A sizeable departure from the sawn-off dubstep on the low of 'This is How We Roll' and the toiling dub examination 'Keepers of the Light' – two Keysound keystones which were not exactly pro-daylight – LHF member Amen Ra is credited for helping 'For The Thrown' step into a gentle giant status. Electronica that's pretty easygoing throughout and detailed with a degree of dreaminess, represents a definite redistribution of weight and mindset. The tailored heaviness of the crew's low ends has now found peace.
The album is also a shade lighter than Amen Ra's contributions to the 'Keepers…' compilation that went from sub-maximal to drum clustered chintz to pure sub zero beats and bass: 'Akashic Visions' and 'Hidden Life Force 2' are about the nearest comparison. As it thinks about being a dub chill-out with a minor leftfield lean, 'For The Thrown' quickly lays it soul bare, looking towards blue skies, going paddling on 'Yielding', heading for the sun with 'Horizon' and keeping abreast of global influences.
'Wet Harmonica' has the makings of a dubstep duck and weaver, followed by the deadweight drums of 'Mud And Root', but both keep themselves out of the bunker, organically coming into bloom and challenging their own protocols and the spiel of elusiveness that surrounds them.
At the end of the day, LHF just wanna chill out like everyone else and for better or worse, you can't deny the London collective are keeping things moving. You go into it thinking you're gonna be occupying a murky street corner, and end up gambolling across a meadow. Most pleasant.
7/10
Words: Matt Oliver
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