Review: Klakson reissues its 16the release here by Dutch producer Frank de Groodt, well known for his projects such as The Operator and Sonar Base, and who produced his fourth release under the Fastgraph alias. This was his third release on Steffi and Dexter's respected imprint, dropping four deep and dark Drexciya style electro tracks. Opening with the analogic mystery funk of "Evasion", "VSAT" ventures deeper into subterranean computer funk territory, while the bass-heavy dystopia of "Attack Vectors" and the minimalist sci-fi beats of "Bar Code" make equally worthy additions to this solid EP.
Review: Straight up electro mainstay 214 returns to Klakson with Around The Bend, an EP that's no doubt looking to the future of post lockdown. Tailored by an upbringing on Frustrated Funk and ties to labels like Shipwrec, Lunar Disko, Central Processing Unit and 20:20 Vision, 214's Klakson cuts have always been classic. Keeping it super beat-centric and percussive on the drums the whole EP-through, get your overt Drexciyan motifs outta the lead cut with acid trips of splendour to be had in "Mosquito Bay". Grubbier sessions with subtle LFO aka Warp-style synths on loop make the cut in "Perfect Circuit" next to some edgy riffs and hardcore basslines in "Take Away". Quality.
Review: This EP marks the Klakson label debut of Privacy, a Berlin-based machine freak who has previously impressed via releases on Lobster Theremin, Klasse Wrecks and Valcrond Video. Across the course of four fine tracks, the producer explores the world of electro, doffing a cap to a number of sub-genres along the way. So, while the skittish and excitable "Four Lo" sounds like a "braindance" era Rephlex throw-down, the slower, dirtier and spookier "U Can Tell" sails closer to dark electro territory. Then "NCSC" combines punchy electro drums with the trademark arpeggio bass and spacey synthesizer melodies of Italo-disco, while the fast-paced "Shove" sounds like a long lost Dexter classic.
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