Breakbeat and musicality aren't always easy bedfellows. Some
noisecore terrorists shun the sounds of any real instruments,
but the productions of Ils have always managed to combine melody
and harmony with astute dancefloor savvy. Whether it be some of
the jazzy drum + bass tracks he released on LTJ Bukem's label in
the mid-90s or the amazing 'Next Level' - one of the biggest
breakbeat tracks ever - Ils has quite a pedigree of tracks.  His
third artist album, 'Bohemia', carries on his tradition of
exploring assorted flavours in breakbeat science. Spiritual,
rocky, decadent and moving - the byword throughout is quality.
Ils has already started the process of having some of the tracks
remixed for singles, but as a body of work the album stands up
as something a bit special.  "The working title for 'Bohemia'
was 'Masterpiece'," Ils explains, "which I obviously wasn't
going to call it in the end, but I had that name written on
post-it notes all around the studio. It kind of raises the bar
in terms of quality, it's