Name: Break Of Dawn by Guineuu
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: Free on Bandcamp

J-Path returns to CONFUCIAN with his latest release on the label.
Over the past three years, J-Path has continued to refine his raw and rhythmic brand of minimal drum and bass. As evidenced by his most recent offering, his musical approach is a perfect match for CONFUCIAN, the Seoul-based label at the forefront of the burgeoning drum and bass scene in South Korea.

Break The Spiral opens the release in dramatic fashion. Ethereal soundscapes and emotive trance-like arpeggios set the tone as the top percussive layer is slowly filtered in above a heavily syncopated kick rhythm, building anticipation over the course of the introduction. A metallic break sample switches into a pulsating drop loaded with techy bass stabs and sharp drums which gradually evolves as
percussive elements and warped basses are introduced and stripped away throughout the track.

In contrast, What Does It Take adopts a pensive and soulful mood whilst still retaining the forceful minimal energy of the prior track. A dreamlike sequence of musical elements immediately captures the listener’s attention as meticulously layered contrapuntal arpeggios and melodies weave in and out above Bukem-esque 808s and serene vocal pads. The reverb-drenched soundscape lingers after
a seamless transition into the drop, where a liquid reese bass accompanies crips percussion as various melodic bass stabs and wobbles enrich the sonic texture at various points.
With these two tracks, J-Path presents two heavyweight tunes full of minimal favours and flies the flag high for South Korean drum and bass.

J-Path - Break The Spiral

my response to @decayprod (i was tasked to make a song in 24 hours)

passing it onto
@meddus
@xvma
@aizu

[WARDUB S5] light//speed

Cerberum Fractum

Resonance hunter, project made with love and ableton, the bd was sent to the filterbank

Resonance Hunter

Cycles to Sherman to Ableton
TB-303 to Ableton

No master no nothing, raw sound

WasntDead,JustMakingBangersExtratk'24

Tabula Rasa (Latin: “blank slate”)
According to various philosophical and metaphysical traditions, Tabula Rasa refers to the idea of a mind—or an essence—born devoid of content: a fertile emptiness charged with potential. It is not a void in the negative sense, but rather an absolute openness—a primordial state from which all things may arise, transform, and acquire meaning.

In this light, the universe itself may be imagined as a cosmic Tabula Rasa: a living, receptive consciousness that not only records what unfolds upon it, but absorbs, reshapes, and interweaves it into an ever-expanding web of significance. Each being, each experience, becomes a singular mark upon this infinite surface, collectively composing a language still in the making.

Tabula Rasa

Break Of Dawn

One thing that can’t be disputed about J-Path’s production is his ability to lay out a story amongst every composition he pulls together. His forthcoming EP through Confucian Sound is the perfect example of this, displaying the elements which have enabled his name to become more prominent in recent years, as well as the incredible standard of engineering which he boasts from track to track. With an intricacy that is difficult for many other newcomer artists to explore, as well as a weight that penetrates club speaker stacks, J-Path proves himself against his counterparts. Alongside Confucian Sound, a label which has committed itself to go against the tide of commercialism and concentrates on the artists who’ve made their place within the underground scene, he’s again proving to be an unstoppable force. So, prepare yourself to be once more to be introduced to the soundscape of J-Path through his ‘Air Castle’ EP. 

J-Path joins names like Xeomi, Jevy, and Ovzerver on Confucian, highlighting that the imprint is drawing for an army of hotly tipped newcomers for their roster. ‘Air Castle’, with its skipping beats and grooving bass rhythms is an example of just how eclectic this roster really is. Melodies seep in throughout, in between each hook, as it takes its listener along for the ride. Xeomi then joins J-Path on ‘Thrasher’, with the two bringing together each of their meticulous structuring for a track which doesn’t lack bite. ‘Go-N-Modulate’ streams through next, with waif-like vocals moulded to fit its ethereal atmospherics, before you’re taken step by step up into its first breakdown, something which slams into play with ticking drums. Then finally comes ‘Random Ritual’, moving through with the same expert precision as the rest of the EP on top of slow arpeggio and ghost-like sampling. 

Together and individually, each track defines the production might of J-Path, as well as the artists which Confucian have asked to join their army. It also signals the strength of J-Path’s musicality and nods at what’s to come from the producer over the next year.

J-Path - Air Castle

Fuhh SoundCloud.

All my music is free on Bandcamp.

I let my autism do the music for me.
Proudly influenced by Aleksander Vinter and Toby Fox.

Break Of Dawn

Guineuu

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