JUBEI レコード& CD

Review: Almost three years old and To Have & Have Not continues to spawn fresh creativity. Blocks & Escher fire up the remix engine with a thunderstruck live drum shake-up of Jubei & Goldie's "The Prayer". Skeptical follows with a slightly swung twist to "Incognito" that thrusts Jerome's vocals further under the icy spotlight while Ulterior Motive add a little funk with cymbal splashes and reverbed FX on the synths. Finally Om Unit brings us back to where it all started as the foundation angst of "The Prayer" is simmered down into a cosmic halftime stew with a vibrant amen aftertaste. To not have "To Have & Have Not" would be criminal.

Review: Two massive VIPs on one gargantuan 12"... Metalheadz sure know how to spoil us. First up is a stark, gritty twist on Jubei and dBridge's star-grasping "These Things". Boasting a darker underbelly than the original, it's an instant riot-charmer. Meanwhile on the flip AI finally unleash their special version of the Dillinja homage "Dillirious". With more emphasis on the drums and a bassline that's so brittle and disarming it could chill the devil himself, it sums up exactly why VIP culture has remained the gold standard in jungle since day one.