Blocks & Escher

Shot In The Dark EP

R&S

RS2105

Blocks & Escher

Shot In The Dark EP

R&S

RS2105

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ARTIST
Blocks & Escher
TITLE
Shot In The Dark EP
LABEL
R&S
CAT NO.
RS2105
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
  • 04/02/2022 [INITIAL RELEASE]
TERRITORY
Worldwide
BARCODE
197188524357
GENRE
Bass Breaks Drum & Bass Jungle
FEATURING
Blocks & Escher

TRACK LISTING

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  1. A1. Shot in the Dark  ▾
  2. A2. Abyss  ▾
  3. B1. This One  ▾
  4. B2. Dance Girl  ▾

SALES NOTES

Operating on the outer rim of the drum & bass scene for over a decade, Blocks & Escher have been designing intelligent and forward-thinking electronic dance across a multitude of releases for labels such as Metalheadz, Digital Soundboy and their own Narratives Music. Their first release of 2022, ‘Shot In The Dark’ EP, pulls together four outstanding cuts of shadowy breaks and abstract electronica.

Otherwise known as Phillip Smith and Will Hansen, Blocks & Escher distilled their sound into the critically acclaimed 2018 album ‘Something Blue’. Released on Goldie’s Metalheadz imprint, the long player displayed a confident maturity of sound, and a more than capable accomplishment of pulling the visionary sounds of drum & bass into a new era.

The industrial breaks and hoover bass of ‘Shot In The Dark’ anchor a wave of cinematic synth sweeps, fashioning an arresting opening track on this accomplished EP. The ingenious beats continue to unfurl across ‘Abyss’ and ‘This One’, as brooding atmospherics wash over in waves. The finale of ‘Dance Girl’ ramps up the BPMs and beat complexity, as a breathless assault of rhythm and sound captivates and rewards in abundance.

Published: 10th January 2022

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