Mark Reeve

Drumatic Mark Reeve

Like so many examples of producers labeled with tags such as ‘next-big-thing’, ‘emerging talent’, ‘breakthrough artist’ (call them what you like), the fact is that Mark Reeve has been making and releasing music for some time, with a discography that dates back to 2007, proving that there is rarely any such thing as an overnight success when it comes to creativity. Having gotten his chance, Reeve has made the most of it over the last twelve months, seizing the moment with a series of wellreceived releases for household names including Cocoon, Soma, Bedrock, Bek Audio and now Drumcode. Without doubt one of the names of 2012 and a regular name amongst the listings for Adam Beyer’s Drumcode Radio show; Mark Reeve makes a debut on Drumcode with his Drumatic EP. Comprising four tracks, the release brings a familiar heavy-weight percussive sound to Drumcode, starting with The Beat and its marching rhythm powered along by a distinctive growling stab; before moving on to Drumatic with its snare-loop driven wall of sound; and on to Industrial, which comes in two versions – the original with a thumping kick and old-school pads and the Tool Mix which strips the track back to a rolling groove punctuated with an array of sonically interesting details and effects.