Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Wall of Sound (iTunes Album) 2013

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Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Wall of Sound (iTunes Album) 2013
M4A 256 kbps | Tracks: 24 + Digital Booklet | 01:75:56 | 159.69 Mb
Genre: Drum & Bass

Drumsound & Bassline Smith – or, if you prefer, East Midlands boys Andy Wright, Ben Wiggett and Simon “Bassline” Smith – are optimists. After many years working hard in underground music, they’re achieving unprecedented commercial success, and after two and a half years of work, they are ready to release their album ‘Wall Of Sound‘

‘Wall of Sound’ is representative of the new world of club music. Although drum’ n’ bass in tempo, it’s completely shot through with the buzz and dynamics of modern electro and dubstep – a style whose half-step rhythms have been rewriting the rules of modern day dance music. But more than that, it’s got pop, it’s got soul, it’s got indie rock, it’s got fully-formed songs… it’s got the whole kaleidoscope you’ll hear in clubs. In the words of Drumsound & Bassline Smith this album is for “the generation who grew up listening to Annie Mac, who are happy to have all kinds of genres brought together in one place”.

The singles on the album, each with a different guest collaborator, are the perfect demonstration of the embrace of diversity: the sensuous vocals of Fleur on ‘One In A Million’ the aggro alt.rock of Hadouken! on ‘Daylight‘, the post-Radiohead high drama of Tom Cane‘s croon on ‘Through The Night‘ each touch on indie rock but in dramatically contrasting ways. Compare that to the raw soul power of Ayah Marar‘s vocal on another standout track ‘The Flames‘, alongside ‘U Ain’t For Me’ featuring the talented Youngman and you can really see how each stands out with its own distinct style, yet still forms part of the coherent whole of ‘Wall of Sound’.