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To our mind Boxcutter has always worked at the more
interesting end of dubstep, on the one hand we have the nu-rave jump up
rubbish that seems be delivered each week in inexhaustible amounts, while on
the other hand we have a handful of acts that seem to thrive on confounding
expectations rather than fitting into a mould. Boxcutter is one such artist
and his second album 'Glyphic' is a testament to this, containing a cross-
generic spread of tracks you'd never expect to hear from most producers on
the scene. Of course there are likely to be those who moan at Boxcutter's
lack of purist ideals, but what do they know? Here we've got rumbling bass
one minute and an analogue synth freak-out the next, with a bit of two step
and jungle thrown in there for good measure. Boxcutter (Barry to his mates)
is someone who isn't afraid to think outside the box when it comes to lapping
up his listening material, and with a genuine passion for electronica, dub,
jazz and, well, pretty much everything in-between I suppose we were always
going to end up with quite an odd album. The fact that we kick off with
something quite so unusual as the title track 'Glyphic' - an eight minute
exploration into free jazz sax and deep, deep bass - only puts paid to these
suggestions. Elsewhere we get the purist dubstep of 'Bug Octet', the breaks-
heavy 'Rusty Break' and the crackling roots of 'J Dub', but for me the
surprise highlight comes on the second half of the album which sees Boxcutter
tackling squelchy analogue electronica. On 'Bloscid' we see the producer
taking influence from Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert as he lets the drum machine
cycle and the synthesizers blurt out hooky basslines and detuned lead, a
style that pops back on 'Lunal' and for my money he's taking on the big
producers and coming out on top. 'Glyphic' is a great dubstep album that
manages to kick the spotty arse off a genre and shows the world that there's
more to life than a rave sample and a comedy bass line. Let's hope he gets
the credit he deserves.
©boomkat
Barry Lynn returns for album number two for Planet Mu. Continuing his hugely
successful trademark dubstep/electronica sound from the 2006 album 'Oneiric',
the ante has definitely been upped and 'Glyphic' certainly delivers. 'From
the opening title track, Boxcutter's totally unique sound excels.Floating
pads and astral jazz samples sit above deep dub basses, with all manner of
instruments thrown into the mix, resulting in a beautiful noise throughout.
'He pursues dubstep with 'Bug Octet' and the dub inflected 'J Dub', and break
orientated electronica with 'Kaleid' and 'Fieldtrip'. With the outstanding
'Foxy' he blends deep bass, soulful organ and vocals with soaring pads and an
infectious 2-Step Garage skippy break. Boxcutter is an artist who pushes the
dubstep sound to a new level whilst keeping the dub roots of the music firmly
intact, injecting a truly unique flavour to everything he produces. Another
huge album from Northern Ireland’s biggest and best Dubstep producer.
©phonica
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01.glyphic [07:50]
02.windfall [02:50]
03.bug octet [05:23]
04.rusty break [05:13]
05.j dub [04:36]
06.chiral [04:37]
07.kaleid [05:31]
08.bloscid [03:23]
09.foxy [05:02]
10.lunal [04:58]
11.fieldtrip [06:33]
55:56 min 71,8 MB