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Bitvert – Nervous Wreckage: World-Ending Bass Electronica

Posted on 16 December 2019

I have no doubt that people who lived their wild teen years during the 90s will have a chord stricken by this song. People whose spiritual development was influenced (if not advanced) by the DIY ethos, Trainspotting, The Matrix, and transgressional fiction.

Bitvert a London-based electronic music producer who could not choose a more fitting title for his song called “Nervous Wreckage”. Even though I could be a proper chatterbox about what’s going on music-wise I believe that many listeners would agree that the most captivating thing here is the vocals. They vividly remind me of Underworld and of Iggy Pop. They just have this feel to them, that the person behind the mic is completely aware that these might be his very last sentences. And he is saying what he has to say calmly with no pretentious fluctuations of false grandiose.

This is an electronica / minimal electro / bass-driven orgy, enticing for thought, enticing for dancing, enticing for getting lost in it.

Oh, the artwork describes the music so accurately, as the music describes the artwork.

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Review by Nektarios Oikonomakis

Tastee – Daddys Home: Cinematically Caustic Dubstep

Posted on 19 October 2019
https://soundcloud.com/tasteeofficial/daddys-home

With a prelude which may as well be in the Mad Max Fury Road soundtrack, up and coming Dubstep artist Tastee’s latest mix “Daddys Home” definitely isn’t for the faint hearted. But those who like to feel the reverberance of Dubstep between their ribs should definitely indulge in the chaos which is contained in Daddys Home.

Even despite the unpredictable frenzied nature of the track, Daddys Home still remains a darkly danceable drop which stands as a testament to Tastee’s talent as a producer. There’s no denying that Daddys Home is a cinematic feat of pioneering ingenuity – even if it should probably come with a health warning.

You can check out Daddys Home for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

ETCHES: Strumming Their Way To The Top

Posted on 31 October 2017

The days of storytelling may be a lost art, lyricism, and genuine songwriting may be all but extinct these days; and while we sit and scratch our heads over today’s music we have to ponder of what or who exactly is up next? Enter Etches’ and their single “Human Façade,” a strumatic instrumental with very little instrumentation but a very strong bassline. A pivotal story of sexual exploitation and the effects of being viscerally reactive versus proactive.

It’s a good track, actually it’s a great track with a somewhat skeletal bass that slowly rises to a climatic progression. The lead singer is impassioned and embodies a sound of true artistry; couple that with the musical score they have managed to create – and this may be one of the best culminations of simplistic sounds and musical elements I’ve heard in a long time. Their sound is progressive rock, psychedelic harmonies, and electro/pop bass lines and to be honest they remind me of a modern day, Tears for Fears. Their sound is infectious and can’t wait to hear more of the musical ear-gasm that for now we know as Etches.

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Check Out The Bassline on T-Bow’s Release “The One”

Posted on 16 October 2017

Without funk, what’s the point? Sure, music can translate feelings that range infinitely, but let’s be honest. Swing can get you moving one way, EDM can get you moving another, but that timeless soul that is injected into every note in a funk bassline is worth that bass’s weight in gold. T-Bow brings not only the bassline funk, but a trusting vocal, plucky guitars and even some Miami-flavored extras after a certain length of the new track The One.

These keys and brass parts bring a completely different life to the party, but the beat doesn’t skip and nothing can stop the swagger of those soulful instrumental loops. This music embraces life and love and good times. T-Bow may not have a powerful delivery like some singers of old, but he has the tone set and can make you move while performing in a way that is unreservedly intimate. This helps him stand out in a way that will have you requesting The One on every dancefloor you touch, from Miami to the ends of the Earth. If you need something to help you feel good with a splash of different styles over soul, this song is The One.

-Paul Weyer