Bass
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Ballo 'Me – Also Me' (Classical Trax)
The underground bass music coming out of Norway right now is an impressive mix of chilly melodies, bubbly drum lines and big-room rhythms. Trondheim’s Rytmeklubben (the crew composed of Henrik The Artist, DJ Karaoke, Hi Tom and Torjus) are said to be the group that put Norway on the map with this genre, and Classical Trax have become the latest to get behind the sound with an EP from another Trondheim artist, Ballo. ‘Me – Also Me’ is defined by its cavernous beats and frosty aura; the snares drip like stalactites. Ballo also runs a night in Trondheim called Tropenatt that spotlights the music of warmer climates, and that meeting of hot and cold comes through nicely.
7/10
