Amongst The Noise manifests the vast evolution Dusty has taken with his signature hip-hop sound.

The opening track Jenga Hands introduces us immediately with glitchy, staggery percussion and drum work layered with some beautifully detuned chords, implementing Dusty’s forward-thinking signature style once more. The vocal chops come in shortly after, glitched and bugged out, giving us a little glimpse of what’s to expect further into the EP.

On the whole, this opener is a grubby, bass-heavy cut that’s smooth on the ears, however would sound vigorous and well rounded on a sub.

Micro Dot leads with gnarly, distorted drum work with big stompy kicks coupled with the incredibly clean snares, elevating the energy a step further. Again, we’re introduced to bugged out, super delayed vocal chops all across this cut which adds flavour and great depth to the tune. One of those tracks that should be mandatory to be played on a big club system.

My personal favourite cut from the ‘Amongst The Noise’ EP has to be Ain’t Your Tree. To get things rolling we’re introduced to jittery lead synths layered with some luscious warm chords. This cut also has a particular desire for grimey 808 basses brought into the mix, never too overpowering, contrasting elegantly with the warmth of the wavy chords and leads. Have to mention the slick vocal chops as well, giving it a traditional hip-hop type feel to perfectly round off the tune.

The final cut from the EP, Napalm Smile, displays mysterious, ghost-like sonics with its fluttering instrumentation and huge low-cut bass synths. Lightly relating to the opening track, Napalm Smile offers us staggering, glitchy drum work with minimal, yet effective percussive elements. The cut progresses into even darker territory with its bass synth change-ups and its minimalistic approach. Overall a dark, muggy and twisted track that marks a great closing to the EP. Very excited for this release and any future upcoming material from Dusty Ohms.

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