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Artist:	AKIRA KITESHI
Title:	Ming The Merciless/ION-BRU
Label:	SPECIAL BRANCH (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ACRESB 003EP

"'Ming The Merciless': Possibly the Scottish highlander's most brutal transmission to date, 'Ming' opens with Manga dialogue mixed and mashed with durable bass-tones and grinding mid range. However, do not be fixated just on the light speed neon-clad dynamics, because hidden within this 5 minute drum break of chaos lies some serious cut'n'paste edit skills. Often confused with tear-out dubstep, AK is keen to define his sound as 'Skag Den Breakcore' or 'Very Unhappy Hardcore'. Drop this and introduce some Darwinism to the dance. 'ION-BRU': Again AK's itchy feet go on a genre wander, splicing elements of electro, garage, dubstep and house. What begins as a solid (if glitchified) half-stepper."

Artist:	501
Title:	Short Circuit
Label:	SPECIAL BRANCH (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ACRESB 005EP

"Finland's 501 made his name writing smashers for labels such as Chase & Status' imprint More Than Alot, but this plate on Black Acre's dancefloor subsidiary will confound all expectation. 'Short Circuit' marries synthetic pop production with dancefloor sensibilities and adds a dash of pure cheek for good measure. An intro of vibrant chords, talkbox vocals and live electric bass sets up the naughtiest of drops -- skipping jazzy beats, switching synth edits and snippets of turntablism, all shoe-horned over an enormous warping bassline. 'Everything In Its Place' sees 501 on more of an oldskool B-Boy tip, reviving a selection of classic breaks for his hardsmackin bass'n'drum workout. Add in gangster movie snippets, trilling arpeggios and a seriously catchy synth hook and you have a seriously original club banger."

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