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When dubsteb was new and flashy in the US it was looking for ways to separate itself from their British and Jamaican Pioneers. One of the unique ways to standout in the amorphous scene was to really lean into those transformer mechanical sounds. In 2011 when this dropped people had never heard EDM that felt like it was smacking your head against a robot. It felt really new, fresh, and boundary pushing. The sense of "newness" was it's defining feature and has since been copied by ... read more
one of the greatest brostep albums
I think the first full-length "dubstep" album that I listened to when I was 10-12 years old. Definitely heaps of nostalgia connected to all of these tracks, I remember just playing on my laptop in my room, listening to these and the remixes, such fun times. Probably one of the best brostep albums ever. Majority of the tracks are just super sick, especially 'Execute', 'Ohhh Nooo', and 'Deviance'. And ... read more
Compared to the output that would superceed it in the coming months (and even the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP from a year prior), this project feels quite dated. Frankly, though, I think it pretty accurately showcases those growing pains in the most interesting of ways; by being a project which is clearly halfway between the rapidly-establishing brostep genre and that older uk dubstep sound, and if you listen to Excision's contemporaries that was pretty apparent for many producers. Even ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | X Rated 4:25 with Messinian | 74 |
| 2 | The Underground 4:56 with Downlink | 65 |
| 3 | Ohhh Nooo 4:54 | 66 |
| 4 | 8 Bit Superhero 4:56 with Datsik | 68 |
| 5 | Sleepless 5:23 with Sheena Lee feat. Hezekiah Walker | 65 |
| 6 | Execute 4:06 | 69 |
| 7 | Sexism 4:13 with SKisM | 73 |
| 8 | Swerve 5:22 with Downlink | 62 |
| 9 | Deviance 4:32 with Datsik | 64 |
| 10 | Jaguar 3:24 with Mr Hudson | 43 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
