All Versus All is the third release from the New York/London duo Wasteland (I-Sound and DJ Scud). This new album continues to explore the terrain of contemporary music with a sound that synthesizes electronica, free improvisation, folk/psych and new music. The journey from the first album to this one is characterized by an incremental growth of style and a commitment towards creativity being the centerpiece of their evolution. All Versus All represents a pull of forces -- funky and dissonant, sinister and serene, ancient and future. The energy and exuberance of post-rave dance music is fused with the artifacts of the avant-garde to produce a truly stunning and definitive work. The far-flung sound of the present and possible future is Wasteland. Produced by DJ Scud (Toby Reynolds) & I-Sound (Craig Willingham) this album holds the sum parts of their experiences.
DJ Scud is co-founder of the well-respected, now defunct Ambush label and was a fundamental architect of an aggressive breakbeat sound that fused power electronics, ragga jungle and hardcore rave. I-Sound has carved out an especially singular space for himself in the landscape of contemporary music. Through his full-length collaborations with Germany's To Rococo Rot and Swiss trio Koch-Schuetz-Studer, I-Sound's work spans the divide between contemporary electronic music and free improvisation.
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