Remember that stuff that THE HELENATOR likes? Well this new stuff is post-that. Really though, as detailed by the folks at Resident Advisor, the artists under the new Night Slugs label have been dropping an impressive series of tracks that are all actually interesting and awesome at the same time.
Night Slugs is flourishing within in an unprecedented climate of creative endeavour that has recently gripped UK bass music; innovation is a word that both Sushon and Connolly use liberally. "That is something that we have always had to a greater or lesser extent and that's why our music scene is cool," concludes Sushon when asked why the UK scene is in the midst of such a purple patch. "There is constantly a side of our music scene that doesn't give a shit and is trying to do something new at the expense of any kind of a rule book. I think that's what the UK has that some places don't at the moment. Currently there are two things going on: Firstly, because of the internet and the fact that people have started to pay attention to the UK... it seems like there is a new thing when there might not necessarily be a new thing. Secondly, amongst us guys and maybe our peers, there is a reaction against the more formulaic genres that dominate most of the clubs around the Western world. Formulas are shit and we don't want them, so that's why we don't do them."
Fortunately, there's a few mix tapes out there that provide a nice sampler of their musical stylings. The Night Slugs are:
- Bok Bok
- L-vis 1990
- Egyptrixx
- Girl Unit
From Resident Advisor:
RA Label of the Month 1011 Mix: Night Slugs Mix (Download)
From Palms Out Sounds:
Numbers # 037 – A Mix by Girl Unit (Download)
Ooooh post-dubstep, how FANCY. Thanks for this though... eventually, but not anytime soon, I will need to move on from my disgustingly grimy sub-bassy goodness.
ReplyDeleteBTW I am posting this from my new disgustingly fancy and absurdly ostentatious smart phone. I will tell you that it renders our blorg and music widgets PERFECTLY. Eff yeah!
Oh irony. The company I work for (SIMPLEXITY SELLS CELL PHONES) held a "MOBILE MAKEOVER CONTEST" where the winner would get a "BRAND NEW SMARTPHONE OF THEIR CHOOSING." Criteria for winning? Prove you have the shittiest phone in a company of 400 people.
ReplyDeleteYeah I fucking won that shit. Now I have a phone that will probably be stolen in three weeks, and if I drop it will probably shatter into a million pieces. Bomb.