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[idm] Underpass: Multistorey ep. Electronicassault.
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Greetings idmers, You can now buy the Underpass Multistorey e.p. on limited heavyweight vinyl direct from www.urbanplanningrecords.co.uk £5 plus p&p. Listen to MP3 clips on the site. 4 tracks of bass heavy electro breaks goodness, as played by si begg, bass junkie, annie mac, steve lamaq, claire kember and more. A distribution deal has been signed, expect news soon. "Head bashing bass electronica here from ex-punk lee Marshall, combining Begg-like electronica, punched beats and blips galore on this multi-tempo ep. Battle is a slow jungle darkness full of growler bass and quirky synth lines. Automatic is buckfunky with oodles of knob twiddling to warp the head, anchored by a shout out loud vocal loop and layered bleeps. Flip over for downbeat head mash electronica to test the limitations of your speakers." Mike Hogan (Breakspoll/Mofo Mag) "A strong debut for both Cardiff based producer Lee Marshall aka Underpass and Urban Planning Records. The EP begins with 'Battle' - a heavy bass scuffles with discordant melodies and an electro beat. 'Automatic' - with crazy bass sounds and grinding kick drum - writhes like a malfunctioning assembly robot. Everything changes on the flip side as Underpass introduces lush textures and bleeps in the gorgeous title track. More abstract than electro but retaining a Detroit influenced beat. 'Vent' enters a more hostile setting with dark, looming melodies and metallic noises. Whether you're after glitched-up electronics or off-centre floor shakers this is pure quality - check it out!" (delta-9.net) "Minimalism'd seem to be quite the thing at the moment, wouldn’t it? After all, 'Flashdance' refuses to die, and 'Drop It Like It's Hot' must be the most under-instrumented top ten hit since 'Killing Me Softly'. And it's in this spirit that we welcome Underpass, for whom chord changes would appear to be a sparingly used option at best. There's about as much gnarled squealing as you'll find on 'Rocker', mind, and an earlyish B-boy sensibility at play that's perhaps most fully realised on the Last Poets-sampling 'Automatic', while the title track goes some way to filling the Orbital-shaped hole in our stereo. Promising, to say the least." (play louder.com) -- urban.planning.records:: news, free mp3s, shop and downloads www.urbanplanningrecords.co.uk underpass.home.base:: www.underpass.org.uk machine.meadow:: electronic night strikes www.machinemeadow.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org