usually when we think of italy we think of designer labels, opera, fast cars, fine art and fine foods. italian based subculture records however are looking to add firin drum & bass to that list as they present their third release from label owner maztek and uk producers sleeper cell. batton down the hatches, things are about to get rowdy! sci fi sounds capes are rife as sleeper cell and maztek team up for swoop to open up scult003 with its rich textured break, eerie pads and industrial fx. after a tense dropout its time to move out as the super sick bass rocks into the mix along with the rugged beats to provide a great example of the neurofunk sound. fans of noisia, break and the like will lap this one up. then maztek goes it alone for funk me hard, another excursion into the dark twisted world of techy d&b but with as the name suggests, a little more funk. absolute carnage is what this one causes on the drop of filthy bass, warped vox and yet more production wizardry. crank it up! dj support so far from ed rush, state of mind, chris renegade, optiv, masheen, axiom and more.