| BADMARSH
As
a 28 year old London native, the man known as Badmarsh has witnessed
the progressive metamorphosis of the British club scene from Rare
Groove to Breakbeat House to today's current Jungle expansions.
His experience also incorporates his Middle Eastern background and
participation in a distinct music culture that has developed among
England's Asian and Middle Eastern emigres. Joining Cornershop,
Nitin Sawhney and Black Star Liner, Badmarsh has developed a distinct
sonic flavor for his mostly drum n' bass productions. His name signifies
his position as an artist. Badmarsh literally means "black
sheep," a distinction which has helped to galvanize his commitment
as an artist. Ubiquity recognized his talent for creating all manner
of excellent breakbeat-based dance music and the partnership was
immediately sealed. Why is it the Differences EP? Because of the
palette of sounds the listener has to draw from giving you a complete
picture of the urban UK dance scene. From old-school-ish Jungle
with a Ragga influence to beautiful jazz drum n' bass that recalls
Roni Size and Doc Scott to Badmarsh's wicked blend of tabla and
Indian vocal samples--get ready for the UK's next prolific production
breakthrough! He's stealthy, smooth and knows his breaks, Badmarsh
is here to let it roll! (And check out his remix work on the Better
Daze Remix Project!).
FROM THE PRESS:
"As
drum and bass finds an increasingly larger audience in the US. labels
such as Ubiquity have taken an interest in in releasing this music
domestically, and a superb recent instance is the Differences EP
by BadMarsh. It's a rollicking drum and bass journey which alights
in territory governed by such d'n'b regulars as Roni Size and Source
Direct. The last year has seen the steady rise of the Bay Area as
a hotbed of musical activity of the electronic and hip hop persuasion,
and that movement is only going to grow with the help of Ubiquity."
-CMJ
"Badmarsh's
Differences EP flies in and rescues yawning clubbers from the monotony.
Londoner M. Akberali, the brains behind the beast, borrows rounded
bass and percussion sounds, sitar samples, and lilting, exotic vocals
from his Indian heritage to spin flowing pan-cultural bombtracks.
The EP goes to show exactly what a DJ/Producer can do with an open
mind."
-GRIDLOCK
"British
drum and bass producer Badmarsh allows his electro influences to
come to the fore on the Differences EP, which brings us into territory
of such UK experimentalists as Source Direct, Ed Rush and Hidden
Agenda. ‘Tribal Warfare' is a slingshot on wax, littered with
cryptic vocal samples, while the title track is a sparser, jazzier
affair with rolling breakbeats clearing a wide path behind them.
‘Goa Funk' takes its name from the Indian island that's home
to the psychedelic trance movement, but bears little resemblance
to that sound, drawing instead on sprightly, tripping breakbeats,
an expansive bass line and time stretched samples from raga tracks."
-CMJ |
