"IF YOU WANT A VISION OF THE FUTURE, IMAGINE CRAP 808 SAMPLES STAMPING ON A HUMAN FACE- FOREVER"
So after our shouts about Swamp81’s dissolution of the boundaries of tempo and style (while still remaining at heart in thrall to dubstep’s heady combination of sub-bass and wide open, sprawling space), Pinch’s new mix for RA today furthers what we heard in his Boiler Room set, beginning with a heartbeat house thud and escalating to his usual 140bpm pace. And it’s unsurprisingly great - there are few that manage to balance weight and subtlety like Pinch, and if anything this widening tempo range serves to emphasise that fact. His ‘Croydon House’ single from last year and Boddika’s neo-acid workout ‘Basement’ are both fire in the mix, and the opening salvo of FaltyDL’s jungle-infused ‘Hard’ bursts from an opening swell of ambience with vicious, feral energy. Combined with a host of Tectonic and Swamp81-related dubplates, it makes for a pretty intoxicating cocktail.
Check it out here.
Brian Eno & Jon Hassell - Delta Rain Dream [E.G. Recordings]
Rhythm & Sound - Distance [Rhythm & Sound]
FaltyDL - Hard [Forthcoming Swamp 81]
2562 - This Is Hardcore [When In Doubt]
Instra:mental - Basement [Dubplate]
Photek - UFO (Addison Groove remix) [Dubplate]
Pinch - Croydon House [Swamp 81]
J.O. - Knock Knock [Dubplate]
Distal - Booyant [Dubplate]
Rau - Herbstens [Giegling]
WAX - WAX10001_2 [WAX]
Pinch & Loefah - Broken [Forthcoming on Tectonic]
WAX - WAX20202 (Pinch remix) [WAX]
Goth Trad - Air Breaker [Dubplate]
Addison Groove - This Is It [Forthcoming on Tectonic]
Mala & SGT Pokes - Answer Me [Dubplate]
Joker - 80s No. 2 [Dubplate]
Clue Kid - Spydamonkey [Dubplate]
Illum Sphere - Dreamstealin [Tectonic]
Distal - Angry Acid [Forthcoming on Tectonic]
Anthony “Shake” Shakir - Space Probes [Morphine Recordings]
Laraaji - Meditation II [E.G. Records]
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Rory
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