Offshore - Aneurysm EP - out on Big Dada
Posted on Monday 18 October 2010, 14:15 - updated on 20/10/10 - Music News - Permalink
Offshore - Aneurysm EP
(12"/Download) Big Dada BD171/BDDNL171, 2010-10-18
After the critical success of his EP for the legendary Scottish label, Stuff, Ewan Robertson aka Offshore presents his first EP for new home Big Dada. Four tracks deep, the Aneurysm EP shows beyond any shadow of a doubt what a talented musician Robertson is. Aneurysm itself is the bass tune of the package. Put it on any big speaker system and feel your breastplate buzz. But despite its links back to Robertson's earlier work it also shows a reliance on melody and detailing which sets it apart from the work of some of his contemporaries. This isn't just music to play in a club. Offshore develops this aesthetic throughout the rest of the EP. Hiccup is the melancholic soundtrack to an East European thriller. UTG builds from a series of slipping, sliding interludes to epic electrowob-orchestral climax. And last track Round And Round demonstrates that Robertson's work perhaps owes as much to the moors, mountains and even folk tunes of his home country as it does to hip hop and inner city London, where he now lives. Bass-heavy, packed with detail and an ear for melody, this is the next wave of Cale(donian)-funk. Roberston's debut album is expected Spring 2011.
Offshore - Aneurysm EP
(12"/Download) Big Dada BD171/BDDNL171, 2010-10-18
Tracklisting :
01. Aneurysm | Go Download MP3
02. Hiccup
03. UTG
04. Round & Round
Links :
Download 'Round & Round ' on factmag.com
myspace.com/offshorebeat
twitter.com/offffshore
bigdada.com
myspace.com/bigdadarecords
facebook.com/bigdadarecords
twitter.com/bigdadarecords
youtube.com/user/BigaDada
soundcloud.com/ninja-tune
['Jen At The Station' is Offshore's track on the Ninja Tune XX 20th anniversary box set]
Press Release :
After the critical success of his EP for the legendary Scottish label, Stuff, Ewan Robertson aka Offshore presents his first EP for new home Big Dada. Four tracks deep, the "Aneurysm EP" shows beyond any shadow of a doubt what a talented musician Robertson is.
"Aneurysm" itself is the bass tune of the package. Put it on any big speaker system and feel your breastplate buzz. But despite its links back to Robertson's earlier work it also shows a reliance on melody and detailing which sets it apart from the work of some of his contemporaries. This isn't just music to play in a club. Offshore develops this aesthetic throughout the rest of the EP. "Hiccup" is the melancholic soundtrack to an East European thriller. "UTG" builds from a series of slipping, sliding interludes to epic electrowob-orchestral climax. And last track "Round And Round" demonstrates that Robertson's work perhaps owes as much to the moors, mountains and even folk tunes of his home country as it does to hip hop and inner city London, where he now lives.
Bass-heavy, packed with detail and an ear for melody, this is the next wave of Cale(donian)-funk. Roberston's debut album is expected Spring 2011.
"All the minimalist might of prime Neptunes productions with the flattened crunk of fellow Scot Rustie" - FACT
"Melodic atmospherics redolent of mid '90s Autechre or Boards of Canada… the crushing bass kicks and persistent, fidgeting snare sample suggest a tough jungle influence... he has plenty more to say" - Resident Advisor
