STAIN001 - Grimelock and Saviour!
Brussels, Belgium - Stainage Records is excited to present you their first vinyl release: Stain 001 featuring two of their artists, Grimelock and Saviour. Stainage Records will be distributed by Cargo Records, a renowned distributor of independent records labels, who will be selling it to retailers and distributors around the world.
The first artist on the EP, Grimelock, is also the beating heart of the label. Stainage's optimism for the UK Garage scene started a few years ago and resulted in the need to give Belgium a home for these musical genres. As artists they also strive to broaden their horizons and include a wide variety of musical styles in their work. Therefore they decided to shape Stainage Records as a bass focused label. Beyond Grimelock's expectation, Glow, the odd one out on the vinyl, quickly became the smash hit and appeared to be the biggest selling point of the record.
Saviour, the second artist to be found on the EP, greatly supported the birth of the label. He is also committed to UK dubstep and garage and has earned quite some support, mainly in the US.
Next to being a musiclabel, Stainage will develop sideprojects carried out by other Stainage artists and members of the crew. Two of these projects are music workshops on the one hand, aiming at creating opportunities for less fortunate talented young people. On the other hand there are a website and a free magazine called In Your Bass focused on Belgian music. In addition to these activities Stainage also organises parties. In the will to encourage an open-minded spirit with its public, each one of them has a different programmation.
The tracks on Stain 001:
A1 - Justice - Grimelock
Producer extraordinaire Grimelock fires first with 'Justice' with a combination of grime energy and punishing electrobass sonorities. The atmosphere is dark and oppressive, but the moody tones are balanced by infectious half-step beats and irresistible bass, a recipe mixed with only the dancefloor in mind. With rhythms designed to flatten whole city blocks and a disorientating collection of spiralling synth tones and effects borrowed from the harshest of early 90s Belgian techno, this ominously-addictive low-end scarifier is the sound of the heyday of R&S launched howling and headlong into 2008.
A2 - Glow - Grimelock
Next up, a switch of style with 'Glow', an astonishingly heavyweight tribute to old school influences of the UK hardcore house sound, made with a contemporary dubstep feeling.
B1 - Stampede - Saviour
Booming dubstep beats and weapons-grade wobble are the muscles and bones, with a climbing fuzztone synth riff which worms its way through a rolling cycle of build ups and drops. Direct and deliberately uncomplex, 'Stampede' is strength in simplicity.
B2 - Darkness Fall - Saviour
'Darkness Fall' is another Saviour-signature towering cut, with an hypnotic intro dissolving into barrage of pure bass. Again, resolutely dubstep in formation, 'Darkness Fall' is an excellent mix of deep vibes and power, all low-tempo atmospherics and high-impact sonic.
Hailing from the unlikely grime hotspot of Brussels, Belgium, this is one of the heaviest plates of old style sublow and dubstep consolidations that we've heard in ages. Grimelock heads up the A-side with two dark and beastly club destroyers, with 'Justice' sounding like it was made to be an anthem four years ago, and should still be now, while 'Glow' is simply something else. This one's just caused a massive jaw drop up here, sounding like some lost El-B remix of Teebee with a huge vocal stapled to a rave melting synthline and Brock-solid but brittle rhythms that deserve a thorough rinsing in every dubstep/grime/bass club in the world. True anthem business, don't sleep!!! Saviour has a tough job to outdo this one, but attempts it in fine style with two Coki styled dubstep punishers on the flip, with 'darkness Fall' a particular treat for fans of the dark, slow and nasty style, but i've got a feeling this one will be in my bag for one very good reason indeed. If Burial has teased your emotional steppers side, or Zomby's reconfigured rave is making your feet itchy, this one is most certainly up yours!!! Recommended!
(Boomkat)
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STAIN002 - The Sound Of Saviour!
Brussels, Belgium - After the success of the first vinyl release, now also available as download, we are glad to announce the second EP of the Belgian bass label Stainage Records!
This MP3 release is all about Saviour. Four tracks by one of the biggest dubstep producers in Belgium.
Following up on his anthems Stampede and Darkness Falls, Saviour is back in style with 4 original and powerful tracks. The DJ's who had the chance to spin those will confirm that they tear up the dance every time. Get ready for some pull ups... Enjoy!"
The tracks on Stain 002:
A1 - Sound of Love - Saviour
So many people have been waiting this: the much requested "Sound of Luv" is definitely the anthem of this record. With its catchy synth melody and a rolling amen break, this song just sticks into your brain.
A2 - People Like You - Saviour
In "People Like You", Saviour chops a rib crushing wobble bass with razor sharp drums. This is the kind of ammunition that you definitely want to keep in your bag.
A3 - Scaffold - Saviour
"Scaffold" is a true, straight to the point, dark dubstep roller and a real dancefloor killer. Watch out when the DJ drops this bomb!
B2 - Squarefootage - Saviour
The last tune on this release, "Squarefootage" is all about the uplifting reggae atmosphere, this is the soundtrack for a hot summer night.
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