a r t i s t : 2562
t i t l e : Aerial
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Tectonic (TEC021LP)
g e n r e : Bass
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2008
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 15,9 MB
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Imagine a perfect marriage between Benga or Skream style
rhythm and bass with Basic Channel sounds. Bassline Funk
Dubstep
MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DUB N BASS HEAVY ROLLER *
A benchmark debut album from the justifiably hyped 2562,
melding genres with a distinctive production style that is
smart, inventive and entirely futuristic. 2562 and his alter
ego A Made Up Sound has become one of the hottest properties
and lately remixer of choice within the dubstep and techno
communities.
Tectonic have fully embraced full-length and artist album
projects to showcase sounds and influences beyond the regular
dubstep templates, and consequently becoming one of the best
respected labels on the scene today.
After releasing two of the fastest-selling twelves on Tectonic
in 2007, it was a natural step for Dave æ2562Æ Huismans to
commit his first full-length to the imprint. Of course, it
helps to be on one of the only dubstep labels around that can
release consistently good dancefloor vinyl as well as
critically-acclaimed CD artist albums when the mood takes
them. With Cyrus and Pinch to compete with in the album
stakes, expectations were high for Huismans to drop something
truly stunning. If you can imagine a perfect marriage between
Benga or Skream style rhythm and bass with Basic Channel
soundscapes û you will go some way to realising why everyone
is getting so excited about this album!
æAerialÆ follows the two-track vinyl teaser Techno Dread b/w
Enforcers (TEC020) which sold out on advance orders alone.
Fear not though completists! The tracks are featured on the CD
version, along side the lead tracks Channel Two and Kameleon,
both drawn from the 2007 singles, that found their way onto
the decks of everyone from Mary Anne Hobbs, Skream, Kode 9, to
Laurent Garnier and anyone else with their ears primed for
heavy bass, deep funk and sublime dub. - æAerialÆ ticks all
the boxes for a varied, multi-faceted debut.
Dutch born, Huismans takes his name from his Hague home
district code æ2562Æ but takes his musical influence from
further afield û Detroit, Kingston, Croydon, Berlin. Being
versed in a wide amount of music, Huismans is philosophical
when questioned on how he came across his distinctive,
earth-shattering style:
ôI didn't want to jump someone else's train, but I figured if
I bring my own musical background and preferences into play, I
would come up with different music anyway. That's what I
usually do really; absorb and process elements from all kinds
of music I love and fuse them into something I feel
comfortable calling my own.ö
HuismansÆ previous incarnations have included the dubbed out
broken-beat of Dogdaze on the Flying High label and more
recently as A Made Up Sound û making serious moves in techno
on ShedÆs Hardwax affiliated Subsolo imprint.
If 2007 was a year for Burial and Pinch, then summer 2008
surely has 2562 written all over it. æAerialÆ is the fourth CD
release on a label that has yet to put a foot wrong, from an
artist set to realize his potential with this brilliant album
surely destined for great things.
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01-Theorem [05:57]
02-Walkover [05:30]
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11:27 min