Burning Up / Memories of 3rd Base — Skream

Burning Up / Memories of 3rd Base represents a pivotal moment in Skream's career where the boundaries between dubstep and its ancestors began to blur. The A-side, Burning Up, is a high-velocity excursion into jungle and drum and bass territory, utilizing soulful, pitch-shifted vocal samples that evoke the golden era of 90s rave.

It is frantic, celebratory, and engineered for maximum impact on a large-scale sound system. The percussion is crisp and relentless, providing a sharp contrast to the warm, melodic elements that float above the fray.

Moments Worth Listening For

the sudden acceleration into a frantic jungle breakbeat on burning up after the soulful vocal intro

the physical sensation of the oscillating sub-bass drop on memories of 3rd base

the way the vocal sample pitch-shifts and dissolves into the percussion during the bridge of the title track

Where This Album Departs

How does Burning Up / Memories of 3rd Base sound next to the rest of Skream's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.

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