artist : Kode9 Vs LD
title : Bad 2 Bad
label : Hyperdub
cat# : HYP008
genre : Bass
street date : 2008-00-00
tracks : 2
bitrate : 320 kbps avg. 44.1/Joint Stereo
size : 21.74 mb
source : WEB (MP3)
type : Retail
url : http://www.boomkat.com
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If you've been following the recent DJing arc of Kode9 you'll have noticed
a considerable stylistic shift towards a tougher polyrhythmic house
stance, with the majority of contemporary dubstep eschewed in it's favour.
Kode has been drawing for the duttier end of the house spectrum with
tracks like Apple's 'Siegalizer', Roska's 'Feeline' or Geeneus'
'Yellowtail' featuring heavily, and signifying a swing away from half step
torpor into succulently socafied house with batty bumping bass and a much
reduced tempo. So it was only a matter of time before his productions
followed suit, and this sickeningly good collaboration with Transition's
LD is the first out of the cutting rooms. 'Bad' has also featured heavily
in his sets of 2008, both on radio and in the club, where this track works
so damn well. The first version runs at a garage and dubstep compatible
138bpm, but sounds like little else in that niche with the smartest
concoction of insistent Maurizio stabs, rumping percussive polyrhythms and
and pressurised subs since Martyn's 'Vancouver', but run rife with a
distinctly British urban flavour that Kode 9 always manages to tap
directly into. The big deal is all over '2 Bad' though, to our knowledge
the first release from Kode 9 or LD running at 125bpm, which is a pretty
massive shift considering that the rest of their combined catalogues
averages out at a steady 138bpm. This one is obviously blended for Funky
compatibility, with well swung house beats and a swelling bassline bump
reconfigured with a more feminine flow, but still tough and dubbed enough
to keep the blokes on the floor. Working at this tempo also allows the
pair to really play around with the M-series style stabs, which morph into
more acidic forms to lick the groove into a mad sweaty and sensually
psyched club affair. In case you hadn't realised, we're massively into
these cuts and we reckon a fair few of you will already be well on top of
them, or just about to get your first fix, so clear yourself a bit of
carpet space and cut some rug. Absolute head-f*ck incredible - ESSENTIAL
PURCHASE!!!
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01 Bad 5:10
02 2 Bad 4:19
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