Review: The latest release on Tronik Youth's label features a return visit from Heretic. Real name Timothy Clerkin, he makes an impressive sound on the title track. Jittery Chicago drums underscore an androgynous vocal sample, noisy acid and atmospheric synth sweeps. It's redolent of classic Mood Music and Ewan Pearson before the electro house boom got out of hand. The remix from Low Manuel is more considered and reflective, with the Italian DJ toning down the acid and fusing it with a hypnotic pulse. Thomaas Bank's version returns to the original track's noisy approach, with the synths stripped away and just the bare, bruising rhythm remaining.
Review: Nein Records are back everyone; look out! This time they've tapped Londoner Timothy Clerkin aka Heretic for "Trite Progression". The original is a dark and soaring journey track that nails that in vogue sound at the moment. Just listen to those layers of pads flying about the place like rockets! It'll mix into anything from a Life & Death track to a Clouded Vision one. Speaking of which; the always impressive Matt Walsh appears with a killer remix that retains the slow burning mystery and atmosphere but from a different perspective by using an epic arpeggio and killer sound design. Canadian legend Fairmont gets on it too, with a remix that really works those crazy pads into a hysterical storm that's even more hypnotic that the original and backed by a monster of a bassline.
Review: After impressing with the rather fine 44 Squadron EP on Relish last summer, Eskimo Twins member Timothy Clerkin dons his Heretic guise for an undeniably spacey outing on Nein. With its outer-space noises, undulating electronics, acid flashes and arpeggio rhythms, "Pollux" sits somewhere between spiraling cosmic disco and chugging acid house. While good, it's the accompanying remix package that really impresses. Andrew Weatherall leads the five-man assault, emphasizing the original's spacey elements whilst adding a body-popping electro feel to the beats. Arguably even better is Hardway Brothers' moody, new wave-goes-electro interpretation, while Anton Maiovvi's "Decent Into Hell Mix" is a flurry of panicky electronics, shimmering analogue synthesizers and sweaty drum machine builds.
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