Listeners to my monthly radio show on the mighty Toxic Sickness Radio will have heard a few Neon Pumps tunes this year. I'd heard of Neon Pumps as someone to be aware of , bubbling up locally but it wasn't until the release for the excellent Cat Nav album a tour de force of breaks, jungly idm and glitch that I became truly switched on to the sound of da pumps.
Neon Pumps is a multi-genre DJ & Producer based in Stroud UK . Her Resident Advisor blurb states that she brings a bouncy, energetic sound to her DJ sets, spanning deep house, disco, acid, UKG, DnB, 160, Jungle, Techno & Speedbass. I’ve been lucky enough to catch her playing out a few times now in our shared home town of Stroud and it’s an absolute treat of good vibes whether it’s a chilled mid afternoon courtyard set or confidently taking the stage after Nicky Blackmarket has blown the place up. The kind of DJ you just love to catch for a good night out dancing as opposed to a chin stroking discogs checking nerd fest ( which tbf I do love equally as anyone who attends the John Bass Scoops Safe Place, otherwise known as the Education Sessions nights at Cosies, will have observed and I once had to explain to someone moaning at me for being on my phone for an entire Endo vs Kung Fu Foster B2B).
Anyway, this week see's the releases of her latest EP, Catch Fire, out this Friday 11th October . A double tracker on a techno leaning tip that doesn't disappoint and reflects the artists genre flexibility. First up is Forest , a distinctly darkened warehouse rave type tune, it's electronically deliciously derived and reverbed pulses driving it ever forwards. on the flip is Bring me Back , a much lighter offering, harder in the bpm's but brighter in the feels. A heady combination of syncopated chiming and ticking, dx bass and even a cat purr in there too , yes you read that right. This is what I'd say is what Neon Pumps signature sound is all about, uplifting but with just enough edge to keep you excited about what's coming up next.
Until next time dear breakbeat'rz.......John Bass Scoops
"On this very special day we intend to present every type of “Rave” inspired music from Club Labrynth days gone by, Oldskool, Hardcore & House inspired. A true and accurate day of choons from back in what was an unbelievable and amazing time, You really had to be there to understand exactly how good it was, A movement that changed everything for the better, from those days early days of securing warehouses and then followed by our almost 8 years of residence at the four aces club in Dalston Lane, alongside many a night at various other London venues.
The party will be our last event of 2024, And our aim will be to fill your soul with the music that inspired a whole generation of change in British culture, Banging choons that just made you want to get up and dance the night away, Expect Oldskool heaven for those that know and appreciate the past." - Joe Wieczorek - Founder of Club Labrynth
