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Koven - wHERE the rhythm goes
Read more . . . →When did Koven get this heavy? “wHERE the rhythm goes” still has Katie Boyle’s crystal-clear vocal front and centre, but the drop underneath has more teeth than the melodic-dnb tag usually allows. The verses float, all airy pads and restraint, and then the low end comes in genuinely nasty, a growl that would sit fine on a dubstep track slowed down. That contrast is the whole appeal, the prettiness making the ugliness hit harder and the reverse too. Koven have always lived in that pocket where dnb meets a festival main stage, and I’ve sometimes found them a shade too...
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Fred V - Vortex
Fred V is still this consistent? Vortex proves melodic drum and bass can have actual songwriting under the sound design.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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Koven - bloOdliNEs
Read more . . . →Koven have been one of those acts where I keep hearing about them before fully paying attention, and then I actually sit with a track and go, okay, I get it now. bloOdliNEs is melodic DnB but with genuine tension running through it — the kind that makes you feel like something is about to go wrong even when everything sounds beautiful. The vocals don’t feel decorative here; they carry actual weight. There’s something unsettling about how pretty the build is before the drop hits. Koven write music that sounds like it should be on a soundtrack for something much...
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