It seems like an age since Manchester’s Dub Phizix capsized drum and bass with the groundshaking “Marka”. Steeped in half-step duttiness, it took just 11 minutes for every copy to be snapped up after the release in December 2011. The track, which featured the brilliant vocals of Broke-N-£nglish’s Strategy, came courtesy of Exit Records – the label run by D&B megalith, dBridge. “Marka” refused to be pigeon holed by any previous formula, putting dancehall-influenced rhythms head to head with Strategy’s rumbling lyrical spurts.
Phizix is no newbie, mind. He’s grafted for over a decade, both heavily involved in Manchester’s Estate Recordings as well as a whole heap of D&B label royalty. Just peep his discography to reel through record goldmines like Soul:R, Critical, Samurai Music, Commercial Suicide, Dispatch and Ingredients.
This week’s Touching Bass features a potpourri of bass-ridden tracks from the likes of Chimpo, Major Lazer and Fracture to break your neck to this weekend.
TRACKLIST
Major Lazer ft. Turbulence - "Anything Goes"
Unknown - "Untitled"
Rockwell - "_)_"
Clarity - "Parallels"
Fixate - "Tweeker"
Skeptical - "Tundra"
Yelawolf - "Mixing Up The Medicine"
Fracture - "Overload"
Chimpo - "Restless Legs Syndrome"
Skeptical - "Square Breathing"
Homemade Weapons - "After Dark VIP"
The Rum Baba - "Stop talk"
Schlachthofbronx ft. Warrior Queen - "Dickie Riddim"
Shy FX vs Sam Binga
Om Unit and Sam Binga - "Triffidz"
Fixate - "Precipitation"
Break and Xtrah ft DRS - "Always New"
Dub Phizix - "Dib Dib"
Babycham - "Babylon Bwoy"
Skeptical - "Static"
Think Tonk - "Bury Dem"
Jekyll - "Blabbermouth"
Sizzla - "Champion sound (Dub Phizix remix)"
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