Review: This split release draws on classic electro styles to create club-primed tunes. Larionov's "One Zero One" resounds to an ominous bass and sharp drums, with the acclaimed producer peppering the arrangement with eerie synths and tripped out bleeps for maximum impact. St Theodore's version of "One Zero..." is faster, with epic hooks and a propulsive bassline propelling the arrangement onwards. Larionov returns the remix favour on St Theodore's "Acid Ride", melding dramatic synth sweeps and bleeding 303 lines with a pulsating, throbbing rhythm. In its original format, "Ride" sounds like the kind of grimy, acid techno banger that was conceived in a bunker in the Hague.
Review: In a collaboration that's come through Snuff Trax sub-label Snuff Cuts - the Larionov & St Theodore project presents the Russian duo's third release following some deep cuts on Rotterdam Electronix and Oliver Lieb's Maschine label before that. Welcomed into the much loved Craigie Knowes fold, the duo Larionov & St Theodore fire up their SH-101s, TR-808s and 909s for this Thunderstrike EP to turn in some EBM powered electro in "Destruction Wave" alongside the murky synths of a Detroit-flavoured "Infinity Abyss". Independently, Larionov looks to '80s synth and sub-electro-pop in "Never Forever" while St Theodore's "Cursed Dreams" looks to '90s techno inspirations alongside some heavy acid trance. Strike like lightning crash like thunder.
Space Is The Place (feat Djedjotronic) - (6:04) 129 BPM
Antigravity System - (5:25) 137 BPM
To Another Galaxy - (4:28) 135 BPM
Extraterrestrial - (4:50) 133 BPM
We Came To Dance - (5:06) 127 BPM
Review: Hot on the heels of his Space Threat release on CPU, Larionov lands on Electro Music Coalition. The title track is a dystopian exploration of the electro sound, with evocative synths unfolding over an ominous rhythm. "Antigravity System" sees him further explore this path, with a focus on foreboding sub-bass and rolling 808s. There is a more esoteric tinge on "To Another Galaxy", where atmospheric pads accompany bruising drums and a relentless bassline. That journey takes a new turn on "Extraterrestrial", with Larionov delivering speaker-levelling bass and merciless bursts of percussion. It's no surprise that the end destination is the dense, claustrophobic "We Came to Dance".
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