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Submarine | DnB, Liquid, Rollers | London
Keep Hush Live: 1985 Music Takeover 2
The Keep Hush basement vibe is a sacred space for drum & bass purists, and Submarine's takeover for the 1985 Music crew is a love letter to the sub-bass and intricate rollers we crave. The setting is all dark corners and heavy air, lit only by the glow of CDJs and the occasional phone screen desperately trying to ID a tune. This is a liquid and rollers drum & bass set, pure and simple, locked at a rolling 172.4 BPM average and harmonically leaning on the familiar, weighty 12A Camelot key.
The energy profile is, predictably and wonderfully, 93% low-end—this is all about that sub-bass pressure physically moving the room, with 6% mid-range for Amen breaks and melodic snippets, and almost no high-end to speak of. Submarine's mixing is smooth and pacey, keeping the double-time flow constant. The tracklist is a deep dive into the genre's soul: J:Kenzo's 'Talisman' is a timeless, steppy roller, Dub Phizix & Skeptical's 'Marka' is an anthem of minimal, percussive funk, and Thing's 'One Million' offers a more atmospheric, layered journey.
Naibu's 'Help Computer' provides a moment of melodic introspection, while 8D's 'Junglist Theory' is a straight-up classic roller. It begins in the deep with an unknown intro, builds its peak around these foundational tracks that every DnB head knows by heart, and winds down with the melancholic, sophisticated roll of Jubei's 'The Path', a perfect end to a masterclass in bass pressure.