Firstly this week is the release of Terror Danjah Instrumental album "Gremlinz"
Here's the one sheet for those who don't know:
Terror Danjah isn’t a household name, he’s not as well known as Wiley or Dizzee Rascal, but he’s considered by the grime cognoscenti to be the best grime producer ever.
The title of the album is a reference to the Gremlin cackle Terror uses as an audio-logo to indicate a Terror Danjah production, much like Timbaland’s singing/beat boxing on his early productions.
However, the comparison with Timbaland doesn’t stop there, both producers worked with a signature palate of sounds, adding to them occasionally, which make their productions instantly recognisable. Both producers use shifting, syncopated rhythms. What makes Terror different was that he’s British, he works around the tempo of 140 bpm, and his music is part of the aggressive post-garage movement of grime. Terror also worked with both mcs and vocalists, from Nasty Crew, Skepta, Wiley, to Shystie, Shola Ama and now Mz Bratt, he worked with the best mcs in the game when grime was the most exciting music around.
These tracks were mostly issued on limited vinyl releases on the Aftershock label, as either instrumental tracks for mcs to clash over and djs to play or as backing for mcs and singers. If you want to hear a precursor to Joker, and the new Bristol producers, here it is. Despite the pared down palette he uses, Terror’s productions are full of brilliant ideas, complex rhythms and pop hooks and until now, despite being lauded by those in the know, he’s been underappreciated. This collection of his instrumentals, remixes and tracks for others, is a good chance to show off his singular genius to the rest of the world.
You can check out a Youtube video of the clips below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0095ZEBQbsg
Also out this week is the debut single by Burnkane:
This is a new 12 from Washington DC’s Burnkane, a new signing and a new artist morphing the dubstep template beyond recognition.
Across these two tracks he demonstrates a unique take on the sound, ‘You Know’ is a barely held together mix of smudgy cello and auto tuned vocals in a fog of atmospheric echo, with buried minimal drums holding the track in shape. It’s the sort of unusual vision of dubstep you could imagine Kevin Shields making.
‘You Will Forget’ starts slow and dense with a lumbering bassline and treated vocals, before breaking into James J.K. Hughes vocals and mcing and snappy upbeat drums. It’s a track that follows a typical pop format, but one that’s treated and dubbed out into something strange and narcotic.
Clips here:
http://www.planet-mu.com/discography/ZIQ251
Friday we have a party in London with Tectonic ahead of Brackles new single what will be out next Monday : Rawcus / Air Pie
Clips Here
http://www.planet-mu.com/discography/ZIQ247
There is also a new Neil Landstrumm podcast at the moment:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast- ... spx?id=174
Coming up next month we have the new FaltyDL Release "Bravery". You can learn a bit about sushi and Drew's beats here:
http://www.xlr8r.com/tv/124
As well we have Subeena + Ikonika 12"s and also a big Planet Mu night in Holland if you are lucky enough to be out there come and check it out:
Finally I doubt to many people on here have got the album, but with physical copies of Venetian Snares Filth we were giving away an entry to win a Roland TB-303 legendary acid making synth. The competition ends next Tuesday when we will have the draw and someone will walk away with a 303.
diggin those terror danjah clips on the vid, looking >> to hearing more...Burnkane's 'You Know' is interesting...heady and pleasing.
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