haven't read the thread yet but I'm so happy you brought this up. very important topic.
the kind of impossible physical demands that the chopped up breaks were making on your body in peak period jungle and hardcore - making you want to bounce off the walls and dance on the celing
How does scratching/turntablism and influence your approach to producing sounds? The way you manipulate bass sometimes sounds like you're pushing and pulling at gravity and also reminds me of Terminator-X ripping up a kick drum. Is he an influence?
tons i would say
loads of my beat programming has a similar push/pull thing going on even tho i might be doing it with kicks and snares or whatever
that and tape editing - i.e. often not having 2 sounds on the same hit (apart from light/hat sounds), a bit like the beat is like a ball bouncing off different surfaces
The whole thing sounds like a sheet of metal folding in on itself and being repeatedly compressed, like a piece of metal with the qualities of both metal and rubber. It also reminds me of 'exploding head syndrome', that sudden deafening sound that busts your skull just as you drift off, like every brass instrument in an orchestra playing at once.
I linked to your phenomenology thread on it don't worry. We've noticed.
Arching to tipping point, till momentum takes over
Arching to tipping point, till momentum takes over