FreQ Nasty - Bring Me the Head of FreQ Nasty

To say that "the heavy-dreaded New Zealand breaks-master known as FreQ Nasty is one of the primary leaders of the Nu-Skool Breaks revolution" would be an understatement. FreQ Nasty white labels and singles are some of the most sought-after vinyl records ever to be pressed for breakbeat dance music. His sound continues to be hardened and matured with each release and this full-length album only solidifies his stature with the breakbeat community. One of FreQ's outstanding qualities is his ability to integrate the robotic funk of yesteryear with the razor-edged broken beats of today. He has also been known to pull 909 ACID lines and disco-Cassius styled samples into his teeth gritting/body rocking tracks. BRING ME THE HEAD OF FREQ NASTY is one of the most insightful and well-produced breakbeat albums I have ever heard.

Track 1: COME LET ME KNOW (Feat. Rodney P.)
Undoubtedly one of the absolute best tracks on the entire CD, it features Rodney P's English ragga-styled rudeboy vocals accompanied with the ultra Nu-Skool breaks of FreQ Nasty himself. Also has some nice scratch/cuts hidden in the back samples.

Track 2: FRESH
Gritty, dirty, and filthy is the best way to describe this robotic onslaught of dance music wizardry. The bassline for this track will snake its way throughout any amped/crossover club sound system on every level possible.

Track 3: BOOMBA CLAT (Feat. Roots Manuva & Yolanda)
This brassed-up ragga banger is filled with Yolanda's "oh-oh" vocals and Roots' rudeboy lyrics. The bassline is a typical FreQ styled Nu-Skool track.

Track 4: AMPED
This track is also one of my favorites. It has a tweaked-out bassline that cranks out the most insane frequencies and rocks right along with the organic broken-beat drum and high-hat samples. The disco-styled samples only make this single an even stronger candidate for "Winner of the FreQ Nasty red-hot-floor award."

Track 5: BROOKLYN TO BRIXTON (Feat: Kovas)
This one has a more progressive hip-hop flair and features Kovas on the mic. Definitely a dance floor mover, it's full of jump-off lyrics guaranteed to rock any set or system full fold. Calling back to House of Pain, Kovas chants out "JUMP - JUMP" and moves the track right along.

Track 6: SIL NUM TAO
Filled with Funk and Jazz elements and instrumentation, this one has a harmonic synth bassline punch that is sure to wreck any sound system whatsoever.

Track 7: CLIT LICKA
This track will be the official sexy and laid back electro-breaks single off the album. Samples of pure female enjoyment fill the track while the sub-bass takes care of the low end. The track also features a tempo slow-down in the middle that builds it way back to the broken beat fury of the beginning (who would have thought).

Track 8: PUNKADELIC
This straight forward breaks anthem has some more of those ragga hoover-bass and ACID elements that one would expect from the FreQ. It also has a nice breakdown and drop - watch out for the ending mix-out.

Track 9: GOOSE
Another one of my favorite grooves from the album, this track has an excellent sawed-up bassline that moves and sways its way through the song. I could see this being remixed into something much more.

Track 10: 2 FEMALES
Experimental hyper-breaks is the only way I can explain this one; definitely a track for the crossover Jungle/DnB/Hip-Hop DJ. It gives me a great insight into what FreQ is capable of as an artist - and it only gets better from here.

Track 11: LA MACHINA LATINA
This broken beat mayhem is full of high-hat/bassed-up rhythm, and a brilliant cut-n-paste string arrangement that had to have come from a movie soundtrack. The percussive metallic plinks and progressive back-end bassline give this one a "heady" quality - wait one minute - it's mixed in with track 12 - and thus, I continue.

Track 12: MAD SITUATION (Feat. Junior Delgado)
The true progressive vocal-rock anthem of FreQ's album, Junior rocks us with his Reggae preaching of equality and political points. FreQ brings everything around with the progressive soundscape and rocked out broken-beats.

Be sure to pick this one up, it really makes a terrific soundtrack for an energetic night on the town.