n bass, he will allegedly release an album soon on Ram Records, so that I will hopefully be back with some d'nb review before another year goes by.
PENDULUM - HOLD YOUR COLOUR
Prelude
[0:52]1.4 Mb
Slam
[5:44]7.6 Mb
Plasticworld featuring Fats and TC
[6:21]8.9 Mb
Fasten Your Seltbelt featuring the Freestylers
[6:37]9.2 Mb
Through the Loop
[6:13]8.7 Mb
Sounds of Life featuring Jasmine Lee
[5:21]8 Mb
Girl in the Fire
[4:53]6.9 Mb
Tarantula featuring Fresh Pyda and Tenor Fly
[5:30]7.3 Mb
Out Here
[6:06]8.4 Mb
Hold Your Colour
[5:28]7.3 Mb
The Terminal
[5:42]7.7 Mb
Streamline
[5:22]7.2 Mb
Another Planet
[7:37]10.4 Mb
Still Grey
[7:51]10.6 Mb
Pendulum "Hold Your Colour" Album Review
Awsome
Pendulum rules, and this CD is rediculously awsome. If you like DnB, then you'll love this CD.
Video Hold your Colour
Final Fantasy clips to Pendulum's Hold your Colour. Yes. I did make it myself. And thanks for all the nice comments :D And I'm so glad that Pendulum have seen this ^-^
LONDON ELEKTRICITY - POWER BALLADS
Power Ballads
[6:04]10.1 Mb
Will to Love
[5:56]10.2 Mb
Vapour Trail
[6:51]11.2 Mb
Out of this World
[6:18]10.2 Mb
Pussy Galore
[5:08]8.7 Mb
Main Ingredient (SKC remix)
[5:11]8.4 Mb
London Elektricity "Power Ballads" Album Review
Ground Breaking Fast Soul Music
Hospital Records never fails to put out ground breaking soulful drum and bass with a different spin than your more common grimey floorburners. London Elektricity's live performances are without compare and the included DVD - while not A+ quality - does offer good sound quality and a feel for the band on stage and behind the scenes.
This is my favorite London Elektricity album to date. It offers up some of my favorite tracks like Power Ballad and Remember the Future as well as other chart toppers like Strangest Secret and live favorite the Mustard Song.
Video LE Power Ballads Minimix
Music Video set in Warsong Gulch.
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