Ephemeral Exhibits by Starkey (2008)
I've been getting into dubstep a decent amount lately. I like the wobble.
Starkey's part of the Trouble & Bass crew out of Philly. He's kind of blowing up right now. He was even selected by Ninja Tune luminary, Amon Tobin, to create an exclusive EP to premiere the "featured artists" section of Tobin's website.
"Gutter Music" definitely starts things off strong.
"Pictures" is a little repetitive for me.
"Miracles" is a little less intense with more atmospherics & a haunting vocal sample.
"Marsh" is also a lot more on the chill side & switches up drastically about 2 minutes in. In fact, it's almost as if it's two separate tracks because there is a noticable pause between the two parts of the track.
I think my main problem with the harder tracks like "Pictures" & "Escape" is that they run too long, as if intended to be used in a mix. However, if that's the case, those longer versions should have been released separately as extended mixes & the versions on the album should have been shortened to flow more continually with the vibe of the rest of the album.
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