A precision blend of techno and drum & bass.
Hidden away in some dank corner of Bristol, the UVB-76 crew have assembled a discography unlike any other in the UK. Using drum & bass a foundation to be melted down and repurposed, they add ideas from techno and ambient to create a hybrid that gleams like chrome and cuts like a knife. Overlook is one of the most talented producers on UVB-76. Along with label alumnus Pessimist, he's making waves outside the drum & bass community.
Public Image is Overlook's latest EP. The title track's pacey, Downwards-informed drum beat disappears, only to crash back in with a whip-cracking rhythm that sounds like it's trying to break free of its confines. "The Totem That Guides Us" is another ripping techno tune, this time with a shifting backdrop that offsets its militant stomp.
Atmosphere and mood are also weapons in Overlook's hands. "Deja Vu" feels like the kind of ambient track that would open a techno album, but it's expanded into something substantial, with bass pulses that hit as viscerally as any kick drum. "There Was Truth And There Was Untruth" might be the most exciting cut. Its drumbeat is more diffuse and dubby than its counterparts, but the dungeon synths and cavernous atmospheres make it imposing. Detailed and deadly, Public Image is another quality release from a label whose best music doesn't overwhelm so much as it lurks in the dark.
Public Image is Overlook's latest EP. The title track's pacey, Downwards-informed drum beat disappears, only to crash back in with a whip-cracking rhythm that sounds like it's trying to break free of its confines. "The Totem That Guides Us" is another ripping techno tune, this time with a shifting backdrop that offsets its militant stomp.
Atmosphere and mood are also weapons in Overlook's hands. "Deja Vu" feels like the kind of ambient track that would open a techno album, but it's expanded into something substantial, with bass pulses that hit as viscerally as any kick drum. "There Was Truth And There Was Untruth" might be the most exciting cut. Its drumbeat is more diffuse and dubby than its counterparts, but the dungeon synths and cavernous atmospheres make it imposing. Detailed and deadly, Public Image is another quality release from a label whose best music doesn't overwhelm so much as it lurks in the dark.
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Published /
Mon / 19 Nov 2018 -
Words /
Andrew Ryce -
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Tracklist /
A1 Deja Vu
A2 There Was Truth & There Was Untruth
B1 The Totem That Guides Us
B2 Public Image
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