Against The Grain

Against The Grain

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  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #10 Top Releases in Trap / Future Bass

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.

  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #11 Top Releases in 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.

  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #14 Top Releases in Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.

  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #20 Top Releases in UK Garage / Bassline

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.

  • New Ting (Extended)
    BeatTracker #50 Top Tracks in Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass

    New Ting (Extended)

    Krafty Kuts

    Beatport Top Tracks

    Against The Grain Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass

  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #73 Feat. Staff Picks in UK Garage / Bassline

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.

  • Curvy
    BeatTracker #87 Feat. Staff Picks in UK Garage / Bassline

    Curvy

    Krafty Kuts

    Beatport Staff Picks

    Stepping away from his signature breaks sound, Krafty Kuts drops 'Curvy'-a flawless flex of UK Garage influence. It lands as the final serving in a string of heavy-hitting singles before the release of his highly anticipated new album, Turbulence. Curvy is strictly made for movement. Whether you're rinsing it during a workout or catching the reload at peak time in the dance, the energy is undeniable - and the kind of heat you'd expect from a pioneer whose career reads like a long-form study in British bass music culture. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric, and Finger Lickin', to the foundation of his own Against The Grain imprint and Brighton's iconic Supercharged, his reputation is as hot today as it's always been. Turbulence isn't an album that simply blends genres-it destabilises them. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline, and unexpected flashes of jazz, Krafty Kuts twists familiar forms into something much harder to pin down. The beats are fractured, the low-end is rumbling, and the energy is unpredictable by design. Come and get curvy.

  • Turbulence
    BeatTracker #91 Feat. Staff Picks in Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass

    Krafty Kuts doesn't follow trends, he shakes them up, sending shockwaves of sonic disruption through the scene, a force that now surges into his forthcoming album Turbulence. Krafty Kuts has never chased trends; instead, he has spent decades shaking them up - a philosophy that inspired the title of his forthcoming album, Turbulence. From early releases with Ministry of Sound, Fabric and Finger Lickin', to founding his own Against The Grain label and Brighton's Supercharged club nights, Krafty Kuts' career reads like a long-form study of British bass culture. Pulling from UKG, breaks, bassline and with flashes of jazz, Turbulence twists familiar forms into something far harder to pin down. The beats are fractured and the energy is unpredictable by design. Collaborations come loaded with pedigree and punch: MC Spyda (of Tarantula with Pendulum and Balaclava with Shy FX fame) rides the low-slung, future-leaning 'Running', while B Live cuts through the breakbeat-garage hybrid 'Best In Me'. Elsewhere, 'Rocket' glows with the soulful touch of Scarlett Quinn, and Skool of Thought helps unleash the broken beat juggernaut 'Flowers'. This isn't an album that blends genres - it destabilises them. Check out the club smashes 'Wub Juggler' and 'New Ting', with support spanning from Rinse FM to BBC Radio 1. 'Over the past few years I've been releasing an EP series called Breakin' Boundaries, because I've always been about exploring the full depth and range of bass and breaks-driven music, irrespective of sub-genre. This album has been a long time coming, and honestly, I feel like I've pushed my sound further than ever before. It's full-throttle bass, diving deep into where breaks can go next - but it also includes deep, melodic songs too' This marks the first artist album released on Against The Grain in a few years, inspired by the resurgence of interest in the breaks genre and its embrace by A-list artists such as Fred Again, Chris Lorenzo, Bonobo to name a few. But do not expect a polite reintroduction. This is Krafty Kuts with the lights down low and the bass turned up, delivering a contemporary body of work that, as the title suggests, is here to shake things up.