Helms Deep EP
- Record label
- Breaks 'N' Deeper
- Catalog Number
- BDPR001
- Release Date
- July 1st 2022
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Helms Deep | 4:13 | ||
| A2 | Shire Steppin' | 4:08 | ||
| A3 | Turn Up | 4:24 | ||
| B1 | Greywind | 5:26 | ||
| B2 | Helms Deep (aya, uh, Remix?) | 3:19 |
Leeds based Peaky Beats follows up a killer release on Breaks N Pieces and self-released collaborative EP with Highrise with four cuts of ragga-tipped Dub that show a different sonic side to the typically lairy producer. It also comes complete with a remix from aya, the artist behind one of last year's most impressive tapes - I'm Hole. LOTR-inspired 'Helms Deep' is a melodic battlecry; what would have been played when the Rohan army defeated Sauron's forces had 140bpm dubstep existed within Tolkien's fantasy world - haunting, meditative and deadly. 'Shire Steppin' makes clever use of stripped-back production with oddball samples and reggae-inspo that inspires mental images of hobbits smoking around a fire. What was in Gandalf's pipe anyway? 'Turn Up' maintains the cemented minimal aesthetic, this time with a more tribal approach than ragga; swirling atmospherics soar overhead before screw-face dubs and heavy bass-weight invites the contemplative darkness across the threshold. Heady electronic and tribal traditions continue on 'Greywind' with more ragga-tipped goodness best played at 4am through the early morning haze. Aya's remix is typically brilliant - remaining at 140bpm, a standout producer of 2021 delivers a devastating, roughly chopped cut of malfunctioning dubstep - a percussive and experimental masterclass through light and dark.