Author
Tectonic release the self-titled album by Author, the brainchild of Leeds based dubstep producers Jack Sparrow and Ruckspin.
It may be a new name on the scene, yet the producer duo that constitutes Author are certainly no newbies in their own right. Both Ruckspin and Jack Sparrow have established themselves as highly gifted and hardworking producers, dedicated to engineering optimum quality sounds. Following their first collaboration, ‘Dread’, which was included on ‘Get Darker Presents This is Dubstep 2011’, they formed Author as a shared project.
Removed from the pressure of the dancefloor, Author takes the baton from Kruder & Dorfmeister’s ‘K&D Sessions’, The Cinematic Orchestra and timeless Mowax recordings in exploring more spacious arrangements and sounds. It represents the opportunity to experiment within the context of dubstep, collaborating with live musicians and celebrating a wide palate of musical influences.
Ryan Gath aka Jack Sparrow has had a slew of deep-dubstep dancefloor killers under his belt on Contagious, Earwax, Pushing Red Recordings and Cloqwerq, as well as jaw-dropping debut LP ‘Circadian’ out on Tectonic last year. Alongside Sparrow, fellow Leeds based beat-sculptor, long standing friend and producer Dom Howard aka Ruckspin is also a key member and producer for the live dubstep super-group Submotion Orchestra.
For an immediate taster of the full album, stream Author LIVE for Mary Anne Hobbs / XFM below - download available also
Reviews
"You know that one album you have that you put on to chill out to? The one that you can listen to whatever mood your in? Get ready to hear your new one." Get Darker
"the duo explore a mutual fascination with dub and jazz, crafting a brand of dubstep that feels more like a 140BPM counterpart to Goldie's Timeless, than, say, Rufige Kru. It's a detour confirmed right from the start: "Turn," featuring soulful vocals from Ed Thomas, is all lush synthesizers and yearning horns, a surprisingly smooth concoction underlined by subtle LFO rumbles. Horns are all over this record, tightening its umbilical link to Timeless - and like that album, they're incorporated seamlessly, so that the wandering saxophone of "Green & Blue" is not gimmicky but simply natural, and the sheets of sound that lurk behind the rhythms ("Revolutions," "Drain") only add to its fascinatingly oblique and smoky atmosphere." Andrew Ryce / Resident Advisor
You can buy Author's debut LP on CD or vinyl direct from Tectonic Recordings - our exclusive offer includes an instant, free 320mp3 download of the entire album. Enjoy!
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