Review:
If the eye-popping, cranium-crushing end of dubstep is your bag, it's likely you own at least one release by the Dub Police imprint. Here they're in prime form, giving space to Subscape to showcase their electro-heavy take on the dubstep wobbler. For the most part, the Universal EP is surprisingly charming, fusing sweet, bleep-heavy electronica melodies with the sort of heavyweight bottom end usually found on far more aggressive records. It's a curious mix, but one that pays dividends - particularly on the title track and chiming "Cadillac Jack". There are bona fide dark moments, too - not least the warped opening and closing tracks - but they're buried underneath a mask of quiet beauty.