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Sitting somewhere amidst the ever evolving worlds of UK Bass, House, Tribal, Grime and Footwork is our latest contributor, Scotland’s Duncan Grant, better known as his performing alias, Cain. Born and raised in the vast Scottish highlands, one might not expect to hear the wealth of African, Indian, Latin and Eastern European influences that come through his wonderful productions. Yet two thirds of the way through a trilogy of EPs for Fine Grains Records, we’re beginning to see a producer comfortable wearing many hats, able to reference a wide range of musical cultures whilst maintaining his signature aesthetic.
Where his excellent ’Mora’ EP, inspired by ’the haunting landscapes of Slavic nightmares’, calls to mind the dark surrealism of a Zdzisław Beksiński painting, using breathless poly-rhythmic percussion and baroque style instrumentation, the follow up, ‘Savan’, focuses on the sounds of India, with chants used to inform the EPs more uplifting and playful tone. Each EP retains ...
