2562 Fever


Dave Husimans cements his reputation as a virtuoso beat breaker with his crucial third album 'Fever'. While previous LPs 'Aerial' and 'Unbalance' carved out a whole section of Dubstep crossover all for himself, with 'Fever' he's largely dropped the tempos in line with the dancefloor's move to Housier climes. It's a case of one step back, two steps forward as he imposes strict parameters for the production: every sound used was sampled from disco records. Of course, once those sounds are isolated, Husimans does whatever the f*ck he wants with them, resulting in a uniquely textured and deftly twysted evolution of sound. From the Latin Rascal-ish stutters of opener 'Winamp Drama' it's clear we're in for a different kind of trip. 'Cheater' comes next with more familiar patterns, but his usually aerodynamic arrangements are replaced with more weight, drums rub and spark off each other and the whole atmosphere is murkier, clouded with basement condensation. Again, with 'Aquatic Family Affair' his beats bristle with a frictional electricity, that scissoring swing syncopation shredding with a ruder clip. At the midway point 'Intermission' comes closest to the beat structure of the records he samples, tucking-up a deadly Boogie swing with very canny snare placements, as heard through squinted ears, while 'Flavour Jam Park' is just classic 2562, an extremely lean and brittle structure that feels like it may topple over at any time, before we roll into the ruffed-up couplet of 'This Is Hardcore' and the jabbing metallic stabs of 'Brasil Deadwalker'. The energy is then cooled and controlled for the crispy swing of 'Final Frenzy' and the agile dip of 'Wasteland,' while the title track pulls off some kinda Theo-meets-Domu-in-zero G stunt. Like the recent Falty DL opus, this guy has found a special balance of soul-tugging swing and technical dexterity which deserves your undivided attentions.



Label: WHEN IN DOUBT
Genre: Electronic, Post-Dubstep
Released: Mar 2011
Catalogue Number: DOUBT001LP
Quality: 320 kbps

Tracklist

01 Winamp Melodrama
02 Cheater
03 Juxtapose
04 Aquatic Family Affair
05 Intermission
06 Flavour Park Jam
07 This Is Hardcore
08 Brasil Deadwalker
09 Final Frenzy
10 Wasteland
11 Fever

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