From downtempo beats to hybrid breaks creations and exuding an artistic approach to left of centre electronic music this release serves many purposes. There's enough ingredients here to satisfy the heads and chin strokers as well as constructions that work from a DJ perpsective with plenty of edits and perculiar samples. The title track marries intricate stylings with a frank piece of philosophy that comments on a massive issue faced by the world today. Neural Tech is not one for half measures and complacency and his diligent work is testament to that. Brain Surgery lunges forth with a guitar riff and in your face beats at a slower BPM, catchy and hooky with room for the subleties to breathe. The package should find favour with those into the glitchy side of things and DJs aiming for a cerebral experience for their listeners. Drone Safari is a fizzing rocket ride into atmospherics, tweaked electronics and the kind of stuttery additions that grace the likes of Tipper's more electronica orientated work but going off on a tangent unique to vibes contained here ... "They made there it and almost made it back".
Hi-8 (Re:Connect / NSB Radio) -
"Great selection of tracks here, really inspiring. Not sure there's
much here that will fit my club sets, but I'll be supporting like mad
on the radio show! Big up the VB-23!"
Stormfield (Combat Recordings / Ammunition - Play FM / Bloc) - "Excellent production overall. Will drop this at next Yardcore in the main room."
Mjoogoo (Herbal / Inigo / NSB Radio) - "Good release, a little dark, but really good sound and interesting constructions. I'll play it in Oz."
John Grief (NSB Radio / BFM2) -
"Quality basslines are the order of the day across this whole release!
Defense Funding is probably my favourite track as it seems the most
well rounded track ..."
System II (FunkBed, London) - More wicked electro/breaks hybrid tunes to come from Virus B-23! Will be slamming these tracks out at FunkBed gig this weekend.
Lucas (NSB Radio / BrapFM) - Great stuff - Nice deep intelligent electronica from Neural Tech.
Jay Janatah (Janatah DJs, Liverpool) - Once again another off the wall Virus release, wicked.
BLista (BrapFM)
- Forbidden - great electro feel to the drums, spooky shit again - this
boy has serious issues! Defo gonna give this a play at Carbon - one for
Room 2 for the DnB heads.