As one half of pioneering duo Vex'd (alongside Jamie Teasdale, aka, Kuedo), Roly Porter was intrinsic in the development of what would come to be known as dubstep. When Vex'd decided to go their separate ways in the mid 00s Roly pursued a solo career in an attempt to escape the genre constraints he felt had become a restriction. With two solo albums behind him (Aftertime and Life Cycle of a Massive Star), his output has primarily been fueled by a desire to write beat-less music, something Roly is keen to specify he doesn't view as being the same as ambient music. Roly's music isn't about 'day to day' life. Instead it's an opportunity for him to think about 'larger' things outside his personal experience, which in turn has had a profound impact on how ... mehr lesen