About this item

'DREAM SELECT' is the sequel to Pizza Hotline's 2022 genre-defining album 'Level Select', continuing his signature blend of nostalgic, video game-inspired drum & bass with a melodic and uplifting edge.

Personally, to give a bit of context, these tracks fully embrace that 'Intelligent' Drum & Bass scene of the early/mid 90's. Think Bukem (obviously), but also Aquarius (Photek) & PFM, plus some of the earlier Moving Shadow artists such as Flytronix, JMJ & Richie and Dave Wallace. If you have customers who feel that style of D&B then pass them a hit of this LP.

Pizza Hotline wrote and produced the album throughout 2024 in his North London studio, with just a computer and a few 90s outboard synths and samplers. The sound relies on obscure and dated 90s sample CDs, as well as hunting through ROMplers and digital synths of the era to find crystalline, artificial, and precise sounds that have come to define Pizza hotline's sound. The result is a focused, minimalistic, and deeply nostalgic record, one that balances texture, emotion, and groove in equal measure.

The album continues the UK based producer's journey into the fusion of Y2K video game aesthetics with modern breakbeat music. As the name suggests, 'DREAM SELECT' is a collection of dreamy, hypnotic, and emotionally-charged tracks, built to feel like they're from a forgotten 2000s video game that never existed. It draws heavily on the sound and spirit of the PS1, PS2, Dreamcast, and N64 eras and games such as Wipeout and Ape Escape. 

TRACK LISTING

1. V-Rally
2. LEVEL SELECT 2
3. DREAM SELECT
4. Nothing To Lose
5. Mrs. Hotline <3
6. AIR
7. DREAM ARENA