This record has a gang of chunky tripped out beats that will appeal to almost everyone who takes a listen. There's tuff breaks, smooth downtempo, dirty disco, and house beats. These sound like track ideas that just never got finished, so they pressed 'em as is. Doubles are probably needed to extend some of these cuts out a little, or get your quick mix on and do something creative. Side A starts with "Bunker Beat(1)," an uptempo broken beat jam with a dirty bass line and some reversed vocal samples. "Orange" is pumpin house beat that would sound progressive if it weren't for the thick ass beat and old school hand claps. "Mike's Monkey(2)" is an insane combo of b-boy breaks, brazilian cuica noises, and weird digital feedback. With a ton of clever beat drops and stops, the track keeps getting stranger and stranger but never loses its funky edge. The B-side takes a more downtempo approach with two really nice warm beats. "Tregay(3)" is a dubbed-out beat sounding kinda like Zeb without the middle eastern influence. "Slow and Low(4)" is probably the only full song on here, clocking in at six and a half minutes, and it's a keeper. Buttery downtempo with lots of dubby keys and chords, strange atmospheric samples, and a head-nodding beat. The final cut is called "Interlude" and could be used for just that, breaking up your set with a quirky chopped beat with tons of reverb on a percussive tabla loop. This is a cool record which any creative DJ should find some use for. And this most likely this won't be available for easy download, so all you Serato geeks who think they can mix without cue points and on-screen tempo displays may actually have to carry these on vinyl. Aww poor things...

reviewed by SABO