A. Boat Noodles - Forsaken
B. Erstwhile Rhythm (Forsaken Mix) - Peverelist

PD006

http://www.myspace.com/punchdrunkrecords
http://www.rootedrecords.co.uk

So Peverelist is a badman and got this out a week ahead of schedule! Out now and available from Rooted Records:
http://rootedrecords.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=924

Nnt-Medien Review:

"Emotive Asian flavours and rolling sub bass gives Boat Noodles cross genre appeal. The flip features the Forsaken interpretation of Peverelist's 'Erstwhile rhythm' track which was originally on the second Punch Drunk release back in February 2007, 'taking the original in new directions (Blackdown). Skippy 2 step beats, deep bass and signature Forsaken melodic vibes see 2007 out in style for Punch Drunk"

Boomkat Review:

Rooted's Punch Drunk imprint is emerging as one of the most interesting and stylistically ambitious labels operating in dubstep right now, spearheaded by label owner Peverelist's seemingly effortless ability to avoid the path well travelled by so many of his contemporaries. In line with this generic dexterity comes this brilliant new twelve from Forsaken, once again finding the label on a slightly maladjusted trajectory that has as much in common with the acoustic plunderphonics of nu-folk as it does with the bass scrubs you'll no doubt be expecting. "Boat Noodles" is just sublime, making use of a messed up and repeatedly spliced and layered vocal edit and Eastern strums to create an altogether new stylistic beast - and one that doesn't really sound like any other dubstep you'll have heard this year. On the flipside Forsaken takes on Peverelist's "Erstwhile Rhythm" and feeds it with some chiming motif's and sweet melodies to great effect. Respect to Punch Drunk and Rooted for pushing things forever forward..and delivering another killer twelve.

Some Random Quotes:

"this tune is absolutely amazing... I just put it on for the first time and I couldn't stop gazing at my shoes. I wasn't even wearing any at the time, I had to go and put some on."
"Forsaken is really coming into his own now, a big producer for the coming years i reckon, never scared..."
"Boot Noodles makes me think RJD2 if he produced dubstep..."

Forsaken - Sure Skank / Victory

4CAST001

This is a free download provided by Forecast Recordings, so you have nothing to lose and it's a good intro to the sounds I do! Go go go!

http://forecast-recordings.com/frame.html (under 'Releases')

Some random quote:
"The Forsaken tunes are top notch, a more dubbed out tone and with infectious jazzy elements."
"I can't believe that Victory is being given out for free. This is madness (this is sparta...)"

Forsaken - Thunder
b/w
Diem - Sitar Dub

Immerse 003pt2  - Substratum EP

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=31726
http://www.digital-tunes.net/labels/immerse_records/

Press Release:
This is a weighty 2-part release featuring a clutch of new producers repping from Bristol to Barcelona, all supplying tunes designed to work as well off the dance floor as on it. Part 2. Forsaken's 'Thunder' kicks off with a warm boom bass and fathoms-deep space ethereals, then the devastating reese line comes out of nowhere to hit you right between the eyes. Finally, new artist Diem serves up 'Sitar Dub,' a stone cold killer with air-bulging LFOs to complement the huge echo chamber snares and classic dread samples. Reviews in IDJ and ATM Mag. Radio & club play Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty), Pinch (Tectonic), Appleblim (Skulldisco), kidkut (Noir), Thinking (Noir), Wedge (SubFM)."

BoomKat Review:
They like a good bit of subbass down in Bristol don't they? They definitely have more than their fair share anyway, as demonstrated on the latest e.p from Diem and Forsaken on the very tasty Immerse imprint. Diem licks up a Sitar over some demonic subwobbles for his effort but Forsaken knocks out all-comers on the ridiculous 'thunder'. It's all about the subs with this one, and they're fucking heavy. They go down, then a bit more and just as you think they can't go any further... Yep, you've shat yourself. Don't even bother playing this unless you've got a decent system. Top effort lad!

GutterBreakz Review:
Moving on to part two, 'Sitar Dub' is the work of Diem, who I'm not familiar with personally, but I've been hearing the track played out locally on dub for months. It features the same "strictly yard music" sample as Kion's 'Yard Music', but there the similarity ends. The main focus is the interplay between a resonant synth line and a plucked sitar sample, with a massive, heavily echoed electronic clap holding down the groove, and thick layers of sub and wobble bass pressure beneath. Last but by no means least comes 'Thunder' by Forsaken (aka Pete Bubonic). It must be nearly a year since Pete first handed me this one on cd-r, and I played it at Dubloaded last April, then on Gutterbreakz FM the following month, so you can probably guess I'm rather keen on it. If I recall (and I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong), this was one of Pete's earliest attempts at exploring the emptier, more atmospheric end of dubstep (his background is more breakbeat, d'n'b and techstep, with a strong allegiance to grime) and he sort of nailed it at first attempt, with an unfathomable palette of textural elements flowing between ethereal calm and gritty violence. The unpredictable placing of the snare makes it notoriously tricky to mix with, but I like a challenge. It's a true original - I've still yet to hear anything else quite like it, and nice to see it finally enshrined on wax. Big up all concerned!