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In 2005, a nondescript mix CD appeared out of the blue in Combat Recordings' London headquarters. Simply titled 'Bracket', it blended dubstep, grime and electro together like it was the most natural thing ever, expertly mixed with the fierce energy of a hardened old-skool junglist. This relentless mix proceeded to cause weeks of delightful speaker devastation (and despair from the bass-shy neighbours).
A bit of investigation showed that the culprit Ben Brydon [aka Bracket] has been pushing underground beats in variant forms for the last 10 years, taking in everything from Punk, Dub, Hardcore, Jungle, Electro, Garage and Drum & Bass, soaking up their twisted elements like a malnourished sponge and throwing it back out at anyone willing enough to listen.. emphasising "ruff arse basslines, monster subs and cold, cavernous FX" in his own words.
Already having guested on Ammunition several times, this mix shows Bracket topping his previous efforts in what sounds like our favourite dubstep mix this year; a 90 minute fluid onslaught of hard, angular rhythms offset against spooky, eerie post-industrial ambiences with elements from each track mixed perfectly in key to form a cold, dissonant harmony and beats that complement each others' textures and arrangements. Technically brutal and brutally technical.
Listen up.
::tracklist::
1 Scuba - Plate - Hotflush
2 Slaughter Mob - Bulla Cake - Halo Beats
3 Scuba - Twista - Hotflush
4 Blackmass Plastics - Prime - Dirty Needles
5 Sizzla - I Got Too Virus Syndicate mix - Contagious
6 Point B - Insider (Blackmass VIP) - Combat Recordings forthcoming
7 Distance - Cyclops - Planet Mu
8 Goth Trad - Back to Chill - Dub
9 Crooked Man - Zoot Suit - Dirty Needles
10 MRK1 - Daywalker - Planet Mu
11 Headhunter - 7th Curse - Ascension
12 Tech Itch - Know - Ascension
13 MRK1 - Trenchwalk - Boka
14 Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn - Planet Mu
15 Loefah - Horror Show - DMZ
16 Blackmass Plastics - Unknown - Dub
17 Distance - Traffic - Planet Mu
18 Headhunter - The Arrival - Ascension
19 Andy Stott - Choke - Modern Love
20 Vex'd - Killing Floor - Planet Mu
21 Geiom - Overnight Biscuits Berkane Sol
22 Skream - Blipstream - Tempa
23 Loefah - Ruffage - DMZ
24 DQ1 - Wear The Crown - Tectonic
25 Timeblind - Copy Copy - Soot
26 ScanOne - Kik It (Blackmass Plastics VIP) forthcoming on Combat10
27 Timeblind - Flesh Wound - Soot
28 Toasty - Dreamweaver - Storming Productions
29 Distance - Temptation - Tectonic
30 Timeblind - Ontological Ground of Being - Soot
31 Loefah - Mud - DMZ
