Limewax
Aggressive, metallic drum and bass that hits like a factory floor in overdrive. High-speed rhythmic chaos for those who find peace in extreme sonic intensity.
Aggressive, metallic drum and bass that hits like a factory floor in overdrive. High-speed rhythmic chaos for those who find peace in extreme sonic intensity.
Maxim Anokhin, performing as Limewax, is a pivotal figure in the evolution of 'skullstep' and hard drum and bass. Emerging as a teenage prodigy in the mid-2000s, he quickly became a staple of the Freak Recordings and Tech Itch rosters.
His sound identity is defined by a rejection of the liquid or melodic trends in dnb, opting instead for a fusion of industrial textures, crossbreed energy, and highly technical breakbeat manipulation. His Ukrainian roots and subsequent move to the Netherlands placed him at the heart of the European hard electronic scene, allowing him to bridge the gap between UK darkstep and the more aggressive, techno-influenced sounds of the continent. Critically, he is regarded as a master of the 'Amen' break, often cited alongside Current Value and The Panacea for pushing the BPM and distortion limits of the genre. His career arc shows a consistent dedication to the 'hard' aesthetic, even as he experimented with more experimental, avant-garde structures on albums like 'Empfindsamer Stil'.
Shares drum and bass, industrial, techno (subgenres); aggressive, intense, anxious (moods)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, darkwave (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, techno (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, techno (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares aggressive, intense, anxious (moods); drum and bass, industrial (subgenres)
Shares noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style); drum and bass, industrial (subgenres)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, techno (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, darkwave (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares drum and bass, industrial, darkwave (subgenres); noise_textured, compressed_loud, maximalist (production style)
Shares darkstep, drum and bass, anxious, thunderstorm (signature)
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