Gustave Savy

Author: Gustave Savy

Buraka Som Sistema :: Komba (Enchufada)

Reviews 10/16/2011 by Gustave Savy

This is real and dirty completely contemporary street music that has developed across continents and is as heavy and far removed from safe open minded […]

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SCHMORGASBORD :: Curating collaborations on wax

Profiles 10/09/2011 by Gustave Savy

Schmorgasbord is one of the most interesting new labels to emerge from the Bristol (UK) electronic dance music scene of late. Bristol is a city […]

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Rustie :: Glass Swords (Warp)

Reviews 10/07/2011 by Gustave Savy

Constantly surprising the listener with unexpected twists, dramatic tensions and heavy drops, always accompanied by big sweeping synth leads and atmospheres. [Release page] This album […]

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Appleblim & October :: NY Fizzzzz / Fountains Of Paradise (Schmorgasbord)

Reviews 10/02/2011 by Gustave Savy

Both of these producers are heavyweights in their field, Appleblim being one of the forefathers of the UK bass scene and October being an accomplished […]

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Public Enemy :: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988)

Features 09/29/2011 by Gustave Savy

Public Enemy broke new ground both sonically and in their attitude. They brought a political message to Hip-Hop that was coherent, personal and well reasoned. […]

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Charly Linch :: Filthy Pleasures (Mindtrick)

Reviews 09/20/2011 by Gustave Savy

Anyone with a penchant for aggressive, dense, anarchic electronic music with ridiculously heavy bass sounds produced with technical aplomb should find Filthy Pleasures by Charly […]

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Setspeed :: Komu (Bass Music)

Reviews 09/15/2011 by Gustave Savy

Kumo doesn’t try to blast your head of with crazy frequency gulping bass/mid/treble sounds and huge highly processed half time beats, but instead envelopes you […]

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Quasi Dub Development :: Limousine To The Guillotine (Rump)

Reviews 08/22/2011 by Gustave Savy

This album is a swirling reservoir of sonic complexity that is deceptive in its presentation. To continue the analogy of water, it has depths that […]

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Mobthrow :: Pitch Black EP (Mindtrick)

Reviews 08/18/2011 by Gustave Savy

A clinical demonstration of how dark, intense and subtly clever soundscapes can be put to work in the context of a fully DJ/club friendly context. […]

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Raoul Sinier :: Guilty Cloaks (Ad Noiseam)

Reviews 08/06/2011 by Gustave Savy

This album sounds like a much more personal affair then earlier works to me, retaining many of the trademark stylings that have become associated with […]

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