Artist: B.Riddim
Title: In Theory EP
Label: Third Ear Recordings
Cat No: 3EEP-2012_02
Release date: DL Feb 2012; Vinyl Feb 2012. Distribution: Clone (Vinyl) & FineTunes (Digital) - [worldwide]
Title: In Theory EP
Label: Third Ear Recordings
Cat No: 3EEP-2012_02
Release date: DL Feb 2012; Vinyl Feb 2012. Distribution: Clone (Vinyl) & FineTunes (Digital) - [worldwide]
B.Riddim is Luis Fidalgo Sequeira, a 24 yr old Portuguese living in London. The sounds on this ep span Dubstep, Dub Reggae, Grime, Rave and Electronica.
B.Riddim shows a deft touch on all cuts. His appreciation of and understanding of Dub and its modern idioms underpins the whole ep.
(In) Theory, the title track is post-Dubstep electronica, heavy on the Dub, the 2 Step, and the electronica, with a light 4/4 pulse underpinning the heavy bass. Higher up in the sonosphere above the bass and nicely restrained drums, precisely manipulated samples tweak the neurons to spin out the listener. Dance Dub has a dancehall groove with one of the best kick/snare combinations were heard for a while, overlaid with swirling samples that conjure images of fairground rides on acid. 6300 Bars has a similar feel, but without the acid-peaking out of control abandon of Dance Dub. The sound is tighter and darker but still with echoes of early rave euphoria. Elevation Dub is the most overtly Dub cut on this ep with very nice bass and drums showing B.Riddim to have a good feel of where Grime and Dub converge Heavy tune