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Newish: Raffertie's Wobble Horror! 12" is all about the b-side

By Nate Dorr » Raffertie's new, backloaded 12".

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At 21, Raffertie is already a successful UK grime/dubstep DJ, having done an exclusive mix for BBC Radio 1, and remixed acts from Franz Ferdinand to Baltimore/Philadelphia noise nip-hop crew Food For Animals.  And in the meantime, he's been melting down dancefloors with his own warbled, bass-blasted post-rave visions. His second and latest, a co-release from top UK experimental/dubstep label Planet-mu and Philadelphia's Seclusiasis, is the fittingly named Wobble Horror! 12", an almost beatless, haunted funhouse of  mewling synth, psychotic carnival organ, slippery basslines. But it's the faster b-side "Sugar" that really sees his style jelling: after a minute and a half of lulling the listener on too-smooth trance pads, the bass drops in a huge sloppy mess barely held in check by the techno handclap loops.

Grab a copy on Insound while you can.

Posted on June 08, 2009. More on: dubstep, food for animals, planetmu, raffertie, raffertie sugar, seclusiasis, wobble horror

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