This tune is a bit more straightahead and steppy than I usually go for in 95 tracks, but it’s well done and worth checking for sure. “Time is Now” uses the classic Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Darkest Light Horn snippet, as used previously in Dance Conspiracy – Dub War, and before that, by Public Enemy in “Show em What We Got”. Beat-wise, it’s got Sesame Street and Life Could breaks, coupled with a classic dub siren and a tidy little Onyx vocal snippet (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ehUz0QEi-4#t=1m1s if you’re curious). Nothing too special in the tune elements themselves, the main things that set this track apart are 1. the fact that it gets in and out quite fast (under 5 minutes), and, most of all, 2. the bass. SERIOUS bass in this tune, in fact it’s almost like there’s 2 basslines: an initial one which is a bit highpassed and understated/not that hard hitting, and then an extra sub bass layered in during during critical sections. I had to rerecord this rip because the first time it was clipping – second time in and keeping the relative volume low, I still swear there’s a few parts where it’s too loud. Either way, this will give you a good gist of the tune, definitely a nice contrast to more frantic and choppy amen-centric tunes of the time, plus quite obscure I think.
Bass Thieves – The Time Is Now
Nice! Very pleasant steppy tune this 🙂
The bass bleeps (not the deep sub bass) kinda remind me of the early Warp Records bleepy sound.
been waiting this release for years.
this records label my favorite of all small/white label jungle labels. great 3 banging release with dread bass style and many cool hip-hop samples. I think this releases written by one or two the same guys.