Fabriclive 44 - Commix

Delving into the deeper end of the drum and bass spectrum, Commix have brought back the jungle in the next instalment of the Fabric Live series, number 44.
Opening up with the sound of fluttering birds and bongos in Commix’s own ‘Life we live’, the album has a down beat tone to it but starts to bolt through with dub dance floor tunes like Logistics' Muderation. The tone and style of the album perfectly reflects the cover: a mesh of flowers and hammers being shoved in your face. An excellent selection of new and old faces on the drum and bass scene that flows brilliantly. It blows the synthetic bombast of any Pendulum-styled pretenders out of the water. A melodic yet often frenzied blend of top artists such as Calibre, Alix Perez and D-bridge, this is drum and bass as it should be. [Chris Ratcliffe]