Fierce / Vicious Circle – Condors / Section

Surfing on the border of neurofunk and techstep, side A, "Condors" is a killer. Section is nice as well, but Condors is on a different level (for me, this does not mean it is worse or better or whatever).

It has a Doom Train-like (though less powerful - which is quite cool in the case of Condors) vibe in my opinion: mad, rigorous beats, sick drums and drum programming, and a very dark, eerie background sample during the whole tunage that could have come from a survival horror game or cinema. Depending on you, it can sound a little bit "standard" or experimental - although having around 10+ years with drum and bass under my belt, I am with the latter one.

This is my favourite Quarantine release next to Splash Step and Carrier. Oh, and just for the record, it's a shame that this label is on a hiatus. Also heard various rumours last year about Fierce leaving the scene and abandoning this label. Drum and bass losing a veteran soldier who has been there since day one... quite sad, if it is true.