Bassnectar - Timestretch

[SHo]

What started back in the mid-nineties as an experiment fusing youth culture and social action has turned into a multi-faceted, multi-faced creature called Bassnectar. It is the brainchild of Lorin Ashton, and it exists as an open-sourced musical project that is as diverse as it is heavy, as raw as it is meticulous, and as fierce as it is imaginary.

Bassnectar combines sound and force with weight while spanning the spectrum of sonic style, covering every genre imaginable, and smashing it all into a collision of intense, wobbling basslines, hypnotic soundscapes, and pretty much anything that strikes his fancy. He calls the end product “omnitempo maximalism,” which basically means no rules, no limitations, and no hesitation in fusing the familiar with the strange or the classic with the cutting edge.

Just in time for Spring comes Bassnectar’s ‘Timestretch‘ EP, a five-track roller coaster ride through the amusement park of amorphous bass music. Heavy and hard hitting, these songs were created to meltdown dance floors and cross-pollinate genres.

The release, distributed worldwide by Bassnectar’s Amorphous Music label, includes a collaboration with Amorphous Music prodigy Jantsen, as well as guest vocals by Ranking Joe, bonus remixes by MRK1, West Coast Lo Fi, and Hallow Point’s SPL, and a special Bassnectar & ill.Gates remix of ‘Maximum’ featuring La Methode by Ninja Tune’s infamous DJ Vadim.

YouTube - Bassnectar - Here We Go

YouTube - Bassnectar - Maximum (Ill Gates Remix)

YouTube - Bassnectar - Bass Head (Original Mix)

If this is their first serious foray into Dubstep, I'm scared to think of what an album would sound like. Sure, some of the tracks aren't as hard hitting as other dubstep artists, but there's something here. I can't tell what it is, but I'm loving it.

[eleval]

yah got it yesterday, not as good as previous releases mesmerizing the ultra or cozza frenzy

[EarlWolf]

i love you SHo