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The mysterious Nomine's debut 12" for Tempa takes dubstep into altogether more tropical territories. The fluid textures and east Asian melodies of its two tracks conjure up images of a future London fried by global warming, where rising sea levels are sinking the city below the waves.
'Searching' opens with chimes like drops falling on water, before being consumed by an oily sea of sub-bass. Metallic, syncopated percussion slides across the surface, propelling the track forward. On 'Nomine's Sound' the bass lands in pulses, building in intensity before falling away again, while disembodied voices sing in the distance.
Although only having previously released his debut, the Jahpan EP via Dubzilla Recordings, in June this year, Nomine's tracks have swiftly become staples in the record bags of scene figureheads like Youngsta and J. Kenzo. It's not hard to tell why: although they're ethereal and drenched in melody, there's a physical pressure to these tracks that's primed to swallow a dancefloor whole. With this uncanny ability to balance melody and space with club dynamics, expect to hear much more of Nomine's name in the near future. |
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