Binray

I thought it was time for something particulary fucked up. And keep in mind that this is Breakcore we're talking about, which is generally pretty fucked up for most people.
So how is this different from most others? Well for one he's completely walked past the amen-break and moved on to sounds which should be considered particulary synthetic and twisted.
The beats usually splatter on in a very raw and hectic way, which I can imagine most people will find "too random".
There's nothing random about it. In fact, I'm highly impressed with the precision on how carefully he's placed each and every hit. Sure, I of course totally understand why people would draw that conclusion, but it's unfair. Better call it "too much for my taste",
Anyways, the beats might remember you of Ryan Friedrich aka Xanopticon, but it's different in a way that I'm too incompetent to explain.
The melodies are AWSOME! De-tuned synthesizers that seem to come from the schizophrenic circus of hell.
It's disturbing machines at work, it's playful game music, it's, as I said, AWSOME!



He's also a very kind man. In fact, he's been so kind as to upload most of his work for free download at this location. His blogg, but remember to especially read his first post.
When you've done that, enjoy the music. I particulary love the Albatross Ep.

http://www.myspace.com/binray

Enjoy!/Marcanta

eN

A few years ago I stumbled upon this dude and his ep 'The 3rd Chapter' which was released on Acroplane Records. The ep had five songs on it and one of them was a live take. All those five songs crushed. Crushed, I tell you! I had that little ep, which clocks in at 18 minutes in total, spinning for months almost everyday.
So I thought I'd write a little something about him. Now, that will be hard to do because the guy simply vansished. I've tried finding some valid information about him, but on Acroplane all I could find was this picture.



His myspace doesn't say that much either and it's no songs on it anymore. To tell you the truth I even had to struggle a little to find it again because he changed the adress there.

The little information I've managed to gather is from Archive.org and it says this:

"'The 3rd Chapter EP' is the first release from eN, a budding laptop musician from London, currently studying Music Informatics in Brighton.
Pairing the alluring qualities of atmospheric breaks and harsh edited Jungle rhythms with washed out synthetic soundscapes and deep bass, it walks the line between the tranquil and intense.

A founding partner of the No-Test collective and the infamous Erisian Discharge night’s, eN has been an up and coming force to watch out for, for some time now.
Creating his tunes in code using the venerable SuperCollider and already commending a sizeable back catalogue of jungle anthems and mashup breaks he's revered for his dance floor killas and live experimental laptop mashup’s, playing alongside acts such as Remarc, Doormouse, Drop The Lime, Mathhead, Tester, Debaser, Murderbot, Shitmat and Tim Exile."

You can find that Ep there too.

The music - Here we go once again with the Amen. This is very infuenced by jungle breaks with a lot of swelling sub bas that goes in creative and playful lines and the music is full of atmospheric soundscape pads. He has managed to pick up a low "djenty" punch in the Amens which is delicous. Makes the drums hit you really hard in the chest and ears.

I know I've seen and heard other songs on his myspace from a few years back that was even better but for now we'll just have to settle with this ep. Shouldn't be hard if you've never heard this before because if you really like this I salute you - you should have your ears ocuppied for months, just like I did.
As for me, I'll hold my thumbs for a new release in the near future!
/Marcanta

Techdiff

I want to smash your fucking face unto the curb and shit inside of your heart!
I'll bust through brick, cement and concrete is what I feel like upon hearing this madman spinn.

As I understand, Dave Forrester started playing guitar and made one or some backing tracks for him to play along too. Gradually he got more into the direction of composing and producing songs. A good choice since I consider him making some of the most aggresive and well produced Breakcore out there. His songs got more and more complex and before he knew it, people in the Breakcore scene started notice him for his talent without him even having heard of the genre before.


In 2007 he released a 6-piece record on Allergy Records called 'Coronation Of A Kursed King' and it's just a fucking blast.

1		Bloodlord	4:10
2		Retroduction	3:47
3		Ashen Light	5:09
4		Electrolytic Deposition	3:16
5		Coronation Of A Cursed King	4:57
6		Amalgam	5:41

Like many in the genre he has the Amen break as a sturdy beat and he's managed to make that classic loop sound way better, production wise, than most people are able too, but let your focus go beyond that. If you like him you owe him that because this is a man that spends a lot of time on details. There's tons of metallic drum sounds, effects and melodies that intertwine around that amen that can not simply go to waste. This music is hard and evil and this is one hard and evil motherfucker.
/Marcanta

Igorrr

Igorrr, also known as a french man, also known as Gautier Serre, is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from.. yeah, France.
Did I mention that he's french?



To me, he's got a whole different sound than most Breakcore producers I know, and the reason for that might be because it sounds more organic and non-programmed. Instead of using synthesizers that you instantly recognize as computer made, he uses samples of real sounding instruments, be it programmed or recorded.

It's a blend of opera-singing, contrabas, harpsichord in baroque style, classical guitars, pianos, woodwinds, and sometimes even full orchestras. Now, mix that with growling, splattering death metal samples and epic hiphop/jazz/metal influenced drum programmings, and you've got Igorrr.
Just the whole sound and mix is different as it sounds like everything has a filter effect on it like it has been recorded off of old vinyl records with all the hum and crackle, yet the production is very clear and up front.
However I'd have to admit that I sometimes think the way he builds the songs can be somewhat poor.

Anyways here's one of my favorite songs of his. It's a song called Phasme Obèse and it's from his album Moisissure from 2008. Notice how he uses and automate the reverb on the drums. The way he let the reverb tastefully swell, mute and pulsate to the beat is goddamn genious!

That album is available for free download at the label Acroplane here.

Damn, I'm excited for his new album! It's called Nostril and should be out Sept/Oct this year.
He's got two new songs uploaded on his myspace that I believe could be on that record. They're called Thermostat 7 and Melting Nails. Both of those songs sounds amazing to me. A lot better than many of his previous songs.

Rrrrrright... He's french, he's great, he's Igorrr. Listen to his music, while you enjoy the disturbing and class A artwork of his.
Over and out!
/Marcanta