As some of you may have gathered, this reviewer is often skeptical when the tag ‘dubstep’ is thrown around, as it is so much at the moment. After a few years of deliberation, an open mind, absorbing as much as I can in this time, I find I am drawn more to the fringes of dubstep, artists working outside of its often formulaic framework.
Boyronin have released the Oaktown Massive ep, containing four tracks of dark soundscapes, with as much bass pressure as the best of them. Hailing from Melbourne, Boyronin could draw comparisons to Jack Dangers recent experiments into dubstep, fresh and inventive beats, a very organic electronic sound, all underpinned by a sense of menace and paranoia. Its criminal that artists like Boyronin seem to slip under the radar, when they are evidently ahead of the pack.
Worth further investigation, especially on a massive soundsystem.
Wayne Stronell
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