Alex Green and Damon Kirkham are the London-based duo behind Instra:mental, one of the freshest and most unique electronic music acts to come out of the city in recent history. Handling dubstep as well as two step & grime production duties, Instra:mental's sound focusses on the magic that happens when the bass and the deep thud of the kick drum, nicely decorated with roomy, distant percussion and super processed vocals, come together. The sound is at once recognizable for its homage to Detroit techno and electro as well as jungle textures, however, very different as a whole which is precisely what has people taking notice. Leave It All Behind on their 'Forbidden' single nicely showcases what Instra:mental does so well. The duo have their own label Nonplus Records, as well as their own Autonomic podcast, which has become a big hit. The show fuses 80s hip hop, techno, and neo-junglist beats.
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The Album Resolution 653
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The Best Albums of 2011
As the old year draws to a close, we recap the finest musical moments of 2011. For this update we have selected our favourite full-lengths of the year, and we are making all of these indispensable albums available to you for a special price until January 15, more...
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The Album Resolution 653
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Hardfloor & E.R.P., Dexter, Versalife
Hot on the heels of Instra:mental's 'Resolution 653', our favourite album last month, we present a round-up of excellent electro-inspired releases this week, backing up our claims of an impending resurgence of the classic genre.
Take acid legends Hardfloor more...
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The Album Resolution 653
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Instra:mental, Art Department, Panda Bear
The resurgence of classic electro was a surprising trend this month - check Instra:mental's stunning album below - but really fans of all styles and genres should have something to drool over, with Robag Wruhme, Kode9, Panda Bear, Art Department, Burial, more...
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The Album Resolution 653
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The Album Resolution 653
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The Album Resolution 653
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There are styles of music that don't quite grow out of fashion as much as they follow gently curved attention cycles. Take classic electro as an example: After its 1980s heyday the sound experienced a second boom during the 1990s, only to recede once again from the public eye after the untimely death of the style's perhaps most gifted producer, Drexciya's James Stinson, in 2002.
A decade later electro's cold and futuristic funk is once again making a comeback - this time via London, instead of Detroit and The Hague.
In no small part responsible for this unexpected resurgence are Alex Green and Damon Kirkham, a.k.a. Instra:mental. Formerly known for their drum'n bass productions they started both their Nonplus label and their Autonomic podcast series in 2009, proposing a fusion of dubstep, electro, minimalistic d'n'b and electronica as a sonic template.
After eleven years of recording together, Instra:mental have now released their debut album, and it's a fascinatingly fresh take on Drexciyan electro sounds. Injecting originality with subtle touches of funky rhythms ('Thomp'), and allusions to dubstep ('Rift Zone'), 'Resolution 653' manages to deliver sputtering subaquatic funk while retaining a sound aesthetic that is entirely contemporary. Quite simply a timeless and unmissable album.
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