Still - Basic Rhythm (Sneaker Social Club)

 

Title: Still

Artist: Basic Rhythm

Label: Sneaker Social Club

Cat Number: SNKR037

Genre: Hardcore

1: Still

2: Le Samourai

3: Still (The Golden Bough)

Anthony Hart, aka Basic Rhythm, knows a thing or two about sounddistillation. Less is definitely more as far as he’s concerned. And this approach is evident throughout this release; the beats on still are sparse and skeletal, running the length of the track after a serendipitous beginning. It’s a cleverly arranged composition because depending on the listener’s focus, the pace of the drums can be perceived in two different ways depending on whether you follow the top or bottom end. ‘Le Samourai’ follows a similar path of transgression, but this time the beats are weightier and the mood more abstract and disorientating. ‘Still (The Golden Bough)’ falls somewhere in between as far as intensity is concerned, and is another exemplary exercise in beat concision and the sideways shifting of reality.