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The Rogue Element [Exceptional Reco...

20 November, 2008 | 8.05PM

• Written by: Caleb Rakes
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: exceptional records

The Rogue Element used to be the guy on speed dial for top of the range remixes, so much so that he even vocally expressed his anxiety towards making his own productions.

Once the winner of such accolades as ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’, ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Remix’ at successive Breakspoll Awards, The Rogue Element has returned to the fold in 2009 to make his mark as much more than a breaks producer and hot remixer.

With this new release Ben Medcalf, aka. The Rogue Element has swapped the catchy breakbeat hooks and vocals for a new range of tech house synth lines. In fact if the breakbeats had been swapped for a 4/4 backing this would have been suited to a much different crowd.

This not being the case however, Medcalf has knocked up a stand out tune that is as catchy as a rash in a brothel and twice as infectious.

This is definitely an upgrade on ‘Rogue Rock’ as he has successfully managed to distance himself from his previous work, yet the sounds and characteristics that remain are still undeniably The Rogue Element – back to rock your pants!

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