Original Sin & Taxman - Penamana

In Penamana, Original Sin and Taxman have produced a work of such challenging complexity as to defy conventional critical observation. What on the surface appears to be a standard piece of grinding jump up gives way through further inspection to reveal deeper layers of social analysis, drawing together themes as diverse as Zen Buddhism, proto-Marxist commentary and mathematical constructivism, built around a central foundation that questions both the listener's dependence on and rejection of anonymity in the modern age of communication.

A stand out composition indeed, and one that highlights the fascinating and increasingly prevalent dichotomy between jump up dubstep and modern drumstep.

Penamana EP is out now on Playaz:
A. Casino
B. Penamana
C. Take No More
D. Like This