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- Date Released: November 17, 2008
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: 2-Step/Garage
- Label: Planet Mu / Revolver
Distance lets pinprick holes of light leak into his pitch-black dubstep canvas on his heady second album
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We Say...
Dubstep is rarely upbeat or chipper: it borrows dub's weed-induced, studio-refined sense of paranoid displacement while leaving most of reggae's sweeter, more devotional qualities at the door. Distance, aka the U.K.'s Greg Sanders, is as gloomy as any of his peers, lacing his tunes with ominous little melodies that snake their stunted way through cavernous atmospheres and bone fields of snares. His debut album, My Demons, drew inspiration from sources like heavy metal and the Cure's Pornography, in addition to more conventional touchstones of U.K. soundsystem culture. It's been a successful approach: My Demons beat out recordings from fellow dark artists Burial, Rusko and Skream for Best EP/LP in 2007's Dubstep Forum awards. But on his second album, again on Planet Mu, Distance actually softens up. Tilting more Merzbow than King Tubby, My Demons was awash in jagged, hair-raising synthesizers, their stacked harmonics coming on like a swarm of bees. But Repercussions is less headbanging and more heady.
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They Say...
On Greg Sanders' sophomore effort, the dubstep titan begins exploring the gritty borderlands between his normal territory and industrial music. It's a hugely promising fusion, and if the results are sometimes just a bit conceptually thin, the music is still very enjoyable all the way through. The two genres blend most fruitfully on tracks like "Koncrete," with its grinding guitar pulses, and the sharp but cool "Skeleton Grin." "Loosen My Grip" is great for the first minute or two but doesn't develop enough new material to justify its length, and the same is true of "Mirror Tell" and the title track. However, "Sending Chills" employs a nifty flute loop that contrasts nicely with the track's overall dark, spare ambience.
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Magnesium |
5:10 |
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| 02. | |
Out Of Mind |
5:42 |
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| 03. | |
Free Me |
5:28 |
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| 04. | |
Koncrete |
5:42 |
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| 05. | |
Loosen My Grip |
5:55 |
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| 06. | |
Repercussions |
4:58 |
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| 07. | |
Mirror Tell |
5:31 |
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| 08. | |
Sending Chills |
4:57 |
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| 09. | |
Skeleton Grin |
4:36 |
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09 Total Tracks, 47:59 Total Length
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