Review: Sub Basics is an impressive addition to the Modern Hypnosis roster, and Offshore makes for a standout debut release. Influenced by dub techno, this four-tracker follows an individualistic path. On the title track, rickety broken beats support a ghostly sub-bass sequence that rises like mist through the arrangement. A similar aesthetic prevails on "T441", where resonating bass tones are woven into a swung rhythm. "E443" is a more linear affair, with Sub Basics dropping a dubbed-out chords over a rolling DJ-friendly groove. And changing direction again, "Lucid", a collaboration between Sub Basics and the Traces duo, is a shimmering broken beat workout.
Review: Next up on Hypnosis, a very relevant collection of mind-bending marchers, as Pugilist arrives to deliver something truly unique across four thought-provoking originals. We firstly swim headfirst into the sonic foliage of 'Vintage', a swampy sweeper, focussing on bulbous bass crunches and eerie percussive backdrops, before the Tempa-sounding drum taps and sub warbles of 'Wistful' move smartly into the field. Next, the sharp snare twitches an ethereal pad textures of 'Be Humble' arrive with a slightly different feeling from anything on the EP so far, followed by potent closer in 'Amethyst', again seeling the nostalgic feeling that's been right at the heart of this project from start to finish.
Review: The Modern Hypnosis crew have pulled together a very excitable collective here, welcoming a fiery combination to explore the more abstract realms of modern UKG. First up is Pugilist, a veteran of the unknown who unloads a futuristic drift through space pad textures and glittering percussive taps in 'Flip Trix', setting the tone perfectly right from the jump. Next, 'Stopper Knot' gives us another switch up with Henry Greeleaf's production diving into a haunted realm of spooky synth drones and distant drum pumps, with Ebb then diving back into a seriously grimey approach on 'GTAM', exploring square wave switch ups and old school drum slaps for a vibrant closer.
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