Some of today's EDM heavyweights produce music that is perhaps a bit too loud and grating for some listeners. (We're looking at you, Skrillex). UK's Swindle takes a much more measured approach to dubstep. He incorporates plenty of those infamous wobbly heavy bass drops, but his songs rise and fall in volume and tempo. The beats are soulful and funk-laden, and the songs are simply mesmerizing with their layers upon layers of surreal textures. It doesn't even feel like dance music so much as spaced-out soundscapes to sit down and trip out to. Swindle's live keytar playing is a nice change of pace in the EDM world where a lot of other DJs' idea of stage presence is to press play and chug a beer. (JS)
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Some of today's EDM heavyweights produce music that is perhaps a bit too loud and grating for some listeners. (We're looking at you, Skrillex). UK's Swindle takes a much more measured approach to dubstep. He incorporates plenty of those infamous wobbly heavy bass drops, but his songs rise and fall in volume and tempo. The beats are soulful and funk-laden, and the songs are simply mesmerizing with their layers upon layers of surreal textures. It doesn't even feel like dance music so much as spaced-out soundscapes to sit down and trip out to. Swindle's live keytar playing is a nice change of pace in the EDM world where a lot of other DJs' idea of stage presence is to press play and chug a beer. (JS)
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