artist : Horsepower Productions
title : Kingstep Bw Damn It
label : Tempa
cat# : TEMPA042
genre : Bass
street date : 2009-03-09
tracks : 2
bitrate : 164 kbps avg. 44.1/Joint Stereo
size : 13.70 mb
source : WEB (WAV)
type : Retail
url : http://www.boomkat.com
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In case you didn't know, Horsepower Productions are one of the
foundational dubstep forefathers alongside El-B and Zed Bias, releasing
the first bits of wax on Tempa records with the terrific 'Gorgon Sound'
and generally laying the groundwork for a generation of stepping dubheads.
'Damn It' is the crew's shocking return to form for 2009, some 9 years
after they first shaped the scene into being, and once again holding
presedence ovber much else the scene has to offer today. made for big
soundsystem play, this is a pure dance heater with masses of soundbwoy
samples crammed into a big rolling halfstep number with enough swing and
attitude to consolidate all sides of the scene into one killer track.
'Kingstep' on the flip will immediately draw comparisons to the sound of
Dusk & Blackdown's recent 'Margins Music' LP with Mid-eastern and
Sub-Continental strings and vocal scales, but we should really state that
the influences originally came the other way around, with Horsepower being
a major influence on Martin Clarke's sound. It's a sweltering jam of
samples, hard-snapping beats and wildly dubbed FX that anyone remotely
into Dusk & Blackdown, Skream, Benga, Hatcha, Kode 9 or any of the
original dubstep heroes should check without fail. Large!
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01 Kingstep 5:13
02 Damn It 6:24
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