so I guess the internet is calling this choppy chunk-y UK house music "bruk house." At least that's what Boomkat is calling it and they're pretty much the authority on the subject. I recently picked up Fabric Presents: Elevator Music Vol. 1, a compilation of work from most of the hip future-electronica producers in the game right now; Martyn, Julio Bashmore, Shortstuff, Starkey, Hot City, and the list goes on.
First of all let me warn you that it's not really worth buying. Most of it is pretty standard contemporary house music, with a focus on all that wild and crazy percussive stuff that's totally hip right now. You know, shakers and snares everywhere and so much syncopation that your feet can't find the groove and you land on the ground in a pretzel shape. Perhaps they call it bruk house because it fi leave ya body bruk.
It's got a couple gems, namely the first track, Hot City's "If That's How I Feel," wherein chopped-up and detuned vocal cuts shuffle atop surprisingly straightforward percussive patterns, making it one of the more club-friendly tunes on the mix.
Untold's track on the album is also totally ballin', with lots of space-ship noises, slightly off-beat, disorienting loops and breakbeats, and big, big punch-y bass stabs to keep you grounded in the mix. You can see a picture of Untold in the dictionary next to the phrase, "negative space."
And the final track of the comp., a sparkling dream-y roller from our man Starkey, really stands out from the group with an approach that is neither specifically club-crafted nor totally cerebral. Big ups.
First of all let me warn you that it's not really worth buying. Most of it is pretty standard contemporary house music, with a focus on all that wild and crazy percussive stuff that's totally hip right now. You know, shakers and snares everywhere and so much syncopation that your feet can't find the groove and you land on the ground in a pretzel shape. Perhaps they call it bruk house because it fi leave ya body bruk.
It's got a couple gems, namely the first track, Hot City's "If That's How I Feel," wherein chopped-up and detuned vocal cuts shuffle atop surprisingly straightforward percussive patterns, making it one of the more club-friendly tunes on the mix.
Untold's track on the album is also totally ballin', with lots of space-ship noises, slightly off-beat, disorienting loops and breakbeats, and big, big punch-y bass stabs to keep you grounded in the mix. You can see a picture of Untold in the dictionary next to the phrase, "negative space."
And the final track of the comp., a sparkling dream-y roller from our man Starkey, really stands out from the group with an approach that is neither specifically club-crafted nor totally cerebral. Big ups.
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