Industrial, intricate and intense, Mercy System’s music occupies a middle ground between bass music genres including techno, garage, dubstep and grime. Hailing from the outskirts of Manchester and drawing from an early start playing drums in hardcore and metal bands, his rhythmic fascination is harnessed to create a complex sense of tension and release in music. 

This 4-track EP is a pulsing exploration of the techno and left-field bass genres, featuring driving beats, distorted synths, and experimental crisp soundscapes. Aimed at the discerning clubgoer, with themes of urban decay and introspection, the EP evokes the raw power and texture of nighttime, creating an atmospheric vibe that's sure to captivate any crowd. A masterful exploration of the darker side of club culture.

A1. Approach and Identify: A bassy club weapon, clear UK influence. The peak-time selection to mash all the heads on the dancefloor and push the sub 60hz pressure. 
A2. Time Chant: One for a lights off, heads down rave. An introspective, philosophical meditative journey crafted by elusive atmospheres backed by pulsating drums. 
B1. Voids: Perfect for late-night sets and intimate club settings. A serious rhythm that sucks all the air out of the room before returning to a hard-to-classify catchy bassline with subtle breakbeat decorations.
B2. Judas: Perfect to transform a club into a hypnotic groove. A flourishing wobbly bass complemented with a 2-step beat and dancehall vocals but with layers of texture. 

Artist Statement: On this EP, I wanted to explore much more rolling dance floor beats, but still keep that texture and granular vibe from my earlier releases. I was listening back to older hardcore and jungle (I paid homage with the Approach and Identify sample) and was particularly inspired by the dark environmental sounds on No U Turn Records. I guess I'm trying to tow the line between straight up soundsystem workouts and eyes down spatial grooves. Thanks to all the pioneers who pushed electronic music forward, and thanks to Robin for the hardware masters, bringing these tunes even closer to that vibe.

https://stoneground.bandcamp.com/album/sss003-mercy-system-approach

https://soundcloud.com/mercysystem

https://www.instagram.com/stonegroundrecords/

PREMIERE: Mercy System - Approach And Identify [Stoneground Records]

Four track release of sound system ready 130 club weapons, teetering between the realms of broken techno, garage, funky, and dubstep; showcasing a mastery of low-end, complex but functional rhythmic percussion and interesting melodic tones and textures

A1. Youth: Acid style square lazer bass zaps combine in fine style with a broken beat style drums, providing a polished dance floor weapon that’s both sinister and fun.

A2. Claus: Dark pads and lunar aesthetics transcend into a peak time dubstep influenced wobble, with a coalescence of garage and techno drum-work keeping things rolling.

B1. Want to Get: Detroit style pads and dubby fx, meet arps, a chest rattling bassline that develops throughout the track and Jersey Club style meets UK techno drum patterns. The track achieves the fine balance between musicality, grit and bass weight that makes it an ideal candidate for the dance.

B2. Cobalt Driver: Smoked out, moody yet melodic, the release ends with a subbed out, stripped back roller, perfect for those late night, contemplative club moments.

SPD Artist Statement: Fundamentally dubstep was the thing that caught my ear and is the reason why I got into making and playing music, so I think everything I do has a reference back to that. I feel that's authentically me and there is something about the 'genre' (as an umbrella) rising, flourishing and then progressing in so many different wonderful guises and offshoots that really made sense to me. I liked the fact that 140 provided a template that people then oscillated around but you could still pull all of these different things together. I think that is why I generally try to make stuff consistently around 130- feel it's important to be able to thread sounds together and that gives you so much flex.

https://stoneground.bandcamp.com/album/sss005-spd-youth

https://soundcloud.com/spdukg
https://soundcloud.com/stonegrounduk

PREMIERE: SPD - Want To Get [Stongeround Records]

Big club focus. Ready for your USB. Each of the tracks offer the dance floor a different direction and exploration in underground electronic music. Francesco’s debut EP is hyper textured, drawing influences from contemporary UK Club Music but with simplicity and naivety of early 2000s Techno and Dubstep: just club functional tracks with no frills.

https://stoneground.bandcamp.com/album/sss007-francesco-skip-kronplatz

https://soundcloud.com/skip011
https://soundcloud.com/stonegrounduk

PREMIERE: Francesco Skip - Wrong Gliderz [STONEGROUND RECORDS]

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