right around the time of the Delta Heavy tour, that big growling bassline became a lot more popular in production. Luke Chable, Zabiela, Sasha, Yunus, etc.. can pick up any of their sets from the '02-05 before tech & minimal got hot again, and its all about the big room sound. definitely my favorite era of production & obviously a great source of massive, skin-prickling stompers.
the minimal angle these days is an obvious response to 10+ years of drug-fueled intensity on the dance floor & throughout the scene... suppose its tough to just keep blissing out to proggy house & trance when you're nearing 40 like most of the good old boys from the 90s.
Sean Cusick has been doing his own thing all the while.. influencing tech-heavy house DJs like Steve Porter & Chloe Harris. his work is always unconventional, fun & challenging to mix with.. wish there were some of his cheeky re-edits or more of his basic productions on youtube, but we only get a small sampling.
with JVM! Orbit 1.x are classics..
but nothing beats hearing him live.. the cheeky throwbacks, chunky difficult mixing, and absolute focus on bringing some twisted, intoxicating basslines. hard to find him in the US, definitely favored by international crowds.