Beat engineer `manifolds' comes back from the depths of stasis with the “Tiles” EP, a 5-track expedition towards deeper, heavyweight styles of dubstep.

manifolds is the alias of Jacob Kosberg, a Long Beach-based music producer whose initial musical contributions in the mid-2010s included releases on Slo:Wave, radio plays on Plastician’s Rinse FM show, and a feature on VISION Radio. manifolds takes upon numerous sources of inspiration, from old-school dubstep with the grungy, industrial sounds of Distance to the razor sharp productions heard in Youngsta’s Minimal Mondays sets, as well as contemporary, interconnected scenes such as wave music, Low End Theory, and Soulection.

“Tiles” is the result of a time of unbridled creativity after a period of artistic hibernation, as manifolds states - “[seeing] deeper bass sounds emerging as one of the most popular genres in the US… was an incredible sight to see, because the commercial sounds were really dominating when I went dormant”. The producer cites going to Lightning in a Bottle in 2023 as the main driving force for re-introducing himself to bass music production, having focused on jazz music and drumming in the interim.

The final stable release is the result of months of fine tuning and numerous track variations. Steady rhythms and rolling b-lines combine with technoid sound design to produce quite delectable results. As manifolds states, “slower, consistent builds are hard to beat in terms of building energy, especially in a mix context”.

“Tiles” is played straight and yet subverts typical contemporary 140 tastes. It draws from influences old and new, and it gives equal care to atmosphere as much as bassweight. It is also perfect in any listening scenario, excellent for the headphones just as much as on a weighty sound system. This is a work of passion from someone who knows their history and craft well. Dive in and listen.


EP produced, mixed, & mastered / art by J. Kosberg
Blurb written by D. Olivares

Tiles

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Get it here: https://fearfulmusic.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-veil

"The concept of our second album was to continue the journey out of our comfort zone. We set foot in odd patterns and textures, letting ideas flow without setting ourselves any limitation. Beyond The Veil tells the story of an uncertain future, shaped by forces that are out of our control, like a voiceless menace acting as muse to humanities dark patterns. We want these tracks to make you feel like there’s no escape. We also explored working with vocals and were lucky to get Riko Dan on board. He really fits perfectly with the mood of the album.

This is perhaps our darkest and most agressive work to date. Let’s all dive deeper beyond the veil."
— Fearful x Mtwn

Beyond the Veil

Vinyl—Digital

Fearful & Mtwn — Beyond The Veil

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Album Presave here: https://ffm.to/archetypealbum

Track 2 from the forthcoming album, "Archetype" which drops on 25/10

Peaky

a few unreleased tracks from 2023-2024, thank you for listening

1. .less - coded 
2. .less - you'll be fine. 
3. .less - 119
4. .less - dollar store flume
5. .less - thicker
6. .less - sorry 
7. (.less flip) - OTF: Out the Roof
8. (.less flip) - Freddie Gibbs: One Way Flight
9. (.less flip) - Jack Danz: Sergio

.less - pointless mixtape

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