Recursion 12" (Review by Mike Ainley)

Overdrive
A superbly crafted slice of 91/92 action. Great samples throughout, including a very Snap (remember them?!) stab, some lovely strings that remind me of an old Mental Cube tune, and perfect use of Belgium's finest export since Stella - the classic T99 stab.  Nice breaks throughout, some great overlaying of harder edged beats when necessary.  Easily my favourite on the EP, and I can't wait to hear someone drop it someplace LOUD!

I'm still running
Everytime I hear the first 8 bars or so I think of Roni Size sat behind a drumkit on TOTP or summat. Starts with some very live sounding drums, then drops semi spooky strings and a vocal that sounds like it was recorded ten feet away from the mic. Nice synth & piano use in this one, probably the best structured tune on the EP actually. Chris then does an Acen, dropping James Bond snippets in.

Mix A2 (Be One Remix)
Pure 91. Could have been played at the Eclipse, Shelleys, Entropy or any number of midlands clubs that didn't play all that Southern jungle crap.  Of all the tunes on the EP, this is the one that has the most authentic feel - to the point where if played out, I couldn't have said whether it was old or new. Class.

Beyond my Dreams
I'm never sure what to think about this. Some great samples, a lovely piano and some nice mixing, but still doesn't grab me. The Snowman sections actually turn me off the tune, smacks too much of the kiddy hardcore stuff that was churned out late 92. A shame, because I think the potential in the tune is never reached. On listening while I write this, there's a portion of the tune (about 3/5 of the way through) that sounds like the real tune trying to get out.

Darker Days E.P.

Fans of Chris White's "Wilderness" CD will be pleased to hear that his new EP featuring new tracks and remixes of some his older work is now available.

Wilderness

Wilderness is Point Blanks first album. It contains a wide range of breakbeat orientated material, all of the tracks having been re-mastered since their original incarnation.