In the veryfirst of a brand-new series of audiovisual blends, Fact is exceptionally proud to present a brand-new cooperation from visionary jungle powerhouse Tim Reaper and digital artist and DJ Jack Anderson.
Tim Reaper is one of modern dance music’s most prodigious skills, a extremely respected manufacturer and life-long jungle fan balancing revivalist rigor and bleeding edge development, all with an era-defining grace and daunting ability. Between his label Future Retro, Globex Corp, the Simpsons-themed, 7th Storey Projects sub-label he runs with pal and partner Dwarde, a constant stream of solo releases over the course of a years and the hard-won, well-deserved ascendency he has knowledgeable over the last coupleof years, Reaper has emerged as an vital bridge inbetween the jungle die-hards and the scenes that surround them, splicing the old-school ’90s noise with aspects of techno and drum and bass while preserving both the hardcore spirit and a preternatural ear for the future of the noise. A devoted digger and compulsive trawler of jungle and d&b onlineforums and message boards ever because he chose up an Andy C mix CD that came complimentary with a copy of Mixmag he was utilizing for his Media Studies GCSE, Reaper is both a dedicated trainee and one of the secret servicetechnicians of jungle’s present version. While wielding an encyclopaedic understanding and extensive regard for the old-school designs established at institutional London jungle celebrations Rupture, Jungle Syndicate and Technicality with one hand, Reaper is able to fine-tune and re-tool his productions with the other, deftly broadening jungle’s horizons while staying real to the discipline of the leaders that came priorto him. Yet his overarching task is one in service of the scene, paying charges to the old heads while moving focus to the brand-new guard: artists brought together for his famous run of Meeting Of The Minds collections, partners Dwarde, Sully and Kloke, as well as Future Retro regulars Kid Lib and Phineus II. Never one to drawback himself to the buzz that surrounds him, Tim Reaper plays by the exactsame guidelines he constantly has.
Jack Anderson likewise blurs the line inbetween artist and specialist, havingactually established a multi-disciplinary digital practice that hasactually seen him develop visuals for DJ Python, Anthony Naples, Simo Cell and Lil Uzi Vert, 3D style for Mugler, direct and VJ at Draaimolen Festival and produce spectacular music videos for xl.iks, Elise Massoni and Huerco S. Anderson is likewise simply as at house in the rave as he is behind the laptopcomputer screen, DJing as Jek and dropping killer blends for the likes of down2earth, The Lot Radio and Juanita’s Mix. A longtime fan of Tim Reaper, here, Anderson mixes live 360-degree videofootage with audio-reactive results and live improvisations to bring his particular vision to a deadly transmission of Reaper’s own productions, some unreleased exclusives, classic remixes and modern heat, pitching even evenmore into the future than Reaper hasactually done formerly. “This video is motivated by my relationship with jungle music and travel/transit,” Anderson states of the visuals. “I desired to aesthetically translate how Jungle can different the mind from the body, in a method teleporting you to another world. I focused on the energy of the mix utilizing the complex drum breaks to drive the distortion of videofootage, and more moody parts to develop intriguing types in the generative system I utilized. This mix is exceptionally technical and I desired the visuals to match Tim’s pure ability and track choice. I utilized a 360 cam to movie hours of travelling and then ran the video through Touch Designer to use the audio-reactive impact. I then mapped a MIDI controller to particular specifications and jammed over the mix.”
It’s not merely the sheer speed of Reaper’s noise that Anderson is able to equate into visuals, however the distinct discussion inbetween stress and stimulation skilled when passingthrough the extreme density of a city, head down, hands in pockets, head phones on. Organic, liquid results smear and warp sunshine shone through foliage into pulsing, mutant greens, acid rain spattered along a bus window. Streets and pathways turn and liquify in time with the pitch-black ooze of bass and unrelenting barrage of breaks, pedestrians turned and fractalised beyond acknowledgment. Blocky city architecture is melted down into mercury, spread out into rivulets with each whip-fast shift. The outcome is like experiencing your commute to work in some dystopian future, attempting to relocation around with damaged enhanced truth optic nerve implants. In this method Anderson pays tribute to jungle’s cyberpunk pedigree, recording the sound’s alluring vibration inbetween dark ecstasy and happy fear in problem and blur, transporting the technologically-enhanced stressandanxiety of the hyper-stimulated present. This quality is something that Tim Reaper is likewise perfectly conscious of and can be heard throughout his brochure, as well as in the monotone mantra of Amit’s ‘Swastika’: People. Government. People. Truth. People. Government. People. Conspiracy. “Because I’m a web designer as well, I sort of understand the ramifications as to how much information is being gathered about all of us by all these locations,” he informed Tempo. “All the dark patterns, all the control. All the A.I. and algorithms that work out what you’re like and feed back at you.” Reaper’s unique method and mindset constructs a case for jungle being as apt a soundtrack today as it was in the ’90s and, together with Jack Anderson’s visuals, offers us with a glance of what it may be like in the future.
Tim Reaper can be discovered on Instagram and on Bandcamp. For more info about Jack Anderson and his work, you can checkout his site and follow him on Instagram.
Tracklist:
Parallel & Tim Reaper – ‘Experiments In Motion’
Special Forces – ‘Something Else… The Bleeps Tune (Photek Remix)’
Coco Bryce – ‘Kick Back’
Overlook – ‘Detour’
Loxy & Resound – ‘Hellfire (Basic Rhythm Remix)’
Equinox – ‘Acid Rain (Breakage Final Chapter VIP)’
Digital & Spirit – ‘Sudden Death’
Forest Drive West – ‘Last Day’
Subject Matter – ‘Steel’
Paradox – ‘Desolator’
Amit – ‘Swastika’
Panic Girl – ‘Blue Lights