Hospitality Drum & Bass 2012: The Review

Every January, or at least the last two, Hospital Records releases its first compilation of the year. It has a mix of new tracks, recently released tracks from the label and others, as well as tracks that the label's staff (mostly boss Tony Coleman, a.k.a. London Elektricity) have been playing out. This compilation continues that tradition, with tracks and remixes by most of the Hospital regulars (Fred V & Grafix are notably absent) and friends of the label, like Blu Mar Ten. Logistics in particular has two new tracks, preparing for his fourth album "Fear Not" out in April. The tracklist is very solid, but I have two tracks that I'd like to have been replaced: Camo & Krooked's "Hot Pursuit" was my least favorite track from their album, and I'd rather have had the superior "Run Riot" in its place. I'd also switch Enei's remix of London Elektricity's "U Gotta Be Crazy" with Logistics' remix of "The Plan That Cannot Fail". A minor complaint is that the presence of the track "Heaven (Nu:Tone Remix)" by Emeli Sandé caused a restricted version of the album, without the track or the DJ mix, to be sold in America due to Sandé's music not being licensed here yet. Still, the full version is available at Hospital's website worldwide. It's great music at a great price. I give it a 9 out of 10.