Distance is one of the few dubstep producers that are still experimenting with his sounds, he’s not pushing the genre too far, but his sounds are well thought out and executed. His new album, Repercussions is a slow burner, happy to plod along, not unlike some of Skreams great early works, creating a percussive journey that could draw comparisons to Shackleton, which is not a bad thing. Distance evades the copyist tag though, there’s still enough originality here to make this really interesting.
Greg Sanders uses industrial and metal influences within his tracks, that’s not saying everything is set to overload, quite the contrary, one of his greatest assets is his restraint. The sounds he uses fit his influences, the ambient moods, with contrasting abrasive sounds, but he uses these sounds so sparingly there is still space between the sounds, allowing the tracks to breath, happy to be propelled by the sparseness, the sharp snares, the percussive rhythm, creating a perfect blend of all the components. His metal influences really shine through on the final track Skeleton Grin, but still showing his restraint, never letting it get chaotic.
Distance has produced a heavy album, working outside the predictable, proving that this producer will have longevity. There is a second disc included here, of all his releases from his own label, Chestplate. Investigate this, its not your usual dubstep fodder.
Wayne Stronell
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