Martyn

Martijn Deijkers' particular strand of bass defies genres or adjectives - to his fans and admirers, it's known simply as 'Martyn Music.' With a sound that became a cornerstone for dubstep in 2009, and a debut album ('Great Lengths') that became one of the most stylistically fierce long players the scene has produced to date, Martyn pushes a rebellious, out-of-the-box mentality into his every artistic venture. Commanding dancefloors with a strong sense of timing and attitude, his music revels in its relative simplicity - synth lines lounging atop swung drum patterns, all in turn massaged by warm low frequencies - a trait he's reinforced with fabric 50, his first mix CD to date.

With fabric 50, Martyn intertwines the essential elements of what makes his own style so pristine and easily recognisable, fusing dancefloor ready percussion with that element of raw soul - whether it's vocal led or simply inferred with emotive chords and synthesizers that harbour those distinct frequencies that positively shimmer. Anyone who has witnessed Martyn meticulously construct one of his DJ sets over the tail end of 2009 can testify to the pitch perfect, unfathomably smooth beat and vibe matching. Whilst the mix is loaded with welcome surprises like Hudson Mohawke's 'Joy Fantastic' and Levon Vincent's 'Air Raid' - tracks that might not work on every dancefloor - it's an honest and healthy glimpse into the Dutchman's current DJ perspective.