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Divide and Rule
Electronic · 2017

Divide and Rule

Coldcut

March 9, 2017 · Ahead Of Our Time

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Divide and Rule is a masterclass in modern dub pressure, representing a collision between the UK's electronic vanguard and Jamaican royalty.

The track is anchored by a bassline so thick it feels physical, providing a steady foundation for the chaotic textures layered above. Adrian Sherwood's production is unmistakable, utilizing space and silence as instruments themselves, punctuated by the sharp crack of a snare or the ghostly trail of a vocal delay. It sounds like a transmission from a subterranean bunker, where the air is thick with smoke and the atmosphere is charged with the electricity of resistance.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment Lee Scratch Perry's voice dissolves into a feedback loop of infinite delay
Junior Reid's soaring vocal hook cutting through the murky, subterranean bassline
The sudden drop into a stripped-back rhythm section where only the hi-hats and a ghostly synth remain
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Divide and Rule sound next to the rest of Coldcut's catalogue?

MOOPROINSLYRVOC
Defiant+2.1σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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