Review: It's no secret that the team at Exit have a legendary catalogue, which they have decided to celebrate for their 100th official drop. This Part One of the "EXIT100" compilation series features some serious heavyweights, including Itoa, Dolenz, Sertone & Addison Groove to name a few. The pure range that we get is also awesome to take in, from Fixate's stunning drum production work in "Dead End", to the skippy, juke-inspired skips of "Tell Me Something" from Sun People and the acidic adventure we are taken on in Borderlandstate_the Best Kisser In L.a.'s "Minimal Input". We couldn?t round off without discussing "Wasted" however, as Dub Phizix dive down a truly unique avenue for them, unveiling a mind-melting soundscape that would leave a tear in the eye of the staunchest electronic music fan. Top quality stuff!
Review: Neil Andrew aka Dolenz returns to dBridge's esteemed Exit Records for his fourth release of grey area style electronics. The result is a six-track mini LP, documenting a year of musical and internal exploration. A strong departure from his previous EP, "Be Kind" sees him teaming up with 140 BPM mainstay Cimm on the half-time intensity of "Psalm 2", and hip-hop pioneer Sumgii on the gloomy roller "Nil Feels".
Review: A soundtrack to a bleak, imaginary environmental catastrophe movie: Dolenz isn't messing around here with his debut album. But then would you expect anything less from one of Exit's most esoteric beat-meddlers? As the bleak concept suggests, there's no cosy warm feel good flavours here, this is forefront fusion with a strong message. That's not to say it's not beautiful in its own barbed way (the delicate, soul-weighted "Seed Mantra" will stop you in your tracks, we guarantee it) but the main theme is subversion, wooziness and that ominous feeling everything is ruined and we're past the point of no return. Highlights include the establish banger "Pull" with Guilty Simpson, the rusty warped merry go round "Main Theme" and the broken-glass-in-space cuts and stabs of "Hydrofracker". Singular.
Review: Next up on dBridge's Exit Recordings is newcomer Dolenz, an established DJ who can be found on the airwaves via NTS, Radar Radio and Balamii. He is currently working closely with the label: following this single there are talks of a more expansive project on the horizon. Described as a futurist at heart with an aesthetic kept firmly in the present, yet informed by what has come before him. His first appearance came via Sonic Router in 2015 with the release of the Hysteresis EP. His influences stretch far and wide - from MF Doom all the way through to Aldous Huxley. Both "Evesdrop" and "Sum Drum" are very urban/street influenced jams that are heavy on the low end while "Geminus" is by far the most interesting cut: it nails the label's half-time/grey area aesthetic, while delving into exotic realms at the same time.
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