Drum 'N' Bass
August: 10 drum 'n' bass releases you need to hear this month
Dark and dangerous
SPY 'Coldwave' (Hospital)
Instead of a new album, prolific Brazilian SPY has opted for a triple salvo of ‘Alone In The Dark’ mini-releases that includes this beauty from the second of the three EPs. Euphoric trails staircase their way to a cutaway drop, where that dubbed-out, detuned head-nodder of a bassline takes over, raided incessantly by synth implosions. But it’s only just begun, as the morphing bassline trickery finds new sonic pollinations as it rolls. SPY is an absolute ace behind the decks, and a cut above the usual producer pack.: if he’s on a festival line-up, don’t miss it.
8/10
