Bleep

One half of dreadzone dubstep duo, Vex'd, steps out on his own to walk a completely different path from that of the fierce dance floor skank of his previous partnership. 'Aftertime' is an often haunting and unsettling excursion into drone, noise, techno and classical string arrangements. The magic of 'Aftertime' lies in its miasma of contrasts - for all of the sporadic fits of heavy-duty electronics and moments of low-end menace are pacified by delicate strings and moments of pure poetic light. Uncompromising in its direction and atmosphere, Porter has created a submerged bunker of sound, so pressurised that it at once takes your breath away.