NZ Musician Logo
December 2012
December 2012
In this issue:
Home Brew, Bic Runga, Bannerman, Sticky Filth, Gin Wigmore and more. 2012 NZM Wallplanner included!!
Join our email list and receive the latest music news, NZ Musician updates, and access to members-only competitions.
Name
Email
Complete the form below to contact NZ Musician magazine.
Name
Email
Message

ANTIFORM: City In Exile

By Martyn Pepperell
The Antiform formula as it comes across here: Take a well known and respected NZ artist, ask them to feature on a well engineered but soulless, fast-food breaks or drum and bass beat and hope for something artistically greater the straight instrumental Antiform production. Sometimes this formula works (in a pop sense on Crash featuring MC Twincam), other times it doesn’t (as on Blood Spilt featuring Angelo Munro of The Bleeders). In-fact, scratch other times, make that often times. This debut album from the Auckland breaks/drum and bass trio seems a watered-down run through of everything that ever appealed to me about English bass music (from jungle onwards). For a reference, in terms of sonic aesthetics, imagine a club-friendly version of the Matrix soundtrack, but released eight years too late.
 

Related Information

Issues
June/July 2009