Review: It's been a monstrous year for the Ternion Sound trio, who here return for one final dosage of dubstep delight, welcoming three experienced sonic-surgeons inside for a set of tasty 'Dovetail' remixes. First on the list, we take a look at Kursa's electronic overhaul, focussing heavily on grizzly electronic pulsing basses and scattered breakbeat-style drum switches, giving the whole track a truly shocking feel. Next, the infamous Bukez Finezt delivers a system-busting recreation, showcasing the pure genius of Bukez' synthetic thought process and abstract rhythmic ideas. Finally, the legendary Reso makes his return to give 'Dovetail' a jungle-inspired overhaul, focussing in on industrial bass sounds and scattered drum designs to unleash a seriously potent original, rounding out the EP with a splash of high-tempo finesse. Excellent work.
Review: As ever, we were thrilled to see Reso's name on this one as he makes another dive into the dubstep realms, housing himself comfortably alongside the very well respected Albion Collective across four tracks of pure fire. The shackles are off on the title track 'Focus Inwards' which unleashes some incredibly weighty bass movement, followed by the gnarly sub structures and skippy drum maneuvers of 'Smashed Up'. To follow, we land on the 808-lead drum machine work and smooth reese expansions of 'The Essence', before landing on TMSV's potent recreation of 'Focus Inwards' just in time to tie everything together.
Review: As a label project within the dubstep scene, Hatched are starting to gain quite the reputation for bringing back some of the older yet highly missed faces within the dubstep circuit. Release number twenty-seven for them see's the return of Reso, who kicks off his comeback with metallic stabs and ramping bass sounds of 'Low Control'. Following this we look at the smooth sub rollings of 'Totem' and the super scattered drum crunches and bass licks of 'Ghost Castle'. This is a real dubstep masterclass from start to finish as we end on a high note with 'Gravel', a super creative expanse of dusty LFO pressure and writhing rhythms. Awesome stuff.
Review: Currently in a state of creative flux, ducking and diving between the realms of halftime and heavy D&B hurtage, 170 workouts and 140 monsters, Reso is back in the hot seat after several years focussing on scoring for games. This second instalment of his RX0 series is a great example of him in all-out balls-out mode: "Avenoir" is a bone rattling drumfunk beast, "Chibaku Test" is a white knuckle grizzle fest charged by pure break grit while "Aural Animation" slinks, slides and bends minds with its sleazy funk and wavy synths. Essential for all: No one does D&B like Reso.
Review: A diverse post-dubstep producer that everyone's talking about, Reso finally delivered his debut album Tangram last year to great acclaim. Now it's time a for a remix edition, and boy does it feature everything including the kitchen sink. Highlights include Koan's brutal and snarling breakbeat version of "Axion", the beautiful synthscapes of Om Unit's remix of "Simple Pleasures", the insane industrial dubstep/arpeggiated techno fusion of Billain's remix of "Half Life", the sparse beat-fest of Doshy's "Coronium" rework and Evol Intent's evocative version of "Ishimura" which somehow manages to combine tropical beats and industrial metal chimes.
Review: It's the one we've been waiting for... Reso's teased us with EPs for years, each one flexing a different party muscl, from savage, tearing breakbeats to almost industrial dubstep. Each flavour delivered with such unpredictable glee, you always knew an album would be on the cards. And that it would rock hard. Naturally this keeps on giving; from the alien, percussive Q&A on "Creature" to the jazz drummer D&B madness of "Axion" to the somnambulant ambient bliss of "Simple Pleasures" and "Backwards Glance" via the gritty ear-slap of "Check 1,2", the wait has been well and truly worth it. Stuff Gangnam style, it's all about Tangram style!
Review: An impressive and incredibly versatile producer; a jack of all trades and master of the lot, Reso brings us another smashing EP on Civil Music. Prepare yourself that the aural onslaught that ensues in title track "Check 1,2" - this is all synth distortions, grinding bass, face-melting, Noisia-esque attention to detail and above all an aggressive, dancefloor-driven sensibility that makes it irresistible. Accompanying the original is an epic Emperor remix which draws things out and strips things back, a fun and funked up Starkey remix, plus re-licks from Danny Scrilla on a dubbed out tip and DJ Kentaro who shakes things up again. A must have EP here.
Review: One of the most exciting and refreshing artists to emerge from underground music in recent times, Reso's unique blend of bass music makes for an exhilarating listen. "Ishimura" is a mash up of squealing synth distortions, pummeling bass, crisp, crunchy drums and a Noisia-esque density of sound. Evol Intent's remix is even more extreme, aggressive and condensed, while Drop The Lime's "Dark Tunnels" remix is an eerie, stripped back venture, which bears little resemblance to the original. "Vanquish", the other original track on the EP, is another Reso special - tough and terrifying, with whomping b-line and quirky SFX a-plenty. Immense.
Review: The opening track of the Valken EP, Reso's aptly titled "War Machine", combines the producer's idiosyncratic combination of Armageddon inducing wobble dubstep and D&B into a frantic dancefloor destroyer. Flick through to discover a very different side to the Reso arsenal - firstly the downtempo crackly hip-hip of "Aethra" (our pick of the bunch if you're asking) and chopped up quirkiness of "Expansion Radio". A big release indeed for a producer who has already caught the eye with releases on Hospital, Temjin and Rumble and remixes of Debruit, Drop the Lime, Foamo and Qemists.
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