Is there such a thing as postmodern bassline, T-2's 'Heartbroken' as remixed by Jean Baudrillard? If so, consider Jenny Sparks its figurehead. His tunes take an oft-vilified sound apart, rebuild it with little concern for the original instructions, then smash it through the biggest bass bins you've got.
The London producer and DJ works with familiar ingredients—4x4 drums, elastic bass, clipped vocals, and massive hooks—but bends them into something stranger, funnier and more abrasive. There's love for the form, little concern for its 'rules'.
Across a prolific run of self-released music – 'Taxi Driver', 'whenidieburymeupnorth', 'bassline music' and '8x8' – Jenny Sparks has fashioned something instantly recognisable, but endlessly surprising: the titles might be ridiculous, the dancefloor impact is anything but.
His DJ sets are closely tied to the production. This is not revivalism, a bunch of inherited anthems sprinkled with new sounds that ape them. It's bassline's new shape, being forged in real time. For No Bounds, he'll show us why bassline is a living, mutating form: rooted in UK club history, evolving so quickly there's no time for nostalgia. We'll meet you front left.
