Hyperdub founder Kode9 collaborated with enigmatic dub-poet The Spaceape for "Memories of the Future", resulting in a record that, along with Burial's heart-wrenching early EPs, would lay the foundation for the Hyperdub sound. Kode9 (Steve Goodman) provides a sparse, bass-heavy backdrop for the monotone poetry voiced by The Spaceape, who sounds like a dystopian replica of Linton Kwesi Johnson in his cool, ominous delivery. "Memories of the Future" encompasses dubstep, dark ambient and beat poetry in its apocalyptic scope, a worthy soundtrack for a dark drive at night or a bedroom sojourn with a view of the sprawl.
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