Bell Curve’s polymorphic music never stays in the same place for long. From hyperkinetic jungle-footwork hybrids to heavyweight steppers, the New York-via-Texas producer’s prolific output is in a state of constant flux. Each of Bell Curve’s kaleidoscopic tracks, eclectic DJ sets and forward-looking mixes for her residency on Rinse FM's Bristol station SWU FM are anchored by chest-rattling bass pressure but always evolving, forging new pathways from the club out into the cosmos. Recent acclaimed releases have seen the producer picked up by SSPB / Seilscheibenpfeiler, Dome of Doom and Moveltraxx, including a collaboration with Tampa rap duo They Hate Change which was hailed by Bandcamp as, quite simply, “the business” in their Best Electronic Music column. Bell Curve’s Snake in the Grass EP for her own new Raspberry Rhythms label collects tracks that are simultaneously some of the producer’s most ambitious, expansive and yet focused work to date, including a new team-up with Jamaican-born, Switzerland-based dancehall queen Lateena.

The Snake in the Grass EP is underpinned by a looming sense of dread, grappling with the anxieties of trying to exist and move forward in an era where we’re bombarded by constant, extinction-level threats. The title track emerges from primordial murk, an undulating bassline skulking through the undergrowth, sending percussive fragments skittering off before it as the track slowly winds up into a mesmeric, slow-motion stepper. “Stop (Call Mi Phone)” dials up the humidity, delving into mutant dancehall pressure with vocalist Lateena’s buttery flow curling around the bounce and swing of Bell Curve’s body rhythms. “Pitch and Whine” slinks back into the gloom, playing with space and tension. After-echoes of drum breaks spark around the track’s tectonic pulse, providing a fizzing sense of anticipation that bubbles just beneath the surface, threatening to tip over into full-on frenzy at any moment.

Rather than indulging in pure hedonistic escapism, the three tracks compiled here face the ever-present anxieties of contemporary living head on, with Bell Curve imbibing them into her hypnotic soundscapes. The Snake in the Grass EP is laden with disquiet, but it is also defiant and resolute - using the act of creation itself as a way to process and navigate through the madness. 
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released February 26, 2025

Mastering by Felix Zoepf
Vocals & Lyrics for Track 2 by Lateena Plummer
Recording Engineer for Track 2 - Jamira Estrada
Cover Art by Jean Pierre Consuegra at Working Title Studios

Bell Curve - Snake In The Grass EP [RASP001]

Pitch And Whine

Stop (Call Mi Phone) ft. Lateena

Snake In The Grass

fresh n flavorful sounds 
label by @bell_curve 

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