Darkstar - Round Ours EP

Three new tracks from the hotly-tipped Darkstar, typical of their innovative beats and highly developed songs which as usual mark them well out  in a market flooded with formulaic club bangers. These tunes showcase the raw, soulful side to the Darkstar sound and are equally as potent for home listening as they are on a big system. The emotive ‘Round Ours’ takes a number of dubstep and dub motifs and gives them the unique Darkstar twist through a progressive structure that introduces a dizzying array of disparate elements then breaks itself down to nearly nothing before swelling, combining and resolving in the final section with an assured musical confidence. The track is at once uplifting and dark with a distinctly northern melancholy. ‘Maven’ has a twist lying in the unusual cadence of the melody rather than the structure. Reminiscent of Cyrus Random Trio’s earlier output, it manages to be both unsettling yet warm and soulful, with more bass than you can shake a ribcage at. ‘Dunhill Riddem’ takes on a 2 step formula with a similarly unconventional approach. Based around a solid looped groove of dusty beats and bass, the track is propelled along by subtle builds in melody and atmosphere, achieving a feel somewhere between Burial and Mala of Digital Mystikz, which is no bad combination. The laid back nature of this tune hides a real dancefloor killer that when dropped with skill can blow up any room.

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