Review- 'Worth the Weight. Bristol Dubstep Classics'

The impact that the city of Bristol has had on Bass music is immeasurable.  Since emerging in London, the dark, gritty and spacious new sounds that were being pushed at clubs such as FWD soon found themselves abducted and altered, as the ‘Bristol Sound’ forged its own identity.  Early adapters such as Pinch, RSD, Appleblim and Peverelist quickly found their own niches into which they could mould the sub bass sound.

‘Worth the Weight’ celebrates the many facets of Bristol dubstep.  Released on Peverelist’s Punch Drunk label, it's a coming together of all the big Bristol producers, labels and tunes into a two CD compilation which epitomises the unique bonhomie that binds the Bristol scene together so tightly.       

Genre defining classics such as Pinch's sparse anthem 'Qawwali' or RSD's  'Pretty Bright Light' sit comfortably next to more recent efforts from the likes of Dubboy, Guido, Hyetal and the duo Wedge and Shadz.  One of my favourite tunes of all time 'Roll With the Punches' by Peverelist rightly finds a space, and makes this worth the purchase alone in my opinion.  Any further doubts can be assuaged by a glance at the full tracklist below, and if you haven't already got your finger hovering over the 'Buy Now' button, the CD version also contains a photo booklet and sleeve notes from the famous 'Gutterbreakz' blog.

CD 1

1. Pinch 'Midnight Oil'

2. Peverelist 'The Grind'

3. Gatekeeper 'Tense Past'

4. Peverelist 'Roll with the Punches'

5. Appleblim 'Vansan'

6. Pinch 'Qawwali'

7. Forsaken 'Hypnotise'

8. Headhunter '7th Curse'

9. RSD 'Pretty Bright Light'

10. Komonazmuk 'Bad Apple'

11. Appleblim & Peverelist 'Circling'

12. Pinch 'Lazarus'

13. Forsaken ft Mr Jo 'Into the Sunset'

CD 2

1. Smith & Mighty 'B Line Fi Blo'

2. Dubboy & Atki2 'Tiger Flower'

3. Joker ‘Holly Brook Park’

4. Guido 'Mad Sax'

5. Hyetal & Shortstuff 'Ice Cream'

6. Pinch 'Get Up' (RSD remix)

7. Jakes '3kout'

8. Wedge & Shadz 'Running away' (Guido remix)

9. Gemmy 'Bass Transmitter'

10. Guido 'Orchestral Lab'

11. Dubkasm 'Hail Jah' (Jakes remix)

12. Joker 'Stuck in the System'

13. Hyetal 'Pixel Rainbow Sequence'