WRUV Reviews

From Portugal.  This album crushed me. They call it “kuduro”… I call it Big Ass portu-dubstep with vox. Its more danceable than most dubstep/euroclub/ghettofunk with a sometimes dancehall feel. One of the best new albums reviewed this year. G5 Likes. 4, 5, 8

Super arrangements of spacial ambients. Very light percussion, lots of pads, great arranging. G5 Likes. 2, 3

Moving towards electro: Justice/Daft Punk we have rock style drums, big bass and synths and industrial voices. Well mixed. 3, 6, 8.

This is chillout finely arranged with long build ups and ambient beats that are well worth the wait. Very strong release. 2, 1, 4

Appealingly angular, female and male vox, metallic and wood sounds, synth bass, gated drums. Solid new-electro rock! Great production. 1, 3 club: 7, 8

Woh like Missy Elliott, Salt n Pepa combined. Some singing but mostly spoken word over urban and electro funk beats. Cool 90’s sound for this listener.

1, 3, 9

Israeli new electronica with traditional balkan motifs and instrumentation blended with urban beats and synths. G5 Likes

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Various versions, electro house 2, dubstep 4, 80’s style electro pop 3, nu dance 5

Austere, but with great mix balance and attention to detail.  Dubstep up to almost DnB speed. Great drum programming. 1, 3 6, 7

Percussionist enlists son & a league of saxophonists on modal to cacophonous collective free improv keying off phrases or simple motifs. Lots of drum & lots of sound.

Review by Eric Leff