Lyon-based record label Silence Collapse are back to convulse your ears with their second various artist compilation, a future-facing manifesto featuring some of the finest producers on the French music scene.
Across 12 tracks, the compilation channels the restless spirit of post-dubstep, assembling a kaleidoscope of sounds that blur the lines between dubbed-out bass explorations, downtempo, post-club bhangra, braindance and high-speed techno. Contributors include Lyon’s Nauppa, Contre Jour’s ace-in-the-sleeve De Grandi, Montpellier-based rhythm wizard Gipsyan and GIMIC’s resident Leese.
For the occasion, we’ve selected ‘Waitaminit‘ by Sounds Of La Cave as our pick. A weighty dubstep-adjacent behemoth that wrestles the attention into submission. Clocking in at just under four minutes, this track is a relentless juggernaut of seismic basslines and skittering beats. Oscillating between trance-like synth storms and reflective breakdowns, its syncopated vocals thread a fine line between chaos and coherence.
‘VA II‘ is scheduled for release 24th January via Silence Collapse. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. Gipsyan – Rag Time
2. Somilat – Killing All The Fun
3. LeTo & cyb – Geiger
4. Nauppa – Balade Blanche
5. Dropout Marsh – Infinity
6. RAVL – Col Tempo
7. ROTUL – Soon Our End
8. Leese – Maanster
9. Sounds Of La Cave – Waitaminit
10. Anomalia – No Silence
11. Colline – Anatillia