MARKLE 58a Tetherdown, London, N10 1NG
QUICKIES Behling & Simpson
Where The Oh’s Applepips 7.0
Bristol’s premier future-thinking label features old Bristol talent under new guises. Baobinga and I.D. pursue a diligently house-ier approach with their usual wonky deftness. ‘Tape Hiss’ wins out, with its darker edges and technoid affirmations.
Kris Wadsworth
Fingerprint EP Hypercolour 7.0
One’s a pumping acidic beasty and the other is a slow grinding porno soundtrack. Worth a listen.
DUBSTEP REVIEWS Maribou State
Scarlett Groove EP Southern Fried 7.0
A decent, if dangerously mellifluous and summery EP from the Home Counties boys, but for something darker head straight for ‘Pagoda’ — dancefloor targeted.
The Invisibles
Generational Ninja Tune 7.5
Scratchy, grainy and pushed faced first through a sonic sieve, it’s The Invisibles again with another beautifully crafted and ultimately damaged torch song.
Phaeleh
The Cold In You Afterglow
9.5
Some remixes totally swamp an original production, and it simply can’t be helped. DjRUM tears the original a new arse with a devastating remix showcasing his aptitude for emotive, pulsing brilliance. It’s awash with layers of crisply layered drums, the obligatory dub techno influence, and a tasteful, slashing line of distorted menace that gives it all the edge it truly needs. Seek out and purchase immediately.
Braiden
Belfray Tower Rush Hour 8.0
MEMOTONE BLACK ACRE
01. LORN ‘Ghosst(s)’ Ninja Tune “A perfect blend of otherworldly/post-apocalyptic sounds and relatable
melody and structure.”
02. VESSEL ‘Metel-Take’ TriAngle “This track is going to move the floor of the more open-minded clubs. A
genius groove that sets your ears on edge.” 03. THE GASLAMP KILLER FEAT DIMLITE ‘Seven Years Of Bad
Luck For Fun’ Brainfeeder “Insane. It has all the qualities of a live recording whilst being able to do so much more.”
04. LOOPS HAUNT ‘Ark’ Black Acre “Pushing dance music to a new limit. The sound design is impeccable, inter-
esting arrangements and power enough to blow your head off!”
05. MANNI D & DEFT ‘This One, Art Of The Possible’ 2nd Drop “I was never really into the whole juke/footwork thing. But this track goes
off! Body mover.”
06. ANCHORSONG ‘Darkrum (Throwing Snow Remix)’ Tru Thoughts “Full-bodied jungle beats and a tripping, off-beat synth line accompanied by
vicious bass growls and sounds that remind me of the underwater levels in Donkey Kong Country (S.N.E.S).”
07. VEX’D ‘Thunder’ Planet Mu “I know it’s an old tune, but it never fails to impress. So simple sounding but
you can lose yourself in its depth.”
08. KHAN ‘Fierce’ Bandulu “Stripped-back, hard-hitting grime. Reminiscent of the purveyors of dubstep
with a modern bite. Aptly titled.”
09. PUMA ‘Hachioji Silk Blues’ Rune Grammofon “This track makes my hairs stand on end. It is beautiful at the same time as
being disastrous.”
10. SQUAREPUSHER ‘Port Rhombus’ Warp “Along with DJ Shadow’s ‘Stem/Long Stem’, this track has influenced me
more than most others. A pure beauty. Hats off.”
Picking his way very carefully through the barbed quagmire of dance music A&R, Braiden is, no doubt, swotting away six-figure advances here and 30ft yacht offers there, carefully demonstrated by his modest, but discerning output — Joy O’s Doldrums, Glasgow’s Lucky Me and XL’s cooler brother, Young Turks. Here, on Holland’s Rush Hour, are two tracks drenched in sartorial confidence sat astride the house/ techno fence with a dashing pout.
Falty DL
Straight & Arrow Ninja Tune 8.5
Settling snugly into the Ninja Tune stable with his third release, the NYC resident had yet to hit gold for them, but that, it seems, is about to change. ‘Straight & Arrow’ has all the ingredients of classic Falty DL; chopped and twisted vocal samples aching with soul, dusty atmosphere and gently syncopated beat patterns. All very nice. Then Mr Hebden gives it the
dynamite Four Tet treatment and reconstructs all those emotive essences into a split personality, bliss-laden Balearic-esque dancer.
Jets
Jets EP Leisure System 8.5
Jimmy Edgar and Machinedrum don the eponymous masks and capes to form Jets, electronic music’s newest dastardly duo. And it doesn’t disappoint. Delve in and get your fingers burnt by hot stabby synth work, smouldering drum patterns and more fiery soul than a Jackson vs O’Jays flamethrower duel. Whilst I can’t pick one over the other, all four tracks here reek of two artists at the top of their game having a shit-load of fun.
Kamakazie Space Programme
Explorer EP Decca Rhythm 6.5
Drum & bass journeyman Raiden breaks cover to throw his dice into the techno/bass crossover roulette wheel with this four- track EP. Much like Rockwell and Instra:mental, he has made a pretty good fist of it. KSP does dank, clanging roller well, with ‘Herbert Shovel’, ‘Cassini’ and ‘Trieste’ pulsing nicely. ‘Curiosity’ has strong astronautical influences docking all over its thumping 4x4 foundations.
Mosca
What You Came For Rinse 6.0
If you’re hoping for a brand new Mosca track, then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed. The monstrous anthem that
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was ‘Bax’ has been graced with a delightfully bland pop vocal with rather pointless hype lyrics, designed to medicate the asinine 15-29 year-old ‘demographic’ on Radio 1. But it’s a willing sacrifice to bring a talent like Mosca to a wider audience.
Shelter Point
Braille EP Hotflush 7.0
As soon as the Mount Kimbe boys jumped ship to Warp, Hotflush filled their woozy shoes with Shelter Point, a couple of lads from Nottingham who make dreamy glitch infusions so similar, you’ll barely notice. But that doesn’t mean these chappies can’t hold their own. ‘Braille’ and ‘Forever Now’ stand up tall, ‘Hold On Me’ has a cough syrup-like effect — all drowsy and sensuous — and all are ably capped by the tricksie ‘Sleep Easy’. Be interesting to see what happens next.
Swindle
Forest Funk EP Deep Medi 6.0
A rather bewildering release again from Swindle on this wildly contrasting EP. ‘Forest Funk’ is a mish-mash of jazzy guitar licks and horrible mid-range synths. ‘Belfast’ sounds like Benga, but from a couple of years ago (again with a smidgen of jazz). ‘Mischief’ on the other hand is a different proposition altogether; sounding like Issac Hayes doing ‘Shaft’ inside DMZ, which goes someway to making it right.
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