BASIC RHYTHM 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: One of the bass world's most enigmatic and interesting artists returns to Planet Mu with his fourth and arguably most beguiling album. Completely void of genre-trappings or tempo formats, each cut seems like an unbounded meander through BR's thoughts. Slow, spacious and free-spirited, as with his previous works, it's a deeply woven tapestry of references and influences that range from his formative days on pirate radio ('Harwhich Road') to his interest in literature ('Palace Of The Peacocks') to tongue-in-cheek sonic fun ('Larkin Around') Welcome to the labyrinth.

Review: Basic Rhythm's second appearance on Planet Mu plots a path from hardcore to footwork via jungle in devastating fashion. The A side houses the kinetic "2 Da Core" with mashed up vocal samples and crunchy drums into a bass heavy bomb, followed by "Get Up" with its hazy vocal samples and fat bass which comes together into a weird and wonderful rhythm. RP Boo's remixes are rather few and far between but we're treated to one here that is icy and skeletal, with echoing hits ringing out over impossibly deep sub bass. "Nah Ramp" is a destructive final offering with off grid clatter and lurching drums keeping you in a spin.