Jungle
/ DnB Reviews
by SvS
photo by Todd Comer
Originally from Long Island, NY, SVS has been playing around
in Kansas City since mid-2000, playing different types of
music over that time and finally settling on Jungle &
DnB and pushing the limits of that since. Here's his picks
for the month!
Rhygin / Tester – Destroy Dem
/ Anytime – Ten Pound Records – TPR03
With Ten Pound Records third release this label us
coming out swinging. Destroy Dem is as hard hitting as they
come. Heavy ragga vocals and sliding snares all around on
this one accompany the terror bass line. On the flip is
Testers kill ’em bass track. With an evil darkstep
ripping base over thick vocals and Ten Pounds choppy drum
line there’s no wonder why he’s tearing up dance
floors are over. Check out the Trilogy
Sound Crew for more information!
Rebel MC Born again – Rich
Ah Getting Richer / Just Keep Rockin – Congo Natty
– CNV4
I don’t know why I expected a lot out of this.
I must say I was very disappointed. If I wanted to spin
‘89-’93 rap I’d get a copy of Ice Cube’s
Predator album. I couldn’t even finish listening to
either track. I was really interested to hear this but sad
that I ever did.
Urban Takeover Presents: A History
Of Urban Takeover – Urban Takeover – UTH004
This five pack is truly amazing. Classic tracks repressed
with out all the cheese. It’s a nice collectors piece
if anything but fun to play. With track by: Mulder - Dont
Believe / Mulder - Stick Up Kid / Vinyl Syndicate - Man
Of Steel / Vinyl Syndicate - Breaker / Rascal & Klone
- The Reprise / Rascal & Klone - Galactic Jam / Morphy
- Trans Egypt Express / Morphy - Warehouse / Nicol &
Majistrate - Yankee Doodle / Nicol & Majistrate - 8th
Day
The Panacea – The Bear Of
Berlin / An Ounce Of Leniency – Outbreak Recordings
– OUTB036
The Bear Of Berlin hits as hard as the title. The
loud screeching synths of Panacea overlaying the cannon
sounding drum lines of the Outbreak sound files; this appears
to be a great duo in the making. The flip side is a hitting
hardstep track full of cuts and drum fills. I didn’t
really like this one all that much but if you a fan of either
of this gruesome twosome you’ll have to pick this
up.
Tester – Dubplate 101 –
CD – Trilogy Sound Crew
This all dubplate cd showcases some of the best ragga and
ragge on the continent today. Starting off with some nice
ragge by Edley Shine, Ricky General, and Bunny Ruggs mashing
it up. Then it hits Testers release of War! Feat. Beenie
Man and its balls to the wall hardcore ragga! This probably
one of the best cd’s I have listened to in a quite
some time. If you missed his appearance at Columbia’s
Hurricane Benefit show this last month here is a great way
to check him out. His live performance leaves something
to be desired however. Check out the Trilogy
Sound Crew for more information!
