Meltdown / Cold Steel

The Insiders

Record label
Intrigue
Catalog Number
INTRIGUE 003
Release Date
May 25th 2009
Genres

Tracks

postitleartistsduration
A1Meltdown
B1Cold Steel

After setting the standard with a critically lauded first release, and then securing the talents of no less than Break and Survival for the second, label bosses The Insiders step things up another level for Intrigue with this colossal 12. The Insiders have been in the drum & bass game longer than most, with releases on legendary imprints such as 31 Records, Creative Source and Defunked already beneath their belts and over six years tirelessly pushing the deeper shades of D&B in their home city of Bristol at their Intrigue club nights. And yet, 2009 is set to be The Insiders biggest year yet. Meltdown is of such quality and possesses a sound so completely timeless, that its no surprise it waoriginally snapped up by Goldie for Metalheadzs Drum & Bass Headhunterz long-player in 2006 Now, what has become The Insiders signature track gets a natura second home and deserved vinyl release on Intrigue. Led by the swooning vocals of Ayah, and with its use of an enduring palette of jungle/D&B bass and breaks and sublime sonic textures, Meltdown sounds as fresh now as it ever did, but benefits from a new found relevance within the increasingly distinct deeper side of D&B. Cold Steel is more than a match for its illustrious flipside; a glorious cacophony of classic drum breaks and distorted, shamelessly moody bass with a twisted progression that refuses to relent. Stripping back to pensive amenfilled grooves with a tint of Detroit, before building the intensity to feverish peaks once more, Cold Steel is a pure, percussive groove with real punch. With this release The Insiders stay true to Intrigues ethos of pushing the deeper, more leftfield sides of D&B, but inject a floorfilling energy that will no doubt surprise many and simply delight dancefloors. Both tracks have featured in the sets of Golde, Storm, D-Bridge, A.I. and Digital.