#32 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

From the very start of Bonebrokk's debut album, we are plunged into a downward spiral of industrial percussion and distorted voices. 'Altered Realities' builds a terrifying maelstrom out of what sounds like an engine in a deep tunnel, a seismic alarm, and a hype MC calling for help through a busted intercom. Soon a galloping kick appears and we are off to the races. From there, the record rarely lets up. The sonic palette remains fairly consistent throughout, but the album covers a lot of ground rhythmically and stylistically, touching on deformed dancehall, hyperfuture dnb (Vassilina's guest spot provides one of the few moments of relative tenderness), and loads of mutant, latin-inflected techno rollers. Two beatless interludes provide breathers--'Timelines Melt' and 'Valey of Wolves'-- although, as the titles might suggest, even these are steeped in dread. Bonebrokk has crafted 'In Between Two Worlds' as a bridge into an imagined world that he can escape to, a respite from the banality of day jobs and our mundane everyday existence that club music can provide for us all.

Bonebrokk, Vassilina, Grove, Aroent, Astytekk