(05.27.05) Impressive compilation by the recently born Terminal Dusk records. Sixteen tracks focused on breakcore jungle rhythms by both well-known artists and newcomers.
Doormouse and Emotional Joystick welcome you with brutal breaks and melodic gabba, Jonas The Plugexpert slows down with some subtle drum’n’bass followed by the luscious DSP ragga of Eight Frozen Modules. Planet Mu mate Chevron goes on with some acid jungle, before the annihilating metal / gabber mash up courtesy of Duran Duran Duran –absolutely merciless. Soundmurderer presents here one of the best tunes I’ve heard from him; “Mindkiller” is pure drilling madness, I can’t believe how fast this track is. More speedy jungle by Wisp, a great surprise, “Green Hill Path” shocked me, it’s a beautiful melodic tune, think Gridlock synth lines, with a squeaking acid bassline and kicking breaks. We are only at the halfway mark of the CD, there are more goodies. Rusuden’s track is a nice change, “Thoth Breath” is a strange hybrid between dub, Asian chants, a bouncy analog bassline and slow but punching techno beats. Exillon’s “Tguk” is quite nice, but I like this track less than his previous output, it didn’t impress me too much. Maybe because it’s just before another surprise, “Field Stencils,” the first Line 47 tune I really dig, he’s more aggressive than in the past, there’s still a huge atmospheric jungle influence but it’s well balanced by cut up breaks and distorted bass. Shitmat brings his usual party/gabba style, as you’d expect with a title like “Soundclash@myhouse.” Killa Cosby’s jungle is a bit standard and doesn’t stand out among other wicked tunes like the reece driven “Derminal Tusk” by Enduser or the spooky buzzing “Monster” by Pale. Don’t hesitate to buy a copy, it’s solid stuff from the beginning to the end.
Crimson is out now on Terminal Dusk.
