California is becoming the hub for an emerging mutant strain of dubstep that combines glitch, old school coastal rave breaks, and outdoor sound system culture. Think Burning Man meets Road Warrior and you’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the engine that drives veteran MalLabel recording artists Blackheart. Hailing from San Francisco, this pair of ne’er-do-wells certainly brings the hammer down with tough beats on this seven track mini LP, teaming up with some of the US dubstep scene’s biggest talents Bukkha, Ceeker, and Rastatronics to indulge in a festival of paint peeling bass lines and coarse synth melodies. But Blackheart also has the skills to make it funky, laying down hard core hyphy beats that pay close attention to the ghettotech pioneers from Detroit and the new school cats from Baltimore. But what makes these guys so amazing is their synth work – this album is comprised entirely of melodies sculpted out of pure techno influences – from old R&S to new Perlon; Blackheart hasn’t forgotten that dubstep is still music for dancing. “Creature Funk” opens the album with raunchy, chuggy, driving stepper while “Dialers,” “Madhouse,” and “Kik Mah Boots” provide the straight-forward, driving anthems.
Artwork by Ben Keyser.
PRODUCER APPROVED:
DOWNLINK – “I can’t stop nodding my head, The Magic Hour LP is so fresh! Can’t wait to drop these tunes at my next show.”
6BLOCC – “BLACKHEART = CREEPY, MUSICAL, GRIMEY. I’m definitely droppin this.”
DJ Odeed from HD4000 – “Blackheart has done it once again,a diverse album with a little bit of everything for everyone.”
FEATURED TRACKS:
1.) Blackheart – Creature Funk [$1]
2.) Blackheart & Ceeker – Dialers [Free 320 Exclusively Available through MalLabel Music]
3.) Blackheart & Bukkha – Madhouse [$1]
4.) Blackheart & Rastatronics – Digital Breath [$1]
5.) Blackheart – Kik Mah Boots [$1]
6.) Blackheart & Bukkha – Madhouse (Ceeker Remix) [$1]
7.) Blackheart – Hyperlink [$1]
WHOLE LP [$6]
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