Reinforcing Hyperdub’s reputation for consistent inconsistency
in respecting their own sonic template, this release from young Japanese producer Quarta 330 literally jumps off the vinyl, with each rhythmic element like its own micro-explosion in your speakers. These two 8 bit tunes will remind many of an early generation of video games, but in the dance, they work like ring tones for the bass generation. ‘Sunset Dub’ buzzes in with its skittering, glitchy skank and a brain tingling melody grabs you like a synthetic snake charmer. On the flip, Quarta 330 drags Kode9’s 2005 epic ‘9 Samurai’ screaming into the arcade to get its circuits mangled. Quarta 330’s 8 bit soundset reminds us that progress is not always forward motion, and that nerve-singeing sonics, body-popping rhythms and abused machinery will always have a place in our heart. Not for the over 18s. Contains additives.