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Tessela
D Jane / Channel
Punch Drunk
Punch Drunk records has been releasing quality dubstep (and the subsequent UK bass sounds) from their base in Bristol since 2006. Bristol itself obviously has a long and illustrious history in UK dance music. Since it's 90s heyday with Roni Size, the Full Cycle crew, Portishead, Tricky and Massive Attack all putting Bristol back on the map, this south-west city has been keen to stake a claim to Manchester's crown as the UK's second city of music for a while. This is new producer Tessela's maiden release on the label, and he has previously released music on Dublin's All City (another label with a real ear for cutting edge music.)
The A side (D Jane) of this track comes in with the pounding and wonky tribal percussion that has become the signature of Blawan et al as the new wave of dubstep producers making house music try and mark out their take on the sound. The track drops into thumping sub-bass sprinkled with pitched vocal snippets which builds and builds into a second drop with hands-in-the-air stabs that take the track up a notch into full skanking mode. This part of the record makes the tune for me, it's fleeting appearance leaves you wanting more which makes it all the better as the tune drops back in to the lowdown 4x4 rhythm before the stabs reappear towards the end of the track to satisfy those hungry for drops.
On the flipside Channel delves back into the more classic UKG sound of the 90s. Think of tunes like Little Man or Red and add a bit of bottom end and some more freaky drum programming and you're halfway there. This track plays a lot more like a homage to that emerging grime and garage sound as the genres broke apart at the turn of the century to take their own separate paths. Fans of Untold's DJ sets from a couple of years ago will eat this up.
The flip is a good track but the grandstand moment of this 12" is definitely the A side. This kicks off 2012 in a very strong fashion for Punch Drunk as they look to carry on from a solid 2011 into the new year."
