Alongside names like Trus'me and Black Jazz Consortium, Canada's Basic Soul Unit, AKA Stuart Li, is part of a new breed of house music producers melding famous sounds into fascinating new shapes.
With a focus on the low end and on percussion, Li captures the shift away from the coffee table smoothness of much 90s deep house, and towards a rawer, more rough-around-the-edges sound.
Li captures the shift away from the coffee table smoothness of much 90s deep house, and towards a rawer, more rough-around-the-edges sound.
Tracks like "The Stand" betray a love for classic warehouse techno, while on "Dank," Li offers up a massive bassline potent enough to fit in a dubstep or drum n bass track, while creating a vibe the recalls a smoke-filled speakeasy.
With releases on legendary French label Versatile, as well as the Jamal Moss-affiliated Mathematics, Basic Soul Unit is absolutely an act to watch in the world of house music.
