Sneaker Social Club 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Sneaker Social regulars Alan Johnson return to the label with more unclassifiable gems. All flexing that bewitching, beaty brew of percussion, smoking 808s, shattered beats and crafty sampling, each cut hits with a direct physical groove. From the System-level dubsteppy title track to the more organic haze and swoons of the finale 'People Of The World', the UK duo have once again weaved a fine line between so many genres without committing to any. Tonnes of love..

Review: LEA is back up to his activities as he comes crashing back onto planet Sneaker Social with three beautiful broken beat fusions. All sitting around that dubstep/techno/23rd century garage axis, the focus is on the groove, the subs and that lean, timeless funk he's made his signature. 'Sent West' sounds like a dark B-side of a 2005 CoOp joint, all mean and minimal but suddenly opening up into a jazzy flourish. 'Neurosis', meanwhile, subverts the two-step vibe for a spacious dub jam that could work across a multitude of genres before the brilliantly titled 'Dry Chat Wet Rag' closes off with a slo-mo jungle breakbeat fix. Moist.

Review: One of the foremost female frontrunners in the Dutch jungle/rave scene Yorobi makes her debut on Sneaker Social Club with this powerful slab of wax justice that ranges from the ambient title track 'Eden' to a contemporary breakbeat interpretation of a traditional black spiritual 'Motherless Child'. Between we have the eerie tension and percussive drama of 'Stabs', the sweet dreamy shuffles of 'Model Patient' and the gentle transportive charm of 'Rhode To Knowhere'.