Loan Shark by Commodo
A quietly elusive producer, Commodo’s releases for Deep Medi, Bandulu and Black Acre has seen him established as one of UK bass music’s contemporary frontrunners, who continues to influence the wider landscape through the strength and imagination of his output alone.
This EP continues the theme apace, melding together supreme bass weight, texture and meticulous sampling (‘Loan Shark’, ‘Hot Pursuit’) and vivid, sepia-tone melodies (‘Contraband’) across a record that, as the track titles suggest, plays out like a filmic, magnum-plated car chase.
Tracklist
| 1. | Loan Shark | 3:58 |
| 2. | Contraband | 3:35 |
| 3. | Hot Pursuit | 4:23 |
Credits
Artwork by Julia Petrova
License
All rights reserved.
An artist with minimal online presence, Commodo is one of an increasingly rare few who make waves through the strength of their music alone. He builds bass-focused beats with soul and substance that never perpetuate a formula, distancing himself from contemporaries with ingenious sampling and sound design influenced by his long-time affinity with the vibrancy of hiphop.
Words by Oli Grant