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Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz – After Dark EP

https://autonomicvision.com/en/releases/homemade-weapons-gremlinz-dark-ep/

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[instasound-blog]

Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz ft. Collinjah - After Dark EP (NZAFTERDARK)

Perhaps winning this month's well deserved award for  most likely-to-be-a-drum& bass-act moniker are Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz with the After Dark EP. I mean it even sounds cool just saying their names to your indie inclined mate, let alone even listening to the tunes. 

Just as well the tunes are all bangers, (as in proper riddims, not Miley Cyrus-esque pop nonsense 'bangerzzz'). The title track After Dark is brooding and dutty, with heavy, swaying throb bass under tight snare skittles and Collinjah's ragga vocals sure to make many a badman spark up a lighter and the make the majority of females wind the batty down southwards. The J:Kenzo Remix has the spirit of the original but takes the tempo 170 wise, the bass for a walk and claps up the drums proper - a very suitable alternative.

Next up is Mu-Onna, a Gremlinz solo effort that brings with it  a serious punch. The intro is quiet and non-threatening, all before a gruesome tribal wardance sonically attacks the subs and tweeters. Rounding of the release nicely is Apache, a Gremlinz co-lab with Rumbleton & The Unctouchables that takes us further into the dancefloor jungle. Eerie bass harmonics, tribal patterns, flitting hi-hats, phasing vocal chops and dubbed out effects create a moody but still highly skankable soundscape.

Riddim up selecta! I would imagine these tunes will easily work their way into any forward-thinking beatsmith's collection, and the likes of Breakage and Dub Phizix will surely give them a spin. Authentic jungle warrior weapons from the Samurai Music camp.

by Lawrence Arbus

A/ Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz ft. Collinjah - After Dark B/ Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz - 11th Hour C/ Homemade Weapons & Gremlinz ft. Collinjah - After Dark (J:Kenzo Remix) D/ Gremlinz - Mu-Onna E/ Gremlinz, Rumbleton & The Untouchables - Apache

(NZAFTERDARK) Out November 11th on Samurai Music.

Enjoy!