Title: The Upward Spiral EP
Artist: Corporeal Face
Label: Acroplane Recordings
Cat Number: ACP047
Genre: Hardcore
1: To Make It
2: Get To Stepping
3: Shake Your Brain
4: What A Trip
Is hardcore this years’ breaks? And where does one finish and the other begin? Have they ever really disappeared? These, and other rhetorical questions won’t be answered any time soon, if ever. In spite of this, it can definitely be claimed that this release from Corporeal Face is as good as anything, if not better, I’ve heard of a similar stripe evah. When listening to this species of sonic fare, I want rhythm, disorientation, a feeling of inner-city emptiness, big bass and sundry rave noises. Everything is present and correct here in spades. I also contemplate the existence of drum and bass while listening to such output and, in doing so, there’s the perennial chicken and egg question to answer. There’s also a heavy comedic element running through this music. ‘Shake Your Brain’ is a collage of silliness and wonkiness underpinned by a foundation of brutal beats. ‘To Make It’ is the type of soaring, inspiring sound that should be the national anthem. Not that miserable dirge we’re saddled with. Music like this is the sound of an active imagination unconstrained by convention. Keep up the good work.
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