Format: 2x mixCD
Released: out now
Label: WMTV
Given that there are over 50 tunes spread over this two CD set you'd probably have a hard job justifying the 'Essential' tag in the title. If anytthing, this is 'D&B Comprehensive' - featuring all the biggest underground tunes from the last few months rather than the scene's all time anthems.
The big names are in evidence - Chase & Status with Kano, Dillinja, High Contrast, Die, Fresh, Distorted Minds and Pendulum (well, their 'Showdown' track remixed by Clipz)- but the brutal beats, scratch skills and super-quick mixing mean Hype is the real star here.
With the exception of High Contrast's 'Basement Track', represented here via the new and stripped down Upstairs Downstairs mix, there won't be much the uninitiated will recognise. But as an introduction to the must hear bubbling under contingent - soon to be household names like Hazard, Xample, Vapour, Logistics and Crystal Clear, it's invaluable.
4/5
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