Certificate 18

well what can you say, this label originally in its day was relasing some of the best drum & bass & remixes that were totally smashed to death on the dancefloor at many a rave. i had the pleasure & witnessed Bukem, Doc Scott & Fabio playing many of these tunes on the circuit and lets say that apart from general crowd gurning, an experession on many peoples faces were "bemused" - had no idea what was hitting them, but my god it was Drum & Bass of its highest quality. For me, the best laid tracks would be the Studio Pressure & Sounds Of Life contributions and these releases in themselves make this label a Winner IMO. To be fair, the original Jackets were nice, the vinyl was crisp and sound quality was excellent and this continued throughout all the releases.......

I am a little buyest as i like the Rupert Parkes/Photek & Source Direct sound from this era - pity Photek changed his style along the path, but i suppose music evolves and he moved with it.....sadly, i am one of those washed up D&B fans from yestayear who still can't get past 1999, but for me, that was when D&B was at its best and was a big part of my life attending and playing at these events......nowadays its all mutated & in most cases a repetative noise but i am talking main stream.....the liquid stuff is winning hands down and don't think will ever tire.......

overall, a great label in its day with some awesome releases - my only critisicsm was the change of style the label took in 1999 IMO ruining the flow of some great D&B with some downtempo / breaks - something which if you are honest, will agree, most respectable d&b artists tried and swiftly moved away from........

if you are going to have a d&b label, keep it D&B - don't stray from that sound, cos if you have some quality releases of this labels early calibre, why ruin it?

IMHO the best 'intelligent dnb' label. Now semi-defunct but a great back cat. Check the polar stuff for some excellently crafted dnb, breaks & beats with an icy, detroit vibe.