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CD on Combat |
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CD |
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Electro |
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Combat |
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£10.29 |
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Based on 1 review(s).
...according to our Business Lady on 12 November 2009.
Point B (Merseyside-born / London-based writer and producer Richard Bultitude) has been doing the rounds for a while now with 'Suicide Beauty Spot' being his second full length release for Combat. Bultitude has a playful technique that flits between styles and genres with relative ease, embracing electronica, hip-hop, dancehall, dub-step and 2step to create warm textured dance music that, at times, shares a little in common with Boards of Canada or even Burial. Intelligent enough to amuse the chin stroker types and kick ass enough to demand attention on the dancefloor, this collection ticks all the boxes.
What their label says...
Point B is the creation of Merseyside-born / London-based writer and producer Richard Bultitude. Having first established his name in 2005 with 12”s on Erratica and Orson, he soon found himself appearing alongside Boom Bip, Nathan Fake and Squarepusher on Time Out’s massive ‘The Other Side: London’ compilation, while live performances billed him with the likes of Tim Exile and Andrew Weatherall at events across Europe. After a spate of remixes and digital releases, 2006 saw the ‘Cinder Cones & Animal Bones’ EP on Combat become a firm hit in the clubs and a favourite of radio spinners like Mary Anne Hobbs and Oneman. His debut album ‘A Previous Version Of Myself’ arrived that same year, catching much high profile press attention in the process, and summer 2009 brought the 'Free Standing Structure' EP on Frijsfo Beats. Now ‘Suicide Beauty Spot’ takes the Point B sound to new heights with a stunning sonic journey that massages the synapses and moves the hips with a slick, textured, bass-rich take on atmospheric electronica-informed dubstep and deeper 2step forms, patterned with bleepy frequencies and rolling hip hop tempos. Whilst grounded in the urban rhythms so familiar from his 12” outings, which the producer himself calls “itchy deep-step”, this long player expands Point B’s sonic horizons, embracing live instrumentation such as santoor, Irish harp, dulcimer and marimba to animate and colour the heavy soundscapes. Maintaining his characteristic playful sense of melody and effortlessly flitting between genres, ‘Suicide Beauty Spot’ is a brooding, contemplative and sometimes austere work of dark beauty themed around the bleak but calmingly picturesque Beachy Head clifftops where people are drawn to be alone with themselves, some never to return. Its profound vibe arises from the sound of circuits soaked in warm human emotion, meandering at times into zones of Boards Of Canada or Burial-esque tear-stained melancholy, but always within the crisp, mekanik realms of his own audio environment. Followers of other other electronic explorers such as Kelpe, Autechre and Tipper will find this album a potent brew infused with a stately reflection and bittersweet solitude that invites repeated investigation. Reviews confirmed in Update (“Extra-dimensional ghostliness and stark foraging with pulsing undertows”) DJ, Q, K Mag, and more to come. Podcast feature planned on Rob Booth's widely-followed Electronic Explorations show.
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