Review: Osiris Music boss Simon Shreeve is back under the Monic guise, after recent appearances for Tresor and Downwards: the latter being a similar label, aesthetically, and exploring the outer limits of modern industrial, techno and noise. On "Deep Summer", Shreeve has really found another dimension to his sound: going less for the jugular like his recently harsh textural abrasions. This sombre and bittersweet ambient journey is kept pace by subtle, reverb drenched beats and hypnotic waves of metallic noise: all the while accompanied by angelic vocal passages. And let's not ignore the elephant in the room here: yes, there is a remix by the one and only Burial. His rendition was not what we were expecting, but captivating as always. Let's just say that this ambient house odyssey is the perfect accompaniment to a Lynchian styled island dream.
Review: Killawatt continues his long relationship with Osiris with this remix release. Bringing together some of the most respected names in left field techno, the release starts with Tommy Four Seven's version of "Zizi". Chiming bells and rickety broken beats provide a hypnotic combination that creates a haunting, ghostly mood. Eomac takes a darker tune on "Spiral Swarm", where robust beats and tick tock percussion provides the basis for swirling textures. Monic's take on "Excessive Hyperbole" sees rugged broken beats underpin eerie textures. Finally, Mannic contributes his own track, and as its title suggests, "Untitled Textures" features mysterious sounds flowing over a rolling, off-beat rhythm.
Review: Fresh from his appearance on Osiris's in-demand reissue "Habits", Monic rolls out a barrel of freshness with Donkey Kong proportions. Whether it's intended or not, the human patterns are evident in each track... The techno-flavoured "Blood Hound" pumps like a pre-fight heartbeat, all palpitating and turbo charged with nervous energy, the half-tempo flurries of "Blink" resemble an inquisitive human hand, exploring mysteries in the darkness while the human pattern in the slower, steadier "Viscous" can be likened to a cagey walk in an unknown neighbourhood at darkness. Finally we hit the title-track where the pattern is far less tangible; kickless and never endingly rising, the hazy, foggy pattern here is best compared to the strangest of dreams. Deep, undulating and full of techno science, Monic's served a delectably dark sonic tonic.
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