Mr Mitch Gets Emotional | November 3, 2014 |
Dark Transmissions: an introduction to Loom | October 30, 2014 |
Murlo appears out of the Mist | October 24, 2014 |
Dusk & Blackdown told you so | October 22, 2014 |
Back 2 Go FWD is a victory lap of sorts - a knowing smirk acknowledging that the sounds Dusk & Blackdown are shepherding are once again at the vanguard of the Hardcore Continuum's latest transformation. Far from overpowering the music however, this new-found swagger suits the duo like a glove, resulting in their most physically engaging production yet.
Music is My Sanctuary and Son Raw present: Classic Grime Riddims | October 21, 2014 |
Shriekin’s Orchestration | October 14, 2014 |
Moving the Movement: an interview with Slackk | October 9, 2014 |
Strict Face in imaginary marble | October 7, 2014 |
What is instrumental music about? It’s a question I struggle with when reviewing beats because fundamentally, the answer is nothing. Yet as humans (or barring that, music writers) we constantly search for meaning and representation in sounds that are completely abstract, to make sense of the emotions they conjure in us.
Riko Dan and Rabit are Grime’s Black Dragons | October 6, 2014 |
Rabit's Black Dragons was so far ahead of its time when it dropped that he can release a vocal version over a year and a half later and still have it sound fresh out the box. Meanwhile, Riko's yardman flow is an immediate draw and his tendency to vocal the deepest, darkest riddims separates it from trancehall's current obsession with chart pop.