The ‘#Warpath’ LP from #Maztek set a precedent and not just for him as an artist. It proved that independent figures can break out on their own and in doing so, can deliver cutting edge music through their own platform, garnering just as much support from the entire drum & bass as they would have done on a more mainstay imprint. And the ‘#Warpath’ LP was also significant because of the fact that it was used to launch #Maztek’s #0101Records platform, which has since gone on to host many artists who are acting as pillars of the wider scene, bringing fresh sounds to the table and delivering the upfront music which has come under #Maztek’s radar.
It’s these same artists who are about to take the ‘#Warpath’ LP into another dimension, drawing from its original track list and offering their own versions of #Maztek’s production. From the hectic world of #Merikan, who draws for his signature through his rework of ‘#TheDirt’, through the take on #Maztek’s ‘#ComeCloser’ by #Insomniax, there’s a range of producers who are brought into the fray to present the album from their own worlds. Trio #Inward, #Hanzo and #Randie get their hands on collaboration ‘#Gladiators’ featuring #Gridlok, whilst ‘#Pandemonium’ is given the VIP treatment by #Maztek. #Disprove follows in quick succession with his twist on the title-track alongside #BenVerse. #Korsakov stalwart #Droptek draws ‘#ItsOn’ with #Virus #Syndicate into his own sonic landscape and historic drum & bass figure #Optiv introduces listeners to his reimagining of ‘#WhatYouGot’. #MCMota’s vocals are taken into a new frame by #SynthEthics with ‘#TheBreaker’ and #Kiril then has his turn on #Maztek & #Aeph’s ‘#Trajectory’. Up next, relative newcomer #Phonetick gives a more lumbering motion to ‘#ElectronicWarfare’, keeping the same chaotic bass riffs as the original with #Redpill and #Maztek’s expert manufacturing.
For one final time on #0101Records, #Signs remixes ‘#CheekyDub’ and highlights why they were such a formidable force before their split. Then #RedPill makes another appearance although this time through his own rendition of ‘#ShaketheFoundation’. Then before the appearance of #Insomniax, #CurrentValue delivers his manic patches of synthesis across ‘#Timeless’.
As the remix album closes, it signifies just how far #Maztek has come as a producer. From his beginnings on some of the most pivotal labels, through to setting up his own, he’s made his mark. With the team he now has at his fingertips, he proves this is something which will continue years from the creation of #0101Records.
Beatport Exc: 15th Nov
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