Ekaros - Bazmeg
Dark wobbling bass in the standard dubstep halfstep beat style. Eerie simple keyed synths are scattered around this simple roller. The melody is subtle and hidden away in the bass frequencies.
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Ekaros - Dust
An epic almost build leads us into a broody deep minimal beat track. The drop adds an extra dimension about 3 minutes in. This is a track that needs to be heard loud and in a dark room. Wicked.
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Ekaros - Enkeli
Large and wicked drum work continue the eerie unsettledness of the previous track, but add a rolling drum & bass vibe to the track. I love this. Haunting, big and clever. Looking forward to hearing this track out loud.
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OVERALL
A new direction musically for Subgrade, with the previous releases being focused on the electro sound, with offshoots into techno. The Dust EP gives 3 different takes on the dubstep sound. Enkeli is the clear winner for the dancefloor and the title track, Dust, stands up tall and proud as some wicked electronica.
I feel that Bazmeg lets the EP down a bit and doesn't give us anything we haven't already heard by others done better. But the other 2 tracks make up for this.
Once again, a solid package on offer from Subgrade.
Dark wobbling bass in the standard dubstep halfstep beat style. Eerie simple keyed synths are scattered around this simple roller. The melody is subtle and hidden away in the bass frequencies.
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Ekaros - Dust
An epic almost build leads us into a broody deep minimal beat track. The drop adds an extra dimension about 3 minutes in. This is a track that needs to be heard loud and in a dark room. Wicked.
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Ekaros - Enkeli
Large and wicked drum work continue the eerie unsettledness of the previous track, but add a rolling drum & bass vibe to the track. I love this. Haunting, big and clever. Looking forward to hearing this track out loud.
sample
OVERALL
A new direction musically for Subgrade, with the previous releases being focused on the electro sound, with offshoots into techno. The Dust EP gives 3 different takes on the dubstep sound. Enkeli is the clear winner for the dancefloor and the title track, Dust, stands up tall and proud as some wicked electronica.
I feel that Bazmeg lets the EP down a bit and doesn't give us anything we haven't already heard by others done better. But the other 2 tracks make up for this.
Once again, a solid package on offer from Subgrade.