Full interview and tracklist here: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/05/13/bristol-spotlight-alex-crump/

Ryall is now DJing under Samuel Rodd.
Follow: https://soundcloud.com/samuelrodd

Stamp The Wax Bristol Spotlight Mix: Crump b2b Samuel Rodd

Digital out now, vinyl initially delayed and expected mid-late October.
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Idle Hands continues its quest to support new talent coming out of Bristol with a fresh 12" from local beatsmith Crump. Up to this point, he's been quietly slipping out razor sharp reduced house cuts on various artist releases for Extended Play and Banoffee Pies, but it's high time he had a 12" of his to truly showcase his sound. 

The two tracks on this single tap into a consistent thread on Idle, fusing the minimal sensibilities of contemporary European house music with a swung, dub-weighted presence fit for soundsystem consumption in the fair city we call home. Much like previous releases from Leif, Christian Jay and Matt Karmil, this is a demonstration of stripped down music loaded with swagger. 

"Ice & Spheres" pivots around an ear-snagging 2-step shuffle that cuts through any mix, but there's scores of subtlety woven in between the drums to reward the attentive listener. Snatches of vocal, distant field recordings, low-blowing synth licks and other unidentifiable sonic matter lurk quietly in the mix to cast a spell on the sleep-deprived twitcher and warm-up head-nodder alike. 

Sporting a brighter disposition thanks to the sheen of its chords, "Mechanisms" provides a different vibe on the flip. The beat throws down with a rugged nod to West London broken styles while still tapping into that aforementioned continental 4/4 sensibility, injecting a refreshing variation into the densely populated minimal house landscape while maintaining the meditative qualities that keep the genre close to our hearts.

IDLE046 - B - Mechanisms

IDLE046 - A - Ice & Spheres

IDLE058 - Charcoal / Bones

Out on the new Scratch Discs label soon, pre-order here:
https://badumtish.world/products/pre-order-various-artists-scratch01-scratch01

SCRATCH01 - B1 - The Plant

Ice & Spheres

Mechanisms

Charcoal

Bones

Kommuna / Idle Hands / Dr Banana

crump.uk@gmail.com

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