This brand new EP on Nerve Breaks by Scottish producer Ronin called ‘The Battledrums EP – remixes from the field’ is a solid, beat laden boom bap adventure for your heart and soul. You can listen to a seamless mix of the EP in the player below, plus the individual tracks are available as free downloads from Nerve Breaks here.
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These tracks are a taste of things to come, they represent the harder edge of the album. Trying to show as much variation in style as possible to reflect my range of influence, so the album ranges from the downtempo ways of the first LP to 190bpm efforts like the My Own Summer remix. Composition is a big part of what I’m doing so I like to think some songs span the whole spectrum within the same track.The song choices for this EP are amongst the heaviest on the album to contrast with my previous stuff.
I’d also like to add that although in places it might not sound it, I think this is very much a hip hop album, using “old school” hip hop techniques. 99% of it is still MPC work, filters & turntablism, its just used to different effect in parts.
Ronin’s jaw dropping production can be further sampled on an upcoming release for us here at Iller, (look out for that real soon) and on his first album “Best Laid Plans” (available to download for free here).
For more from Ronin check this video of him performing live, and for more from the Nerve Breaks label head over to nerverecordings.co.uk.
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