Tes La Rok (Noppa, Argon, Dub Police FIN)
Desto (Noppa, Ramp, Argon)
Dead-O (Deep Medi, Ramp, Channel Zero)
Slämärit on enemmän kuin ylpeä esittäessään jo kulttimaineen omaavan Kryptic Mindsin 'One Of Us' albumi kiertueen.
Synkkää, tummaa, syvää ja tunnelmallista soundia puskeva duo on tämän hetken puhutuimpia dubstep artisteja, eikä suotta. 'One Of Us' Albumi on vuoden isoimpia julkaisuja joka on kerännyt hehkutusta aina Loefasta, Distanceen ja Mary-Anne hobbsiin sekä kaikkeen siitä väliltä.
Kryptic Minds onnistui palauttamaan dubstepiin ne elementit jotka genrestä alunperin tekivät kiinnostavan ja mielenkiintoisen, mutta ne elementit jotka ehkä joissain määrin hukkuivat kaiken hypen keskelle.
Luvassa vuoden isoimmat slämärit - ja varmasti tunnelmallisimmat. Nyt on aika kaivaa lenkkarit kaapista, vetää huppu päähän ja skänkätä sydämmen kyllyydestä.
Kryptic Minds Haastattelu (Knowledge Mag)
http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/566
Loefah & Kryptic Minds Haastattelu (Blackdown)
http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2009/05/kryptic-minds-and-loefah.html
Kryptic Minds - Red Bull Music Academy Radio
http://redbullmusicacademyradio.com/shows/2274/
http://usershare.net/tbew1clzzqbf
Ten years since they formed, 2009 marks a turning point in the disturbed mental explorations of Kryptic Minds. Having built an enviable back catalogue of dark, deadly drum & bass, the production duo of Si & Leon aka Kryptic Minds have quickly established a foothold in the exploding global dubstep scene. momentum and release. Instead they unleash fearsome sub bass assaults that lead listeners into an edgy otherworld and have become staples of sets by halfstep innovator Youngsta (Rinse FM) as well as Loefah himself.
As the flagship artists on Loefah DMZs label Swamp 81, their 12s and album One of Us continue dubsteps tradition for stone-cold halfstep, flying against the dancefloors natural urges for momentum and release. Instead they unleash fearsome sub bass assaults that lead listeners into an edgy otherworld and have become staples of sets by halfstep innovator Youngsta (Rinse FM) as well as Loefah himself.
The Kryptic Minds sound acknowledges the difference between edgy and too angry; that restraint often has more impact than chaotic release. This deft understanding of the tensions and contradictions buried within dubstep, and how you use them is played out yet further on their new album One of Us, due on Swamp 81. Whereas some albums try to cover many different moods, tempos and directions, the album zooms in on edgy 140bpm halfstep, forcing the listener into a headspace where perfectly placed details come into vivid focus, like the hyper-real intensity of night adrenalin. Everything is taughtly coiled, as if priming the listener for a flight-or-fight reflex. The tension is barely unleashed throughout the album.
Kryptic Minds, then just Si, first gained prominence in the drum & bass scene when Andy Cs Ram subsidiary Frequency released The Truth, quickly earning itself anthem status. The tracks success brought Si new creative opportunities: it was at this time Si and Leon Switch began a long and fruitful production partnership. Together the duo released tracks on some of the drum & bass scenes flagship labels, such as Penetration, Renegade Hardware, Tech Freak, Freak Recordings, and Goldies seminal Metalheadz. They also established their own label Defcom Records, on which they released 27 singles, including Take the Pain Away and No Escape, as well as their debut album, the drum & bass opus Lost All Faith. 2007 saw it declared by ATM magazine as one of the best drum & bass albums of all time. It was also at this time they set up new label Osiris Music uk, to release a wide range of music.
Inspired by Mala Digital Mystikz, Loefah and Burial 2008 saw the duo re-discover their musical faith through dubstep, following the establishing of creative alliances with halfstep dons Youngsta and Loefah. One of Loefahs classics Root received the Kryptic Minds remix treatment. They also played at one of dubsteps most hallowed institutions, DMZ. The futures dark, the futures Kryptic Minds.
