- Grey Area Volume One and Two set a specific tone for the series: sepulchral, monochrome sounds from the Samurai Horo and Auxiliary labels, with nothing but music to focus on. The tracks so far have further ironed out the plane connecting dubstep, drum & bass and techno—something Samurai Music and its affiliates have long worked towards.
Volume Three is striking for the atmospheres that shroud its fluctuating beats. On "1" a chilly breeze holds the dismantled drum & bass pieces in a stasis. The backdrop of "3" is steeped in hiss, making it all the murkier, and "4" seems to emanate from some dark, dank cavern. "2" is the only exception. Heavy staccato rhythms grapple for your attention from the start, sounding like a motorbike sputtering into gear as it expels toxic fumes. Chainmail shakes and bleary bell hits add to the sonic pollution as the track swells in dirty guffs. Trying to guess exactly who produced Volume Three sort of misses the point, but as comparisons go, ENA's most recent Red Seal offering lands the closest.
TracklistA1 1
A2 2
B1 3
B2 4