A1. Martyr A2. Morbid Curiosity B1. Taostic B2. Aether - Orientis Records is a 2011-born label setting out to introduce new deeper and emotive dimensions to dubstep and other bass musics, by working with artists already breaking the surface, and seeking out underplayed talents that deserve the limelight. This debut EP was first released in January this year, and is now available exclusively from Cargo following the demise of the label’s original distributor. Coleco, based in Bristol, is widely becoming known as a pioneer in melodic genre-bending, bass driven music. He initially set dance floors alight with his post-dubstep/heavy funk crossover 12" début 'Campfire Funk' on Soul Motive Records, and as the evolving sub-genres of dubstep continue to further cross-pollinate with the rest of music itself, Coleco sets new standards of multi-genre influenced dubstep on the four track ‘Martyr’ EP. Title track ‘Martyr’ is a pan-Asian influenced, funky breaks driven number. Building an introduction with spacious, floating sitar and flute lines, it wakes the listener from meditation with a colossal drum break unexpectedly dropping in, soon bringing all the elements from the intro back into context coupled with a pounding sub-layered acoustic double bass. ‘Morbid Curiosity’ takes a classic live funk break to the operating table, twists it up half-time style, and stitches on a roaring sub-bass that's surgically designed to tear bass bins apart, creating an evolving monster that's ripped through the walls of a few dance floors already. ‘Taostic’ offers a chance to recover, to kick back, or groove along to this Dub-Eastern crossover, weaving in and out of dreamy flute and female vocal melodies, whilst ambient guitar licks, dub reggae style sub-bass, and warm retro drums drive the whole thing forward. Finally, ‘Aether’ opens up with dark and gritty haunting atmospherics and filters in moody offbeat Guhzeng stabs, deep sine waves, and a pounding breakbeat. The breakdown then offers the chance for the elements to creep back in again, eventually exploding into a crescendo of double time drums, bringing to EP to a heavy funk finale.