Review: Following on from 2019's Aequilibration Sibel Ko?er aka JakoJako returns to Leisure System for another stellar release. "Viridis" is based on a jittery electronic rhythm and is populated by a combination of high-pitched 303 lines and sublime melodies. "Eos" follows a similar path, with a focus on delicate melodies and a lithe, fragile groove. While both "Sublividus" and "Ochros" sit in stark contrast to these infectious dance floor tracks, the same nuanced, considered production applies.
JakoJako creates a symphonic ambient soundtrack on "Sublividus", while "Ochros" exudes a Boards of Canada-style bucolic beauty, thanks to its frazzled, glitchy soundscapes. Lux consolidates Ko?er's reputation as a highly talented, distinctive artist.
Review: Rob Cloth finally returns to Berlin's party-turned-label, Leisure System, with a fine blend of his very own bass house amalgamations. "The Smallest Measurable Space" kicks the EP of with a heavy dose of bass and boken drum patterns - a guaranteed monster on the Funktion One's - followed by the more IDM-fuelled "Cracks In The Fermament", a lovely bit of sci-fi breaks action. "Thin Shell, Inner Void" is the oddest and most distorted groove yet thanks to its complex drum patterns and folding arrangement, while "The Galaxy Collapsed Into A Point" takes care of the ambience with its masterful strokes of pads and lonesome synths. Tip!
Review: The somewhat mysterious Dopplereffekt project founded by Drexciya's Gerald Donald ends their six year production hiatus with this Tetrahymena EP for Berlin label Leisure System. Established by Donald in the mid '90s, Dopplereffekt remain one of techno's most enigmatic propositions with their brand of cold, stark electro complemented by a bold, Cold War-indebted aesthetic and a general disregard for performing live or giving interviews. Though Donald has remained active production wise, developing the NRSB-11 project with DJ Stingray which recently saw the release of the politically loaded Commodified album, the Tetrahymena EP is a welcome return for Dopplereffekt and undoubtedly the most high profile release yet from Leisure System.
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