Dubstep
Hold Da’ EP
Tectonic RecordingsTEC111
Dubstep, Grime, House, Techno
12"
£7.49 (£8.99 incl. VAT)
A. Hold Dat B. Push C. Brain D. Open Letter
Tectonic is very proud to welcome Lamont to the team!
Bristol’s bendy-beats whizz kid is mainly known for dropping jaws with his releases on Swamp 81 and
it’s various offshoots. This time, he’s been chipping away at 4 fine-cut gem, especially for Tectonic -
bringing some darkside vibrations in addition to his usual bounce.
‘Hold Dat’ runs at 135bpm, sitting in-between grime, dubstep and housey/techno/whatever that thing
Lamont usually does! Charged with a disgusting, totally greasy bassline, this one drops hard and
keeps going - quality moves for (now, mostly imaginary) dancefloors.
‘Push’ takes it down a notch, to 130 for a more heads-y work out, laden with crackling, fizzing sonics -
and heavily punctuated by sub bass hits. The energy levels step back a touch, while building intensity.
‘Brain’ sees Lamont working more familiar territories - sending a pounding 4/4 kick drum out to hold
together a series of collapsing percussive hits and warping melodies - as a ‘brain’ sample, simply
haunts your brain.
The EP closes off with ‘Open Letter’, taking things into a dread-space; dub wise, deep and
dangerous. The lurching bass hits take charge and push you through layers of echo’ed hits and
micro-melodramas, to round off this great EP in fine style.