Review: Terr, also known as Daniela Cadellas, is set to release her debut solo LP 'Consciousness As A State Of Matter' on Phantasy Records, continuing her journey in electronic music, offering a unique blend of catharsis and pop. 'Tale of Devotion' opens the album with orchestral strings and Cadellas's earnest vocals, paying tribute to the romance and ecstasy of her influences. In contrast, 'Only For Tonight' explores the chaos and confusion of modern dating, with Terr taking on the role of a wry observer of casual lust and cosmic romance. 'Warp Drive' and 'Time Crystal' showcase Terr's high-energy and charismatic sound, while 'Energy Sync' builds a weightless ode to co-habitation and communication. 'Layers' sees Terr delve deep into the complexities of her interior life, while 'Imagination' finds escape in the possibilities of self-actualization. The album concludes with 'States Of Mind', a visceral acid track that is sure to leave listeners with their hearts racing.
Review: Clash Lion, a label with a stylish but free-wheeling approach to electronic music, rounds off its 2022 release schedule via an EP from sometime Bicep and Shall Not Fade artist Hammer. The Northern Irishman channels his love of Italo-disco, mind-mangling electronic body music and infectious house grooves on 'Transit 2.2', before Clash Lion co-founder TERR reaches for bleeps, angular bass and lo-fi drum machine beats on his fantastic remix. Michelle Manetti contributes drowsy, ethereal vocals to the subtly bleep & bass-influenced strut of 'XoX', while Alice Killme takes on the same role on 'Breath Werk', a more low-slung chunk of new wave-influenced late night house breathlessness.
Review: Fresh from delivering a dash of melodious, tech-tinged deep house wooziness on Phantasy Sound (the rather good Wings of Time), Daniela Caldellas AKA Terr returns to her Clash Lion label for a collaborative single with rising star Daniel Watts. 'Bring The Future' is pleasingly moody, low slung and psychedelic, with sharp, mind-altering electronic motifs and mind-mangling synth sounds riding tough house drums and a restless, punk-funk style bassline. The track's hallucinatory potential is further unlocked on the TB-303-heavy Queer On Acid remix, while the Mala Ika revision is a vocoder-sporting slab of hypnotic, house-tempo new wave chug. Bonus cut 'Clairvoyant' is excellent, too, with Caldellas and Watts opting for a dark electronic disco vibe and plenty of evocative, stabbing synth sounds.
Review: This is the first in a series of two mini-compilations on Hotflush and is dedicated to Trevino, who died earlier this year. First up are German pair Glaskin, who drop the techy, stepping "Cosmic Dance Interlude", followed by Or:la with the deep but jacking "B.W.U.W". Ambivalent makes his Hotflush debut under his LA-4A guise to drop the jacking "How I Feel", with Terr's "Find A Way" occupying a relatively similar space. Label boss Scuba unleashes the noisy, primal techno of " Boulahrouz" under his SCB alias and Israeli producer Yotam Avni rounds off the first volume with the stripped back, minimal groove of "Baduk". This first instalment is a fitting tribute to the UK producer.
Review: The witching hour has always been popular in disco. It both marks the beginning of a new day and the messy end of a previous one. Terr (aka Daniela Caldellas) is a producer determined to capture that 12am feeling. He does a pretty good job of it too on "Midnight", where driving new wave bass underpins hiNRG synth melodies for a totally 80s inspired dancefloor banger. Elsewhere Tuff City Kids deliver a killer rave influential rework of "Outrun" that features retro hardcore bass lines and machine gun snares and laser blasts. What's not to love?
Review: Next up on Scuba's esteemed Hotflush imprint is Brazilian newcomer Daniela Caldellas aka Terr with the driving and hypnotic techno journey entitled "Misantropicalia", which follows up last years awesome Burn The Past EP. The title track is awash in layers of razor sharp arpeggios; it's quite reminiscent of Croatian legend Petar Dundov in a away, and that's a compliment. On "OutRun" she throws down some griity electro-funk which is no doubt informed by a healthy love of legends such as Dopplereffekt or Drexciya, while "Don't Look Around" goes for something different again on this spacey, neon-lit electro house cruiser.
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