Shortcuts: 2562 & Emanative

If you have been following the dubstep scene somewhat, you’ll probably know Dave Huismans aka 2562 aka A Made Up Sound by now. And if you have been following Beyondjazz in the past, you may even know him from his tracks on the Beyondjazz compilations under his Kaapwerk and Dogdaze monikers – yes, it’s him! Our anticipations were high for his sophomore album as 2562 on the label that helped define the dubstep genre, Tectonic.

Well, it is without any sense of exaggeration that we can say that this album is genre-defining in itself – a true classic. In 11 tracks and an intro, Huismans paints a very personal portrait devoid of guest appearances or vocals. There are no obvious influences here, no quick-cash anthems that ride along on the current dubstep craze – only very deep, layered and dark dubstep. The title Unbalance fits just perfectly. It may not be for everyone, but it will without any doubt be in my album top 3 of the year. Terrific!

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After this years excellent Space album from Brittain’s Emanative, next year Futuristica will release the remix album Time. To get us heated up, there’s this Spacebeats EP with two originals and two remixes from one of the strongest cuts of the LP, When On Earth. Tony Wahchuku opens the EP, with his trademark rough slap-boom-bap beats, while the track builds up in the background. Mark Rapson takes a much more mellow approach in his laidback smokey jazz version. On the flipside there’s a cut from the album and Emanative’s unique cover version of Coltrane’s Naima. Very spacey and out there, but with a steady groove to keep your feet on the (dance)floor. Good stuff!

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