Cold Champagne

Cold Champagne

Phace [Neosignal]

8 January, 2009 | 10.27AM

• Written by: Dan Cole
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: neosignal, phace

Having been in the scene for some time, producing some blisteringly hard tunes for Subtitles and Vision, Phace and Misanthrop have joined forces to launch their new label, Neosignal, to try and establish a stronghold of cutting-edge, neurofunk drum & bass.

The first release, ‘Cold Champagne’ is the ultimate showcase for the label’s future releases; the sound is characteristically dark and eerie but also dynamic and gut wrenchingly heavy.

Like their predecessors, Calyx and Teebee, Phace are paving a new wave for this techier, harder edged sound.

Obvious comparisons can be drawn to Noisia’s massive ‘Stigma’ or Calyx and Teebee’s ‘Anatomy’ album but what sets this apart is the fluidity and compression involved in the production that keeps it rolling at a steady level, whilst atmospheric chords and random beat patterns are interspersed.

With the likes of Break and Silent Witness making a big impact on the drum & bass scene last year, the neurofunk sound is edging its way more and more on the dancefloors; ‘Cold Champagne’ is a solid representation of it’s potentially colossal impact.

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