Scorn

Scorn is the sound of the city's underbelly, stripped of its neon and reduced to a rhythmic, low-frequency throb. It is music that occupies the physical space of a room, driven by basslines so deep they feel more like a change in air pressure than a melody. The percussion is skeletal and patient, echoing through vast, artificial caverns of reverb that suggest a world of concrete and steel.

What makes Mick Harris's work distinctive is the absolute commitment to minimalism and the 'isolationist' atmosphere. While it shares DNA with dub and trip-hop, it lacks the warmth or pop-sensibility of those genres. Instead, it offers a hypnotic, almost claustrophobic experience where the silence between the beats is just as heavy as the bass itself. It is the sound of a master drummer exploring the slowest possible tempos.

Newcomers should start with 'Evanescence' to hear the project at its most hauntingly melodic, or 'Gyral' for the pure, stripped-back essence of Harris's solo vision. It is best experienced at high volume on speakers that can handle extreme low-end, or on high-quality headphones during a period of total solitude.