Baobinga & I.D. present Big Monster - The Machine/Jelly Roll

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  • After making huge waves with their last release on Fat! ‘Rite Of Passage/Get Retro’, Baobinga & I.D. return with ‘The Machine/Jelly Roll’, another installment of deep, progressive breakbeat for those end of night moments. The pair have shown they can be quite versatile with their production styles dropping smashing tear out on Hardcore Beats, a garage influenced platter on Vertical Sound and now deeper emotive breakbeat on Fat. ‘The Machine’ features a long-winded introduction made up of a steady grooving breakbeat with deep male vocal stabs and a deep percussive lick thrown in for good measure. Slowly but surely a bassline and synth melody come into the picture increasing in volume, but never seeming to go anywhere. The vocals match the vibe of the tune perfectly: "When the machine breaks down, we break down…” It does have that dark, depressing feel to it… Emo-step? I'm personally not feeling this one, I just don't see how it would work on a dancefloor, however I have been informed by a trustworthy friend to try it on a good rig before making my final judgement. ‘Jelly Roll’ on the flip sees Baobinga & I.D. revisit some of their past techniques such as triplets and heavily syncopated drum fills, but what really stands out is the electro bassline, which builds up as the tune progresses into acid squelches for the duration of the track. On top of the manic bassline, Baobinga & I.D. lay down various vocal stabs and builds to create an interesting vibe. I was somewhat disappointed with this as I was sort of hoping for something a bit more energetic and uplifting, however it's obvious that wasn't the vibe they were going for.
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