Borgore Delicious EP -- Review
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Borgore - Delicious EP
by Glitchard Nesbot
Borgore (Asaf Borger) is a staple in the contemporary dubstep scene. His tracks and remixes receive widespread play among many artists, in a variety of countries. Whether you love or hate him, his influence is undisputable and he can be thanked in large for spreading the inexorable heaviness pervading the genre. Part of the reason that his music is so heavy is his background as a drummer for the death metal outfit, Shabira, and partiality for gangsta rap. In fact, aside from his self-titled “gorestep” the best way to describe Borgore’s sound is as such: Borgore is a dubstep bullet train crossing a bridge made of gangsta rap, which happens to have forged-from-death-metal dynamite strapped to its trusses. When detonated the dynamite decimates the bridge, arcs the train tracks upward and the train derails skyward at break-neck speeds as it goes on to vehemently land across the canyon the bridge was designed to gap. The hybrid nature inherent in his sound design gives him an edge over competitors, those racing to churn out the nastiest, dirtiest dubstep ever heard.
This summer Borgore released a best hits album, The Filthiest Hits…So Far as well as brand new EP, Delicious. The tracks collected for his greatest hits album are readily recognizable by any dubstep fan (think “Nympho” and “Ice Cream”) and demonstrate the Borgore we’ve all come to know—intense, aggressive, rather obscene and downright dirty. Accompanying his classics on The Filthiest Hits is two of tracks from his new EP, “Delicious” and “Glory Hole” (the third new track “Someone Else’s” is discussed later).
“Delicious” continues Borgore’s penchant for hating haters (think “Fuck all them haters, fuck all them hoes…”). When addressing critics or haters, he mentions that, “You know me but I don’t know you,” and that it is easy to talk shit on a social network in between Call of Duty sessions. While concomitantly delivering this message his sound design backs him up—while you may think you know what Borgore is and has to offer, this new EP definitely elevates his production game and the preconceived notions of what gorestep entails. There is chord progression, melody, catchiness—a definitive lighter side that is seamlessly interwoven with the chaotic frenzy that is his dubsteppery. His metal roots show with a shrilling siren that replicates high-pitch death metal vocals, to great effect.
“Glory Hole” draws on the “rather obscene” theme mentioned earlier, and what would one expect with a title of such caliber. Despite the vulgarity of the lyrics, Borgore manages to do a decent bit of storytelling with “Glory Hole” which is hard to come by in the dubstep world. The explicitness of the lyrics of “Glory Hole” matches the music—this is grimey dubstep spawned from dirty sex club bathrooms stocked with such service holes.
The other new original track from Delicious is “Somebody Else’s” which from a thematic point of view is incongruous from the rest of the EP, and Borgore himself. The track is like those done by gansta rappers that write that one “love” song for an album full of guns, drugs and thuggery. Rapping about a lost love, Borgore risks his hardcore image and talks about heartbreak and loss. Again, this track exhibits some great storytelling (for dubstep) and not only adds richness to once-again more complex sound design than previous efforts, it adds replayability to the track—something the listener can return to at a later date and gain something new from; like how rereading a great novel reveals layers of understanding and enjoyment that was previously unknown.
For Borgore fans, these releases are must haves. For those that like dubstep but may be getting sick of the hardcore grime factor that is riddling the genre of late, these releases are worth a listen—they might surprise you. For listeners new to dubstep, well I have nothing to tell you than good luck. Personally, my love for dubstep has waxed and waned with some polarity over the last year, but a few artists seem to bring me back into the fold. Borgore has done just that.
Pick up the Delicious EP and The Filthiest Hits...So Far right here.
Here is an amazing video of Borgore shot and edited by Miles Evert Productions...had to share.
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