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The Rat Road
Electronic · 2023 · 22 tracks · 51m

The Rat Road

SBTRKT

A sprawling, 22-track mosaic of UK garage rhythms and neon-lit R&B. Dense, restless, and perfectly tuned to the frequency of a lonely metropolitan night.

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It's like a high-def tour of a city at 3 AM where every street corner has a different mood.

A restless and highly detailed exploration of urban isolation and nocturnal energy.

The Rat Road · vs · SBTRKT
Layered Dense+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into layered dense than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 51m
01
Remnant
1:30
02
Waiting
2:21
03
Rain Crush
0:30
04
Days Go By
4:32
05
L.F.O.
4:32
06
Creepin (interlude)
0:29
07
Limitless
4:31
08
Go to Ground
0:45
09
Wasted
1:23
10
Coppa
1:12
11
You, Love
2:10
12
Don’t Let
2:49
13
No Intention
4:07
14
Forward
2:16
15
D Double E (interlude)
1:15
16
You Broke My Heart but Imma Fix It
2:50
17
Palm Reader
0:55
18
Drift
2:25
19
Demons
3:38
20
Saya (interlude)
1:29
21
The Rat Road
2:18
22
I See a Stair
3:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the syncopated percussion on 'L.F.O.' creates a dizzying sense of forward motion against the warm synth pads.
The sudden, jarring transition from the brief 'Rain Crush' interlude into the expansive, soulful groove of 'Days Go By'.
The haunting, isolated vocal melody that anchors the title track before dissolving into a wash of electronic textures.
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