The compilation exists as a way to unite the entire Hessle roster, as well as allowing them an avenue to put out work by friends and producers they have been unable to work with so far. The first disc is all new work plus a second has a selection of choice cuts from the back catalogue. There’s also work from producers who they feel have shaped the label’s aesthetic, like D1’s ‘Sub Zero’, whose sub bass stabs were a staple of the early DMZ sets that they initially united over back in 2005. One of their close affiliates, Addison Groove is also featured, his anthem ‘Footcrab’ having done so much to bring the tough tempo of juke to the world’s dancefloors. The subtle pitch-shifting of a looping hip hop vocal and the polyrhythmic patter of rim shots and cymbals on ‘Fuk Tha 101’ are unmistakably his. Another producer previously unreleased on Hessle is synth-mad Randomer whose ‘Brunk’ features an industrial strength kick and finishes up with ghostly pads invoking musique concrete. The disc is rounded off by Bristol’s Peverelist, whose own dub-soaked productions, as well as those released on his label Punch Drunk, owe so much to that city’s rich musical traditions. On ‘Sun Dance’ synth chords bring to mind the dystopian drum n bass of DJ Krust. There’s a single claustrophobic Hammond note held through to the close alongside the echoing sounds of water dripping in a cave. Disc one kicks off with the spritely chimes and shuffling beat of Elgato’s ‘Music’. Untold bring’s detuned chords, jangling glass and a cheeky synth line, breaking down into mutant funky house. Blawan’s ‘Potchla Vee’ reveals some unexpected instrumentation: the skittering of what sounds like the cogs of a clock gives little breathing room to the assault of tribal drums and processed grunts. The Pearson Sound track ‘Stifle’ seems to slow things down, with an adenoidal vocal snippet acting as counterfoil to the percussive snap of the drums, delicate EQing and synth washes providing characteristic texture. Once again on ‘Twice’, Joe demonstrates the effectiveness of unexpected drum sampling, with a disconnected beat cooked up out of error bleeps and the tap of a typewriter. Pangaea’s own contribution is a rave homage; oscillating between synth stabs and a filtered ragga MC sample, the track is layered with a bouncy acid bassline, creating a phantom jump up effect. Romania’s TRG was Hessle’s first release and here builds on his mutant garage template. James Blake, re-edits an earlier Hessle release, bringing the processed vocals to the fore much in the style of his recent album.

CD1 1 Elgato – Music (Body Mix) -
CD1 2 Untold – Cool Story Bro -
CD1 3 Blawan – Potchla Vee -
CD1 4 Pearson Sound – Stifle -
CD1 5 Joe – Twice -
CD1 6 Randomer – Brunk -
CD1 7 Pangaea – Runout -
CD1 8 Cosmin TRG – Bijoux -
CD1 9 D1 – Sub Zero -
CD1 10 Addison Groove – Fuk Tha 101 -
CD1 11 James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (2nd Version) -
CD1 12 Peverelist – Sun Dance -

CD2 1 Pangaea – You & I -
CD2 2 Untold – Test Signal -
CD2 3 Blawan – Fram -
CD2 4 James Blake – Buzzard & Kestrel -
CD2 5 Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling -
CD2 6 Joe – Rut -
CD2 7 Ramadanman – Blimey -
CD2 8 TRG – Put You Down -
CD2 9 Joe – Level Crossing -
CD2 10 Pangaea – Why -
CD2 11 TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix) -
CD2 12 Ramadanman – Don’t Change For Me -

12" x 3
a1 Elgato – Music (Body Mix)
a2 Untold – Cool Story Bro
b1 Pearson Sound – Stifle
b2 Blawan – Potchla Vee
c1 Pangaea – Run Out
c2 Randomer – Brunk
d1 D1 – Subzero
d2 Cosmin TRG – Bijoux
e1 Joe – Twice
e2 James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (Second Version)
f1 Addison Groove – Fuk Tha 101
f2 Peverelist – Sun Dance

http://www.factmag.com/2011/04/07/hessle-audio-presents-116-rising/

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