- Coming straight from Against The Grain's sister label, Supercharged, is this absolute masterpiece of a breakbeat. For those who have not heard of Against The Grain/Supercharged, it is Krafty Kuts' new label(s) which he runs alongside Skool Of Thought and Freddy Fresh.
Side A. Sound Check with Krafty Kuts
A great intro track to any event basically. This track starts off like any event/musical performance starts off - with a sound check - and the samples of a guy hosting the sound check suit the build up to this. The heavy bass starts to kick in along with the horns samples and from then on this track will definitely wreck any event - it's very bass heavy and phat. What's even better is the breakdown. Probably done as a tribute to Plump DJ's awesome remix of JDS' Nine Ways, this track slows down, pauses for a bit, then speeds back up building up a vibe as it goes along. What's that? I can''t hear ya, my ears are ringing from all this bass!
Side B. Devastate
A bit more of a tribal break on the flipside, Skool Of Thought, decides to go into more of a early 90's rave anthem style complete with sirens and a really cheesy synth melody at the end. It's lovely! This tune has been played at a few events recently and it's one hell of a "devastating" track.
Against The Grain/Supercharged seems to be doing no wrong at this point in time, with previous releases all getting good reviews from myself and other DJ's out there. After browsing their website, they seem to think highly of us Aussies and will be collaboratiing with highly credible artists and producers from our shores - that I can't wait to see!