Drum 'N' Bass
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Various 'CIA Kuts Deep Vol 3' (CIA Deepkut)
A show of strength from the CIA family, with Random Movement, Concord Dawn, Need For Mirrors, Chromatic and more featuring on one of the strongest EP line-ups of the year. Random Movement’s unusually rowdy ‘Climbing Out’ grabs the headlines with its rugged squelchy bassline, which suddenly emerges from a bleepy sci-fi soundscape and shares more than a little DNA with Andy C’s VIP mix of ‘Heartbeat Loud’. Elsewhere, Chromatic bring the sunshine with deep-liquid roller ‘Smile’, replete with low-end growls and honks beneath the twinkling soul vibes.
7/10
