coming out of the audio plants fraternity, ukranian drum & bass artist pageant brings a bright and breezy musicality to the scene on this expansive debut album. the beats come through clear and punchy while the instrumentation takes its lead from ltj bukem s smoother moments to results in a very palatable kind of liquid drum & bass. this is as feel good as the genre can get, and with its wide scope for natural and synthetic sound sources it never tires on the ears. whether it s the soaring vocal of elena aki on space song or the expressive guitar trills on taxi driver, there s always something catchy to draw your ear in to pageant s smooth as silk soundworld.

the long-expected vinyl release of the ukrainian producer nikolay shvets, also known for his releases on blu mar ten and sync:safir. fascinating and sincere music filled with natural beauty. both tracks will once again make a listener wonder about the versatility of the autonomic 170 bmp subgenre.