As it stands right now, on the eve of 2010, bass music is a beautiful mess. Stretched and tortured by numerous influences and the possible avenues for producers to take, its become splintered but, in the same way the T1000 glooped back together in Terminator 2, it constantly manages to gel to its roots, evolving away from its half step/atmospherics in what seem more like ellipses than cycles. And whilst London remains somewhat of an epicentre for many of dubstep’s microcosms, other bubbles of ingenuity have sprung up around the globe with keen producers and promoters ready to move with the ethos of dubstep and put their own distinctive slant on the sound.
Joy Orbison is at it again, people. As if 2009 wasn’t already a big debut year for Peter O’Grady, it only gets bigger as he has remixed electronic genius Four Tet and his upcoming release “Love Cry”, along with UK Funky king Roska. This should be a huge remix release from Domino; it drops on November 23rd. In the meantime, enjoy the added warmth and serene shuffle via Joy Orbison up above (ripped by somebody listening to Gilles Peterson).
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