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TEMPA 020CD
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This is the debut LP from J:Kenzo, producer of recent dubstep hits "The Rotek's" and "Ruffhouse." Eleven tracks featuring dancefloor instrumentals, club-tested to devastating effect by DJs Youngsta, N-Type, Distance and more. Radio plays from Skream and Benga, Mary-Anne Hobbs, and Mistajam. Of his deep, dark and sub-heavy music J:Kenzo states: "It is dubstep like it was when it first came out. Stripped-down beats and bass, quite simply." Opener "Statement of Intent" swells from silence to a thick, rocky groove that rattles speaker cones like an earthquake. It's punishing, but carried along by an implicit sense of funk, each element placed for maximum impact. Throughout the album's length, these traits are repeated -- flickers of electro riffage punctuating "Invaderz" and "Contagion," Rod Azlan's toasting to herald a monstrous drop in "Ruff House." What's striking about J:Kenzo's tracks is how few elements they contain, but how powerfully each is utilized: he reduces dubstep to its very essence, leaving only the barest essentials required to shake a dancefloor to the foundations. Having grown up on soul, reggae, and rare groove before delving deep into jungle, drum and bass and later garage, when he first came across the sound developing at FWD>> and DMZ, something immediately clicked. As he honed his production skills, those wide-ranging musical influences began to express themselves, lending his tracks the open-minded feel that has become his calling card. It was something Rinse FM's Youngsta noticed immediately when Kenzo first sent him the track that would become his 2011 Tempa debut single, "The Roteks." Although still unmistakably dubstep, this album channels a range of other sounds -- dub's woozy skank; twisting conga lines; blistering electro synths; "Reconstruct"'s techno momentum; while grime makes an appearance too, with Newham Generals' MC Footsie on "No Man's Land." "Eyes Wide Open," meanwhile, boldly shows off dubstep's ability to be a uniquely flexible form of pop music. While the majority of the dubstep that hits the charts is shorn of all subtlety, here its half-sung, half-whispered lyrics and gorgeous descending arpeggio turn oceanic halfstep into a deep, meditative vocal track, equally at home in headphones, on late-night radio or cutting through the crowd at FWD>>. And therein lies the root of J:Kenzo's appeal -- remaining tied to dubstep's core values while pushing it along new pathways.
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TEMPA 075EP
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MC-turned-producer extraordinaire SP:MC has announced his most expansive release to date, the four-track Declassified EP. Sci-fi signifiers are everywhere here, making for a dark and dystopian listen: the title-track and "Launch Code" meld chrome-plated percussion and spacecraft engine roar to rhythmic sub-bass, and "Air Lock" matches its name, its gaseous hiss and lurching percussion evoking sensations of being plunged into zero-gravity. The package is rounded off with "Kenshin," a fearsome collaboration with dubstep figurehead Youngsta.
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TEMPA 074EP
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Youngsta returns with a two-track 12" through Rinse in collaboration with LX ONE. Together, LX ONE and Youngsta have created some of the leanest and deadliest tracks in the Tempa back catalog. "Responsibility" stands as an exceptionally minimalist cut: little more than metallic percussion, flickering dub chords and a hulking bass line that tears through the mix like a wrecking ball. "No Cure" heads off on a techno-leaning flex, matching plunging subs with rolling percussion, offering an entirely more propulsive companion the A-side's crushing weight.
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TEMPA 073EP
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Amit's debut release on Tempa -- Acid Trip/Don't Forget Your Roots -- finds the UK-based producer/composer turning his hand towards two dark and deadly dubstep tracks. "Acid Trip" has been a regular weapon in Youngsta's record bag, and it's as intensely psychedelic as its name suggests, driven along by bounding, Middle Eastern-influenced percussion, grinding sub-bass and the shrieks of a 303 acid line. "Don't Forget Your Roots" is a skanking, dub-infused, meditative flip-side to "Acid Trip's" total freak-out, accompanied by half-sung, half-whispered vocals from Rani.
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TEMPA 069EP
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Proxima consolidates his position as one of dubstep's brightest new talents with a new 12" pairing "Lie Detection" with "Brainstem." An expertly-crafted exercise in brooding tension, "Lie Detection's" jaw tightening atmospherics color it's half-step fundamentals with Morse code chatter, hyper-decayed vocals and fading feedback traces to knife-edge effect. "Brainstem" maintains its partner's coiled spring arrangement but ramps up the aggression with a half-swung/half-stomped groove. With support from Youngsta and Distance, J:Kenzo and Icicle.
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TEMPA 071EP
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The mysterious Nomine's debut 12" for Tempa takes dubstep into altogether more tropical territories. The fluid textures and east Asian melodies of its two tracks conjure up images of a future London fried by global warming. "Searching" opens with chimes like drops falling on water, before being consumed by an oily sea of sub-bass. On "Nomine's Sound," the bass lands in pulses, building in intensity before falling away again, while disembodied voices sing in the distance. Support from Youngsta and J. Kenzo. 300 copies only.
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TEMPA 072LP
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The seventh volume of Skream's seminal Skreamizm series sees the producer not only expanding his range dramatically, but inviting a true global pop-star along for the ride as well. "Copy Cat," the lead track from this latest installment, features a near-whispered vocal by Kelis over a sensual and minimal fusion of R&B and house, driven by an anxious and bounding groove that ensures the track will remain firmly lodged within the brain upon listening. Elsewhere, Skream takes much the same attitude he took with his recent Skreamizm tour -- a means of exploring broader avenues while still remaining connected to the essence of his sound. "Vacillate" and "Inhumane" are both immediately recognizable as Skream's own, pairing roaring metallic dissonance with welts of sub-bass, and the deep halfstep of "Junkyard Dispute" and "Scrooge's Revenge" stretch back to the dread pressure of early dubstep. Along with "Copy Cat," "Sticky" is another curveball that forms strong links with the techno/house-driven sets he's been playing recently, and is one of the most restless and driving things he's ever put his name to. Both are potent reminders of Skream's versatility as a producer, and add up to his most varied and exploratory Skreamizm to date.
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TEMPA 021CD
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Given that Tempa have now reached the landmark tenth edition in their scene-defining Dubstep Allstars series, it makes perfect sense that they've invited Plastician, one of the genre's pioneers, to contribute. Near the start of last decade Plastician, alongside the likes of Skream, Benga, and Artwork, was among the small group of producers twisting garage into dark and skeletal shapes, creating what would eventually be called dubstep. So it makes sense that, in keeping with his own past, Plastician's Dubstep Allstars Vol. 10 flirts with the rawer and rougher sides of dubstep: synths roar like police sirens, sub-bass scorches everything it touches, and percussion is taut and driven by flurries of conga hits. MCs -- Doctor, Merky Ace, Newham Generals' Footsie -- lend a languid flow to wrenching beats by J:Kenzo and Cato, drawing connections to Plastician's equally strong roots in grime. But there's a defined narrative arc to Dubstep Allstars Vol. 10, too, in the way it blossoms from a brisk and percussive opening section into a roaring and ravey middle, before gradually drifting away into a meditative and melody-soaked final third. It all draws together into a mix that's equal parts dread, aggression and immersion. Other artists include: Nomine, Jaydrop, Vicious Circle, FNC, Commodo, LAXX & Walsh, Kumarachi, Megalodon & Badklaat, Mutated Mindz, Stinkahbell, Dream and Korea.
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TEMPA 070EP
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Youngsta should need very little introduction by now. One of the figureheads of dubstep since the very beginning, long-running resident at scene-defining club night FWD>> and the DJ who first played some of the genre's most-loved anthems, he continues to be a hugely active figure in dubstep's development. His weekly show on Rinse FM draws deep for new music, helping to expose and break talented new producers. It's taken until now 11 years since FWD>> first opened its doors for his debut solo 12" to arrive.
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TEMPA 020LP
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This is the debut LP from J:Kenzo, producer of recent dubstep hits "The Rotek's" and "Ruffhouse." Eleven tracks featuring dancefloor instrumentals, club-tested to devastating effect by DJs Youngsta, N-Type, Distance and more. Radio plays from Skream and Benga, Mary-Anne Hobbs, and Mistajam. Of his deep, dark and sub-heavy music J:Kenzo states: "It is dubstep like it was when it first came out. Stripped-down beats and bass, quite simply." Throughout the album's length, there are flickers of electro riffage and monstrous drops, but what's striking about J:Kenzo's tracks is how powerfully and carefully each element is utilized. When he first came across the sound developing at FWD>> and DMZ, something clicked. As he honed his production skills, his tracks developed the open-minded feel that has become his calling card. The album continues to show off that diversity. Although still unmistakably dubstep, it channels a range of other sounds -- dub's woozy skank, twisting conga lines, blistering electro synths, techno momentum, and grime makes an appearance too, with Newham Generals' MC Footsie on "No Man's Land." "Eyes Wide Open," meanwhile, boldly shows off dubstep's ability to be a uniquely flexible form of pop music. While the majority of dubstep that hits the charts is shorn of all subtlety, here its half-sung, half-whispered lyrics and gorgeous descending arpeggio turn oceanic halfstep into a deep, meditative vocal track, equally at home in headphones, on late-night radio or cutting through the crowd at FWD>>. And therein lies the root of J:Kenzo's appeal -- remaining tied to dubstep's core values while pushing it along new pathways.
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