Review: Bullet Tooth taps into the energy of old school pirate radio days with not only the title of his new 'Private Caller' EP but also the sounds inside it. The title cut is a pure bad man gem with bad man vocals and bad man low-end oscillations next to crispy 2-step drums. 'Wanted' then ducks and dives with dark moody bass and wobbly synths, menacing percussion and pitched-up vocals. But the best of the lot is saved until last when 'George's Groove' is a deceptively simple but effective garage pumper with speedy drums, playful sax lines and a naughty undercurrent.
Review: Theo Kotts taps into some irresistible garage magic here on the cult Fuse label which has long been dominating the sound of the London underground. 'Dark At 3pm' is an urban sound with subtle nobs back top the original UKG sound with dark breaks and fizzing synths. 'Forward Motion' is a nice bouncy slammer with some balmy pads softening the edges and 'Glow' brings a little more heady melody to the fore, although the drums still cruise nicely. 'In Search Of' shows yet another side with crispy breaks and pitched up vocal hooks while 'Strides' slips into darkness once more.
Review: Wafffles kicks off a new series here writ Rev at the buttons and cooking up ride as you like garage with a dark late night edge. 'Dutty' gets underway with a supple low-end bounce and haunting pads up top then 'Dissolved' gets more blissed out with some molten chords and nice soft melodic progressions soothing the soul. 'Injured Love' then brings catchy r&b vocal samples and some neat chords to a 2-step rhythm with well-defined hits and a wobbly low end. Last of all is the Waffles Kru remix of the opener, which becomes a more future-facing garage sound.
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