Review: Who's tried to attempt Lucid's finger 'Heartagram' and failed miserably? Well, we reckon its Photoshopped anyway and that's our excuse. More easily attempted is listening to the record, which features four excellent, otherworldly synth jams. The title track is all delirious trance stabs, pitched vocals samples and build ups, "Pops 2" is an electronic ricochet grinder, "Pops 1" dips into doomy trap territory and "Galant" is all warped synth motifs and carnival snares, but we're still wondering what Richelle's input is.
Review: After first appearing in Belgian label Pelican Fly on a compilation last year, Samename is back with a full EP on which to show off a crossover sound that brings in elements of Eastern mysticism to collide with sleek modern production skills. The bass is monstrous on "Sakura", even if the melodies are delicate and fluttering. "Nuriko" is more malevolent with its hectic grime moves and jarring elements, while "Shinigami" shows off just how many layers of percussion Samename can juggle into a deadly, precise bomb of a track. "Gishki" takes a sparser route into grimy throwdowns, using plenty of curious found sounds to decorate the bin-busting b-lines and snapping claps.
Review: Released on the new Belgian label Pelican Fly, the mysterious Mister Tweeks drops this heavy set of originals and remixes, all very much in a garage-influenced French house mould a la French Fries or Club Cheval/Canblaster. "Money" is a wigged-out beauty, with rock-hard future-funky beats mixed up with wonky-pitched vocal shots and delirious top-end synths, while "Elevator" is a filthy, R&B-inspired half-stepper that's both hectic and perfectly formed. The trail-blazing High Powered Boys drop a wrecked-disco mix of "Numero Sept" however that steals the show on the remix front, despite stiff competition from DJ Rizzla's Afro-electro mix of "Money" and Lucid's stripped-down and icy mix of "Elevator".
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