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Single Reviews
Single Review: The Qemists – Your Revolution (Ninja Tune)
By Paul Vig | Published on Wednesday 28 April 2010
“Drum n bass for indie kids” is how I described a previous Qemists single, and I’ll stick with that description again for ‘Your Revolution. Going for what is becoming known as ‘stadium drum n bass’, the Brighton-based trio sock us in the face with some wild beats and bass with a minor key vocal, and some power chords thrown loudly into the sonic melting pot.
The Reso remix on the b-side goes off on one. Excessively overdone, it becomes a little puerile with those bass and sirens, but it’s admittedly chock full of raw energy, and goes into a breakdown that morphs entirely into some phat dubstep – which is perhaps how they should have entered the remix in the first place.
The Qems are also bringing their soundsystem to the road again this year; the trio of Dan Arnold, Leon Harris and Liam Black teaming up with MC Bruno, and according to many sources these guys can truly rock the live stage. PV
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