Fake Blood, whose real name is Theo Keating, yesterday (18th May) released an EP entitled "Hornets", which was released by the Food Music label. The EP features the title track, 2 remixes and another track entitled "Music Box". My favourite Fake Blood tune is "Mars", which came out in 2008. And in the drum beat for "Hornets" I can hear some of the qualities which grabbed me from the first time I heard "Mars". It goes along at 128bpm, but has more similarities to fidget house, with a funky shuffling drumbeat propelling the beat along rather than a straight-up four to the floor house beat. The true aspect of innovation in the track is how the sound of hornets is appropriated, firstly through the evil sounding laugh that is sampled through the piece. Also when the bass drops there is a certain amount of venom within it that reminds me of some of the sounds that were prominently featured in UK grime music at one time, as the bass makes minimal pitch movement and it feels it is there more as an effect for feel.
When the piece moves into it's second section after the intro there is also this really cool buzzing sound, that could well be real hornets sampled. There are also a few other sounds that give you the feeling of a bunch of hornets flying. Also on the EP are remixes by Benton & Pluto.
"Music Box" is another really enjoyable track, coming in at around the same tempo, but with a gentler feel in what I would call the music box section. There is a great bit with a real heavy bassline that starts around 2:12, which then combines with the music box element. There is still a heavy dose of something funky going with the drums, with a kind of jazzy sound then making way for a more straight-ahead rhythm. This is definitely an EP worth checking out; the remixes are really good, but I really love Fake Blood's original creations!
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