Sonic Force Vinilo y CD

Review: Big up to Sonic Force for hitting release number ten and for doing it in fine style to boot. Islay is charged with soundtracking the mini milestone and does so with a limited and hand-stamped 12" featuring four deep and heady cuts. 'Trip To Arran' pairs delightful ambient pads with gently breaking synth waves and blissed out but wordless vocals. 'You'll Be Mine' ups the pace slightly but still deals in horizontal dub and heavenly pads and vocals and 'Pebbles' notches sit up one further with some slinky jungle breaks and melancholic pads. 'Castlehill (Victoria Street)' is another beautifully mournful cut with distant seagulls calls closing down an immersive EP.

Review: Liquid Silk and Thumbs take two tunes each, one on either side of this new 12" from the fledgling Sonic Force label. It arrives in mega limited quantities and is a hot platter, to say the least: Liquid Silk's 'Arptazia' opens up with edgy and restless loops of busted beats and flapping snares, glassy meodies and distant pads that swirl round to bring some soul. Thumbzo brings some jazzy depths to his stylish 'Levitation' while the B-side opens up with another clatter of drums and percussion from Liquid Silk with his 'Visions' which eventually comes to life with some mellifluous and magical keys. Thumbzo is left to shut down with the dusty jungle breakbeats and sci-fi pads of 'Infinite'.

Review: Following releases on Meditator Music and SFR, RUNDR now hits hard on Sonic Force with these four junglistic gems. Pure breakbeat science, loaded and coded with the type of dynamic drama you might expect on Astrophonica or Phantom Audio (Spirit RIP) each cut digs deep into the foundations with class and high energy. Highlights include the beautifully unhurried intro and build of the title track 'Westbound' and the mesmerising chimes and harmonics on the opening cut 'Roll On'. Rundr-full.