Vector Burn delivers a masterclass in the darker, more technical corners of drum and bass. The sound is characterized by relentless, high-BPM breakbeats and a 'techstep' sensibility that feels both futuristic and decaying. It is music that occupies the space between a high-speed chase and a digital breakdown, utilizing cold, metallic textures and deep, undulating basslines that command physical attention.
What truly sets this artist apart is the infusion of non-electronic influences like shoegaze and post-rock into the rigid structure of neurofunk. While the rhythm section is uncompromisingly aggressive, the melodic layers often possess a hazy, atmospheric quality that provides a sense of scale and cinematic dread. It is a sophisticated approach to 'darkside' D&B that prioritizes mood as much as impact.
For those looking to dive in, the early 2000s material offers a perfect snapshot of the North American techstep explosion. It is ideal for listeners who want music that feels like a machine coming to life, or for those who find peace in the center of a sonic storm.
Vector Burn aka Oliver Scott, is a drum and bass producer from the US. With numerous releases on drum and bass labels of note in the US and Europe, his music has been part of the burgeoning North American drum and bass scene since the turn of the millennium. Influenced by a wide range of artists and composers from within and without the realm of electronic music. He has released on Metalheadz, Barcode Recordings, Human Imprint and Force Recordings, among other labels. A bootleg version of a remix of Future Sound Of London's "Papua New Guinea" was released on whitelabel in UK in 2004. Along with fellow Phoenix producer Castor, he formed a politically charged drum and bass group called The Riot in 2005, with releases on Bad Habit Recordings, Barcode recordings, and Force Recordings. After some years of absence from the drum and bass scene he released his previously unreleased material as a free album (containing 46 tracks) on the netlabel Internet Recordings in 2014. Vector Burn's trip-hop project called "Lightning Tree" ebbed toward "Experimental depressive Hip Hop using aspects of classic jungle, soul, post-rock, trap, and shoegaze to create dusky interior soundscapes. Carrying strong '90s influences forward with sort-of new production techniques." Lightning Tree released "Mask Of Stars" LP on Herd Killing Recordings in 2014 available on iTunes, Amazon and eMusic. In 2017, Lightning Tree released an LP named "Bad Gateway" in advocacy of the organization American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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Shares digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style); intense, brooding, aggressive (moods)
Shares digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style); intense, brooding, aggressive (moods)
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Shares digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style); drum and bass (subgenres)
Shares drum and bass (subgenres); digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style)
Shares digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style); drum and bass (subgenres)
Shares digital clarity, noise textured, layered dense (production style); intense, brooding, aggressive (moods)
Shares intense, brooding, aggressive (moods); urban night, basement show, fog (atmosphere)
Shares techstep, metallic, drum and bass, instrumental only (signature)
Shares techstep, brooding, metallic, drum and bass (signature)
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