Know The Name (Dyatic)

Dyatic's self-coined 'alien flow' comes into full force in the slew of heaters present in his "Know The Name" EP.

The good: Alright, it's the flow. The flow is the best part of this EP. Dyatic has always pushed his style of 'alien flow' to the forefront of his branding, spearheading his meaty dubstep with it, and I'd strongly argue that his Disciple Round Table EP "Know The Name" is his best stuff yet in the flow department. Infectious rhythms are bolstered by a myriad of energetic sampling and almost bouncy leads — yet still absolutely destructive production, vicious basses and a penchant for obliterating speakers. No exceptions. No outliers. Just straight gas. With skilful technical accuracy to match, of course, with each track bringing crisp mixing and polished sound design. When faced with the absolutely monstrous track quality this album hosts — easily one of the highest average track ratings I've ever given — nothing quite compares.

The bad: Something does feel like it's missing. Perhaps it's the unfilled promise of atmosphere that comes with the cover art, or perhaps it's the lack of variety; whatever it is, that slight fault holds it back.