V Recordings 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Level 2 and DJ Chap continue to demolish the dance with their currently-spotless Alibi project; "Trunk" is a conga-weaving roller with all the hallmark ingredients of a timeless classic heads-down roller; tight percussion, creeping basses and subtle bars from Coppa, everything about it is deep, dark and dangerous. "No Escape", featuring fellow Sao Paulo artist Nitri, is more of a late night fast lane stepper. Laced with techy textures but driven by a precision groove break and heaps of space, it's a smack back to the darker sounds of the early 2000s before everything went hyper. Extremely well played.

Review: It would be fair to say that Planet V Drum & Bass Volume 2 is "action packed". Featuring some 50 tracks shoehorned onto two discs, it offers a whirlwind trip through drum and bass's more far-sighted pastures. In practice, that means a blend of slick liquid rollers, heavier tech-tinged fare, and what the label describes as "straight-up smashers". Brazilian duo Alibi delivers the obligatory DJ mix, effortlessly squeezing in a wealth of exclusive or previously unheard material from the likes of L-Side, Command Strange, Paul T, Break, Optiv and V Recordings' regulars Roni Size and Bailey.