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Glorious, melting pot electronica, which can loosely - but not accurately - be described as dubstep, from Stay+ on Ramp Recordings. This five-track EP takes us from the muffled rhythms, pulsating groove and haunting lyrics of "Stay Positive", through the lucid, chiming, ice-cold tones of "Young Luv" and the jittering, bleepy melodies of "Scum" to deep, distorted bass weight of "Protection" and the upbeat, Rustie style tones of concluding cut "Fever", which rounds things off in style.
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If Stephan Laubner was a rapper his rhymes would be as raw as Ol' Dirty and as rough as the RZA. Instead, Laubner aka STL lets his drum machines and synthesisers do the talking. Things From The Basement is STL's latest digital missive on the Something series, containing three locked grooves from the original vinyl release. "In My Dreams" spits raw and sketchy beats with no hint of a melody until wandering synths are slowly introduced around the four minute mark. Laubner's "Intrusion Dub" is awash with a warm aquatic flow, softening the brighter scrapes of the original, whereas the shuddering kicks and typewriter percussion of "Wasabi Flavoured" pound over STL's trademark fizz and crackle, as a wonderfully trippy analogue synth squeals and bleeps like a malfunctioning modem. The lo-fi beats of "Too Slow" act as an instrumental intermission that shares similar sonic qualities to MCDE's Raw Cuts series and Kid Swing's "I Hate Bling Rappers". STL then gets tropical with "Vintage Hunter", a friendly beachside jam coupled with synthesised steel drums and rattling island percussion. Highly recommended.
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With recent releases from the likes of industrial post-punk outfits Factory Floor and HTRK, this new release on Blast First Petite comes as something of a change in pace. A 38 minute album in two parts from Yorkshire-born composer and guitarist Michael Chapman, The Resurrection & The Revenge of The Clayton Peacock consists of layers of echoing pulsations, string manipulation and rhythmic neck-knocking to create fresh sounds and effects. Of course the music is much more than simple experimentation - the stark, slate grey sonics paint a bleak picture somewhere in between the cold, windswept landscape of his native Yorkshire and a dystopian future, creating a distinctly cold, damp British type of guitar-based drone music that sits alongside the drier, scorched music of American artists like Sunn O))) and Earth.
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Clearly a band switched on to interesting electronic producers, Cubenx have put together this single release to get their washed-out indie pop refigured by a diverse pair of remixers. Downliners Sekt take the New Order meets My Bloody Valentine of the original track and pitches it down. Bright and breezy synths get replaced with languid string samples, reverbed percussion and a slow-release beat akin to the Mount Kimbie school of half step. T. Williams does the complete opposite, instantly pumping elements of the original through an uptempo house cut. It's sleekly crafted 4/4 for that perfect blissed out moment in a peak time set.
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This extraordinary nine-track package from Mexico's Mekha compromises four original tracks and five remixes. First of all is two minute outing "Process" - a minimal, haunting intro with almost painful humming, which introduces us to the sparse experimentalism that will ensue. "Aneurism" is a deep, dubbed out piece with deftly placed beats, occasional bleeps and quirky SFX. Dsve remixes this, adding in a swishing vocal and booming bass, whilst Kupas Vampire Slaya mix is an exercise in disorientating 8-bit bleeps. "Cortex Feedback" is a more menacing piece with remixes from DMR, MHV and The Raging Sea Unconscious mix, with the original rounding things off.
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With Radiophonic Workshop founder Daphne Oram receiving renewed interest thanks to the Science Museum's purchase of the Oramics machine, there's no better time for Andrea Parker's Aperture label to release this intriguing collection of Oram reworkings. Together with Daz Quayle, they take Oram's minimalist, haunted compositions and add further layers of intrigue. The scene is set with an interview of Oram on Woman's Hour, contrasted by string and drone arrangement - further tracks, such as "Frightened Of Myself" and "Now & Always Here" create sandblasted, clattering wastelands out of the source material, whilst "Trepidation" and "Oddments" opt for a minimalist approach, but whatever the result, the result always illuminates Oram's unique contributions in a fascinating new light.
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There was some criticism of the debut album from Copenhagen-based Californian CHLLNGER (AKA producer Steven Borth), with critics suggesting his sparse, atmospheric take on post-dubstep was a touch derivative of scene stalwarts such as Burial. Such criticism is harsh. Certainly, the four tracks that make up this EP are suitably atmospheric, but there's an inventiveness and positivity often lacking from more intricate, dubwise compositions. "Datter" itself is wonderfully woozy, offering a sparse fusion of dubstep, reggae, IDM and trip-hop that's warm and enticing (thanks, it should be said, to a lovely vocal). "Desire", meanwhile, recalls the creepy compositions of former Talkin' Loud chanteuse Nicolette and 100th Window era Massive Attack. Well worth investigating.
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