Shorn Doda - Red / Merky

Yes, the sound of this 12" is pretty typical of a lot of Jungle D&B around the time - taking its cues from the likes of Ram Trilogy and Ed Rush / Optical. These two fierce dark groovers feature buzzsaw bassline, nicely syncopated "tearing-metal" synth sounds and sinister sci-fi atmospherics to very good effect. It's a pity this producer didn't try more of the same because this is an accomplished effort for a d&b first-timer. I remember hearing DJ Devize play it on his 3D Mode ("Deep Dark and Deranged") show on Kool FM Midlands back then.

This record is nuts. It's the only "jungle" record I own, and I really only picked it out of the bin to listen to it because I'd suspected the Germinating Seeds of Doda connection. Maybe all jungle from around this time sounded like this (I dunno, I'm a psy-head) but holy moly - both of these tracks are KILLER. Dark, rippin' basslines careen through both, and the energy generated is just unbelievable. Again, I'm not claiming knowledge of d-n-b in the least, but take it from this goahead that this is one piece of vinyl you should seek out!