#41 Feat. Staff Picks in Drum & Bass

After consuming the primeval energies of an entire planetoid, the gargantuan interstellar being had wandered the stars for a time. At its core churned the life forces of one trillion beings, subsumed and intertwined by the nature of its interdimensional existence. The singularity of consciousness that lay at its core was thus one of cacophony & discord, as those of strongest will that still clung to some faint inkling of individuality sought to exert their influence over all others, pushing upwards amidst the maddening din of psychic energy and drowning those beneath them in turn. In willful ignorance of the chaos that churned within it, the great being had come to rest in the orbit of a distant star, beginning a hibernation that would last for eons as the life that raged within began to slowly seep to the surface. Thus came new life upon the surface of the beings slumbering body, born from the original images of all that which the behemoth had consumed and wrought into entirely new forms by the crucible at its core. In an age to come, the being would wake again, consuming the distant ancestors of the life that it had now born into existence. For the current age, its duty had been fulfilled - the cycle of DIVERGENCE had been carried out once more. EATBRAIN unveils DIVERGENCE VI, the latest entry in the labels compilation series which celebrates the diverse and devastating breadth of their artists sound. Packed with a no less than 38 works from the veteran leaders and fervent newcomers of the labels monstrous horde, DIVERGENCE VI displays the power of EATBRAIN at its fullest extent. Written by Gwen Kubik

Siren, Gydra, Manta, Hologram, Symplex, Absu_NTQL, Jade Venom, Moneo, The Clamps, Wiguez, Disphonia, Kryptomedic, RAIDO, Gexan, MNDSCP, TESSERACTS, Transforma, Kaizen Flow, CrucifyMe, it is Jev, Frannabik, Finalfix, The FI5TH, Tryst Temps, Bad Legs, Midnight CVLT, Liveon, Agressor Bunx, Zombie Cats, Shannan, Enta, Fanatics, Prolix, Balron, Theezer, Current Value, Killbreak, Paimon