Annual 2021

Get Nasty (Remix)

SN_11v2_Duality

No Master, No Mercy

DUBPLATE 8

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When artists with the pedigree of Drumsound & Bassline Smith drop an album, it’s big news. With roots stretching back to the absolute foundations of rave music, this production team has legendary status. While keeping their underground credentials intact, they’ve been able to achieve mainstream chart success, perform on some of the biggest stages this music has to offer, and bring through many other monumental artists in their role as bosses of Technique Recordings. So this brand new collection of material is, no doubt about it, going to create waves.

With the first assured, slick bass tones and the eponymous vocal in the intro of Come With Me, we’re delivered straight into the big room sound that has set parties alight across the world. As the tune builds and drops, though, it becomes something diferent. There’s a dirty, grinding mid-range bass to get that screwface going. There are sonic references to other Drumsound & Bassline Smith tunes for the real fans to spot. As soul, filth, and production flourishes combine, we’re being shown the blueprint for the rest of the album.

You see, there are hints at a junglist past in tunes like Warrier and Ouija, but combined with the huge sound that the DBS studio is capable of creating. That collision of old and new comes to a head most clearly in the Brinsley Forde-laced Beautiful Danger, as gorgeous reggae vocals blend into a tear-out bassline-led rave-wrecker.

And then there are the nods to Drumsound & Bassline Smith’s history in the recon gured versions of Odyssey and Outlaw Renegade. These tunes, originally released a decade apart, both share the distinction of crossing sub-genre boundaries, and are as likely to be heard in a jump-up party as on a festival main stage. The inclusion of them here provides a marker of just how representative of the whole DnB scene these producers really are.

Of course, this overview barely scratches the surface. There’s the cinematic majesty of the collaboration with Prolix, Welcome to the Machine. There’s the gangsta funk of Roadblock, and the skank-out call-and-response of Technique Badboy. There’s the skippy syncopation of Control. There are subtleties and gems to be discovered throughout the whole album, as much a treat for the listener as for the raver.

So, this, their third LP, is like a gallery exhibit of the many facets of Drumsound & Bassline Smith. Their past, their present, and maybe their future, is laid out in intricate detail and with the sheen of sheer production class which marks them out from the crowd. Every tune on this album tells a chapter of their story while simultaneously being a straight-up banger. There aren’t many producers who could pull that off , but this is Drumsound & Bassline Smith were talking about here. So, of course they can.

Tracklisting:
1. Come With Me
2. Warrier
3. Technique Badboy 
4. Control
5 .Wardance
6. Ouija
7. Odyssey VIP
8. Beautiful Danger feat. Brinsley Forde 
9. Roadblock
10 . Outlaw Renegade VIP 
11. Welcome to the Machine Vs Prolix

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DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH VS PROLIX - WELCOME TO THE MACHINE

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Own It Now: technique.lnk.to/SoundQ

Each new release from Technique's L Plus emphatically confirms his status as a DnB heavyweight. Only recently, we've heard his tune 'The Orion' scorching sets and streams from some of the biggest deejays in the scene. Real heads know to watch for everything that comes from this guy's studio, so, if you've been sleeping, now's the time to remedy the situation and jump on the L Plus hype train.

'Sound Question' gets things running from beat number one. A blend-friendly sixteen bars of drums and pulsing bass get things started, setting the scene with some rising vibesy chords. And then we're delivered into the tune properly with an absolutely anthemic breakdown. With powerful, almost stadium rock vibes that will simultaneously spawn screw-faces, gun fingers and hands-in-the-air, L Plus has gone big.

All that, and there's still a drop coming.

A catchy, funk-invades-the-main-stage bassline drives the energy onwards backed with bulletproof pumping drums. And there's even more to discover. Little film soundtrack melodies and deftly-dropped samples shimmer into view before giving way to the next part of the journey. Once again, L Plus shows us how he can grab our attention and hold it, and whether you're playing this clean or in the mix, the vibe-controlling possibilities are clear.

So, we've got another absolute heater from L Plus. Technicality and musicality combine into a style that delivers every single time. Get to know!

Sound Question

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