Sub Pressure At Juno Download

Review: Californian sound scientist Kial continues his experiments in the fields of ambience and dub with this mesmerisingly deep package. The title track rumbles and wafts with such far-away focus, it sounds like an old Orb B-side beefed with contemporary production values. "Konstruct 9" is much more dancefloor-focussed with its swampy halfstep and metallic layers of razor-sharp bass. "Laido" follows with a stumbling, trippy kickdrum and startling flashes of light that flicker of the menacing groove.

Review: If the darker, murkier end of dubstep floats your musical boat, this second collection of "grimoire" from the Sub Pressure label will be right up your alley. This digital version showcases 10 tracks from the label's recent archives, presenting cuts from up and coming producers such as TZR, Promise One (whose echo-laden, bittersweet roller "Trabzon" is a highlight), Chango, Haack and Genr8. There's also a couple of notable collaborations, with UFO & Kial joining forces for the dancefloor-baiting "Murkdopolis" and Kelly Dean and Phrenik offering up the head-warping vocal cut "The Burning". Intense and paranoid stuff, but that's how you like it, right?