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spiderman posted a live version a few pages back, but im posting the vinyl rip cos i f*ck*ng love this tune

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sorry i didnt realise. cba pm'ing everyone so here it is http://www.mediafire.com/?my4knnhzdyz

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Plastician- Sound that speaks volumes one track / seperate tracks tracklist: 01 Youthman & Luce – Brother Don’t Cry 02 Redlight – MDMA 03 D Double E – Woo Riddim 04 Flux Pavillion – G

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If Silkie's City Limits Volume 1 had an immediate identity, it was dubstep's more upfront tendencies dialed into a somewhat upscale frequency-- tasteful without being bland, busy without being messy. Headphone music that worked just as well filling rooms, his material had a strong sense of rhythmic pull and intricate density. And while Silkie augmented his developing sound with occasional detours into "purple" bass and evergreen boogie funk, what stood out was an overarching style that didn't see a mutual exclusion between cocktail-lounge ambiance and tons of wobbly bass. At times it skewed closer to the pop-gloss sophistication of late-90s UK garage than the escalating bassbin arms race of crossover dubstep.

Follow-up City Limits Volume 2 isn't as immediately gratifying or revelatory-- it's a logical progression, reliability replacing novelty. But it also explores the possibility of connecting on a level simultaneously nostalgic and contemporary, right down to the decades-past pirate-radio evocations of its song titles: "Get Up N Dance", "Rock Da Funk". Repeating themes seem intent on sparking flashbacks, vivid enough to hit specific nerves but vague enough to avoid coming across as specifically derivative-- and threading together a narrative of genre developments in the process.

The synth sax that drove the melody of Volume 1 track "Beauty" is a more prominent component here, punctuating tracks with melodic stabs that could have originated from a decade-old Locked On garage 12"-- if not a late-80s hip-house remix. "Selva Nova" tweaks the neo-jungle turf that its title hints at, wringing jittery force out of the old "Amen" break and dousing it with a choppy yet liquid 303 bassline. And whenever a voice breaches the surface, it's in a familiar form-- Rastafarian incantations ("Feel"), Roger Troutman talk-box warbles ("New York City"), or a distorted, pitched-up note or two from a rave diva ("Snowed In"). Even the synth and piano melodies that drove some of the more compelling hooks on Volume 1 sound more comfortably worn and identifiable from eras past, like the rollerskate-jam electro of "Boogie Boy" or the Junie Morrison-esque g-funk extrapolations in "Lucky".

The catch is that once Silkie gets ahold of these vintage signifiers, he pushes them all the way into the red with the pedal-down immediacy of current bass music. Even with the obvious nods to dance music's past, from rave to garage, the forward-looking listener can be assured that Silkie's found a way to make his rhythms even more nuanced and multifaceted. Attempting to break down drum patterns into individual components of snares, hi-hats, and kicks will just wind up causing dizziness; some of the beats are so stuffed with counter-rhythms and jostling emphases-- even before the buildups and breakdowns shift the topography-- that it's almost easy to lose track of just how supple they are. The bass feels a bit more aggressive, too. There are some points, such as late-album tracks "Taxi Mi Get" and "Only For You", where it takes on the hissing crackle of a shorting-out amp, and others where the wobble shakes things out until rich, individual notes turn into frenetic, staccato trembles. It's bracing stuff when all the elements click-- "Selva Nova", the cheery prog-funky of closer "Outlook", and Skream collaboration "Untitled", which pulls off a great double-paced slow-stride/fast-scramble momentum. And if this album's status as the final City Limits installation marks the end of an early career-defining phase, it suggests a good transition for Silkie: The body of work he's put together so far proves that the man knows his roots, and he knows where to follow them.

**Not my review**

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01. Distance - Mind Control

02. Commodo - Surveillance

03. Cyrus - Soul Seeker

04. Distance - Devastator

05. LX ONE vs SP: MC - Untitled

06. J: Kenzo - The Roteks

07. The Others - Titania

08. District - 3.5 Grams

09. Tunnidge vs Distance - Blame

10. Distance - Knowing

11. Cyrus - Looking Back

12. Tunnidge - AfterShock

13. Distance - Troubles

14. VIVEK - Out of Reach

15. Kryptic Minds - Transcendent

16. Distance - Reboot

17. Benton - 20/20

18. Deleted Scenes - Ultimate Moment

19. Distance - Mean Streak

20. Benga - Chemical Compound

21. Distance - Drawn

22. Distance - Bazurk

23. Tunnidge - 7 Breaths (Distance Remix)

24. Above & Beyond - Sun & Moon (Distance Remix)

25. Truth - Puppets (Tunnidge Remix)

Released Aug 22nd 2011

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von d's album's sounding sick. copped city limits 2 and youngsta's rinse cd as well but waiting for a free yard to lsiten to them in their full glory. chatted to silkie at fwd on thursday guy's jokes but was on some next drunken sycophantic flex was cringing hard the next day lol

lol what was he saying? my friend had a similar drunken offkey chat with him once.

Listened to half of the cd earlier, was reeaall nice. Will have a proper listen over the week.

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von d's album's sounding sick. copped city limits 2 and youngsta's rinse cd as well but waiting for a free yard to lsiten to them in their full glory. chatted to silkie at fwd on thursday guy's jokes but was on some next drunken sycophantic flex was cringing hard the next day lol

lol what was he saying? my friend had a similar drunken offkey chat with him once.

Listened to half of the cd earlier, was reeaall nice. Will have a proper listen over the week.

lol nothing bad i just kept on going on abt how amazing the tunes are etc etc think man just wanted me to relax :lol:

the album's sick, did not disappoint at all. get up n dance and only 4 u r personal favourites atm, so many bangers its hard to choose

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This tune :blink::Y:

i like this, some one post some links of some recent dubstep sets on this kinda vibe, not that pathetic wah wah wah commercial sh*t. safe.

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