A. Acidbathory
'Compelling artefact from an unknown operator experimenting with darkside structures and squashed percussive arrangements - sort of what you'd imagine obliterated dubstep produced by Mika Vainio would sound like. Strictly limited copies - all housed in a beautiful silver silk-screen sleeve - do not miss!* Clandestine avant-bass shocker from NYC courtesy of Chasing Voices. The 'Acidbathory' 12" is a long 1-track, single sided affair expressing a gnarled, scuzzy and uncompromising perspective on the darkside potential of low-end music. It's far removed from its cousins on the other side of the Atlantic, sharing their 139bpm DNA, but reared in a very different environment. Imagine Croydon estates and South London sprawl replaced by looming residential blocks, imposing skyscrapers and alleyways where the sunlight never reaches, soundtracked by mutant slow techno and Kevin Drumm records rather than 2-step garage and D'n'B. This aesthetic is exquisitely realised, from the unmarked matt-black centre stickers to the monochrome screen printed sleeve and the droning sludge step within, making this feel more like a Hospital Productions release than anything else. The closest analogs we could draw would be Scud & I-Sound's Wasteland project, a more controlled Cloaks, or Mika Vainio's more recent expeditions, but this is some mutant substance that refuses to stay put in any box. Well recommended!' ~ koombat
just learned of this most worthy electronic weirdness courtesy of the fine solar flares tumblr as re-blawged by killed in cars. dunno much about 'dubstep' as the kids are callin it, but i knows wot i likes & could swear i recognize the cover art from my distant hardcore past, but can't quite trace it. was the image used by zoviet france too? anyworms, much like the rest of the cognoscenti, we are enjoying this one thoroughly as we wind thru the bi-ways of new mexico, lovin on the majestique skies & largely untainted landscapes. incidentally, if you happen to know any good record diggin spots in taos or albuquirky, kindly illuminate. i promise we won't pillage the place as we are basically hobos. 320 rips yo
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