Bench Manoeuvres delivers on all fronts as it dives straight to the top of our Best Of 2019 releases. So, roll the windows down in your car, or crank up your digital device, this album is a blistering beauty. Now, might Touched Music consider a vinyl edition so my wife can enjoy it properly? A collection of surreal braindance, breaks, acid, electro, IDM, and mind-altering low-end.
Velum Break (aka Birmingham-based Richard Breedon) punches through bass bins with the utterly fantastic Bench Manoeuvres on Touched Music, a collection of surreal braindance breaks, acid, electro, IDM, and mind-altering low-end. Martin Boulton (Touched Music label-head) met Breedon at a Plaid event in 2018—fast-forward to 2019, and he signs him with this blisteringly well-crafted debut album.
Here we see a myriad of corrosive rhythms ricochet against a breakcore backdrop, but what the artist does in abundance is collect high-energy melodies and a vast assortment heavy percussion—smashing them together in nine cohesive arrangements that are nothing short of addictive. Each track manages to elicit abstract broken beats and undulating bass while weaving sweet musicalities effortlessly.
Fans of Squarepusher, Plaid, and Luke Vibert’s scorched acidic terrain will easily find Bench Manoeuvres a welcomed addition. With its dance-floor ready and headphone capable grooves, Bench Manoeuvres delivers on all fronts as it dives straight to the top of our Best Of 2019 releases. So, roll the windows down in your car, or crank up your digital device, this album is a blistering beauty. Now, might Touched Music consider a vinyl edition so my wife can enjoy it properly?
Bench Manoeuvres is available on Touched Music.
