Review: The latest instalment of the Falling Ethics label is a split effort. On "Against the Cycle", Tensal unleashes a nightmarish, bleak take on techno, as waves of noisy drones unravel over lo-fi drums. "Lost In Vienna" sees the Spanish producer drop the tempo but the feeling remains the same as eerie synths unravel over slow motion drums. "1088x" also eschews the dance floor in favour of grey electronic textures and drones. Meanwhile, label owner P.E.A.R.L. also follows an individualistic approach. While "Joy of Rapture" is a tough, linear groove, populated by lone bleeps and churning filters, on "Fall Before You", he also veers into abstraction, with pummelling drums supporting chilling piano lines. Lust is a near perfect mixture of force and depth.
Review: P.E.A.R.L. is one half of Agony Forces, but in recent years, this side project has taken precedence. The Spanish producer now moves things up a gear with this debut long player; inspired by the Birmingham school of techno in both the title and the approach, it alternates between the relentless panel beating rhythm of "Impatience" and slower, gnarly jams like "Rules of Behavior". Irrespective of the tempo, Temptation is a bleakly intense affair, but there is also no doubting P.E.A.R.L's ability to craft killer techno. This is audible on the hard-edged percussive "Despair" or "Speculum", where the author drops the kind of acrid, gnarly groove that Regis is renowned for.
Review: One half of Spanish heavy hitters Agony Forces, P.E.A.R.L. has been pushing his Falling Ethics label hard of late with a bevy of uncompromising techno bangers. With three releases on the label last year, and one this year, he hands the sounds of his label over to three remixers to rework last year's Hands Of Glory release. Modularz man and recent Pole Group debutant Tensal crafts a booming sequence of concrete-ready techno in his remix of "HOG I" while Jealous God affiliate Phase Fatale adds some serious punkish squiggle to his demonic mix of "HOG II". And for some broken beat, British Murder Boys-styled abrasion, the Stave duo slam down upon "HOG III".
Review: Berlin based Spaniard P.E.A.R.L. follows up an impressive release last year on Finitude Music (with Marcel Heese) for another on his own Falling Ethics label. Hands of Glory further explores his well known love of Downwards inspired transgressions. "HOG 1" and "HOG 2" respectively provide no nonsense pounding grooves for the peak time with doom laden mono-synth leads looping you into submission; Regis himself would be proud! "HOG 3" takes it down a notch incorporating industrial aesthetics and haunting atmospheres to stunning effect. Finally "HOG 4" channels the droning hypnotics of Oscar Mulero for a nice journey into the afterhours.
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