It seems like an age since Manchester’s Dub Phizix capsized drum and bass with the groundshaking “Marka”. Steeped in half-step duttiness, it took just 11 minutes for every copy to be snapped up after the release in December 2011. The track, which featured the brilliant vocals of Broke-N-£nglish’s Strategy, came courtesy of Exit Records – the label run by D&B megalith, dBridge. “Marka” refused to be pigeon holed by any previous formula, putting dancehall-influenced rhythms head to head with Strategy’s rumbling lyrical spurts.
Phizix is no newbie, mind. He’s grafted for over a decade, both heavily involved in Manchester’s Estate Recordings as well as a whole heap of D&B label royalty. Just peep his discography to reel through record goldmines like Soul:R, Critical, Samurai Music, Commercial Suicide, Dispatch and Ingredients.
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This week’s Touching Bass features a potpourri of bass-ridden tracks from the likes of Chimpo, Major Lazer and Fracture to break your neck to this weekend.
TRACKLIST
Major Lazer ft. Turbulence – “Anything Goes”
Unknown – “Untitled”
Rockwell – “_)_”
Clarity – “Parallels”
Fixate – “Tweeker”
Skeptical – “Tundra”
Yelawolf – “Mixing Up The Medicine”
Fracture – “Overload”
Chimpo – “Restless Legs Syndrome”
Skeptical – “Square Breathing”
Homemade Weapons – “After Dark VIP”
The Rum Baba – “Stop talk”
Schlachthofbronx ft. Warrior Queen – “Dickie Riddim”
Shy FX vs Sam Binga
Om Unit and Sam Binga – “Triffidz”
Fixate – “Precipitation”
Break and Xtrah ft DRS – “Always New”
Dub Phizix – “Dib Dib”
Babycham – “Babylon Bwoy”
Skeptical – “Static”
Think Tonk – “Bury Dem”
Jekyll – “Blabbermouth”
Sizzla – “Champion sound (Dub Phizix remix)”
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