Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional 15 album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books.
Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life. I m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love.
I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release. I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends.
This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.
Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional 15 album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books.
Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life. I m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love.
I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release. I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends.
This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.
Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional 15 album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books. >Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life.
I m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love. >I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release.
I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends. >This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.
Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional 15 album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books. Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life. I m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love. I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release. I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends. This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.
Critical Music reaches its 100th release in its 15th year, celebrating with the landmark album Fifteen Years Of Underground Sonics. Spanning the broad spectrum of drum & bass that the Critical sound represents, the exceptional 15 album is as bold as it is beautiful and looks to serve the test of time in the D&B history books. Over the past 15 years the label I started as a hobby, as a way to involve myself in drum and bass, has taken over my life. I m so lucky to have worked with such incredible artists, have them realise their creativity, and travelled all over the world spreading the sound I love. I deliberated for a long time over what type of record we should put together to celebrate reaching both our 15th birthday and 100th release. I like to think of us as a label that looks forward, that focuses on what the future holds and on how to make statements without sacrificing our core ideals, to release exciting music centred around the 170bpm tempo. So with this in mind I wanted the LP to be about where the label is now and where it s going, a snapshot of the music that represents the Critical sound by core label acts and some choice friends. This album is an insight into Critical Music in 2017 and a thank you to all who have been involved in any way over the past 15 years.
a1. Enei - The Process
b1. Break - In The Clouds
b2. Sam Binga feat. Eva Lazarus - Show U Something
Straight out of Switzerland, D&B duo QZB continue their Critical charge picking up where their "Unity" release left off earlier in the year. The "Take It All EP" features an array of dark, techno infused drum & bass with label regular Charli Brix adding the vocal respite on the brilliant title track.
Enei returns to the controls for the first time since his and Kasra's Transmitter EP earlier this year, laying down five future grooves from the lush vocals of long time collaborate Charli Brix on 'Faded' to the raw deal of 'Rats Place'. Enei on form once again providing the drum & bass autumnal chills.
Foreign Concept returns to the frontline with the 'Gozen EP'. Spread across five tracks FC weighs in with a tough selection including a huge collaboration with man of the moment Monty and a seething remix from Kasra and Insideinfo's new Circuits project.
Audio clips will follow 1 week before release date.
In a few short years Halogenix has already had a prestigious career in bass music, after making his mark with his solo projects as well as marking out new territory with Ivy Lab he is now entering a new chapter and focusing on his own productions.
To mark the occasion Critical Music present an EP full of the dynamism you might expect from such an experienced producer. Future thinking as ever the 8-track 'Deep News EP' rolls from beautifully crafted drum & bass to heavy half-time including the enormous 'Blej VIP'.
Emperor returns to Critical with his first solo EP in nearly 3 years. A spectrum spanning work, with all styles of the genre covered with a deft touch.
Circuits is the new collaborative project from InsideInfo and Kasra. Two artists coming from different angles sharing a similar musical grounding to create minimal but heavyweight drum & bass. 'The Coming Through EP' is the first of several releases planned for 2018 and beyond.
a1. Drench a2. Resistor b1. Coming Through b2. Resigner Drugs
One of the most distinct talents of recent times returns to Critical with his first EP release since the acclaimed 'All Talk'. Once more Hyroglifics presents a typically eclectic showcase ranging from the heads down D&B of 'South London's Finest' to the electro-infested 'Cheyhboi' making for one of the most dope EP's of the year so far.
The talents of Enei and Critical boss Kasra combine once more to kick off 2018. With the infamous Jakes on title track vocal duty, the 'Transmitter EP' rolls out four pieces of low-slung, sci-fi drum & bass designed for darkened rooms across the world.
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