Somatic Responses - Reformation CD

j somatics · Post by **j somatics** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:16 pm

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Somatic Responses "Reformation" - adn110

Somatic Responses come back to Ad Noiseam with an album in which they re-invent their sound and finally put on record their taste for fresh and warmer sounds. Bridging their talented production with dubstep and rethinking their music, the Healy brothers have slowed things down, added more weight to their tracks, and are ready to out-bass pretty much everybody else. Reformation, renewal and re-establishment indeed!

It was time for a major change: 14 years after their first release, Somatic Responses decided to rethink their music and change their path radically. If their early productions were of the hardcore and techno kind, and while they later moved on to breakcore territories, Somatic Responses have now embraced more up-to-date and modern sounds, and tackled the current dubstep sound that has taken their native UK by storm.

While the heavy, gritty and very synthetic sound that has become a trademark of Somatic Responses is still to be heard on “Reformation”, John and Paul Healy have tamed the tempo and humanised their music on “Reformation”. Warmer, deeper, rounder (all things reflected by Nick Nenov's artwork), this new album show how these icons of the challenging electronic scene are still able to open their ears and tap fresh ideas from today's music sensbilities.

From the title track to the closing “Who's Stoppin Ya Killer”, “Reformation” is not only the fruit of breakcore musicians gone dubstep, but a lot more a display of how this new music genre can benefit from their experience and taste for hard-edged, raw productions. In this sense, this album is an accurate meeting point of influences, and something from which many could learn.

Massive, human, driven, fresh: 6 years after the “Dying Language” CD, Somatic Responses come back to Ad Noiseam with a new rhetoric, and what might be a lasting new taste. Re-inventing themselves, threading new paths and bridging sounds in ways that had not been explored so far, “Reformation” is a major release for Somatic Responses, paving the way to more brilliant releases to come.

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:42 pm

Thisshould be very interesting, nice one boys

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:17 am

I remember an old Blackdown post, I think it was, where he call for quality producers to bring their talents to the scene. Well this Release is the best example of that possibility I can think of (except perhaps for the Scorn release which IMO this eclipses in terms of scope and utility). Won't be for everyone and thats the right way to have it. This is mean, big ideas music from two brothers who know there shit upside down inside out. Snooze you loose

tomre · Post by **tomre** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:26 am

Whit a stip on my whishlist for as soon as I got some money again. And that wil be this week.

saxenhammer · Post by **saxenhammer** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:48 pm

Comparing this to Scorn is just daft. Scorn is minimal. Drones,beats and bass. This is far from that. Personally , I prefer a more stripped down sound but this has its moments.

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:23 pm

Saxenhammer wrote:Comparing this to Scorn is just daft. Scorn is minimal. Drones,beats and bass. This is far from that. Personally , I prefer a more stripped down sound but this has its moments.

Yeah yea well your daft.

somatix · Post by **somatix** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:58 pm

We are all daft, that's why we post on forums.

promo · Post by **promo** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:33 pm

Been a while since I've listened to your music. Liking the feel of these tunes - different.

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:36 pm

Somatix wrote:We are all daft, that's why we post on forums.

Surely there's no better way to spend our time?
Well to properly respond to S H and not to create any confusion -The Scorn comparison was what came to my mind as they are both people who's previous work I enjoy who then went on to make 70 Bpm bass heavy albums you could consider dubstep (Scorns early influence on some ds aside). From a playing out point of view I think Reformations offers more varied and useful tracks than Sheath which is more of listening thing (I would play out some parts). I think thats useful info to post here. Your right its comparing apples and oranges in one respect but thats always true unless your talking about different work by the same artists no?

saxenhammer · Post by **saxenhammer** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:29 pm

Its definitely much more listenable / danceable than Scorn. Im not disputing that. Stealth is a great album, but I wouldn't expect to get a dancefloor moving with it. Its more of an oppressive listening experience, which is way too abstract and cold sounding to induce much excitement among your avergae punter. But then floor moving music does fuck all for me, generally.

somatix · Post by **somatix** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:42 pm

Scorn is a master of his style, there is no comparison in our styles....But I can assure you none of us can dance.
Anyway glad someone is enjoying the new stuff

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 am

All praises due to the brothers Healy!!

This album is wicked! Buy it not once, not twice, but three times- one for you and for your neighbors on either side!

Friendly Editing · Post by **Friendly Editing** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:48 pm

After listening to the album I had to bump this thread! Best "dark" dubstep I heard for a long time.

mad ep wrote:All praises due to the brothers Healy!!

Highly recommended!

j somatics · Post by **j somatics** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:55 pm

it's out today ppl, so to celebrate we've knocked up a minimix.

fill ya boots.

http://soundcloud.com/somatics/sr-reformation-mix

ps you don't need a soundcloud account to access it

Somatic Responses - Reformation CD

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