Fragments CD

The Submotion Orchestra is an interesting proposition. An eight-piece from Leeds who built their reputation on impressive live performances, they musically join the dots between floor-friendly dubstep, twinkling ambience, comfy neo-soul, broken beat and future jazz. Really, they have all the ingredients to enjoy considerable crossover success. Take this second full-length, for example. There are yearning, emotion-rich downtempo tracks aplenty (see "Snow" and "Sleepwalker"), but also confirmed floorfillers (the jazz-stop heaviness of It's Not Me It's You" and spooky "Thousand Yard Stare"). In between, they deliver a range of slinky, accessible cuts, including one track that sounds like a dubstep take on Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians".