Nearly every Ivy Lab release has worked with a similar ethos, taking pre-existing sounds and twisting them into novel and unusual forms. On Twenty Questions, a standout EP from this era, the group wraps genre idioms in barbed wire, tangling rapid-fire percussion tracks with snarled, billion-ton basslines. ![]() ![]() (It’s no coincidence that Critical has also hosted Calibre and Zero T, two essential names in the genre.) Even in a crowded field, though, Ivy Lab’s work stood out. The group’s origins can be found in Critical Music, a British drum-and-bass label that acted as a hotbed for liquid, an outgrowth that pushed the genre into jazzier and looser territories. Their style is in conversation with umpteen electronic-music traditions, but it is beholden to none of them. Far from it: their work lies somewhere between chilly drum-and-bass, screwed-up bass burners, and contemporary hip-hop. Both Sabre and Stray have roots in drum-and-bass and rave music, but their music is hardly a rote genre exercise. London’s Sabre & Stray-still haven’t settled down. Nearly a decade after their debut, Ivy Lab-a.k.a. ![]() Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape.
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