Charlotte de Witte is a techno phenomenon.
A poster child of a global movement, who’s dead set on exploring the outer fringes of electronic music and standing at the frontline of the ever growing techno scene. Building upon the rich legacy of the Belgian rave heritage, the KNTXT label owner’s career keeps surging at breakneck speed, and we might only have seen the beginning.
Review: Following two solo releases on his NINETOZERO label last year, Enrico Sangiuliano hooks up with his life partner Charlotte de Witte for Reflection. In its original form, the title track is led by an acid-frazzled rhythm and building filters, with the duo weaving in some spoken word narrative between the building siren riffs. It's less frenetic than the peak-time techno that de Witte is more commonly associated with, but it is still highly impactful. Pushing the envelope even further, the 'Intro' version of "Reflection" is an ominous piece of ambience. Building on this cerebral approach is the spoken word "Source Of Propagation".
Review: Vision is Charlotte de Wiite's debut on Len Faki's Figure imprint and follows on from her trio of releases in 2019 on KNTXT. The title track echoes the popular techno DJ's club sound, resounding to rough, visceral beats and ticking percussion, while on "Out of Balance", she drops a throbbing, hypnotic groove that pulsates against the backdrop of atmospheric filters. "Unthoughtful" reveals another side to de Witte's musical personality, with slow-motion beats providing the basis for dreamy textures. Figure has tapped Kangding Ray for a remix and he drops a dreamy but powerful take on "Unthoughtful" that steps and swaggers majestically.
Review: Belgian techno heroine Charlotte de Witte presents the first of a new double EP here. On the subject of the release, De Witte says that this duality is essential to explore her interests, both as a producer and DJ, and it was only natural to release them simultaneously for release on her ever reliable KNTXT imprint. The Selected EP features three stark and austere expressions in main room, peak time techno such as "Form" and "Time" - all featuring the signature grunt of the Roland TB-303 throughout, while final cut "Amar" is a sublime and soothing ambient cut that's perfect to close the EP out.
Review: Charlotte De Witte has been threatening to break into the big time ever since her earliest releases on Tiga's Turbo label back in 2015. Following a prolific 2017 in which she released a string of acclaimed EPs, the Belgian producer makes her first appearance on Spanish imprint Suara. Check first the relentless, full throttle techno heaviness of "This" - think foreboding voices, constantly building drum machine percussion and occasional creepy electronics - before turning your attention to the strangely beguiling "This Heart of Mine", where solo vocal snippets echo over another bombastic rhythm track. To round off a fine EP, Lewis Fautzi delivers an intoxicating rework of "This" that's in the same sonic ball park as Kowton's remix of Throwing Shade's "Chancer" on Happy Skull.
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