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TEMPA 103EP
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US producer Andrew Howard aka AxH follows his lauded 2014 Tempa debut, Destroy, and releases on Elk Beats and Dubs Alive, with Numbskull. "Numbskull" kicks things off with lively melodies tumbling over driven kicks, dramatic ride pings, and fierce, roaring bass tones before "Gem Tone" melds off-kilter tones over capacious percussion perfect for big room spaces. "Hacker," a brawny collaboration with Toronto-based Gremlinz, shoots off the blocks with mangled feedback signals and sharp, effective rimshots, while dense subs tremble beneath spectral reverberated atmospherics.
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TEMPA 086EP
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Tempa presents a three-track affair from Boston-based producer AxH. Having grown up on hip-hop and jungle, in recent years AxH has steadily been gathering attention for his low-slung, rolling takes on dubstep and cryptic ear for melody. His tracks have become regulars in the radio shows and record bags of Youngsta and J:Kenzo. "Destroy" matches its name, lumbering from speaker stacks in a barrage of crumpling percussion, shuddering the space around it as it goes, while "Everdine" is atmospheric, cinematic halfstep that plumbs sinister psychic depths. "Giant Footprints" is machinic and robotic in tone, lashing out against pinprick melody lines.
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