Diffrent Music roars back into action after an extended hiatus to raise a
couple of young giraffes with the electrifying new compilation,
‘Revolution Of The Giraffe’ LP.
Launched in 2010 with the aim of bringing something new to a drum &
bass scene that had become overly formulaic, the label has continuously
pushed in new directions, often incubated tomorrow’s stars, and evolved
beyond even that original grand ideal. ‘Revolution Of The Giraffe’
unleashes 17 tracks of bleeding-edge electronic music, proving that
after 13 years, Diffrent still sounds like nothing else.
Core artists from the label’s distinguished history bring their
expertise, such as drum & bass mainstay Arkaik and sound architect
Fearful, who team up with label boss Dexta for the MC GQ-sampling ‘Old
Skool’ — a new track with a classic Diffrent sound. And there are
numerous debuts: A.Fruit reworks an all-time Diffrent classic,
‘Boxgroove’ by Dexta & Hyroglifics, into a glitchy halftime stomper;
none60 bosses Silent Dust turn Dexta’s ‘SE4’ into a rebellious
dancefloor juggernaut; and the mysterious Gaunt’s ‘Firefloor’ becomes
locked ‘n’ loaded rave artillery in the hands of Pepsi Slammer.
Label stalwart Mauoq puts his signature psychedelic future dub spin on ‘Departed’ by Cuelock, who in turn delivers the
ice-cold, grime-indebted ‘Pages Of Snow’. Lakeway conjures the epic
‘Even Though’, nearly eight minutes of ecstatic, spell-binding,
hyper-rave wonder. Dexta goes solo with squelchy techno jungle stormer
‘Giraffes On Acid’. Even Sense MC makes an… appearance.
New-gen Diffrent acts are in fine form too. The inimitable
BrandNewTrumpets opens the album alongside Macc; ‘We Are The Tightrope
Walkers’ is a powerful spoken word piece that erupts into a hail of
punishing breaks. No Nation, Sheba Q and BK Balance, meanwhile, turn out
explosive, hi-tek junglism on ‘Too Late’. From Diffrent’s
industrial-toned sister label Are We Really Alone? (A.W.R.A.), Amir De
Bois joins forces with Fearful for the paranoid, jittering ‘73’; Tokyo’s
Itti summons thunderous bass on the ritualistic ‘Rumbling’; and
Croatian artist Spaj.A.S.E.’s competition-winning, mind-mashing remix of
the first ever Diffrent release, ‘Everyones Mad’ by Chills, finally
sees the light of day.
Always looking to the future, Diffrent also welcomes modern jungle
visionary Eusebeia, who puts his ethereal touch to Crypticz’s ‘Could
Have Been’, and Stateside up-and-comers Illexandra & TGRbass, who
deliver the supercharged, elastic bounce of ‘Swampy Swami’.
Closing out with one from deep within the vaults, ‘Aftaparty’ is Beezy
and MNTX’s ode to seeing where the night takes you. It’s a fitting note
to end on, as a new era of Diffrent Music begins. Where will it take
you? Join us on the ride and find out.
"I've loved every moment of the label so far: the fast-paced release
schedules, the slow years, the podcasts, albums, singles, EPs, parties,
etc. This compilation album signposts where we are at — a bunch of
classic Diffrent artists, a load of new faces, and a few remixes thrown
in for good measure. Each tune stands alone, but stands tall next to
each of its siblings. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we have! The
revolution is here, join the revolution!"
- Dexta
Tracklist:
1. Brandnewtrumpets & Macc – We Are The Tightrope Walkers (original mix)
2. Arkaik, Dexta & Fearful – Old Skool (feat MC GQ - original mix)
3. Lakeway – Even Though (original mix)
4. Dexta & Hyroglifics – Boxgroove (A.Fruit remix)
5. Amir De Bois & Fearful – 73 (original mix)
6. Itti – Rumbling (original mix)
7. Cuelock – Pages Of Snow (original mix)
8. Illexxandra & TGRbass – Swampy Swami (original mix)
9. Crypticz – Could Have Been (Eusebeia remix)
10. Dexta – SE4 (Silent Dust remix)
11. No Nation, Sheba Q & BK Balance – Too Late (original mix)
12. Gaunt – FireFloor (Pepsi Slammer remix)
13. Cuelock – Departed (Mauoq remix)
14. Dexta – Giraffes On Acid (original mix)
15. Chills – Everyone's Mad (SpajA.S.E. remix)
16. Sense MC & Dexta – Please Hang Up (original mix)
17. Beezy & MNTX – Aftaparty (original mix)
