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[ChevChelios]

So the Gradient Audio - Future of Bass Vol 1. compilation came out today, if you got some spare cash you should check it out, got some cracker tunes on it, all on the forward thinking tip.

Here's some mad copy/paste spiel on it...

HxdB Presents...Future of Bass Volume 1 : GRDLP002 (TEASER) by Gradient Audio

Here in 2011, it seems there is an almost limitless amount of electronic music to absorb, coming from seemingly limitless sources. As wonderful as this dilemma can be, it can also be overwhelming to both casual listeners and DJs alike. This ambitious compilation, curated by Vancouver’s bass wizard, HxdB, aims to create a snapshot of what is now commonly known as bass music and become a beacon for listeners to find their way through an ocean of music. Also with its breadth and scope, it perfectly represents this exciting time, by bringing together a group of superb artists from the creative ether to demonstrate their interpretations. The project represents all that is right with modern electronic music, lending it’s inspiration from the need to look past stymieing genre titles and focusing on the fresh and exciting, multi-faceted sounds found in bass music culture.

Much sonic territory is explored in this globe-spanning affair, with 24 artists, from points on the map as diverse as the UK, USA, Germany, Australia, Canada, Austria & Puerto Rico. What can you expect from this release?

Fearless explorations of sub bass frequencies and futuristic soundscapes, from the blazing, 8-bit arpeggiators of Cairo’s ‘They Met in Flushing’, to the soothing, yet emotive vibes found on Kid Smpl’s ‘Comfort’. Funky-inspired tribal drum patterns sure to move a dance floor in FBOM & Outlaw Producer’s ‘Compound VIP’. Rude bass lines and 808 sub pressure found in Hodge’s ‘Boy + Girl’, oldschool stabs, happily sitting on top of chopped breaks and righteous vocal treatments in Magnum’s ‘Schemes’. Cure’s reworking of HxdB’s ‘Mustard’, perfectly balances catchy melodies and infectious funky synths. Acre’s ‘Effected The Most’ shows us the raw emotion of garage-influenced vocals and minimal percussion. Sclist’s ‘V’ takes us on a journey to a rave surely set in the year 3000, with intense percussion and quirky atonal sounds. Submerse & Resketch funk things up with their J-garage classic, ‘Wafu Wafu’. Juxta’s clever remix of Cedaa’s ‘Hypnotiq’ is a funky, footwork- inspired roller, while Self Evident’s ‘Look in Your Eyes’ takes things in a different direction with it’s triplet swung beats and almost wonky, but engaging synth-work. Wachs Lyrical’s ‘Felt Smasher’ proves just how effective the classic 808 kit can be when tweaked to sub-tickling perfection and DFRNT’s ‘Tribal’ is a sublime auditory journey with it’s slow-burning aggression, massive tribal drums and all-consuming bass.

The commonality that unites this package is the shared goal of each artist to innovate and continue pushing the envelope of modern dance music, while captivating dance floors and imaginations alike.

◆tracklist◆

1. Acre - Effected the Most

2. Hodge - Boy + Girl

3. Magnum - Schemes

4. HxdB - Mustard (Cure Rerub)

5. FBOM & Outlaw Producer - Compound VIP

6. Simon/off - Take Your Time

7. Cairo - They Met in Flushing

8. DFRNT - Tribal

9. Wachs Lyrical - Felt Smasher

10. Submerse & Resketch - Wafu Wafu

11. Sclist - V

12. Shureshotz - Redlight District

13. Mirror State - Bad Connections

14. Blind Prophet - Constants (feat. Brea)

15. Artifact - Forgive Me

16. Cedaa - Hypnotiq (Juxta RMX)

17. Kid Smpl - Comfort

18. B1t Crunch3r vs Gravity - Malfunction (HxdB RMX)

19. Self Evident - Look in Your Eyes

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http://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/h ... s_volume_1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056M ... 424&sr=8-3

[Jaz]

good write up, you getting paid for advertising this?

listening now

[ChevChelios]

haha, nah, but I get royalties from my tune which is included.

[Jaz]

Only got about half way threw but will finish her tomorrow

[ChevChelios]

Save yourself some skrillas and buy this shite here

http://gradientaudio.bandcamp.com/album ... s-volume-1

[eggssell]

Nice. You know i been waiting on that flushing song

[ChevChelios]

herp derp

[ChevChelios]

[imadje]

good bump chev,

got them now.

enjoy your royalties mate, i'll let you know if you deserve them once i've had a chance to hear it

[ChevChelios]

cheers bredda.

[imadje]

yeah bwoy.... gonna have to play that to crew, there's many of them real into that sound right now too... havent heard rest of album yet, just flushing, loved it.

verdict =

[ChevChelios]

[imadje]

hey man, whats going on with that arpeggio/melody on flushing?

there's no time sig change or tempo change is there? it kind of sounds like it goes into double time but i cant quite explain what i think it's doing?

it's like it's forcing my brain to keep up then it chills out again.

i aint asking you to give away trade secrets mate, just interested coz it's cool.

[ChevChelios]

nothin fancy man, just automating the step speed, like 16ths, 32nds, 64ths all that. On th second drop where it goes nuts I just got out the draw tool and went nuts haha, full on Warhol shit

[imadje]

that makes sense

I think it's the second drop that confused me... it's just challenging enough without taking away from how chill the overall is.

skillz bro.

[ChevChelios]

Domo arrigato mr roboto

[imadje]

lol, i dont spracken da lingo.

if it werent for the smiley i'd think you were calling me a bot!

[eggssell]

damn copped whole release. i likes.

and yes finally got flushing wuhuuuuuuuu

[ChevChelios]

Internet hugs x1000000

[eggssell]

That blind prophets track on this is tops