keef baker - the widnes years (n5md)

another n5md release worthy of attention is keef baker’s album release. the widnes years is a breakcore, drill n bass release, but not a classical one. it is quite eclectic with a break/drum n bass rhythm. melodic backgrounds, mostly dark, float behind the hard and rough rhythm. sometimes it even becomes hardcore and completely noisy and at moments it goes completely quiet. there are even calm melodic idm oriented tracks, however there’s only a few of them. later, once more the gritty aggressive rhythm appears. if you have already heard any previous n5md releases this album can be a bit hard to get into, yet according to the concept and sound it’s still within their orientation. despite being strong and fast with that angry rhythm it’s still combined with melodic backgrounds and dark bass lines instead of noisy parts. choral vocals also appear together with synth pads to strengthen the dark atmosphere. melody sometimes gets distorted, rhythm goes faster and faster, tracks get out of control… probably this release shows that n5md are moving towards a more abrasive electronic sound, rhythmic noise and break/idm combinations…