VARIOUS ARTISTS: In The North EP (Dust Science Recordings)
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Posted on Nov 20th 2009 12:54 am
Filed in Singles/EPs | Tags: Carl Taylor, Dust Science, Grievous Angel, The Bass Soldier, The Black Dog
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
In The North EP
DUSTV017
Dust Science Recordings 2009
04 Tracks. 20mins08secs
Format: Digital
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After a hiatus of a few months, Dust Science, the label ran by Black Dog current members Martin and Richard Dust, is back with a collective EP featuring tracks by The Black Dog, Grievous Angel, The Bass Soldier and Carl Taylor, each contributing one slice of mighty fine electronic music.
Opening the proceedings are the legendary Black Dog, who have, since the Dust brothers joined force with Ken Downie, wandered freely between classic Detroit-infused techno and more subtle and refined atmospheric electronica. With Tesco (Dark House), they are found on supremely minimal form, invoking the spirit of Perlon more than that of Plus 8 Record, especially in the first half of this rather moody, robust piece. Three and a half minutes in, a floating melody softens the razor-sharp hits of the rhythmic section slightly, but as soon as it vanishes again, and it never surfaces for long, it is back to the austere outline of the beginning. Following closely, and riding on a smooth beat, restricted, yet lush, soundscapes, and hypnotic melody, Carl Taylor’s cut is pure classic Detroit, of the kind that works particularly well as sunrise, once the huge tunes have finished parading their nasty arrogance and gone back in their box, when there’s call for more sophisticated music to provide the last lift of the night. But, very much like it is the case with B12 or The Black Dog, Taylor injects some typical home-grown refinement to give Walk On By a slight English undertone.
The last two tracks, while very different, are resolutely more urban in tone. Grievous Angel’s monster Show Love heavily references dubstep, but with a slight techno slant. This is by far the most aggressive and bad-tempered track on this EP. Playing with dubbey atmospherics placed over a broken beat and sending electroshocks through the whole track, Grievous Angel, a new addition to the Dust Science stable, offers here a hugely angular slice of urban groove from this East London-born DJ and musician. Last in line is The Bass Soldier, an eighteen-year old musician who has so far been credited with a couple of remixes for The Black Dog. His contribution rolls on with a pretty steady beat, but rapidly, a sombre rounded bass line sends this piece into a very different direction. His groove is resolutely greasy and dirty, hinting at 2step and drum’n’bass without actually leaving the confines of techno fully. Quite a gritty conclusion to an EP that collates quite a few different aspects of techno.
4/5
Dust Science Recordings
Dubstore Digital: DLD | Amazon UK: DLD Boomkat: DLD iTunes: DLD
After a hiatus of a few months, Dust Science, the label ran by Black Dog current members Martin and Richard Dust, is back with a collective EP featuring tracks by The Black Dog, Grievous Angel, The Bass Soldier and Carl Taylor, each contributing one slice of mighty fine electronic music.
Opening the proceedings are the legendary Black Dog, who have, since the Dust brothers joined force with Ken Downie, wandered freely between classic Detroit-infused techno and more subtle and refined atmospheric electronica. With Tesco (Dark House), they are found on supremely minimal form, invoking the spirit of Perlon more than that of Plus 8 Record, especially in the first half of this rather moody and sturdy piece. Three and a half minutes in, a floating melody softens the razor-sharp hits of the rhythmic section slightly, but as soon as it vanishes again, and it never surfaces for long, it is back to the austere outline of the beginning. Following closely, and riding on a smooth beat, restricted, yet lush, soundscapes, and hypnotic melody, Carl Taylor’s cut is pure classic Detroit, of the kind that works particularly well as sunrise, once the huge tunes have finished parading their nasty arrogance and gone back in their box, when there’s call for more sophisticated music to provide the last lift of the night. But, very much like it is the case with B12 or The Black Dog, Taylor injects some typical home-grown refinement to give Walk On By a slight English undertone.
The last two tracks, while very different, are resolutely more urban in tone. Grievous Angel’s monster Show Love heavily references dubstep, but with a slight techno slant. This is by far the most aggressive and bad-tempered track on this EP. Playing with dubbey atmospherics placed over a broken beat and sending electroshocks through the whole track, Grievous Angel, a new addition to the Dust Science stable, offers here a hugely angular slice of urban groove from this East London-born DJ and musician. Last in line is The Bass Soldier, an eighteen-year old musician who has so far been credited with a couple of remixes for The Black Dog. His contribution rolls on with a pretty steady beat, but rapidly, a sombre rounded bass line sends this piece into a very different direction. His groove is resolutely greasy and dirty, hinting at 2step and drum’n’bass without actually leaving the confines of techno fully. Quite a gritty conclusion to an EP that collates quite a few different aspects of techno.
4/5
Filed in Singles/EPs | Tags: Carl Taylor, Dust Science, Grievous Angel, The Bass Soldier, The Black Dog
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