Expansion Union

• Genre: Beats & Breaks
• Expansion Union Website

About

Wax Trax/TVT Records act Expansion Union revels in sonic complexity without resorting to snobbish sonic intellectualism. A distinctly Electro-Funk sound invites elements from Trance, Trip-Hop, Ambient and Drum 'n' Bass into the mix, turning each influence over and over with the curiosity of a newborn baby. An appropriately dark and shadowy take on hip-hop, this East Coast act's angular soundscapes evoke unrestrained angst rather than a brooding discontentment. Low-rising synths radiate over shy melodies, casting odd angles of light upon deep basslines and petrified breakbeats. Think of a shell-shocked Deejay Punk-Roc, a chin-stroking Daft Punk, or the Prodigy on painkillers.

- Melissa Piazza