The latest offering from Astral Black comes in the form of the 'Metropolis N' LP, courtesy of Queens, New York's number premier importer/exporter of jungle & D&B, NIGELTHREETIMES.
Moving from vintage jungle stylings on "Tsq Meltdown" and "Ealy Morning From 103rd Street", expect a keen ear for that classic drum programming, expert breakbeat selection and smokey jazz elements. "Road2rails" explores kinda Moving Shadow / Bad Company territories with heavier ruffage, tearing synthesis and big spaced-out breakdowns. "sad Day Pass Xfer" shows ott the producer's sequencing; pairing cleverly chopped breaks with delicate pads and louche atmospheres.
"Oct Beach" opens the B-side with that classic Mardi Gras break alongside beach-side pan pipes and wide screen bass plumes - a mediative slice of DnB for the morning after the night before. "Phantom Shores" quickly switches tact to more mid 90s pirate radio business - think Bizzy B or Krust. Two more joints left which conclude the LP brilliantly. This is great - not only can all EIGHT (!!!) tracks be played in the club (and the record is mastered nice and loud despite only being a single vinyl), its a supberb, engrossing long player for midnight drives, living room dance-offs and extended after parties. Nigelthreetimes has delivered on of the most solid DnB records for sometime. Big tip.
Moving from vintage jungle stylings on "Tsq Meltdown" and "Ealy Morning From 103rd Street", expect a keen ear for that classic drum programming, expert breakbeat selection and smokey jazz elements. "Road2rails" explores kinda Moving Shadow / Bad Company territories with heavier ruffage, tearing synthesis and big spaced-out breakdowns. "sad Day Pass Xfer" shows ott the producer's sequencing; pairing cleverly chopped breaks with delicate pads and louche atmospheres.
"Oct Beach" opens the B-side with that classic Mardi Gras break alongside beach-side pan pipes and wide screen bass plumes - a mediative slice of DnB for the morning after the night before. "Phantom Shores" quickly switches tact to more mid 90s pirate radio business - think Bizzy B or Krust. Two more joints left which conclude the LP brilliantly. This is great - not only can all EIGHT (!!!) tracks be played in the club (and the record is mastered nice and loud despite only being a single vinyl), its a supberb, engrossing long player for midnight drives, living room dance-offs and extended after parties. Nigelthreetimes has delivered on of the most solid DnB records for sometime. Big tip.
TRACK LISTING
A1. Tsq Meltdown
A2. Early Morning From 103rd Street
A3. Road2rails
A4. Sad Day Pass Xfer
B1. Oct Beach
B2. Phantom Shores
B3. Missed Transmissions
B4. International Pirate Space Station