Band / project from the UK, originally composed by the artists producers Jason Leach, Phil Wells and Jamie Lidell, with a label under the same name. Jamie Lidell had involvement in Subhead 001 to 007 only, and the label will have then 12 references more, until 2002. Phil Wells passed away in December 2007.
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Reviews Show All 4 Reviews
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quadrantcross
March 1, 2013
I discovered Subhead when these records --- somehow --- made it to Vancouver BC in the '90s. I think I was the only one buying them, and I bought doubles; a few were white label. I then got into the 2CB sublabel, which pushed the production and concepts even further.
These records are an unrepentant ARSENAL of experimental, raw and no-holds-barred techno designed for occupying both body and mind, for warehouses with jacked power, and renegade soundsystems storming the battlefronts... which is how we ab/used these records... To this day, there's little out there like it: brokenbeats that scream with noise, distorted synths, hard minimalist production a la Chicago... I heard a lot of Robert Armani influence with Subhead, this dark warehouse feel... and these records became a staple of sets for a solid decade; I am guessing that the current Berghain crew (Len Faki especially) remain strongly influenced by these releases. For me they are just as important, say, as the M series.
I had no idea Jamie Lidell was involved with this... though it makes sense, indeed; there's a manic preacher quality to these tracks. And I'm sad to hear that Phil passed away... Subhead, you cats were truly talented and out there, and there's probably more fans lurking in the peripheries than you could ever imagine...
These records are an unrepentant ARSENAL of experimental, raw and no-holds-barred techno designed for occupying both body and mind, for warehouses with jacked power, and renegade soundsystems storming the battlefronts... which is how we ab/used these records... To this day, there's little out there like it: brokenbeats that scream with noise, distorted synths, hard minimalist production a la Chicago... I heard a lot of Robert Armani influence with Subhead, this dark warehouse feel... and these records became a staple of sets for a solid decade; I am guessing that the current Berghain crew (Len Faki especially) remain strongly influenced by these releases. For me they are just as important, say, as the M series.
I had no idea Jamie Lidell was involved with this... though it makes sense, indeed; there's a manic preacher quality to these tracks. And I'm sad to hear that Phil passed away... Subhead, you cats were truly talented and out there, and there's probably more fans lurking in the peripheries than you could ever imagine...
Erickk...
August 23, 2002
My absolute favourite!!! These guys are fuckin' NUTS!! You can't say experimental techno without mentioning Subhead!!!
brgd
May 10, 2014“Shrugging off self-promotion and magazine coverage adds to their anonymity while intense live-performances have built devoted followings worldwide for anyone seeking Art on the right angle: Punk rock while pure Techno. Originally meeting in Shoreditch East London as dispatch riders, their melding of minds cranked up the Subhead warehouse party circuit in 1995 while giving birth to the Subhead label (appropriately aboard a Russian nuclear submarine) and notorious studio sessions.
Subhead‘s embrace and strangulation of hard-edged technology falls into no category or school, dropping only hints at Hip-Hop, Breakbeat, Freestyle and Electro backgrounds besides the obvious Techno functions. Subhead deeply delivers scalding but quirky and pumping raw funk-powered Hip-Hop hi-hat battles for the speaker phreaks. The music is as abstract as the people behind it with do-it-yourself indie-know-how letting the tracks speak for themselves. Subhead‘s art attack breaks the dancefloor standards with everything between sampladelic freestyle and raucous bottomline Techno. Unbelievable while totally understandable.” Tresor Berlin
http://substance-audio.com/artists/subhead/