Design: Will Bankhead, Producer: Aiden Whalley, Producer: James Young (11), Vocals [Uncredited]: James Buttery, Written-By: Aiden Whalley, Written-By: James Young (11), Written-By: Philip Oakey, Labelcode HYPD6.2 (HDBCD006), Phonographic Copyright (p) Hyperdub, Copyright (c) Hyperdub, Published By Warp Music, Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Distributed By Cargo (2), Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Southwater
From the start, North is noticeably different compared to Darkstar’s earlier releases. Hyperdub, their record label, is known for dubstep artists like...
Walter Wasacz - 11/11/2010
The London bass outfit adds a singer and delves into the pop world, with mixed results....
cloudspeakers - 09/11/2010
Darkstar - NorthThe motile, glitched-out 2step of ‘Aidy’s Girl Is a Computer’ was almost inescapable in 2009, with DJs seemingly dropping it every sin...
Dominic Umile - 01/11/2010
Darkstar's "Aidy's Girl Is a Computer" saw 12" releasejust before its appearance on a 2009 anniversary compilation from electroniclabel Hyperdub. The ...
MICHAEL C. WALSH - 26/10/2010
For evidence as to why labeling subgenres of electronic music is tedious, look no further than this debut LP from UK collective Darkstar. Here they op...
Remo Bitzi - 19/10/2010
Where is the ever-widening sound of post-dubstep heading Look at the outlet of Scuba, under his SCB moniker taking his music to Berghain-inspired tec...
Kyle Ellison - 19/10/2010
For Darkstar fans the band’s debut album, North, might have felt like an eternity in the making. Having established themselves with some strong single...
Brandon Bussolini - 19/10/2010
If North were being released on Domino, it would be hard to imagine anyone calling it dubstep. As it stands, Darkstar?s first full-length is coming ou...
Tim Burrows - 19/10/2010
The question whether music can still be concerned with place in an internet age that has, to some extent, devoured both, is one that has triggered muc...
ClashMusic - 18/10/2010
Containing hardly any dub, and very little step for that matter, ‘North’ presents continuing evidence as to the chimerical nature of dubstep, and the ...
