While “progressive” American hip-hop producers dabble with “My First Dubstep” beats, the Brits in Bristol continue to operate as the U.K. analogue to the Low End scene. Maybe it’s the proximity to the sea or the trip-hop kief buried at the bottom of the grinder, but the Purple contingent (Joker, Gemmy, and Guido) splash their psychedelic synths and G-Funk drums with an array of color alien to their more monochrome London peers and more original than almost anything emerging stateside. Gemmy’s Purple Pictures Mix for the estimable Electronic Explorations operates as a 30-minute primer on the vertiginous purple funk pumping out of the port city. With Dre’s Detox forever sleeping with the Sleestaks, the trio are probably the closest thing to his sonic heirs. Hopefully, they’re able to stay away from the HGH, Dee Barnes, and creepy late night phone calls from Jayceon Taylor.
Tracklist below the jump.
Download:
MP3: Gemmy -Purple Pictures Mix
[01] – Wedge – A Nite On The Wonk (Gemzy Touch)
[02] – Gemmy – Kodama (Gemmy Vip)
[03] – Gemmy – The Midnite Drive
[04] – Gemmy – Untitled
[05] – Gemmy – Dreamscape
[06] – Gemmy – Stokes Croft ft Shadz (Gemmy Dub)
[07] – Gemmy – Marron Chant
[08] – Gemmy – Lucky Number 8
[09] – Gemmy – Noob Tube
[10] – Gemmy – Supligen (Reach fo the lazers mix)
[11] – Gemmy – Elek-tro Love
[12] – Gemmy – Rainbow Rd
[13] – Gemmy – Bring IT Bk
