Crisis / Spy Ring

BS1 003 - DECODER / SPY RING & CRISIS REVIEW AS APPEARS IN KNOWLEDGE MAG - JULY 2001 Number three on this new Bristol label finds Darren 'Decoder' Beale taking time out from his Kosheen commitments to deliver this pair of ruff 'n' tuff 'floor shakers to BS1. Already with a growing profile, thanks to the smart grooves from Davide Carbone and DJ Felony, these rubs are sure to propel this new label further forwards. The intro to 'Crisis' is tense, running along on a wave of ominous percussion, animal sounds, a deathly drone, nervy chords and some blazin' old skool sounds. The phat bass then sneakily slides into the mix, giving the tune its extra drive and killer dancefloor motion. 'Spy Ring' then flows in a similar vein of cultured darkness, again with a super-chunky riddim track to propel the groove, and approaching with a subtle, though serious, dancefloor stance that this man consistently delivers with such style.