Review: Tommy Four Seven's label celebrates five years of releasing uncompromising techno with this fine compilation. It gets off to a clubby start with Killawatt's rumbling, tribal "Champagne Prerogative", while on "Threads", Carrier drops a Regis-style broken beat stepper that resounds to rumbling bass and ghostly textures. Meanwhile, Headless Horseman occupies the middle ground between straight techno and stepping rhythms on the multi-layered, mesmerising "Sand Mountain". NN takes this approach to its brutal, logical conclusion on the electronic feedback and cranium crushing kicks of "Deception", while the label owner teams up with Ancient Methods to deliver the pounding industrial rhythm and static crackle percussion of "XIX".
Review: Matthew Watt aka Killawatt is one of the most regular artists on 47, and 47021 is his fourth outing for the label. It's not hard to understand the appeal of his music; it's dark, visceral and highly distinctive. On "Your Face Is A Shovel", this takes the shape of thunderous kicks and growling electronic riffs, while on "Jaguar", Watt delivers a stepping rhythm that's shot through with spine-chilling orchestral strings, the mixture of grime and classical musicality proving alluring. There are no such subtleties on "Kingston Krak", with Watt relying on pounding broken beats to get his point across, while "Battle Practise" sounds like what would happen if Bad Brains turned their minds to dub step.
Review: The latest artist to feature on Tommy Four Seven's label is Matthew Watt, aka Kilowatt. With an extensive catalogue to his credit on labels like Osiris and Inverted, the UK producer is an ideal candidate to appear on 47. It appears that Watt is also happy to follow the same approach that has prevailed on previous releases. "Meiotic Drive" is a slamming, frenetic ghetto techno track, shot through with wild acid lines and noisy riffs. On "Mate Choice", Watt opts for an industrial-tinged variant on the stepping techno that Frozen Border specialised in, with chain mail percussion dominating, while on "Base Analogs", a more subdued version of this sound prevails. Finally, "Allelic Drift" sees Watt deliver an austere, abstract workout.
Review: Matthew Watt aka Killawatt drops his debut LP on the UK's Osiris Music. Gnarly, psychedelic techno is the name of the game here, and there's a whopping twelve tracks up for grabs. Blending everything from UK bass to dubstep and even drone, Killawatt's particular brand of four-to-the-floor is both singular and caters to just about anyone whose into menacing beats and abstract sonics. We're particularly into the choppy beats on "Spinal Swarm" and the outsider techno rhythm that is "Excessive Hyperbole". This album is absolutely brimming with quality and singularity. More from Mr.Watt, please!
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