Critical Music
Top 100 Chart placements for Critical Music
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#28
Feat. Staff Picks in Drum & Bass
Emulation X
Ten years on from the release of his highly acclaimed, award-winning debut LP Emulation, Mefjus shares five of the albums biggest tracks with his label-mates at Critical for the 2024 remix treatment. A landmark album in the genealogy of drum & bass music, the hard, heavy and supremely technical tracks gathered together for the original Emulation set a new standard in sound design and pushed the conventions of the genre to the very limit. Mefjus himself reworks original title track Emulation, flaunting his untouchable studio skills by balancing frantic rolling drums and expertly engineered sub bass with a his trademark otherworldly sound design to unleash an almost impossibly energetic track. Legendary D&B producers Enei and Calyx take a tune each; with Enei reworking Suicide Bassline into ultra-hard, minimal jump-up monster, while Calyx injects his signature molten, twisted bass into Surrounded to make it all his own. Two of Criticals most recent recruits complete the package, with VISLA transforming Saturate from a moody roller into a gritty stomper and Bristol-based SMG bringing Change Of Mind featuring MC Maksim bang up to date in style.
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#94
Feat. Staff Picks in Drum & Bass
New Energy Vol.2
New music, new energy - Critical is proud to unleash the latest edition of cutting-edge sonics from its ever-evolving roster of talent. Featuring 21 tracks that encompass the full Critical sound, ‘New Energy Vol 2’ combines fresh music from core label artists such as Enei, Kasra, QZB and Particle with productions from the imprint’s latest wave of newer producers, including En:Vy, Waeys, VISLA, SMG and YAANO. From hard, dark and experimental, to smooth and soulful; ‘New Energy Vol 2’ is a panoramic perspective of electronic music’s most forward-thinking genre.
Enei, Emperor, Calyx, Kasra, QZB, gyrofield, Samurai Breaks, Verbz, Particle, SMG, T>I, Lavance, VISLA, Able, Spectral, Molecular, En:vy, Waeys, Azumai, dotdash, latesleeper, Para, Napes, Satl, YAANO
