Kwes. - In & Out The UK

Name: Kwes. - In & Out The UK
Uploaded: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in June 2010 on Young Turks, the XL Recordings imprint that was simultaneously home to The xx and other UK experimentalists, 'In & Out The UK' arrived at the precise moment post-dubstep was fracturing into ambient, R&B-inflected, and art-pop directions. Kwes., a synaesthetic producer from Lewisham, South London, had developed…

2010 · Post-Dubstep / UK Experimental Electronic Era (2009–2012) · music video

2010Post-Dubstep / UK Experimental Electronic Era (2009–2012)UK Post-Dubstep / South London DIY Experimental Electronic

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Released in June 2010 on Young Turks, the XL Recordings imprint that was simultaneously home to The xx and other UK experimentalists, 'In & Out The UK' arrived at the precise moment post-dubstep was fracturing into ambient, R&B-inflected, and art-pop directions. Kwes., a synaesthetic producer from Lewisham, South London, had developed his craft through home-studio tape experimentation and multi-instrumental work,…

Why it matters

The track and its accompanying visuals represent an early document of the UK instrumental beat-music underground that preceded mainstream recognition of the South London experimental scene. Its instrumentation — trance synths layered over dubstep-derived percussion — captures the transitional…

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