Bass
October: 8 bass releases you need to hear this month
Bass in your face
Lexxi '5TARB01' (Endless Exclusive)
Not living in London, we've never been to the Endless club night, but even from afar, we can tell it’s one of the key events in the city for anyone who's interested in bass movements. Lexxi, who's one of the main players behind both the club night and this new label coming out of it, steps up with the inaugural Endless Exclusive release featuring five cosmic rave instrumentals. You can still call it “bass” (which admittedly is itself a catch-all term), but Lexxi is especially strong with melodies. With multiple mid-range synth lines going in any given track, he’s particularly fond of rippling arpeggios. In fact, it brings to mind the sound of the hotly debated (at the time) UK hardcore continuum offshoot, wonky. Lexxi’s militant snares help to differentiate it from that dubstep response; he’s probably closer in spirit to the post-genre international cast of producers connecting over cyberspace.
7/10
