YOULOVESMENCH@YAHOO.CO.UK smench is music of experimental fun with depth and variety being the watchwords, particularly with regard to rhythm and syncopation. no beat is left unturned! A fan of almost every style and genre of music, smench believes there are good and bad examples of all of them and tries to involve as many of his influences as he possibly can; "Music is expression and as such should be as radical and universally comprehendable as the idea or emotion that is being expressed. Everyone is capable of understanding and interpretting a number of things on a universal level, from a child laughing to a car horn beeping and music is capable of invoking a similarly universal reaction in people; it brings them together and allows them to share their ideas in a non-linguistic way. Such a catalyst for communication should not be tied to a single set of genre-specific rules. It should be allowed to breathe freely and used to its fullest potential. Create!"Aside from the lusciously intricate depth of the rhythm section, there is a veritable plethora of musical genres to be enjoyed during the whole smench album. A journey ranging from ambient chill-out soundcapes to raging glitch-filled drum'n'bass passing by lounge jazz, dub, trip-hop, funk, electro, house, breakbeat, dirty (oh its dirty!) techno, metal(!) and even african and classical along the way, with almost two hours worth of music spread over two cds there is literally something for everyone. Order your copy now (only ten squid plus postage) by emailing youlovesmench at yahoo dot co dot uk

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