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[[1L]] december 2010

game reviews

JAMES ZABIELA

Sonic the hedgehog Fouronly available as a download, this is a cheap addition to your console (or iPod) but because of that you really shouldn’t expect too much for your money. if you hunger for the side-scrolling 2d action that you no longer find on Sonic’s latest incarnations this is for you. But despite the hd rendering this really does feel dated and clunky. if you miss the days of locking yourself in your room with your mega drive this has a certain appeal, but in today’s market this is really only for Sonic die-hards. NICK STEVENSON

deF Jam raPStarBoasting over 45 classic cuts spanning 30 years of hip hop history, and loads of the hottest uK artists, Def Jam Rapstar is the ultimate way to get your mc skills on point. Lyrical accuracy is key as you battle your mates or record your freestyle rhyme-crimes using the console camera before editing your own video, Kanye- style, and uploading to the online community to promote yourself across cyberspace. reminding yourselves of the ‘glory days’ of So Solid crew is optional, but with bundles of downloadable tunes still to come you’ll be king of bling in no time. dope. PHIL DUDMAN

need For SPeed: hot PurSuitin the latest Need For Speed you can play as cops or racers depending on how much you enjoy taking punks down or shaking the feds. in the fictional setting of Seacrest the police drive Lambos and Bugattis and the roads look remarkably similar to those cited on Top Gear’s ‘Best roads ever’ show. You can swerve spike-strips on snow- capped mountain peaks or fire off nitro along endless coastlines, then after each challenge you can upload your times and boast to mates on autolog, the game’s Facebook-friendly online hub. NICK STEVENSON

truth or LieSget your house party banter going this festive season with this upgraded take on the classic ‘truth or dare’. incorporating real ‘lie detector’ technology, use your console’s mic to make all your Jeremy Kyle dreams come true and watch the carnage unfold. there’s over 3000 jovial questions built in, but for real fan-hitting-shit you can set your own big Qs in the ‘hot seat’ mode and let the squirming commence. in fact, whilst we’re at it, when’s the last time you bought a round at a rave? we want the truth, dammit! PHIL DUDMAN

1 cLuBroot remember me“From the limited-edition bonus cd that came with the most recent album.”

2 modeSeLeKtorart & cash (SBtrKt remix)“I’m a big modeselektor fan, though this remix sounds nothing like the original!”

PrototYPe/uniQue unique morning “I just stumbled upon this. As soon as I heard it I knew it had to go on the mix!”

4 cLaude VonStroKe aundy (Zabiela’s mad For marky’s mix mash-up)“I was flying to Perth, which is famous for its d’n’b scene, and I wanted to play the dJ marky & SPY mix there – so I made an edit on the flight!” 5 caLcuLon Feat KeLLY dean Premonition“dubstep or d’n’b? Fast yet slow; tough yet floaty.”

6 aSc the ubiquity incident “The rhythms in ASc tracks are always really interesting. Try and count along to this!”

7 dead waiter and eLi waLKSVi “Probably my favourite track on the mix. Lo-fi electronica with lush melodies and destroyed percussion.”

8 we LoVecruise control “The We Love album is quite poppy in places, though not this rather moody number.”

9 ramadanmanFall Short “A staple in my sets right now, as is a lot of david’s music.”

10 grooVe armada history (tom Budden’s aLiVe remix)“Takes the mood of the mix somewhere else. Nice house tune with the voice of Will Young drifting about in it.”

11 PhoniQue Feat ian whiteLaw our time our chance“...and those vocals from mr Young sit nicely here too!”

12 chYmera dream runner (Funk d’Void remix) “Lars is on fire with his new label Outpost!” 13 cariBouJamelia (r3volve remix)“I sent this to my friend mike aka r3volve, and he came back with this. Huge!”

14 tycho coastal Brake (manual remix)“As the PA system at Narita airport suggests, ‘The end of walk is ahead’. The way this track’s melodic, musical wash fills the speakers is a signal that the end is nigh.”

15 ÓLaFur arnaLdS ú ert sólin“To say this is emotive is an understatement.”

From modeselektor to claude VonStroke and caribou, your James Zabiela mix this month is not only a tribute to Tokyo’s metro network but also to the city itself: listen closely and you’ll hear field recordings made when James performed in the city earlier in 2010. This is a true labour of love, and about as sonically rich as you can get. It’s also a huge step on from the warm house atmospherics JZ is known for, so as well as Funk d’Void you’ll also find dubstep soundscapes from ramadanman and liquid d’n’b from marky & ASc.

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Beer pressure n. goading which results in you going out drinking when you’ve promised not to rave ja vu n. the weird sensation that you’ve done this party before, for example watching major Lazer at red Bull’s carnival party, or hearing Sven closing cocoon

to go to heaven v. to come out. “where’s gary tonight? i thought he loved Stringfellows?” “haven’t you heard? he’s gone to heaven” ingrosso 1. n. the surname of Sebastian, one third of the Swedish house mafia 2. v. to fascinate. “have you read the last issue of

Mixmag? that feature on the best shows in dance was well ingrosso”elaborate dJ set-up 1. n. anything more than two cdJs, a mixer, amp and speakers. 2. n. to play a trick on the dJ, for example: everyone on the floor pretends to be dead after amnesia’s ice cannons have gone off

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droning onmephedrone becoming illegal has not deterred users, according to a new british report. researchers at

Queen’s University belfast were the first to study mephedrone’s use

since it became illegal in April. The study found 21 of the 23 study

participants had used mephedrone after the ban, with only one person opposed to using the substance again following its reclassification as a class b drug.

meanwhile, the National Treatment Agency for Substance misuse says

a fall in the number of cocaine users could be attributed to young

people switching to meph.

weedY KidS oK a third of uK parents don’t mind their children smoking cannabis. that was the finding of a recent

survey by Professor Frank Furedi, the professor of sociology at the

university of Kent. “Families have become surprisingly

open-minded about allowing their children to experiment and find their own way in life,” he said.

whiZZing oFF the SheLVeSSpeed Speed Speedfreak is a

quirky, pill-shaped new book by mick Farren which looks at ‘the fast history of amphetamine’, the drug

used by everyone from elvis Presley to adolf hitler. It tells the

story of the now sneered upon substance that was born in 1887,

and originally intended as a treatment for asthmatics. Not

worth losing sleep over...

no SPiKe in the graPhdrink spiking may not be as

common as media reports often imply. ontario hospital in

canada has released the data from the last 178 cases in which people thought they’d had their drinks spiked. there were zero findings of rohypnol, and only

two for ghB – in one of which the patient reported voluntarily

taking the substance. Still, keep your guard up, people!

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