Welsh drum’n’bass promoters Twisted Roots launched in November 2019, also at Cardiff’s Frontal Lobe Warehouse, and if their two years to date has been one of mostly restricted activity, they’ve come back in style by booking connoisseurs’ d’n’b label Exit Records for its first showcase night in Cardiff this Friday night. Minted by UK producer dBridge nearly 20 years ago, Exit Records has favoured the darker and more cerebral side of the genre, with audible roots in Detroit techno and 90s techstep, over simple-pleasure jump-up or pop-friendly, vocal-led produce.
Ashley Tindall (aka Skeptical) headlines the night, with a 90-minute set promised. On the scene for a little over a decade, he’s an itinerant collaborator, with past 12”s including co-productions with Dub Phizix, Loxy and dBridge himself. Expect a set in Cardiff that’s glowering and rhythm-led but remembers to offer fun. Fixate, or Declan Curran, is also down for the night, as is SP:MC, a major vocal foil in this corner of d’n’b.
Twisted Roots @ Frontal Lobe Warehouse, Cardiff, Fri 19 Nov. Tickets: £6-£18. Info: here
words NOEL GARDNER
