
Photo Courtesy of Matt Benson
TiMZED’s six track debut EP ‘Ghost’ is a varying exploration of deep laden synths and melodic grime which fits perfectly within the colorful subsets of the vast permutations of London’s ever-evolving underground. Ghost offers us a glimpse into what we can expect to hear in the future from the North West Londoner and with the likes of Oneman already championing the newcomer alongside Radio 1 airplay, I think this could be the start of something quite considerable for TiMZED.
Over the last year we have seen Dubstep and 4×4 beats morph into a whole plethora of styles and sounds, TiMZED avoids any cliché with ‘Ghost’ and we’re not subjugated to any fleeting phenomena that often transpires into new producers.
The spatial awareness of TiMZED’s productions should be duly noted with the use of effortless rhythmic sections, weaving themselves around timely snares and dark synths. Opening with ‘Anonymous’ you become engulfed by a number of sounds and a depth to a track that really is quite something for a debut. Many could be over awed by the number of elements used, but timely intersections and sumptuous vocal samples take you from once a very narrow aperture into a formidable warehouse of subtle bass and head nodding melody.
A life effortlessly weaves throughout these tracks, ‘Alone in the Dark(‘s)’ tough drum pattern and snares are eased into a vast concourse of bass by a timely vocal sample that intercuts with a breakdown that sets the varying discourses of TiMZED’s beats into new arenas. Easily my stand out cut from a delightful record.
This is cutting edge Dubstep and Grime harking back to the formulaic years, with ‘The Potion’ invoking memories of Skream’s ‘Dutch Flowerz’. This is the type of Grime instrumental / Dubstep I’m most comfortable with, away from the wobble and over consuming bassline, dispersing into melodic sounds and colors which represent a great vibrancy, the antithesis of London’s electronic music right now. Intelligent Grime is very much at the forefront with Starkey and TiMZED, Ikonika and Swindle opening the apertures to once rugged fruity-loop products and Playstation inspired 8bit sounds to sumptuous productions of spatial significance.












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