T-POWER - WAVEFORM
Life in A Freezer
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A Large Grey Area
[8:55]12.8 Mb
G 13
[2:10]3.1 Mb
Purple Sunshine Blotter
[3:14]4.6 Mb
Bionic Chronic
[6:58]9.9 Mb
Inversion Boots
[2:40]3.8 Mb
Postcards Form Pluto
[7:20]10.5 Mb
Splinters
[0:42]0.9 Mb
Stress Fractures
[7:02]10.1 Mb
Nilus Protocols
[5:08]7.3 Mb
Reality Pants
[5:29]7.9 Mb
Refraction
[6:42]9.6 Mb
G 7
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Fluffy Crystalised Phat Bags
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CO2 at Ripening
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T-Power "Waveform" Album Review
a work of genius
hands down one of the best albums ever. as a long time fan of Mark Royal stuff I was a little put off my first time through the album but it has since become a mainstay of my music collection. a work of genius by a genius worker.
ED RUSH AND OPTICAL PRESENTS - VIRUS VAULTS
Vendetta
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Headhunters
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Can U
[6:59]9.3 Mb
K Wire
[7:41]12.4 Mb
Hi Tek Dreams
[6:52]9.2 Mb
Flute
[7:43]10.2 Mb
Gro Bag
[7:21]9.5 Mb
Side Effect
[8:00]8.5 Mb
Zoner
[7:14]10.9 Mb
Big Slick
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Virus Vaults mix (mix)
[64:16]97.6 Mb
Ed Rush and Optical presents "Virus Vaults" Album Review
Ed Rush & Optical presents :: Virus Vaults (Virus, 2CD)
By: Luca Maini, Igloo Magazine (www.igloomag.com)
(11.30.05) Over the years, Ed Rush and Optical have been renowned for their leading role in producing some of the darkest drum'n'bass, but also for regularly losing the DATs of their studio productions. Back in 1998-'99 there was also a site dedicated to all the unreleased Virus stuff, called The Place To Be (allegedly coming back very soon), and i remember spending hours of internet connection at my high school listening to all those dubplates on crap speakers with my friends, addicted to distorted bass. So it's kinda strange listening to Virus Vaults now; I do remember with nostalgia tracks like "Vendetta," "Zoner" and "Side Effect" and finally after something like seven years I can appreciate them in full effect on my stereo. It's really what I always wanted, plus the big surprise when listening to unheard tunes that sound fresh and fat, showing no sign of time.
Still, it's not enough. There are two major faults in this release that prevent Virus Vaults from reaching the absolute masterpiece status while scoring nonetheless a really superb album. First, the inclusion of a track like "Flute," dated 2005, shows sadly that the creative vein of the duo nowadays seems to be gone. It's not far from all the so-called new jump-up stuff going on these days, that only means a scarce production in favour of a (supposed) dancefloor effect, but to me it's plain boring material, repeating itself over and over. Second, there's a mix CD, which is indeed a good idea, since not all the unreleased tracks could have been recovered from dusty DATs or crackling warped dubplates, and it would have been nice to get all the remaining dubs mixed together. The problem is that it's mixed in a fast as you can fashion, a good thing when you see Andy C or DJ Friction live, but it's complete nonsense when you want to hear the perfection of sick tunes like "Slip Thru Rmx (Amenizer)," "Sonar VIP" or "Rigmasher," the Holy Grails of drum'n'bass. A couple of minutes don't do justice to such beautiful works.
So, the only solution is to focus on CD one and rinse to death the mysterious "Vendetta," the Hancock inspired twisted funk of "Headhunters," the heavy distortions and the massive beats of "Can U?" and "Side Effect," or the ominous darkness of "Big Slick." Not to talk about the absolutely incredible "K-Wire" and "Zoner," the first is a relentless assault of menacing alien bass driven by infinite layers of breaks and percussions, the latter is an unstoppable crescendo from a quite stepper to a growling technoid monster. And obviously you can't forget the nice addition of "Gro-Bag," heard in the Wormhole mix and now in complete form, and "Hitek Dreams," previously published on the glorious Prototype and always a classic. In the end, I really love this record despite the aforementioned flaws, but the best work from the duo will always be Wormhole. We must thank the guys for remembering how good drum'n'bass was in 1997 (ok, now I'll wipe my tears). Luca Maini, Igloo Magazine (www.igloomag.com)
APHRODITE - OVERDRIVE
Living in Darkness (Phantasy and Shodan 2004 remix)
[6:09]10.2 Mb
Precinct 13
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Stalker (Benny Page remix)
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Europa
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Can't Stop (Aphrodite remix)
[5:21]8.8 Mb
Invasion
[4:16]6.8 Mb
Growler
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Move N Rhythm
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We Can't Stop
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Ruff Neck Style
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Cyclops
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Sometimes (Original vocal mix)
[5:43]9.3 Mb
Beefcake
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Neck Breaker
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Boomtime
[2:50]4.4 Mb
Roots and Culture
[2:50]4.7 Mb
Soul Makossa (Aphrodite remix)
[4:16]7.2 Mb
Evolution
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London Massive (Raw dub mix)
[3:22]5.6 Mb
Bad Ass (Special K and Mickey Finn remix)
[3:22]5.3 Mb
Holler (Aphrodite dub remix)
[4:47]7.5 Mb
Aphrodite "Overdrive" Album Review
loved it
I think "Kranzor" has done TOO many drugs to realize you shouldn't need that to listen to EDM....... Sounds like it has taken over your personality....... It takes someone smart and strong to be able to over-come the bad aspects of the rave scene. OH, AND BY THE WAY, go tell the doctors and business owners in the scene that they don't have real jobs. They'll probably laugh at you, waving their $100,000 in your face. (this last paragraph is just for "Kranzor" - hope no one takes offense to it) I've been around far too many jaded losers to agree with their crapping on my beloved scene...
ANYWAY, I loved this CD. Aphrodite is one of my favorite Dj's, track #8 is hot, hot, hot!!!!!! This CD is more of a dirty drum and bass rather than funky, or hip hoppish...
I have "Move n' Rhythm" playing on a website of mine, I always get questions from random people asking who is playing. I always recommend this CD to them!!
FUTURE LOOP FOUNDATION - PHUNK ROC
Conditions for Living (Headz-Down 99)
[7:18]10.5 Mb
Daddy Radical
[6:14]8.9 Mb
Cluster Funk
[7:38]11 Mb
Espionage
[8:34]12.3 Mb
Coming Down
[7:32]10.8 Mb
Gimme Some Blow
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Jumper
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Santos Del Futuro
[7:15]10.4 Mb
Live at the Apollo
[9:33]13.7 Mb
Future Loop Foundation "Phunk Roc" Album Review
FLF rises above the crowd!
Future Loop Foundation provides another great CD. Without question one of the more interesting drum n' bass acts out there, this record is much more uptempo than his debut cd "Time and Bass" (there is a 2nd cd as well, that i've never had much luck finding!?). Parts of this disc are very intense, heavy cuts, along with a collection of mellower tracks. FLF has always made extremely interesting records, and this is no exception. Not really well known here in America unfortuneatly. If you're looking for some adventurous yet slamming drum n bass, check this out!
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