Divergence - Jason Ross

The good: "Divergence" is, in summary, a commercial blend of vocals and melodic production. Jason Ross is primarily a melodic bass artist, dabbling in house, trance and hardstyle, and that practically summarizes "Divergence" — quality production in melodic dubstep and a smattering of alternative genres that manages to somewhat stand out amongst its genre crowd, not enough to be novel or interesting, but enough to escape the clutches of absolute monotony. The first two tracks are simple and pure commercial melodic dubstep, hefting simple vocals and grand drops, with Jason Ross adding a soft, warm, emotive touch, a touch that is much appreciated; whilst the second half of the record fulfils a desperately needed diversity, whether it's the euphoric hardstyle "No Tomorrow" or the vocal-less trance banger of a title track.

The bad: But as much as "Divergence" tries to, well, diverge from its commercial influences, it doesn't quite do it well. As ckean as Jason Ross' production may be, and as rich in variety as "Divergence" may be, it still manages to fall quite unambiguously into the tropes of each track's respective genre. So whilst "Divergence" is a solid EP, it's not much more than that.