Gemmy - Supligen

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 30 Apr, 2009.

Not sure where I stand with a lot of modern electronic music. I get a buzz of excitement when something genuinely pioneering clatters into my conscience but like with dubstep & wonky, funky, chunky and wanky all rinsing clubber's faces off, i'm having trouble with the myriad spliced "genres" currently doing the rounds and am, I suspect, beginning to feel a little old & tired. Three new 12"s on Planet Mu are in this week and i've picked the one by Gemmy called 'Supligen' as I'm unfamiliar with this producer. The title track in particular sounds pretty cool indeed, kind of showcasing one of those rattlesnake style half-pace beat, a slightly squelchy & playful bass line that's quite conversational and doesn't get on your tits - both tracks here are possibly quite inspired by the recent Harmonic 313 stuff in fact - little flecks of 8-bit space invader noise and some lovely atmospheric synth stabs. I didn't think much at first but on 3rd listen it's totally working for me. 'BT Tower' on the flip has a slightly more in-yr-face zig-zagging flutter ala Skream et al but for all its fashionable slo-step mind-bumming there's some lovely understated production touches on this tune. I'd like to hear this one with just the bassline, its subtle soundscapes and the beats, bet it would be up there with some of the stuff on the Fly-Lo LP.

Gemmy hails from the hugely influential Bristol bass scene. Part of the ’purple trinity’ along with Joker and

Guido, he’s already had a big release on the Bristol-based Punch Drunk label and plays by the likes of Pinch, Joker and Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 1) Gemmy’s debut for Planet Mu is a bass heavy ride.

With P-Funk and Grime influences, Gemmy blends the dub and the step with fat portamento synth lines and computer game fx to great effect ensuring maximum dancefloor impact.

Supligen is a bass funk attack to the senses giving you a taste of what to expect from Gemmy’s debut album (Planet Mu ZIQ230 due August 2009). Bristolian synths and shuffle beats are sure to get the wonky heads bouncing. BT Tower is another anthemic Jump Up wobbler with a full-on bass drop that will punish the limiters on any decent rig . Watch your bass bins!

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