Review: Regardless of the sound he's exploring, Lerosa can always be relied on to make peerless music. Following on two fine releases on Lunar Disko, which teased new shapes from electro and experimental electronics, comes this album on Acid Test. It's the follow up to Lerosa's Bucket of Eggs long player for the label back in 2019, and largely follows a similar path. Aching, gurgling 303s are underpinned by low-slung grooves on "Apollo" and "Tank", while echoes of Giallo Disco's brooding sensibility is audible on "Mentat". "The Woods" offers a more dystopian take on the Acid Test aesthetic, as Lerosa conjures up a frazzled, dense workout, while in stark contrast, "Time & Distance" is a wonderfully dreamy piece. Collectively, these tracks make for another superb release from one of modern electronic music's masters.
Review: Idle Hands boss Chris Farrell has long been a fan of Leopoldo Rosa's work as Lerosa, so it's little surprise to find the Dublin-based producer popping up on the Bristol-based imprint. Subcouture is a fine EP, with Rosa taking the opportunity to expand on his hazy deep house blueprint. So, we get an impeccable trip into spacey electro territory (fine opener "Maryelen"), nods to dub-influenced NYC proto-house (EP standout "Line Bass"), synth-heavy Balearic deep house (the melodious, 107 BPM shuffle of "Scruffy"), and - arguably most impressive at all - rolling, spaced out dub-house ("Subcouture" itself). It's arguably one of Rosa's strongest EPs to date, and certainly his most versatile.
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