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Three episodes in a row, three hybrid formats between US selector and UK selector. A quick tour of the dubplate box.
Tales from the Darkside is one of the shows that patiently establishes its identity: US selector (Sinistarr) + UK selector (Solid) + recurring guests (here Rumblejunkie). Three episodes have just dropped in quick succession on Season 4. We take them together because they respond to each other.
Classic b2b format. Alternating track by track, not block by block. You can feel the complicity; each knows where the other will place. Tempo zone: full 174, no deviation. Selection dominated by somewhat dark minimal-tech - the word "darkside" isn't in the show's title for nothing.
Key moments: a mid-set transition on a halftime cut extended by ~90 seconds that serves as a breath, then a restart on a roller.
Three selectors in the studio. A more fragmented format: Rumblejunkie brings a jungle-adjacent color that breaks the minimal-tech line of the other two. The b2b3 is risky - sometimes it drops off - but the energy is richer than in E37. A wider setlist, with an identifiable jungle-oldschool passage on the Amen break.
Key moments: the central 10 minutes carried by Rumblejunkie, very dense in cuts.
Without Sinistarr. Classic b2b format, more compact. We return to a two-voice dialogue; Rumblejunkie takes up more space. A more jungle, less halftime rhythmic line. More doubles this time, a striking transition on an old Reinforced-adjacent cut (ID not captured).
Key moments: the final third, accelerating, which turns jump-up without ever falling into caricature.
A show that takes the musical gesture seriously. The three episodes are solid, but if you only listen to one: E38 for the richness, E39 for the coherence.
Must listen - especially if you didn't know the show. Tales from the Darkside is becoming an appointment, not just a slot in a schedule.
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