Aquasky vs Masterblaster – Beat the System (Botchit & Scarper)
WOW! What an awesome album! Aquasky is best know for their Drum and Bass work on Moving Shadow, but they’ve donned the Masterblaster suit to bring one of the best new school breaks album of this year. Starting with the sublime “Satellite Channel”, which builds up nice and slowly, and then whacks you with an awesome bassline, this album shows that breaks are no longer seen as slowed down dnb, but a style in it’s own right. All of the tunes sound fresh and original, bleeding across genres, as good breakbeat should. “Disco Biscuit” is sure to be a massive dance floor hit in the breaks scene, where as “All in Check” feat. The Ragga Twins would fit well in a Garage set. “Thru the Fire” feat. Billie Godfrey is a real stomper, but the best track in this humble reviewers opinion is the last “777 (Lucky Strike mix)”. An awesome tune with an old school rave feel infused with the phattest breaks. All in all this is an album that no breaks lover can be without. The CD comes with a Mix CD, but I reviewed the vinyl so can’t tell you what it’s like, but knowing Aquasky it would be awesome.