New York producer Ursula 1000 is known for his signature retro-future electronic dance fusions, but it's less known that he started off as a jungle and drum 'n' bass DJ during the scene's golden era in the early '90s. For Insect Queen Music's first release of 2023, Ursula 1000 decided to pay homage to some favorite elements of that period by mixing that sound with what he thinks is the perfect theme: classic martial arts movie vibes!
Early inspirations for Ursula 1000 were producers like J. Saul Kane's proto-trip hop stylings in Depth Charge and Photek's initial series of 12"s. Both producers often deployed the sound of whizzing shuriken throwing stars, whooshing swords, high-flying kicks, and karate chops for percussive hits. One should also mention the amazing Wu-Tang Clan, who also championed this recipe. With this sound palette in mind, Ursula 1000 has created the ultimate kung fu meets spy movie suspense thriller. Who is and what is … "The Glass Dragon"?
Andy Cerutti (Fort Knox Recordings) – “REWIND & come again … This is wicked, nice beats & fun groove. Let’s go!”
Kassi (Stereo de Luxe) – “Refreshing funky beats and excellent vintage martial arts vibes.”
DJ Moneyshot (The Allergies) – “Hi-Yah! Dope little cut of slickly sliced Shaolin soul samples for all you kung-fools to get busy with.”
Morphososis (NSB Radio) – “Yep! Will be supporting this fo sho!”
Mikebee (Vinyl Dreams) – “Nice vibe, definitely sounds like a throwback to 1997 jazzy D&B, not a bad thing at all.”
mister (Green Arrow Radio Show) – “Can’t break this Glass Dragon down. The entire piece is da FUNK.”
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