ARTIST...: Arctic
TITLE....: Three Stripes
YEAR.....: 2013
LABEL....: Liminal Sounds
CAT.NO...: LMNL002D
GENRE....: Bass
TIME.....: 22:49 min
SIZE.....: 52,27 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2013/09/07
WEBSITE..: http://www.bagpak.net
TRACKLIST
01) (04:57) Off Peak
02) (04:07) Three Stripes
03) (05:10) Seeps
04) (04:43) Off Peak (VIP)
05) (03:52) Three Stripes (Breen Remix)
Having opened our account as a label with five interpretations of Youngstar's grime
classic 'Pulse X', we are delighted to announce our first original artist EP from
Birmingham-bred, Melbourne-based producer James Black, AKA Arctic.
Following a stellar EP for label-to-watch Coyote Records, Arctic steps up to Liminal
Sounds with three new original productions and a bonus VIP version that channel the
visceral energy and raw experimentation of grime into potent, unpredictable and
ultimately impactful club tracks.
EP opener 'Off Peak' brings a razor sharp edge to the kind of incisive groove that UK
Funky did so well with its deranged vocal chops, elastic bassline and tumbling
breakdowns. This undeniable energy is re-enforced subtly but powerfully in the
additional VIP version. Title track 'Three Stripes' is the pivot around which the EP
orbits, skewing the classic 8-bar grime template with its scattershot drums, warped
strings and plunging bass, while 'Seeps' completely deconstructs everything that has
gone before, its industrial speaker-pummelling venom driving forward inexorably.
The EP also comes backed by a remix of the title track from Breen, one of the most
exciting producers to come out of the current instrumental grime melee. He melts down
the essence of 'Three Stripes', constructing a fierce, propulsive rework.
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