Dillinja – The Angels Fell

About as good as drum 'n' bass gets! These tracks are probably Dillinja's finest works by far... "The Angels Fell" is an amazing combination of memorable, atmospheric pads and his signature filtered drum breaks, "Ja Know Ya Big" has always been my favourite with its serious Amen choppage and sweeping bass, and "Brutal Bass" speaks for itself really. This record is best enjoyed out of big speakers ;)

Truly some of the best DnB ever produced and def the best that Dillinja put out- and that is saying a lot! These tracks helped define the genre!

Angels Fell could just be the best dnb/jungle tune ever imo. Absolute future music made nearly 30 years ago

The Angels Fell is the standout but the two B sides are also excellent. One of the best early Headz releases.

I don't know why I slept on this red hot wax for so long. Ja Know Ya Big is just sublime, and with The Angels Fell on this vinyl too? I wonder why it's not really expensive. Don't get any ideas though, because I'll be fuming if this ever gets marked up.

Pound for pound, for me, this is just about the greatest jungle record ever made.

Ja Know Ya Big - it might be my favorite jungle/dnb track of all time. Something about it. Doesn't even sound like Dillinja, sounds like coming through him from god.

'Brutal Bass' is the cut on this phat slab of dillinja gold. All three tracks are seminal Headz bangers

Brutal Bass is the pick of an excellent bunch for me, everything a Jungle track should be, deep, dark, sparse with great drums & cavernous BASS !

This 12 definitely needs another review. Rarely, a 12 is released that is a complete game changer. This has got to be THE loudest, clearest recorded track on vinyl out there. For clarity, in my opinion it's on a par with Rockit by Herbie Hancock. Whenever I'm setting up my sub in my car, these are the tunes I use. Dark, twisted, the production is rich and atmospheric, The Angels Fell epitomised everything that is great about Jungle/D & B in 95. This twelve is not just about the A side - give it a flip and you are seriously starting to get your money's worth. A decent copy is going for around the 40 quid mark at the moment and it's still worth every penny. Jah know Ya Big is a dark and dirty little number, with plenty going on throughout. Brutal Bass is for me, the real gem here. Dubby and dark, the quality of the production really shows. The keyboards really add atmosphere and menace to the track. It really is brutal. Play it loud and you really start to get the point of this recording. It needs to be played loud to appreciate its greatness. Low volume does in no way do this justice. And do you know what? That's just fine by me.