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defjaw83
July 2nd 2011


1805 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

sublime voice

204409
Emeritus
July 2nd 2011


3998 Comments


Since when is instrumental hip hop and/or trip hop called dubstep?

Acanthus
July 2nd 2011


9812 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I find myself agreeing with Voivod on the jazz bit, though for me the female vocals turn me off here.



The instrumental tracks remind me of something a remake of Cowboy Bebop would have, and I definitely understand where this album is comparable to a city.



STOP SHOUTING!
July 2nd 2011


791 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

great review this. don't think i will like it, but might check it out.

TMobotron
July 2nd 2011


7253 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Since when is instrumental hip hop and/or trip hop called dubstep?
I do have a hard time picking out what is or isn't considered dubstep sometimes these days, but the tempo, kick-snare, heavy sub-bass and dark feel are probably what do it here.

ziroth
July 2nd 2011


1260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, that's the stuff. It just seems so "off" from the spirit of things like this. These releases seem to be about subtlety and atmosphere, while the popular shit seems to say "FUCK IT, MORE WOBBLY BASS"



so i hear about dubstep all the time now which is weird because i had never heard of it before like a year ago, and i'm like oh cool some good music is popular now! and then i heard it... the stupidest shit gets popular.

MO
July 2nd 2011


24025 Comments


this is a pretty dope album, lots of chill.

a7c7e7
July 3rd 2011


37 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

album is in fact dope, thanks deviant.

204409
Emeritus
July 3rd 2011


3998 Comments


tempo, kick-snare, heavy sub-bass and dark feel

Also big components of trip hop haha.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
July 3rd 2011


32289 Comments


Since when is instrumental hip hop and/or trip hop called dubstep?


Since when did this have anything to do with instrumental hip hop? It's dubstep in this case because it contains all the elements of the genre, shuffling half step beats, deep reverberating bass etc. Are you being thrown off because it's being handled, for the most part, by actual instruments?


Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
July 3rd 2011


32289 Comments


Also, trip hop has no set tempo nor features an abundance of bass

cvlts
July 3rd 2011


9939 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yo Dev, fucking awesome find. dont know how to classify this but the jazzyness is makin me all wet inside and out

Jash
July 3rd 2011


4965 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Awesome review, you got me super stoked for this. Im 3 songs in and its really really good so far, super chill stuff. It makes me think of if The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble meets iTAL tEK

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
July 3rd 2011


32289 Comments


From the group themselves:

Submotion Orchestra have rapidly built up a reputation as one of the most interesting and original projects emerging from the UK today. Drawing upon dubstep, soul, ambient electronica, jazz and dub, their unique music is at once delicate and heavy, spacious and dense, highly atmospheric but firmly rooted. Earth-shaking bass and drums combine with lush keyboard and trumpet textures to create the perfect bed for the fragile beauty of Ruby Wood’s vocals, and the celestial effects of sound designer Ruckspin.

Calculate
July 3rd 2011


1135 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I feel like there is huge potential for a remix album here

struth
July 3rd 2011


435 Comments


Summary correlates to your input on this site. Old Raves End part 2? Holy fucking shit I'm excited for this.

ferociouslettuce
July 3rd 2011


196 Comments


spinning this on the train tomorrow for sure

CutMan
July 3rd 2011


1926 Comments


I listened to a few songs, I've not heard any dubstep flourishes, just trip hop... You are aware that dubstep requires actual dubbing, right? Where's the dubstep (cream filling)? Recommend a track?

HBFS
July 3rd 2011


1564 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is absolutely amazing so far

HBFS
July 3rd 2011


1564 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The genre tag for this in the download I got was 'Noir Jazz'. What?



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