Torus - Torus EP Preview [SRR001] by Sonic Router published on 2012-01-14T19:57:39Z LTD EDITION CASSETTE ORDER: http://sonicrouter.bandcamp.com/album/torus-ep :: Torus - Torus EP [Sonic Router Records] Like all good things, it’s taken a while to surface, but after three years of existing on the internet as a website, mix blog and general theatre of opinion, Sonic Router is now also a record label. To quote one of our good friends our label was ‘established after receiving the sort of demo that makes you want to start a record label’. The demo in question came from 18 year old Torus, (formerly known as Deadstokdonut; the moniker under which he released ‘Television Spleen’ on Lowriders Record’s Beatitude compilation) and his self titled debut EP. 6 tracks long it’s a deft exploration of mood that sets a torrent of found samples, ambient swirls and little wayward riffs to post-Dilla drum patterns. It’s hazy, crackly hangover music. A collection of tracks that manage to sound archaic before they’ve even been mixed down, fusing Joeri Woudstra’s unique approach to production with a sense of isolation and introspection. “I’ve been making a lot of music over the past year and a half, which includes a lot of stuff I wasn’t really proud of when I listened back to it after it was finished;” Woudstra offers when asked about the vision for his music. “The idea behind this EP is that I wanted to make tracks that were deeper than just some throw away beats. I wanted to go in and truly create an environment; tracks that I really put some emotion into and that I could be proud of to be released as a whole.” “I come from The Hague in the Netherlands and we kinda have all the environments you could think of put together,” he continues. “We’ve got the beach, we got forests and woods, we got plains and we’ve got downtown and sometimes the whole city is covered in snow. In my music I move away from the crowdedness of the city to create a more natural and organic environment; but I also like taking a bit of the static interference from the bustling city and putting it all together into some sort of ambience.” :: The Torus EP will be released on limited edition cassette (with an additional beat tape of unreleased material included on the B side). The digital version of the EP will be extended with remixes from Slugabed and Dynooo. Out: 12th March 2012 :: Artist Links: soundcloud.com/torvs // twitter.com/Torussss // http://tinyurl.com/torusFB Torus @ Altersonic 2012 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZILSk7pz-YE :: Torus is available for interview, charts, mixes and all that. For more info email: oli@sonicrouter.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "amorphous and synthy... something like hollowed-out, drugged-up skweee" - Resident Advisor "beautiful, glacial hip-hop with a meandering approach to rhythm that suits its frosty exterior perfectly" - theQuietus "8/10 ...[a] highly individual and accomplished debut" - Drowned In Sound "4/5 ...the definition of concision" - FACT "more than your average “wonky”" - The Kort "4/5. Killer record." - Mixmag "8/10 ...like a studio session between Vladislav Delay and J Dillla" - The Veal Pen "aligns the young producer nicely with UK beat scene players like Lapalux, Deft, Seam and more" - Hyponik "Cor this is a bit good isnt it." - Tom Lea (FACT) "was suprised. quite abstract. thought it was gonna be pumpin!" - Gold Panda "I think it's a bit special" - Jon Hillcock (New Noise/BBC 6Music) "its pretty lush!" - Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) "I especially like the way Forests is scaring the shit out of my cat! " - Jen Long (BBC Radio 1) "fair to say i was in as soon as i had the opening bleeps of "blurred"" - West Norwood Cassette Library "sounds great" - Peverelist "can't believe this kid is only 18! " - James Barrie (Audio Texture) "This I like!" - Kasra "I like this a lot. Knocks is the one for me." - Alex Chase (One Handed/Stones Throw) "solid release, nice images, lovely walks through musical landscapes." - Julien (Vlek) "SRR001 is hot shit." - Trew MC "fans of Mount Kimbie et al should be checking it out pronto" - Bass Music Blog "please change your records for this email to Promos@th_r_ns_mn_t_.co.uk and delete this please" - Anon Genre SRR001 Comment by Katíe (33rd Parallel) so good 2015-03-11T13:21:22Z Comment by SAVEYOURSOUL yap, great percussion, melody and synth! 2012-05-16T10:39:48Z Comment by Only Ten Left Super skills! 2012-04-30T12:55:42Z Comment by Aboutface This is really cool man 2012-04-09T18:48:46Z Comment by d o w n s † a † e im looking forward to my tape arriving. I downloaded it on monday, its a brilliant brilliant e.p. 2012-03-14T00:58:52Z Comment by Fine Cut Bodies nice EP! 2012-03-12T20:39:22Z Comment by arctic waaarm 2012-03-11T00:57:41Z Comment by Fabio Vinuesa nice sounds 2012-03-08T08:25:16Z Comment by OPTION R saahweeet 2012-03-07T17:57:52Z Comment by BFPSP heavy!!!!! 2012-02-12T21:26:53Z Comment by AHmySH This artist is gonna wanna consider changing his name..... again.... if he plans on going anywhere. Torus is already taken by a mainstream Dubstep artist. also This EP sounds nice, full, smooth, and crisp, but it's ultimately forgettable. I've heard all these sounds before every time I go camping or to a festival. What makes "Torus"'s sound special? 2012-02-08T22:49:27Z Comment by Oby Nine dikke stijlen man! 2012-02-08T12:48:04Z Comment by Jon Sable @sonicrouter: so fucking tight 2012-01-31T08:34:20Z Comment by Sound.Farmer refresh! where's the booty, where's the bling, where's the facade of superficial hype? oh that's right, this is music. 2012-01-27T19:59:30Z Comment by Gosh Snobo Very good sounds, love the whole EP (judging by previews). Deep! 2012-01-25T15:45:50Z Comment by KNOX- Can't wait for this, gonna be great 2012-01-24T20:58:04Z Comment by ITAI☀ snap 2012-01-24T13:25:03Z Comment by Microburst_ some great work, love the detail 2012-01-24T10:56:47Z Comment by Sjoerd Houben Looking forward to this ep, dope. 2012-01-23T20:35:11Z Comment by Cambo` lovely work 2012-01-23T16:30:48Z Comment by teksova niiiiice. 2012-01-23T16:15:05Z Comment by Sonic Router 6. Vocaldonuts 2012-01-14T20:00:57Z Comment by Sonic Router 5. Monday Masses 2012-01-14T20:00:33Z Comment by Sonic Router 4. Knocks 2012-01-14T20:00:18Z Comment by Sonic Router 3. Forests 2012-01-14T20:00:02Z Comment by Sonic Router 2. Cave Monsters Are Kind 2012-01-14T19:59:42Z Comment by Sonic Router 1. Blurred 2012-01-14T19:59:18Z