gaunt: crowd noise

Beneath's Mistry label declassifies the debut drop of UK soundboy pressure from Gaunt for public consumption, with four tracks of blunt bass and toiling percussion that sound like they've been at it since '92, wearing down their threads and cogs until they're sufficiently grinding for 2016. "Crowd Noise" opens with drily functional dynamics before "JP" trips out to electro-avian chatter socked with gut-punch subs. The lop-sided "MMRH" is sure to scatter the dance with bullying force, while "SP12" delivers a deft mix of gloomy voices, viscous subs, and dub sleight that's cannier than Gaunt's brutish gestures may first indicate.