Demdike Stare

Distort Decay Sustain: FForward

Genre: GRIME / FWD, ELECTRONIC

Cassette

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The third and final part in a trilogy from Demdike Stare turns their gaze towards broken beat pulled in from both sides of the Atlantic, dissecting turn-of-the-century joints hung between Techno, House, Jungle and UKG, typified by rude vibes, staccato rhythms, soulful vox, good times.

Joining dots between scenes rooted in West London via Detroit - the kinda thing that connects Anthony “Shake” Shakir and Cousin Cockroach, or that vibe Carl Craig referenced in his liner notes for that OG Psyche/BFC comp, etched in the mind for decades now, Carl riding around on his scooter listening to Shut Up And Dance. That dialogue between the Motor City and the UK manifested in countless ways - listen to the pads on A Guy Called Gerald’s ‘Black Secret Technology’, or the drums on Shake’s ‘Mad Men’ and you get the idea.

In turn, that Bruk micro scene that originally sprouted in late 90’s West London had many of its main protagonists sashay over from Jungle - cats like Domu, Dego and Seiji, then further scooping in elements from Jazz, House, R&B, Hip Hop, with players like Daz I Kue, Demus, Phil Asher, Kaidi Tatham and Zed Bias pulling into more soulful dimensions. That scene - short lived, underground and hugely influential, would eventually sow seeds across Europe and beyond, from the sort of thing Mike Kivits started making as Aardvarck for Rush Hour, to the slow progression from dub techno to broken jungle Torsten Pröfrock shaped in his earliest T++ productions, then back to the UK, eventually manifesting into what would become UKF.

This hour long session traces those scattered roots (and scattered drums), as well as adding some new/unreleased demdike edits, in rudest, classic style.

Cassette (0)

Edition of 175 copies, no digital. Comes in a screen printed case in one of two colours.

Boomkat Product Review:

This hour long session traces those scattered roots (and scattered drums), as well as adding some new/unreleased demdike edits, in rudest, classic style.