Scuba

Culture Box:
SCUBA (SCB/Hotflush Recordings/UK)
ULF ERIKSSON (Kontra-Musik/SE)

Cocktail Box:
SOUNDS OF PALMA & ENA (DK)

Paul Rose aka. Scuba has been an influential figure in bass music for the past five years or so, both through his own productions and his record label, Hotflush. In the two years since his last album, Triangulation, his sound has expanded considerably. As SCB he’s produced a series of 4/4 records and played house and techno sets in clubs. Earlier this year he released the euphoric anthem “Adrenalin” as Scuba, the name he’d previously reserved for more dubstep-inspired productions. This was a “conscious decision,” he says: “I didn’t want to become a dumping ground for my house stuff.” He is ready to release his third LP, Personality. According to Rose, Personality continues on this tack while mostly sticking to non-4/4 rhythms.