Mount Kimbie - Break Well

What this video is

Released in May 2013 as a track on Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, Mount Kimbie's second album and first for Warp Records, 'Break Well' emerged during a pivotal moment in UK electronic music when post-dubstep was dissolving into more song-structured, vocally-led art electronica. The album received a Metacritic score of 81 based on 22 reviews, indicating universal critical acclaim. The visual strategy of zero cuts…

Why it matters

Mount Kimbie were among the foundational architects of post-dubstep, a term arguably coined in response to their early EPs on Hotflush Recordings. By 2013, their Warp debut signalled the genre's evolution toward art-pop and live instrumentation. 'Break Well' and its visual companion reflect the…