Review: Released midway through November 2022, Desert Sound Colony's 'Fresh One' is a deliciously difficult to pigeonhole affair that combines elements of electro, techno and tech-house. This fine suite of revisions takes the track in umpteen new directions too. The EP-opening CalMCee version is a druggy, low-slung tech-house tweak, the Shli remix a bustling breakbeat affair, and the Stolen Laptop remix a blend of ULG, electro and post-dubstep heaviness. Those seeking breathless techno intensity should check the SDS Max Hammer Drill remix, or embrace the two-step shuffle, warped bass and sparkling synth sounds of the Hunter Starkings remix. Elsewhere, Sosti's revision is a mind-mangling, echoing and acid-fired affair, while Laurdrup's revision is deep, rolling, sub-heavy ad subtly informed by 1990 bleep and breaks.
Review: As ever with Holding Hands, we knew we were in for a treat as soon as we opened this one up as Desert Sound Colony deliver a pulsating four track expanse, doused in top quality production techniques. We begin with the swampy yet precise bass designs of 'Two Rums Please', exploring the darker side of UKG in style. Next, the skippy drum designs and moody basslines of 'Lokus' add some mystery to proceedings before 'ODA' unleashes a wash of acidic sound design to steer us down a different avenue all together. Finally, we round this one off with a look at 'Synthetic Nixon', a super bubbly synth-heavy roller, combining euphoric melody with softened pad textures to give us one hell of a finale.
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