Hospital レコード& CD

Review: Russian donny deepsmiths Bop and Subwave team up for the first post-Med School (RIP) signing to Hospital and it's a bit of a special one. A full showcase of styles, it gives us much more than you'd ever expect from either individual. "Teardrops" is a glistening oceanic steppy, all spiralling, cosmic and sensual in all the right places, "Space Warp" is the dancefloor bomb of the package with its swooping droning bassline, "Don't Wake Me Up" takes us into shoegazing, head-tickling indie dance territory while "The Touch" closes on a sexy UKG tip that none of us would expect from the duo. What an impressive debut collaborative EP statement, we can't wait to hear what's next.

Review: Drum & bass giants Hospital Records get involved with this year's Record Store Day by serving up a limited white vinyl that also serves as further 25th anniversary celebrations. This is on top of the huge 25 rack album that came back in March and features a load more essential remixes, reworks, VIPs and covers of NHS drum & bass classics. Together they serve as a fine snapshot of the label's past, present and future with Camo & Krooked, S.P.Y, Kings Of The Rollers, Lynx, Think Tonk, Kessler, Villem and The Caracal Project all coming correct.

Review: Since signing to Hospital last year Krakota has delivered a progressively on-point stream of rollers and bubblers. Hot on the heels of "Ice Hands" and "Ghosts" comes the Bournemouth artist's first fully fledged EP and it's something of a vibe marathon: "In The Area" soothes with soft harmonic basses in a similar way to early Netsky or perhaps Nu:Logic material, "Citadels" is a floaty, cosmic meander through the jungle milky way. Looking for Krakota's harder side? Look no further than "Crash Pads"; all Experience-era detuned synths and swashbuckling amens, it's undiluted rave juice. Finally "Lazy Bones" brings us back to earth with a piano-shaped cushion... Before packing us off to sub boot camp with some very devious but subtle bass dynamics. Krakota's best release to date, without question.

Review: Logistics is one of the most enduring and legendary names in the drum & bass game by now, and the Hospital label is just as mighty, so a coming together of the two is always going to be special - extra special when its on a nice transparent yellow 12". First up is 'Taste' with T-Man and it's a big tune with moody mic work up top and crisp breakbeats down low. 'End Sequence' is high speed thriller with sleek drums and hits and busy cosmic leads while 'Dawn' is another collab, this time with SOLAH bring some spine tingling and soulful vocals to a smoother roller. Lastly, 'Faded' brings the EP to an end with another deep cut with melancholic leads and tender vocal sounds.

Review: The last time we heard from Hospital Records veteran Matt Gresham AKA Logistics, the Coronavirus pandemic was only in its infancy. The release of Love Letters, his first EP for over two years, is therefore a welcome development. It's packed to the rafters with warming, colourful and melodious drum & bass in his long-established trademark style, with sparkling and dreamy opener 'Love Letters', the slightly more percussive 'Yoga' and the picturesque, laid-back two-step beauty of 'Continuation' all moving the heart as much as the head. Arguably best of all, though, are the twinkling 'Secret Satellite', featuring fine vocals from Zoe Philips, and the head-nodding dancefloor soul of Frank Carter III hook-up 'Nightingale'.

Review: Logistics and Nu:Tone's Nu:Logic project continues to shine with these stunning remixes. Technimatic give 'Morning Light' extra sprinkles of euphoria and positivity, Flava D goes full-on disco with her beautiful golden age liquid style take on 'What I've Always Waited For' and the unstoppable T>I gives 'Everlasting Days' some supreme dark funk flavours and takes it to some exciting new places. As if that wasn't quite enough soul to stack on one humble purple 12", along come the lads themselves with a special VIP of 'Trippin In Space'. Brothers gonna work it out!