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Review: This four track EP is a return to Anthony Hart's pirate radio roots in the 90s, with clean amen breaks, contemporary use of well-known jungle vocal samples and a remix from 'The Grim Reaper' Loxy. Those who got into DnB and Jungle in the 90s through Eruption and Underground FM will feel at ease in BR's breakbeats, the single 'Horse Mout' being a pure slice of break heaven with its dub patterns and breakneck BPM. This EP marks the North London legend's final release under Planet Mu, and what better way to usher in the next phase but with a call-back to why Basic Rhythm is such a staple in the scene. For those not brushed up on their Drum n Bass history, get started here.

Review: Currently spotted conjuring up some marvellous jungle craft on the likes of Future Retro and his own Raw Basics, Basic Rhythm returns to his slower tempos for this beguiling outing on Hypercolour. All slo-mo, warpy and moody, each cut carries it own highly unique flavour... The dense percussive weaves of 'Pepper', the almost Theo Parrishian flavoured woozy, stumbling tripletty kicks, eerie pads and crazy trumpets on '3am On The Corner' and the zoned out kuduro of the finale 'Moonlight Flit'. No one does it quite Basic Rhythm.

Review: One of the bass world's most enigmatic and interesting artists returns to Planet Mu with his fourth and arguably most beguiling album. Completely void of genre-trappings or tempo formats, each cut seems like an unbounded meander through BR's thoughts. Slow, spacious and free-spirited, as with his previous works, it's a deeply woven tapestry of references and influences that range from his formative days on pirate radio ('Harwhich Road') to his interest in literature ('Palace Of The Peacocks') to tongue-in-cheek sonic fun ('Larkin Around') Welcome to the labyrinth.

Review: Following his releases on Planet Mu and Sneakers Social Club, the inimitable Basic Rhythm returns on his own new series Raw Basics with two club hurting versions. "Break It Down VIP" goes back to one of his earlier tunes in 2016 and flips it into an absolute rave monster. Meanwhile on the B, London bubbler Parris slows things right down to a moody dubby sludge, complete with big droning siren. Heavy, low and slow. Perfect for the summer.

Review: Sometime Arcola artist Basic Rhythm returns to action via a fine four-track missive on Hypercolour's rave-inspired little sister, Sneaker Social Club. As you might expect, he's hit the mark once again via a quartet of cuts that gleefully blur the boundaries between a myriad of bass-music styles. We're particularly enjoying the broken computer style electronics, scattergun drums and discordant sci-fi sounds of "Too Nuff" and the Actress style madness of "London Warehouse", though we could also make a case for the sludgy vocal samples, post-dubstep pulse and weighty sub of "Ready Again" and slightly more melodious "New Style". In other words, it's a very strong EP.

Review: His first new material as Basic Rhythm since his 2017 album The Basics, the London artist known as East Man steps over to Warp offshoot Arcola for two heady dancefloor slap-abouts. "Dough Boy" is a beautiful magpie of a track that comprises classic jungle pads, a naughty LFO style bassline and Art Of Noise-style talking keyboard notes while "Can't You See" slows the rave right down and strips the vibe right back to its emotional, naked essentials. With an EP on Sneakers Social Club coming up soon too, it's a great time to be a Basic Rhythm fan right now.

Review: Anthoney J Hart aka Imaginary Forces who has appeared on Entr'acte, Bedouin and of course his own Sleep Codes label now appears on Type with his new project Basic Rhythm. Eight excursions in street level, post grime/dubstep bass mutations. We particularly enjoyed the smoked out beats of the title track, the forceful and jagged antics of "Your Love" (featuring some particularly thrilling low end pulsation) and the deconstructed jazzy drum and bass of "Feel Me". Roll one up and put this on, you'll be right!