Drum 'N' Bass
August: 10 drum 'n' bass releases you need to hear this month
Dark and dangerous
Lynx feat Radzta 'Loopy Sue' (Detail)
Lynx’s decision to relaunch his Detail Recordings last year was excellent news for those of us who’ve been screwing up our faces to the Portsmouth studio whiz for over a decade. Still a master of organic bass nodes that buck and clip to form ear-bewitching riddims, A-side ‘Shadows’ riffs on his classic track ‘Disco Dodo’, while Master X brings an unusually emo-electro vibe on top. But stealing the show is ‘Loopy Sue’, a taut and minimalist workout with an arcing, ascending bassline that veers acrobatically skywards, recalling Andy C’s classic ‘Nightflight’ in its perpetual rise.
8/10
