The ‘Ambi Werk’ EP is the sixth release on B:Thorough’s experimental Textured imprint, following the exploratory ‘Time Splitter’ EP, a collaboration with rising Drill producer Slick, in January 2025. This three-track project sees B:Thorough take inspiration from the world of Footwork, a genre previously explored by the artist on the well-received track Hyperdrive, released on Coyote Records in 2022.
Embodying the essence of Retrofuturism, the Footwork inspired EP blends experimental and ambient elements yet retains a nostalgic landscape. While the familiar pulse of the 808 drum machine anchors the tracks in Footwork’s rhythms, B:Thorough adds his own sound to these foundations with shimmering synths and shape-shifting textures.
Opening track ‘Glass Towel’ sets an electrifying tone with razor-sharp arpeggios. 8-bit flourishes burst like hyper-defined colour explosions, while warm, enveloping pads, chopped and twisted into rhythmic synth stabs, create a striking contrast between ambience and abundance.
The anthemic ‘Chuff’ tells the story of a passionate romance. It begins in a dreamy haze, where washed-out guitar plucks linger among tranquil pads, evoking the fleeting magic of locked eyes across a room. A perpetual crescendo unfolds; intensity builds, rhythmic layers multiply, and melodies gain grit, before the energy surges into a dramatic finale.
Closing track, ‘Screens Bleed’ bridges the EP’s sonic worlds, amplifying the signature elements of its predecessors. Its melody twists and mutates every 16 bars, with synths that glisten as if refracted through a prism.
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You might have had fixing stuff in mind when writing this song but for me, because it doesn't have any lyrics my bars I sing along to it are about making a fisherman's pie. Like a recipe. Has any grime artist ever rhymed 'Dill' with 'Kill' and then 'Thrill', I wonder. humblenations