HEBBE Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Duploc continue to fly the flag for true-skool dubstep with their digital output and a renewed run of vinyl pressings. Duploc Blaxck Tapes 2.0 originally dropped back in 2022 and the tracks from the likes of Hamdi, Hypho and ENiGMA Dubz were instantly getting picked up by such respected selectors as Youngsta, Sicaria Sound and Riz La Teef. It's not hard to see why, given the label's declared focus on "the heavier dubstep sound" with incendiary results. If you want to test some subs with the gnarliest 140 gear around, this record is all you need.

Review: Hebbe jumps back on the controls of his and Pieter DUPLOC's Basskruit imprint with two thick, treacle-like jams. 'Industry Standard Dub' belies its tongue-in-cheek title within seconds of kicking off. A worm-like oscillating freak-out, it's riddled with groove and funk he's shown on previous jams like 'Quiche' and 'Looters'. 'M1 Dub' meanwhile has a dirge-like Commodo style darkness that digs you deeper and deeper into the ground with every trippy shot and fill. Heavy Hebbe.

Review: Flying Dutchman Hebbe touches down on at DUPLOC once again with two powerful slabs of 140 dark matter. 'Up Town Dub' is all bubbles, grooves and swaggering beats with plenty of funk while 'RSNT' takes us right the way through town and deep into to industrial district where walloping machinery pummels us into the grit. J:Kenzo rounds off this exceptional set with a dreamy-yet-tense take on 'Up Town Dub'. The only way is up.

Review: Label co-owner Hebbe is up next on Basskruit with his first solo EP, featuring two heavyweight cuts. As the title suggests, Low Land Dub emphasizes the unity of the Belgian and Dutch 140 BPM scene. The title track is some of the deepest and darkest dubstep we've heard in quite a while to be honest; a proper meditative bass ritual to reach peak enlightenment. More paranoid vibes abound over on the flip, with the futuristic bass soundscape of "Jah Seen Rastafari Dub" and its minimalist riddims throughout.

Review: Hebbe has been busy for a few years now dropping subliminal twists on the dubstep formula for labels like Unity Through Sound, Subway and Artikal. You can hear the ghosts of DMZ and the like haunting these playful yet immersive cuts, not least on A side wobbler "Down Town Dub". The bassline snakes its way around the echo chamber drums to marvelous effect, and there's just enough weirdness in the space between to make this sound really special. Don't overlook "Tumble" - it may spit and snarl more aggressively, but once your head is locked in, there's just as much deep meditation to be enjoyed from this banger.

Review: Belgian dubstep label Duploc have been releasing two-track singles since 2015, and the imprint now announces the launch of a new 12? vinyl series. The first EP features no less than label resident Hebbe who was introduced to to the label in the beginning of 2018 and signed to Crucial Recordings and Artikal Music shortly after. Now, he returns to the label for the first volume of the new Dupplates series. "Watch Out" is a grimey deep dubstep journey in the U.K. tradition, and ENiGMA Dubz steps up next to deliver an incredibly stunning remix. On the flip, the off-kilter groove of "Lemon Twist" (with Melle & Mr K) closes out the EP in style.

Review: Dutch dubsmith Hebbe continues to stride through the year of his life with another exceptional expedition; hot on the heels of his DUPLOC vinyl launch comes this far reaching four piece on the perennial White Peach imprint; "3 Tabs" is a dramatic piece of eastern theatre with big licks and surprises while "Appropriation" continues an eastern theme but on much more pensive, graveyard swagger. Flip for the beautifully wonked out trembles and dirge drones of "IPA" before "Post Modern Dub" closes with a mournful mildly wobbled salute. Far out finesse.

Review: Rotterdam's Hebbe continues his rich vein of trippy form with this debut on Crucial. "Mad Hatter" lives up to its name as it pings with warped textures that fly in and out when they're not supposed to while "Galata" stomps and swaggers with dusty eastern strings as it gradually develops a stern vocal message. Crucial by name.