His third installment in Hotflush's numbered series, Paul Rose's SCUBA003 proves that he is one of the most innovative producers in the constantly mutating dubstep genre.
The A side, "Harpoon," twinkles with echo drenched twinkles and a heavy head nodding riddim before its mandatory wobbly bassline kicks in. All about atmosphere, it progresses smoothly with sparsely applied melodic elements and well placed effects that deliver a slow release euphoric narcotic to the system. On the flip, "Dream" revisits the reverie that Boards Of Canada used to inspire, its droning pad numbing the listener into a drowned submission, all the while maintaining a steady, almost bare bones beat. While neither of these mental cuts will storm a dancefloor, both have the potential to flow warm through the veins and throughout the bloodstreams of those who remember a time when chillout wasn't some marketing buzzword.