Suicide Beauty Spot

Artist:	Point B
Titel:	Suicide Beauty Spot
Label:	Combat Recordings
Cat-no:	COMBAT 024
Stil:	Dubstep
Typ:	CD
Preis:	14 CHF

Point B is the creation of Merseyside-born / London-based writer and producer Richard Bultitude. Having first established his name in 2005 with 12”s on Erratica and Orson, he soon found himself appearing alongside Boom Bip, Nathan Fake and Squarepusher on Time Out’s massive ‘The Other Side: London’ compilation, while live performances billed him with the likes of Tim Exile and Andrew Weatherall at events across Europe. After a spate of remixes and digital releases, 2006 saw the ‘Cinder Cones & Animal Bones’ EP on Combat become a firm hit in the clubs and a favourite of radio spinners like Mary Anne Hobbs and Oneman. His debut album ‘A Previous Version Of Myself’ arrived that same year, catching much high profile press attention in the process, and summer 2009 brought the 'Free Standing Structure' EP on Frijsfo Beats. Now ‘Suicide Beauty Spot’ takes the Point B sound to new heights with a stunning sonic journey that massages the synapses and moves the hips with a slick, textured, bass-rich take on atmospheric electronica-informed dubstep and deeper 2step forms, patterned with bleepy frequencies and rolling hip hop tempos. Whilst grounded in the urban rhythms so familiar from his 12” outings, which the producer himself calls “itchy deep-step”, this long player expands Point B’s sonic horizons, embracing live instrumentation such as santoor, Irish harp, dulcimer and marimba to animate and colour the heavy soundscapes. Maintaining his characteristic playful sense of melody and effortlessly flitting between genres, ‘Suicide Beauty Spot’ is a brooding, contemplative and sometimes austere work of dark beauty themed around the bleak but calmingly picturesque Beachy Head clifftops where people are drawn to be alone with themselves, some never to return. Its profound vibe arises from the sound of circuits soaked in warm human emotion, meandering at times into zones of Boards Of Canada or Burial-esque tear-stained melancholy, but always within the crisp, mekanik realms of his own audio environment. Followers of other electronic explorers such as Kelpe, Autechre and Tipper will find this album a potent brew infused with a stately reflection and bittersweet solitude that invites repeated investigation.

01. "Weightless"
02. "Candour"
03. "Guilty Pleasures"
04. "The Beckoning"
05. "Bathed In Night"
06. "Minerals"
07. "Further Thoughts On Movement"
08. "Someone Else's Past"
09. "Alien Language"
10. "Suicide Beauty Spot"
11. "To Follow You"
12. "Headland"
13. "Wingform"
14. "Forgotten Ritual"

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