sweet menace

this article felt very right at the time, I'd heard Hurt You once on NME radio and was instantly intrigued and inspired. writing came easy and i'd soon knocked out a kick-ass article to kick off 2010, both reflective and forward looking at the same time.

then it didn't get printed til yesterday.

oh well, it's here now and it still makes a great read and in the meantime it seems She Is Danger have realy got about, having remixed Groove Armada, Delphic and Massive Attack

the digital version of the paper is online (page 28) or read below

She Is Danger
or as the paper titled it
Atmospheric Haunting Of Dubstep Vibe




Two defining sounds of 2009 were the seemingly overnight success of La Roux and the acceptance and assimilation of dubstep into the mainstream.

Both of these can certainly (though not exclusively) be traced back to one man.

Skream.

It was his 'Let's Get Ravey' remix of In For The Kill that spliced genres, raising both awareness and the profile of dubstep. The brooding, slow building version gaining almost as much airplay as the original.

Now imagine if the Croydon based producer had taken control of La Roux's entire output.

If you want to follow this train of thought then I would advise that you check out She Is Danger.

It was latest single Hurt You, that caught my attention, a blending of Burial style haunting beats and powerful Kosheen vocals that creates a striking sound distinctly at odds with twee radio-friendly indie and male dominated electro.

The strong sense of identity carries through in their artwork and visual style, all carefully controlled and designed by the creative pair comprising She Is Danger.

Lena Cullen, a multi-instrumentalist and singer, has teamed up with British-Japanese producer, DJ and spoken word artist, Maya Jane Coles to form a bass trembling creative duo that hold enormous promise.

Other tracks playable on their myspace reveal more of the same sparse atmospherics that the cutting dynamics of the vocals intertwines with and build upon with sweet menace.

The most obvious points of reference would be the early ‘90s trip-hop defining output of Massive Attack and Portishead, while the breathy vocals are also reminiscent of the former’s collaborator, Tricky and his acclaimed work with Martina Topley-Bird.

Bearing these influences from the past, they blend them seamlessly with the minimal and low end sonics of dubstep to great effect.

And they are already making waves and all the right connections, having supported dance legends The Orb and remixed hotly tipped artist for 2010, Ellie Goulding.

While trends in music and fashion are cyclical, She Is Danger take a sound from Bristol circa '94 and make it something entirely now.

trippin'

another wednesday and another day wondering if my article will be dropping in the paper this week, so in preparation for that possibility here is a video and a couple of downloads from the subjuct of the article, that was actually written at the end of december

so keep an eye out on the letter box and don't forget to check out the She Is Danger Myspace page



and if you like that, you can get it for nought, aswell as a remix of groove armada's latest single by clicking below, via NME.com

She Is Danger - Hurt You

Groove Armada - Paper Romance (She Is Danger remix)

light of day

so these early posts of this new year are about getting things settled, putting last year behind me before looking further forward.

i now know that my Shindig Addicts review will see the light of day in The Enfield Advertiser, my festive little write up of the festive little gig will be published upon the very festive date of wednesday the 13th of january 2010...

don't expect warm fuzzy feelings when reading it, the christmas experience will have long faded from memory by then

this also means my look at She Is Danger which would have been well suited for the first or second week of january when every other publication is touting new names for 2010 will be with us in two weeks time...

oh well, better late than never i guess


which does lead on very nicely to the main reason of this post...
the long delayed and still completely incomplete SoundArt7

SoundArt7? yes, 7! which in theory should have been available as of last july but the whole project is a little bit backed up, but i'll see it through - in fact i'm waiting on the next artwork before i can get started with the next piece

so SoundArt7 had been bothering me a very long while, it took ages to get it where i thought it was right and even then i was unsure, i've taken some advice on it and want to change it a little, try and get it as close to perfection as an amatuer possibly could and possibly get a collaborater to add vocals to it

and while the timescale of any of that actually happening is likely to be blooming ages i thought i'd post up the work in progress, just as a way of getting it out there and allowing myself to move onto the next piece instead of continually dwelling on this one

incomplete, ok?
work in progress

this is it...
SoundArt7 (incomplete)
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