- 歌曲
- 时长
Disc1
Disc2
简介
"Polska is a unique artist who fearlessly pushes the envelope of Drum n Bass. Highly recommended!" - Naphta, Bassbin. "A parallel world of florid jazz motifs and ultra-syncopated breakbeats sounding like the projections of LTJ Bukem's most feverish dreams circa 1996" - Boomkat. "A fantastic album for the deeper heads, full of mid-90s choppage and all manner of organic goodness" - Peter Rogers, Mixmag. "The rhythms constructed on this project come straight from within. Downright funky and deeply captivating. Proper journey music" - Khal, Dogs On Acid website Press Release : Irish producer Garth McNamee aka Polska is not your average studio dweller in 21st century Drum & Bass. It’s obvious from those he cites as being his biggest inspirations within the scene – Paradox, Seiji and 4-Hero. His musical digest has always been wide and his productions have also been inspired by the jazz compositions of people like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock and the ambient stylings of Boards Of Canada. “2nd Rate” is a reference to how these outside influences are transposed into the realm of D&B and given a new life. There's an impressive range over the two discs on this long player. CD1 holds a varied collection of D&B from the inspiring atmospherics of "Good Day" to the jazz band breakbeat of the title track "2nd Rate" and from the dark electronic groove of "Dumster" to the organic sounds of "Reindevo". The fluidity and progression of the drum arrangements are particularly impressive. Over on CD2 the tempo drops but the diversity is just as evident. The atmospherics on tracks like "Dose-Days" and "Valuable Leaks" impart a sense of wonder and innocence while "Longer" and "Ekqels" conjure images of a smoky jazz bar. "Compatible" and "2 Reflex" raise the bpm count and inject energy and variety to the proceedings. All in all, this is an epic journey - taking in 20 tracks, a myriad of tempos and influences a wide range of instrumentation. “2nd Rate” resurrects breakbeat and melody in a year when many have heralded minimalism as the way forward. It's not fashionable, but dammit - it's good!
