Byte Size Life

by Kingsley MarshallTo record and successfully release four albums in the ever-volatile drum'n'bass market is a feat in itself, though Rob Haigh's consistency throughout his involvement with the genre is certain to be his most outstanding achievement. Although his anthemic leanings have occasionally acted against him, dating his previous long-player outings perhaps quicker than they should have been, Byte Size Life marks a sea change, with the warm synths and emotive keys which have characterized his work this time notably free of cliché. The resultant body of work, though ambitious, offers an enjoyable alternative to the faux funk and jazz rhetoric that dominates the atmospheric side of the movement. The new birth of cool.