ACID LAB Schallplatten & CDs

Review: It's been a crucial year for German breaksmith Acid Lab. Fresh from releasing his album A Matter Of Time on Soul Intent's Dope Plates and launching In Reach's new label and appearing on new label Next Phase, he now teams up with fellow German Scale for three dark designs on Monita's Skeleton. "Warriors" sets the tone with a rim shot blasting 45 King break and crypt delving atmospherics, "Environment" sets an even starker tone with eerie warped textures and a Krust circa "True Stories" style drum arrangement, "Underdog" wraps up with a dangerous dichotomy; the drums say jazz, the bass says gully. We know what your feet and head will say, too...

Review: Acid Lab gets all two-face on this new EP for burgeoning jungle imprint Convoluted Records. First up are two collabs under his Ahmad alias; "Grinder" sees Gremlinz join the fray with a nasty hornets nest bassline and pitched breaks that seem to melt through the LFOs while Parallel helps him unleash the soul of Beelzebub himself on "Judgement Day". "Jericho" closes on a savage jungle note with haunted choral effects and broadsword breaks. For a label called Convoluted, this sure cuts straight to the point.