Sunday, 24 February 2019

[VMRDT118] Hektic - 5 Man Crew [Viral-Mental Records Juno Download Exclusive Available Now!!!]


1/ Hektic & DROMA - Imminent.
2/ BadMuthaFucka.
3/ 5 Man Crew.
4/ Talk.

After a short Festive break, Viral-Mental Records and junglist extraordinaire, Hektic are back with a vengeance to bring you the fiercest and freshest jungle / drum & bass for 2019, and with the release of the '5 Man Crew' EP, 2019 is gonna see the label off to a tearin' start!!!

Stepping up to the plate first we have 'Imminent', which sees Hektic joining forces with fellow Viral-Mental label-mate DROMA to deliver some heavyweight, jungle bassline pressure set to a backdrop of steppin' breaks and ragga, sound-clash vocals.

Up next we are rewound back to 1996 for some classic jump-up jungle style action with 'BadMuthaFucka', a track which incorporates crisp rolling breaks, iconic Tarantino movie dialogue and a bouncing, rubber-band bass riff that'll get yer head nodding.

'5 Man Crew' comes in hard and nasty with it's use of a brain-scouring, mid-range snarls layered over a relentless, 2-step drum pattern and deep subsonic pulses. The tension is ramped up by the tracks clever use of rising, atmospheric pads to create a perfect sense of uncertainty.

The EP is drawn to a rousing close with the ragga vocal driven, nuskool jungle number 'Talk', which expertly combines rudebwoy chatter with deft forward and rervesed bass notes, all underpinned by a rapid-fire, fragmented amen breaks.
 
Once again, Hektic provides the listener with a masterclass in combining oldskool jungle elements into contemporary drum & bass productions, proving that the sounds of jungle's Golden age are far from exhausted.

The Breakbeatscientist's pick of the bunch is the "pulp noir" anthem 'BadMuthaFucka'!!!
The Hektic '5 Man Crew' EP is available to purchase now exclusively from Juno Download before going on general release in 2 weeks. So if you want some exclusive D&b in your sets, grab yourself a copy now!!!

https://www.junodownload.com/products/hektic-5-man-crew-ep/


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