A while ago I saw this Facebook post in a breakcore group pass by with a call for submissions for a compilation album on some net-label. So I checked some of my unfinished tunes and found something suitable to finish and submit.
So here it is. The album turned out to be a “glorious mess” of very different types of breakcore tunes. Check it out if you want to be surprised and feel like listening to a something different. I bet you’ll find something cool you like in there. If not, no big loss. You can listen to the full album here and on Bandcamp, and download for free if you want.
Here’s some things that have been sitting around in my inbox for too long. Time to get rid of them before the year ends and it starts becoming really embarrassing. :)
Synthamesk‘s Regression release on Kaometry records presents some very cinematic breakcore which makes me think of Venetian Snares’s “My Downfall” and “Rossz Csillag Allat Született” album. So basically that means you get some crazy chopped up breakbeats at hyper speed with some more chill classical instruments on top. Good stuff.
Another release I’ve been digging from the more drum’n’bass/jungle front, but still whack enough to be classified as somewhat breakcore is something from the Jigsore label. It’s the More Love EP from DJ L.A.B, featuring some classic chopped up jungle beats and heavy sine wave subs and ragga vocal bits. The choppage is pretty high level so it’s jungle for the advanced listener I guess. :) Also good stuff, so check it out.
Check out the Jigsore and Kaometry Soundcloud profiles if you’re wanting for more, cause there’s plenty.
Enjoy!
Here’s some music I liked in 2015 that I either talked about before or forgot to mention so far. I get stuff emailed to me, listen to it and then forget to write about it sometimes. Dang.
So I’ll mix those in here so they get their mention at last.
Drum’n’bass
Ah, the good old dnb. If you haven’t already checked out the weekly Noisia Radio podcasts on Soundcloud it’s about time you did. You’ll hear new tracks, old ones and get a lot of inspiration on what tracks you can spend that New Years money on.
Another place to check for some fresh, dark drum’n’bass is Syk2ne’s Bandcamp or Soundcloud page. Lot’s of wicked EP’s right there and not strictly dnb either. It easily crosses over into the next category…
Breakcore
Here we have Ruby my Dear of course with his latest Balloon album. Then there’s Venetian Snares, as always, who not only released Your Face this year but also put up the awesome Thank Your For Your Consideration after fans stepped up when Snares hit a rough patch and could use some extra cash. Sissy Growl and Burgershot are my favorite tracks of 2015 for sure.
Mo breackore? Aww yiss. How about YabaiKore! from the Japanese breakcore collective the Ragga Terror Front. Some really wicked sick stuff in there. Totally worth a listen.
Hardcore techno
Here I have 2 podcasts/radio shows to point out, full of all the hardcore goodness you’d want. First there’s the PRSPCT Recordings radio episodes on Soundcloud. Awesome guests, “great” interviews and quite some nonsense in there. And smashing kicks of course.
We can’t leave without mentioning The Outside Agency podcasts as well. Not quite as frequent but that just makes them all the better.
Hope you find your type of beats and bass in here.
Enjoy the holidays, have a happy NY and see you back in 2016!
Writing a music review is both hard and kinda pointless. It’s music after all and as long as you don’t listen to it you can read all the text you want but you still won’t know what the hell it sounds like.
So I won’t be copying the info from the press release the lads at Kaometry records where so kind to send me for the latest Ruby My Dear release “Balloon“.
Instead I can say that it’s pretty damn solid breakcore album true to the style Ruby My Dear has developed over the years.
If you like his earlier work like the awesome Ginko EP or his earlier Doc Colibri exploits, you’ll love this one too. If his music is new to you but you like things from electronica artists like Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares or even a slice of Squarepusher, you’ll probably find this a treat as well.
So go check out the previews on the Kaometry records Soundcloud page. It’s coming out this Monday the 14th of December, so hit your record store and get that vinyl record or digital album full of breakcore goodness!
Writing a music review is both hard and kinda pointless. It’s music after all and as long as you don’t listen to it you can read all the text you want but you still won’t know what the hell it sounds like.