If ever there was an argument for the “less is more” ethos of musical production, you can be darned sure that Forensics would be right up there fighting his case. His ability to mould these semi-industrial sounding tracks from just a few elements is astounding, and his determination to break the typical structure of what one might term dubstep seems to be something of a trademark.
With no real drops or breakdowns – but more of a stream of sample-led ebbs and flows his newest (and fifth) LP on Digital Sin is certainly along the lines of what you might expect if you had heard his previous work – but with this one there’s a real element of mystery, something sinister and what sounds to me like far more textural work than I had heard from him before.
You might consider this a progression, and it’s one I’m glad to see. It’s definately something to check out – and although there’s not always a hook, riff or recurring theme in some of the tracks to grab hold of, it’s always refreshing to hear producers breaking the mould, and just doing their own thing whether people like it or not.
The album will be out onDigital Sin on June 8th
