The group’s origins can be found in Critical Music, a British drum-and-bass label that acted as a hotbed for liquid, an outgrowth that pushed the genre into jazzier and looser territories. Their style is in conversation with umpteen electronic-music traditions, but it is beholden to none of them. Far from it: their work lies somewhere between chilly drum-and-bass, screwed-up bass burners, and contemporary hip-hop. Both Sabre and Stray have roots in drum-and-bass and rave music, but their music is hardly a rote genre exercise. London’s Sabre & Stray-still haven’t settled down. Nearly a decade after their debut, Ivy Lab-a.k.a. Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape.
