Ike Release – Iridescent
Ike Release is on a strictly skippers tip with ‘Iridescent’ arranging glassy synth movements with sticky 2-step patterns and a deep blue mood.
Ike Release is on a strictly skippers tip with ‘Iridescent’ arranging glassy synth movements with sticky 2-step patterns and a deep blue mood.
The liquid D’n'B legend turns his hand to dubstep again for a second 12″ ‘pon Mala’s Deep Medi label. ‘Tenopause’ is the sweeter of the two tracks, using deftly spaced percussion and plummeting subbass depths arranged with the level of sophistication you’d expect. ‘Discreet Dub’ is a darker effort, using mystical pipes, dread bass and Fabio Frizzi-esque synth flourishes to cinematic effect.
CMYK is only the third release from London electronic producer James Blake, who is only 21. His style is already recognizable: progressions of thick soul and jazz chords, pitched-down and mangled vocals, and mid-tempo beats that balance synthesized sub-bass with handclaps, snaps, and other humanizing soundlets. But each of his releases– last year’s “Air & Lack Thereof” / “Sparing the Horses” single, February’s The Bells Sketch EP, and now, CMYK EP– also sounds like its own project, filled with private rules and concepts. He’s writing his theme and his variations at the same time.
Again some brilliant techno-dubstep crossover material by F, my favourite producer from the 7even camp out of France.
Ramadanman is back with a great new minimalist refix of James’ “Put It Back”, released on TAKE Records.
A classic Bristol soundsystem anthem, remastered and re-released on Unearthed, Punch Drunk’s new sister label.
Dajo 14:21 on February 16, 2010 Permalink
Al lang niets meer gehoord van ramadanman ma dit zit er weer knal op. vet!