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2562
Aerial
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Redux
2. Morvern
3. Moog Dub
4. Channel Two
5. Techno Dread
6. Basin Dub
7. Greyscale
8. Enforcers
9. Kameleon
10. The Times

CD Details

All Artists: 2562
Title: Aerial
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tectonic
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 6/10/2008
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop
Styles: Electronica, House, Europe, Continental Europe, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5060096473473

Synopsis

Album Description

This is the debut full-length release by Dave Huismans aka 2562. After releasing two of the fastest-selling 12"s on Tectonic in 2007, it was a natural step to drop something truly stunning. If you can imagine a perfect marriage between Benga or Skream-style rhythm and bass with Basic Channel soundscapes -- you will realize why everyone is getting so excited about this album. Aerial follows the two-track vinyl teaser Techno Dread/Enforcers which are featured on the CD version, alongside the lead tracks "Channel Two" and "Kameleon," both drawn from the 2007 singles that found their way onto the decks of everyone from Mary Anne Hobbs, Skream, Kode9, Laurent Garnier, and anyone else with their ears primed for heavy bass, deep funk and sublime dub. Aerial ticks all the boxes for a varied, multi-faceted debut, melding genres with a distinctive production style that is smart, inventive and entirely futuristic. Dutch-born, Huismans borrows his name from his Hague home district code "2562" but takes his musical influence from further afield: Detroit, Kingston, Croydon, and Berlin. Huismans' previous incarnations have included the dubbed-out broken-beat of Dogdaze on the Flying High label and more recently as A Made Up Sound -- making serious moves in techno on Shed's Hardwax-affiliated Subsolo imprint. If 2007 was a year for Burial and Pinch, then summer 2008 surely has 2562 written all over it.

CD Reviews

Headphone Commute Review

Headphone Commute | 03/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Twenty-five sixty-two is not just a postcode in The Netherlands' Den Hague - it is also an alias of its resident who is a prolific producer of dubstep, techno, and broken beat atmospherics. Dave Huismans's first full length release on Tectonic under 2562 moniker is titled Aerial. Tectonic is the same label that previously brought you the 12-inchers from Pinch, Skream, and Cyrus. On Aerial, Huismans layers dubbed out minor chords on top of the blowing wind of white noise and deep sub-bass enriched syncopated beats. The rhythm bounces between a Detroit-meets-Berlin techno sound and reverb heavy dubstep, creating tunes geared more towards home listening then as the fillers on the dance floor [not that hearing these tracks booming on a loud sound system would be unappealing].With his own personal style, Aerial is more of an album then a compilation of singles. The tracks work well together, wrapped around the concept the same way Burial delivered the unmistakable sound of Untrue. One thing for sure - this isn't the sound of London. That is to say, that it seems to have more in common with minimal dub techno then the filthy bass ridden dubstep hooks. Both styles are excellent - just depends what you're in the mood for at the moment. And this very instant, I need to be chilled out and at the same time warmed up, keeping the evil grin away. At the end everything is just a matter of taste. And there's only one way for you to find out.For more music from Huismans, check out his two side projects: a few EPs on Subsolo Records as A Made Up Sound; and earlier released jazzy broken beat EPs on the Dutch Flyin' High Records under Dogdaze alias. Recommended if you want to hear dubstep with some Modern Love and Basic Channel feel."

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Bridget Niki | Georgia | 12/16/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Great example of dubstep. Sparse rhythms. Solid bass. I dont really know how to describe it, but I know it when I hear it. Within each song, the beats dont really go anywhere ... so, in a sense, it's like hearing a Nintendo song over and over again. There's not too much flux in the songs. If you're looking for a musical journey, I would say this CD is more of an experience. If that makes sense. This CD is like watching a film with no point versus something plot driven.

If you just want to check out one song, I would recommend Kameleon."

From the Mother Ship*

I. Ambrosia | Miami, FL | 07/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album will take you somewhere far or bring you back, however you want to look at it. Deep sound, reverb and dub. Bliss. Trip hop mixed with minimal. Amazing ..."