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Dive EP
Electronic · 1996 · 5 tracks

Dive EP

Propellerheads

Raw, high-velocity big beat from the mid-90s. Heavy breakbeats collide with spy-movie aesthetics and distorted basslines for a gritty, cinematic club experience.

1996 · Wall Of Sound

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The Dive EP represents the exact moment when the smoky, laid-back textures of trip-hop began to mutate into the high-octane adrenaline of big beat. It feels like a late-night chase through a rain-slicked London alleyway, where the sound of vintage 1960s film scores is being fed through a meat grinder of 1990s samplers. There is a palpable sense of grit here that was somewhat smoothed over in the band's later, more polished mainstream hits.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Dive! (It's Shorter)
3:52
02
Dive!
7:05
03
Ron's Theory
6:39
04
Lethal Cut
7:28
05
Go Faster
6:10
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the main breakbeat in Dive! suddenly filters out, leaving only a distorted bass pulse before slamming back in.
The cheeky use of a retro vocal sample that gets chopped into a rhythmic stutter halfway through the second track.
The transition from a sparse, jazzy intro into a wall of saturated drums and wah-wah guitar on Velvet Pants.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Dive EP sound next to the rest of Propellerheads's catalogue?

Absent+1.5σ

The vocals lean notably further into absent than the rest of the catalogue.

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