Maybes

Maybes

Mount Kimbie [Hotflush Recordings]

11 February, 2009 | 6.28AM

• Written by: Caleb Rakes
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: hotflush recordings, mount kimbie

Mount Kimbie were included in the handful of artists selected by Beatportal as ones to watch in 2009, and this, their debut release on Hotflush Recordings is a clear indication as to why they were chosen.

With an extended intro consisting of nothing more than reverberated guitars, the 2 step kick shuffle kicks in at around 1:30, with added claps, clicks and sublime child like vocal snippets thrown in.

This really is like nothing you’ve heard before, to categorise this simply as dubstep would be creating a massive injustice to the music; one could only come near by describing the sound as emotive, 2-step, vocal electronica.

The Burial analogy can and has been used as an aid to epitomize the track, and although comparisons can be made, Mount Kimbie is far more disparate and a far cry from the homogenous garage sound of the Mercury Award nominated Hyperdub artist.

The blissful sounds made by these budding young London-based producers is a refreshing combination of their jazz and experimental influences, and another great highlight of the forward moving direction from the Hotflush camp.

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