Mr. Mitch is one of a small group of producers who in thelast few years have been re-imagining the decade-old genre of Grime. MilesMitchell, a 26 year-old South East Londoner, started his own Gobstopper labelback in 2010 after having his debut release on Butterz. Last year he startedthe flourishing Boxed 'Instrumental Grime' night alongside producers Slackk,Logos and Oil Gang. For Mr. Mitch, Grime has "&always been an experimentaland progressive genre, taking elements of what came before it and pushing thoseboundaries to create something new". His debut album is called 'ParallelMemories' and Miles has an intriguing story that explains that title. Whenlistening to his tracks, he sees the same vivid scenes in his head each time hereplays the music, often repeated snapshots of his life in various impossiblescenarios or distorted situations. This made him think "What if the imagesI'm seeing are memories from an alternative version of me in a paralleldimension?" A question which reflects his vision of Grime too, as hisinstrumentals are informed by a quite personal and emotive alter-life, whereGrime's famous minimalism gives way to a gentle subtlety and is imbued with avery different feeling to the brash aggression associated with the genre. Thealbum intro 'Afternoon After' is the bleary-eyed sound of the club the nightbefore, broken down into swirling child-like synth melodies, coiling overflattened, but airy kick drums. 'The Night' follows, sounding like somethingBoards Of Canada might do if they came from S.E. London, its gorgeous flutemelodies opening up gracefully over minimal rhythms and shifting static tones.'Intense Faces' marks a shift in the energy to bassline, synth swoops and sharpclaps, a child-like bleep tune playing out over the top. 'Don't Leave' switchesthe mood to one of sadness, its rising chords evolving over a repeated,slowed-down acapella. Elsewhere 'Sweet Boy Code', a collaboration with fellowGobstopper artist Dark0, lets spacey kicks propel its gentle relaxed melodiesover airy sampled vocals. The midpoint track 'Wandering Glaciers' twists Grimeinto what sounds like a tense piece of early electronica. Meanwhile 'Bullion'chops up a lumbering sample that sound like a marauding giant. The albumfinishes on 'Hot Air', with its drum pattern sounding like a slow heart beatand strange, backwards synths, it feels like a voyage around a body.This is analbum that deserves to find an audience who are willing to go on a journey intonew areas with Grime. Format Detail: Jewel Case Format: CD Genre: Dance & Electronic
