Broken Note 'Crux / Zealot'
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- Feb 26
- 2 min read
"Since exploding onto the scene in 2008, Broken Note has followed a path of unrelenting sonic carnage across the globe and has cemented his uniquely heavy sound as an iconic mark on electronic music today.
Broken Note stands at the forefront of well-crafted heavy music: Folding cinematic sound design and towering bass around aggressive beats informed by dubstep, metal and dark drum n bass. Layered distorted leads and filtered reeses are immaculately placed between flurries of staggering rhythms, evoking auditory hallucinations and manifesting a deeply detailed sonic landscape. Their incredibly tight flow carries each weighty piece upon a platter of perfectly syncopated beats through beautifully decaying breakdowns with an underlying sense of dark nostalgia. Seamlessly shifting between tempos, they draw from the bleak sonic aesthetics of the industrial landscape to deliver astonishing heaviness that’s as razor sharp at clubs and festivals as it is in the vast, dilapidated warehouses of the underground.
Following the debut ‘Terminal Static’ LP on Ad Noiseam, Broken Note dispatched their towering sound through notable labels including Boka, Prspct, Peace Off, Ninja Tune, Division, Par Excellence and Owsla. Collaborations with renowned artists across a wide scope of different genres demonstrate both the versatility and respect for the output from across multiple scenes; including released output from I Am Legion, Amon Tobin, Juno Reactor, Richard Devine, DJ Hidden and Current Value. Broken Note’s original tracks formed a regular and recurring element of Amon Tobin’s renowned ISAM AV tours, with Broken Note also being commissioned to remix ‘GoTo 10’ from the album itself." brokennote.com
Artist: Broken Note
Album: Crux / Zealot
Label: Ad Noiseam
Year: 2008
More: brokennote.com, Bandcamp, Spotify, Discogs, Last.fm
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