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Ben Neill – Night Science [Album release]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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As soon as I’d heard Ben Neill had sorted himself out with an album of his twisted dubstep-jazz schmooze I was on it like an instant!

Whilst appealing to those who favour the deeper more experimental end of the dubstep spectrum, the Mutantrumpet master himself keeps things fresh with his brand of dub-jazz-step or whatever you’d like to brand it.

If you can imagine scenes from a sleazy flim-noir strip-joint scene amped up on electronics fizzing with tension, yet smooth enough to drink straight, you’d be getting close to Mr Neill’s subtle, yet powerful production work and musicianship.

If you pick up any album this month (after my own that is!) then let it be Night Science by Ben Neill. Highly recommended.

As far as I’m aware, Night Science is available now. Go find it!

Fused Forces – Prefer to be Plastered / Night Crawler

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Fused Forces on MySpace (Prefer to be Plastered)

Chunky synths, choir effects and a hefty bassdrum, warping saw bass and some hornage. It all adds up to quite a track. The track in question being “Night Crawler” by Fused Forces. The B-side to their debut release on “Scruffy Hoodlum”.

The A-side of this one is the bizarrely titled “Prefer To Be Plastered” which is an altogether more random affair, starting with some almost jazz-esque piano work over an ethereal synth. The break gives us a bit of a twisted bassline and the drop brings in this really crazy warped jazz track. Almost the sort of thing you’d expect to see in some flipped-out wacky cartoon of some jazz joint in downtown acme-land.

The more I listen to this, the more it really gets me. It’s a definite grower and if you’re not jiving back and forth in your seat by the time you’ve finished the track – there’s definately something wrong.

I’d say jump on this pronto – Prefer to be Plastered is something WELL worth testing on the dancefloor.

I’m told the release is due out in the next week or two, so keep an eye on the Fused Forces MySpace.