Review: Infinite Machine is simply the right label for Australian producer, Galtier. The talented - and unpredictable - bass experimenter likes to dabble in the more shadowy corners of the genre, and this new EP is testament to his far-reaching skills behind the mixing desk. As such, "Last Remnants" opens on a desolate landscape of grey-scaled sonics before transforming into something much meaner and more beat-centric on "Keepsake". The broken beat arrangements continue with the dystopian sounds of "Koll", and the banging drums of "Barren Sphere", before entering a world of unknown atmospherics via "Emerald Salts" and "Journeyman". Wicked style.
Review: Although Born In Flamez has been present in terms of live recordings and DJ mixes over the last five years, he has put out a surprisingly small amount of official releases. His last effort for the Infinite Machine imprint, a digital-only EP that managed to blend the best of both IDM and ambient, has earned him a comeback, and it's clear that the producer's sound has evolved once again. In what feels more like a mini album, Born In Flamez successfully pulls off a heist involving power electronics and r&b, powered by a noticeable bass 'couture'. Not one of these 7 tracks remain stationary, with each one morphing and shape-shifting up and down the hardcore continuum. If you're a post-modernist in need of a good old mash-up of dance sounds, then you will certainly find it in Impossible Love. A truly hybrid art piece.
Review: Ziur is a new name to the bass scene, but she's by no means a newcomer in style and approach. Moreover, the she's been scouted by the experienced Infinite Machine label, so it's clear from the offset that this is pretty solid gear. But, apart from ticking all the boxes production-wise, the music across Taiga is violent, resolutely different and painfully cool. From "Fever", through to "Nails" and "Taiga" itself, Ziur sets up her own sound and his own rules with a newfangled bass sound that recalls more exuberant material on labels like Night Slugs. Remixes come from Born In Flamez and Air Max 97. Killahs!
Review: Ides' last EP came over a year on Get Me! and the time passed got us wondering what the producer was getting up to. Well, now we know, and we also know that the time spent waiting was well worth it, because Iydes' latest EP for Infinite Machine is exactly the sort of thing we're into when we're on a bass tip, these days. "Leaving Thrice" is a raucous, scatter-shot groove that burst into life, and sounds almost 3D in texture and sound design. "Skin" is slow, sparse, and takes the term 4/4 to new and amazing territories - our favourite on here, for sure - while "AWWorship" sits somewhere between juke, dubstep and grime; check out the remix of the latter by Endgame, a sort of twisted lay on house. Sick.
Review: Locked into the wave of exciting new grime abstractions surfacing at present, Lokane comes to light with this four-tracker for Infinite Machine and sounds about ready to rip up the dance with a fearless intent. "Shake The Gears" comes laden with some unnamed MC baiting tricks which proceed to get run through the grinder around some flashy sound design beat mashing, made with a keen ear for detail and a serious experimental edge. "Million" is no slouch on the fireworks either, although it sharpens the focus around a mean bassline for maximum dancefloor impact. The wild choppiness is back on "Eastway Project" to devastating effect, with "The 5th" keeps the pressure up high to round out an EP that should come with a warning.
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