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Artist...: Anstam
Title....: Baldwin Carmichael
Label....: 50 Weapons
Cat.No...: 50WEAPONS012
Format...: WEB (Digital Download)
Genre....: Bass
Style....: Dubstep
URL......: http://www.junodownload.com
Tracks...: 2 Grabber..: N/A
Size.....: 26.30MB Encoder..: LAME
Playtime.: 00:10:56 Quality..: avg. 320kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
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1. Baldwin 5:09
2. Carmichael 5:47
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10:56 (min)
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Mysterious German duo makes menacing, hardened jungle and crushingly heavy
dubstep. Makes a habit of anonymity, puts out one release a yearùjust enough to
whet the lips of voracious fans. Yes, Anstam have pretty much nailed the sort
of mysterious cult following that translates into serious musical cachet in the
internet world, but it's not exactly undeserved: people get worked up about
these guys for a reason.
"Baldwin"'s gut-punching breakbeats swoop majestically through a stormy
atmosphere of dissonant chords and synth swirls. The growling, cacophonous
basslines and visceral impact of the drums is tempered by a whimsical synth
breakdown before divebombing back into its blackened pit. "Carmichael" slows
things down, with Berlin-friendly scratchy chords scuffing the surface of what
is essentially the duo's own implicitly junglist take on breakneck techno.
Unexpected breaks fizzle and bubble from nowhere, dolorous chords hint at dubby
dread, and an analogue bassline flails and squelches. The uneasy whir of it all
has a curiously hauntological atmosphere.
http://www.anstam.com