Subsource | |
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Origin | Nottingham, England |
Genres | Dubstep, punk, metal, electronica |
Website | subsource |
Members | Stuart Henshall Paul Frazer Dennis Ng Vince Welch |
Past members | Kimba Mutanda Neil Shervell Stix |
Notable instruments | |
Upright electric double bass, Roland Handsonic HPD-15 |
Subsource are a British electronic music group. Their current sound is a fusion of dubstep and punk/metal genres and their lyrics have a theme of social commentary. The group has maintained a strong presence on the UK festival circuit due to the nature of the combination of dance music and live elements and they have consistently received critical acclaim for their live shows. Gig reviewers have commonly described their live shows as being energetic and displaying ferocity. Sound comparisons have been made to The Prodigy, Pendulum, Innerpartysystem and Rage Against the Machine.
Their current sound is a cross between dubstep and punk/metal genres.
In their earlier years, their shows were heavily improvised and often took place on the London squat/free party scene and their intention was to be 'playing dance-floor destroyers'.
Colin Arnold (Surgery Productions) directed a documentary following the band's journey over the course of 18 months, finishing in early 2011. The film's tagline is 'Most music documentaries are produced after bands have made it... very few capture their journey'. The film was released on DVD on 29 October 2012 by Left Films. The film was made available to view
John Landis described the documentary as being 'An insightful look at the truth about rock and roll.'
'Dubumentary' is a portmanteau of dubstep and documentary.
Track listing
NME gave the album a good overall review and described it as 'fusing dubstep with cyber metal with great aplomb'. They went on to describe their debut album, 'Tales From The Doombox' as being like 'The Prodigy teaching a noise violation seminar to Sonic Boom Six'. Other reviewers in print and online generally praised the eclecticness and mentioned facets of dubstep, breakbeat, drum and bass, punk, hip-hop, reggae and metal being present in their sound. The band featured in Metal Hammer's 2010 Hot List of bands to watch.