Elemental Arts

EA Review: Repulsion - God's Noose EP [SMD037] Title track “God’s Noose” kicks off the 37th release from Silent Motion’s digital imprint with a dialectical fusion of minimal techniness and aggressive weight. The conversation between seemingly antithetical styles is a compelling negotiation of progression versus pure hedonism. Throughout the release, Repulsion draws and re-draws the line between te...

EA Review: Kanomotis - Nostalgia EP (ft. Gisaza & Traces) [RWLS002] “Sonder” is the intuitive counterpart to “Nostalgia,” conveying astutely through music the lexical relationship between the words. There’s a gloomy undertone to the pensive tune, quietly characterized by the sonic storm cloud creeping in from the periphery of its atmosphere. Read Full review: https://www.elementalartsfm.com/post/k...

EA Review: Ternion Sound - Sound The Alarm [GB024] Sound The Alarm opens with “5778.” Framed by a theatrical, vocally focused intro and break, the track drops with the drama of a rock opera. Its cinematic impact is deceptively simple, utilizing age-old tricks from the music theory and composition manual with minimal execution that would lend well to an instrumental cover (anybody up for the challe...

EA Review: Clearlight - The Ununderstandable EP [FAV014] Take the EP’s first track. The title says it all: “Stomp Dub” is an absolute stomper. Initially, the dutiful subfrequent beat is all-consuming. It channels one of dubstep’s most familiar and infectious tenets with bruising punch. But between the marching bassline, and the distorted fog of sirens and wails that engulf it, is some sly manipula...

EA Review: Sepia - Flutez EP [IFS017] The latest release from Infernal Sounds requires little introduction. Featuring three tracks from one of dubstep's beloved golden boys, Sepia's EP has been in heavy rotation among the genre's most influential DJs for some time already. Named for its idyllic earworm of a title track, the Flutez EP is yet another prolific gem in the imprint's scene-shaping colle...

EA Review: Mrshl - You Know EP [FA041] Los Angeles sweetheart mrshl plays on dubstep's heartstrings with the sensual and energetic You Know EP on Foundation Audio. Title track "You Know" sets the mood of the release with vibrant synths and sexy low-end wobbles, immediately embracing an upbeat style reminiscent of Silkie. "Fuccboi" triggers the genre's collective nostalgia with a familiar sample fr...

EA Review: Alienmade - Treant Protector [DBM008] Alienmade's intuition for poetically descriptive track titles is unfaltering. Again, "Elephant Walk" sounds much as one might imagine. Like a herd of elephants on their everyday epic adventure to a lush stream, the tune lopes along majestically, led by instinct. Upon brief investigation, the gritty mid-range roars do impressively imitate an elephant...

EA Review: Pharma - Selekta EP [Self-Release] “Cutting Grass” is designated as a “bonus track,” but the tune fits intuitively as the fourth chapter of the EP. Elements familiar from the previous three songs dance around “Cutting Grass,” but this track is differentiated by sweeping, tinted tones in the backdrop, supplementing an additional degree of depth. Read Full Review: https://www.elementalart...

Artist Spotlight October 20 Thundaklap (???, ???) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thundaklap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thundaklapsound/

Artist Spotlight October 19 OME (Graz, Austria) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ome_dubs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OmeBeats/

EA Review: Ramsez - Pharaohz Treasure Vol.1 [Self - Release] Read Full Review: Coming Soon Artist Page Ramsez: FB - facebook.com/RamsezLahamsez/ SC - soundcloud.com/ramsezlahamsez/

EA Review: VSD009 - Cyclopian - Cell The nine-track Cell EP/LP opens with dramatic decision. "Jammed" is a grainy, cinematic introduction to the science fiction to follow. The track builds to a profound moment of foreshadowing: as an uplifting melodic note rises, so does the distortion intensify - immediately putting contrasting emotions in conversation with one another. Read Full Review: https://...

EA Review: Retina - Slip Upz EP [FA040] The faint fog of detachment shimmering from "Hadrians Wall" thickens and unfolds into "Space Helmet," the EP's techy timestretch. Instead of spontaneity and disorder, the squarely segmented tune opts to encompass infinity's endless depth, launching us into a spacious, tonal realm. Read Full Review: https://www.elementalartsfm.com/post/retina-slip-upz-fa040 A...

Artist Spotlight September 29 Blazid (Iasi, Romania) Artist Support Blazid Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/blazidro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voltcannonhere/

EA Review: FLO - To Lyra EP Read Full Review: Coming Soon Artist Page Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flokapokaa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flodubzz

Artist Spotlight September 28 PanixDUB & RANKING DAN (London, United Kingdom) Artist Support RANKING DAN Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/RANKINGDAN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rankingdann/ Panix Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/PANIX-DUB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/panixdubrecordings/

EA Review: The Maker - Shifting Gears EP There's something nostalgic about The Maker's EP: Although recognizably current on the basis of sound design, each track on the release is unassumingly simple. Compositionally, the tunes depict single scenes rather than stores, and The Maker isn't afraid of using silence to hold musical space. The effect is reminiscent of dubstep's early discography - when...

Artist Spotlight September 22 Hella (Bristol, United Kingdom) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/helladubs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helladubs

Artist Spotlight September 21st Borg Dubstep (California, USA) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/borg1son Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/borgdubstep

EA Review: Alienmade - No Fks Given EP [SMD036] A dark dubwise influence emerges in "We Are Coming," and persists through "Sound Business" featuring Kodama. Amidst the pernicious depth of these tracks, the artists' carefully placed percussions ring with exceptional gravity. Read Full Review: https://www.elementalartsfm.com/post/ea-review-alienmade-no-fks-given-ep-smd036 Artist Page Alienmade Sc: h...

Artist Spotlight September 15th Brightwing (Florida, USA) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/brightwing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightwingofficial

Netherlands producer Ramsez is bursting upon the international dubstep scene with undeniable force. After racking up releases on labels including Encrypted Audio, Silent Motion, and Deep Dark & Dangerous, the breakout artist joins the Dirty Beats Music catalog with the Fog EP, the seventh release from the Romanian label. Ramsez's explosion upon the 140 radar is marked by a signature sonic explosio...

Artist Spotlight September 14th Sensi (Nottingham, United Kingdom) Artist Support Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sensidubz

EA Review: Zygos - Rotation EP [FAV013] Belgian powerhouse Zygos returns to Foundation Audio for the 13th vinyl release on the imprint, the Rotation EP. Known for his primal and textural take on dubstep's dungeon roots, rising artist Zygos delivers a collection of contagious eyes-down bangers on the Rotation EP. The record opens with title track "Rotation." Sinister yet sensual, "Rotation" is a de...

EA Review: Nova - City Sound EP [FA039] Nova builds on Foundation Audio's reputation for showing off dubstep's dark, meditative side with the City Sound EP. The four track release is introduced by its spooky and cinematic title track. "City Sound" sets the stage for a post-apocalyptic journey with its haunting vocal - "the city has changed..." - and urban ambience. Nova hooks us with suspense and...