Various Artists: 5 Years of Hyperdub (Hyperdub) - CD originally released November 2009

Hyperdub have always peddled a more sophisticated, intelligent strain of bass music. But that doesn't mean you have get over analytical though. On the contrary, this is 32 creative variations on how low-end theory can enrich your life. Cherry picking tracks for singular praise seems unfair but I'm gonna do it anyway.

King Midas Sound's (aka The Bug and Roger Robinson) low swagger opener is confident and brash, Flying Lotus goes back to bass-ics with a nice pair of 'Disco Balls'. Burial's contribution is comforting as ever and the fantastic 'Tarantula' by Zomby is a cheeky homage to LFO (best track on this compilation too). On disc two, Burial's two cuts sound nostalgic and even more melancholic with age. Zomby sounds like he's extracting futurist pop from a PS3, while Joker's 'Digidesign' is nothing short of astonishing.

That's not to say the rest is filler, I just didn't give it that all important second glance.