“One of UK rave’s most prominent exponents of dubwise experimentation” Bandcamp Daily
“Breathtakingly eclectic” – XLR8R
For much of the 2021 lockdown(s), veteran dub midi-maestro Glyn “Bigga”
Bush was locked in the studio revisiting an album originally released in
2004 on German imprint Stereo Deluxe, ‘Biggabush Free’. The outcome
from this marathon session was a newly revised album titled ‘Biggabush
Freevisited’, a record has been praised by the likes of The Wire
Magazine, Kid Hops (KEXP), 239EF (NTS), Jamie Rodigan (whynowworld) and
many more.
“A Different Style EP” is the remix EP follow up to ‘Biggabush
Freevisited’. Highlighting a variety of bass-heavy styles, the release
features reworkings from Sentinel 793, Robot Riddims, James Hayford and
Gerry Hectic, ranging from 8-bit electronic dub to deep house disco and
bruk.
“The thing I love about a good remix is that it references the original
track but adds the remixers stamp and style in a respectful way that
enhances the song and takes it off in new directions that I would never
have thought of” Biggabush
Opening the EP with the first of two reworkings of
“The River feat. Jackie Walters”, Sentinel 793 adds his trademark off
kilter beats with beautiful chord progressions to the ethereal vocals of
Jackie Walters. In contrast, the Gerry Hectic Extension of the track is
an edit of the album version, weaving the instrumental to create a 14
minute epic take. Elsewhere on the release, Robot Riddims meld
electronic drama with quirky console sounds on “Black Swan Revival feat.
Farda P & Jackie Walters”, keeping Farda P as the central MC, and
James Hayford builds on the ambient style of “Sole Sister” adding beats
and breaks. Biggabush also takes the opportunity to put his own
different slant on Real & Regal feat. Farda P”: “With the Bigga’s
Rising Dub version, I went back to the track and made the whole thing
spacier and darker. I’m a massive fan of Rhythm & Sound’s minimal
dub/techno and wanted to bring this deep form of repetition and slowly
unfolding sounds into the mix”.
Featuring vocalist Jackie Walters, MC Farda P, turntablist Jay Rees and
The Blackjack Horns, ‘Biggabush Freevisited’ is a more cohesive version
of its precursor, which began with a desire to break out of Glyn’s usual
routines, habits and ways of writing music: the title is a play on the
idea of alcohol-free, or sugar-free: “I took my old self out of the
process and came back with something new” Glyn elaborates. As with any
Biggabush project, the album covers an array of genres, from dub,
instrumental hip-hop, ambient dub, electro, deep house, prog flavours
and everything in between.
Tracklist:
1. This River (feat. Jackie Walters) (Sentinel 793 Remix)
2. Black Swan Revival (feat. Farda P & Jackie Walters) (Robot Riddims Hurting a Different Style Remix)
3. Real & Regal (feat. Farda P) (Bigga's Rising Dub)
4. Sole Sister (James Hayford Shoes Remix)
5. This River (feat. Jackie Walters) (Gerry Hectic's River Stour Towpath Extension)
6. This River (feat. Jackie Walters) (Sentinel 793 Remix -Instrumental)
7. Black Swan Revival (feat. Farda P & Jackie Walters) (Robot Riddims Hurting a Different Style Remix -Instrumental)
8. Real & Regal (feat. Farda P) (Bigga's Rising Dub -Instrumental)
