Hxdb At Juno Download

Review: The debut release from Canadian producer HxdB shows him to have a keen ear for forward thinking dubstep with subtle garage influences. "Prism" takes a 2-step arrangement and refracts the surrounding light with its crystalline synths, while "Macro Modular" is a frenetic cut filled with rapid percussive fills, and raw analogue grunt. Finally "Showdown at the Cinema" combines Shackleton style atmospherics and reversed Eastern melodies with some churning low end before topping things off with some a lush strings arrangement and melancholic jazzy keys.

Review: Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, HxdB aka hexadecibel, is a producer on a mission to deliver forward-thinking bass music to the world. Judging by this, his latest EP, he's right on track. "Up", takes sparse garage beats and elevates them with spacey rave synths, killer staccato rhythms and claps, into a heavenly slice of dancefloor gold. "Stylish Cadaver" is an awesome excursion into tropical riddims, high-pitched vocals and apocalyptic synth chords. Bwana and Grenier provide rain-kissed and synth-drenched mixes respectively. Remixes of the title track come from Pasteman who evokes the spirit of Copacabana in his version and Bassmynt who's mix is all about trippy garage.