ILS has returned with a musical collective including DJ Rich and singer Jewels Lindt, a motley team that has met up and worked countless festivals over the years. Their music journey is no less epic from the 90s to present day with breaks, drum and bass and electro mixes on a raft of impressive labels such as LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking, Botchit and Scarper, Fuel, Marine Parade and Mo Wax. Not to forget the best selling “Bohemia” album with us back in 2005.
Their recent Professor Green remix of ‘Remedy’ was named Zane Lowe’s hottest single of the week : ‘Disgusting remix from maestro iLS who makes the transition to 70bmp with ease. To be fair, who would want to rap over this anyway. Heavy.’ – Zane Lowe March 2012.

And so the music:  ‘33rpm' carries on ILS tradition of exploring an assortment of flavours in bass music science. the proggy influences of successive years of drum and bass, a collection of samplers and Atari’s, and a subversive, subculture sheen and you’re on your way to understanding the scope on the album. 
This new musical foray sees a development into a more coherent ‘live band vibe’ with a line up including Jewels Lindt on vocals and a host of musicians to back it up.

Things open up with the tour de force track ‘Changes,’ crunching beats, moving walls of bass and a sultry vocal from Jewels driving the song. ‘Come Together’ mixes in a dub-reggae groove, reeling effects and a moody female vocal to maximum effect.   The touchstone track on the album is the revolution-inducing ‘Occupy’. Owning the biggest beats and waves of audio aggression on the album, ILS has woven the zeitgeist of the Occupy movement into sonic form.

Recent single ‘Still Crazy’ is next, mixing up some unashamedly loud & proud old school breaks with some planet-crushing stabs.  Soundsystem vocals are provided by Jewels.  ‘Dark Skies’ is another slice of bass & beat artillery, this time with driving basslines and an upbeat skank.  ‘Up and Down’ delivers the albums most commercially accessible moment with a show stealing vocal from Jewels

‘Burn It Down’ lingers with its aggressive streak, whilst the walking bass and organ stabs of ‘Firefay’ add darting synth melodies and jazz inflections into the pot. ‘Invisible War’ reaches a dubby peak, Jewels providing a rally cry over side-winding bass and layered strings.  It’s chase scene time next with ‘Kingdom By The Sea’. Classic cinematic big-beat ILS in the house!

On a cinematic tip, we jump to the widescreen beats of ‘No Regrets’. It’s all about the huge strings and forlorn lyrics on this one. The album closes with ‘Tic Toc’ which starts off with Massive Attack style menace, building to a crescendo of his trademark rhythm. 

Overall an album we here at Distinctive are proud to have our name on.  Stay tune for more in the single department from our man in the West shortly.