Review: Switch! Best known for his purring, dark D&B grooves, War gets a very rare - but very welcome - 140 vibe on. Smouldering with soundsystem soul, he flexes across the spectrum. 'Steamer' brings the dusty jazz elements and that hazy summer afternoon feel, 'Beefy' lives up to its name in every possible way with its brute funk and physicality bumping and chugging like Bomb The Bass for 2022 while finale 'Bogar' ups the tempo to around 150 with a heavier, paranoid twist and just a touch of ghetto in those pushed kick/sub combos. A superlative outing from Mako's Utopia stable, War needs to venture into slower territories more often.
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