Review: The latest release on MindTrip is a visceral affair, with Madrid's _Asstnt and Roll Dann collaborating on four incendiary tracks. The title track is a dense, noisy arrangement, with loose, raw percussion playing host to powerful filters and stinging synths, while a similar approach applies on "Old Crescent", where incessant stabs become the focus of the duo's incessant wall of percussive noise. Although "Red Rhythms" is sparser than both of these arrangements, it doesn't forgo intensity and resounds to hypnotic, clanging drums, while "Drunkenness of the Deep" sees the dynamic techno duo deliver a pared back but driving dance floor track, punctuated by high-pitched tones.
Review: Following the resounding success of their highly regarded 'Emergency Break EP,' _asstnt & Roll Dann make a triumphant return after a two-year hiatus. This dynamic Spanish duo joins forces once again, gracing Pfirter's esteemed label with their second studio collaboration. "Old Gem" effortlessly showcases _asstnt & Roll Dann's mastery of their craft with a sonic landscape where powerful basslines and pulsating synths take center stage, propelling the momentum to new heights. Impeccably distorted stabs create an infectious rhythm, while haunting pads intermingle with sharp percussive elements, conjuring an atmosphere brimming with dark allure. Each track is expertly crafted to generate the necessary tension and transport listeners to a realm of captivating intensity.
Review: Hayes is a new techno label to emerge from Portugal, and for its second release gathers together some new talent. First up is -2 with "Scherzo", a dense, rolling groove led by dramatic chord surges. It's understated, but its kicks rumble away in the background like distant thunder. Temudo, who has released on Planet Rhythm and Labrynth, delivers deeper, hypnotic, loops of "A2", while on Osse's "Quantum Mechanics", a forbidding future is mapped out through the use of spiky, insistent rhythms and tonal sequences transmitted from outer space. Rounding off this exemplar release is VIL's "Metafora", where claustrophobic drums and clattering percussion prevail.
Review: -2 was last seen providing a hard edged contribution to a split release on Hayes, and the producer's mood hasn't changed much here. "TL1" is a dense, panel-beating banger that cruises close to the 140bpm mark. "TL2" revolves around a similar tempo, but the arrangement is more spacious and the rhythm more streamlined, while the use of atmospheric synths lends it a somewhat esoteric edge. There are no such concessions on "TL3", -2's collaboration with VIL, which revolves around a vicious, predatory bass, while on "TL4", -2 moves closer to the high-paced minimalism of producers like Jeff Mills and Surgeon.
Review: The Dirty Kitchen Rave team have unveiled a fiery collection indeed here, welcoming not only the innovative production talents of - Urbano -, but also three keen remixers to deliver this 'Relax' EP in style. The original track is a spicy one, laced with hard hitting robotic-style synth designs and subtle, eastern-sounding chord progressions, culminating in a hard hitting chopper of a drop. Remix wise, we firstly see MINT touch down with a more sublow approach to the arrangement, making the most of those fiery vocals, before POok gives the track a much more abstract, soundscape-driven feel. Finally, Pixel Fist unleashes a throwdown dubstep-sounding overhaul, giving the project one final dash of originality to close upon.
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