Dieselboy

Rumor has it that Philadelphia is the Sixth Borough, the new Brooklyn. Will this make drum ‘n’ bass the new dance-punk? Perhaps, if Illadelph DJ Damian “Dieselboy” Higgins has a hand in distributing the cachet. A first name in domestic drum ‘n’ bass, Dieselboy, who has been lobbing volleys from Philly for more than a decade, bridges hardstep, neurofunk and now progressive house/trance, of all things. Here, Dieselboy compiles a red pill of that legacy, offering 12 mashing anthems and VIP remixes that have found a home on his label, HUMAN. Artists on the first, unmixed disc include )EIB(, Vector Burn, Hive, Kaos, Karl K and Jae Kennedy as well as Atlanta’s own Evol Intent, Mayhem and Ewun. But wait. Order now and you get an exciting copy of our home game, as the Evol Intent trio delivers the set’s second disc — Assemble the Monster, an Ableton Live mangled zigzag through the HUMAN and E.I. catalogs. Gnashing. 4 stars