The other day I stumbled onto the Liverpool based producer/DJ ReSketch on YouTube. He was on the suggestions list and I only pick songs from that list if they have interesting names or cool album artwork, the songs by ReSketch had both. Only two songs from their November 2010 EP, Refract were on youtube. I listened to both tunes, Fine Rain and Ghosts, and loved their garage style; which was something I had not heard or liked in a while. UK Garage started in the 90s and incorporates a shit ton of keyboard, drums and synthesizers, this was no different. UK Garage also influenced dubstep and grime, and you can hear that this 21st century producer definitely fuses these to make their own sound.
I did some more investigating and listened to some of his earlier work, which was a bit raw but very good. I then found the Refract EP on iTunes and decided to buy the other two songs, Glass Skies and Give it Them. I was not disappointed at all, Give it Them had great beats and an amazing keyboard sequence that made me lose myself in the song. Glass Skies was also pretty dope and maintained a pretty chill, repetitive beat while ReSketch threw a bunch of nice synth noises and melody changes over it.
ReSketch teamed up with fellow producer Submerse earlier this year to release their new EP, Distance. From what I can hear, ReSketch has started to really hone his talent and craft his music a bit better than his previous releases. My favorite song from this new EP has got to be Freefall, Submerse doesn’t feature on this track so it all ReSketch’s own work. It’s a really chill tune, fused with some awesome, organic samples. The garage genre is not for everyone, as I must admit it can get a bit repetitive, but if you like grime or dubstep ReSketch is a great unknown artist to check out!
ReSketch and Submerse have teamed up in the past too. They made this lovely song, which shows their talents crossing over into some other genres. Chex it!
-Dan T.
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