A SMILE IS A CURVE THAT STRAIGHTENS MOST THINGS

Dubstep. "Blank Tapes are proud to release the debut DUBSTEP album from BASS CLEF, aka RALPH CUMBERS. People that know him from his previous releases wimm notice a distinct progression in his sound. Gone is the clatter and clutter and higher tempos, instead things have been eased to the steady hearbeat of dubstep. Opting out of the race for the latest sequencer/processor/sound card which drives much IDM, Ralph is somewhat of a connoisseur of vintage analogue equipment, polishing his literally broken beats with analogue fx held together with blue tac gives his work a wholly unique character, charm and depth.Think the viral dubspaces of Mad Professor, the DIY intimacy of Third Eye Foundation and the brain-teasing beat- programming of AFX, all with live interventions on trombone, theremin and cowbells and you're nearly there." www.lowlands.be