Review: Introducing once again burgeoning sensation Nic As Well, a French-Swiss national known for his Couleur 3 radio show, previous moniker Lemonick, and recent release for the enigmatic COD3-QR label. Having appeared on Even The Strong's ETS000 EP in 2017, the outlandish and underground artists finds a full debut here with this Hard Hat Area double-drop; a release that takes on techno as much as it does wild percussion and industrial music. "Morcego" sends in touches of baile funk alongside slamming street drums and undulating rhythms coated in a light, warehouse reverb, while "Hard Hat Area" lays down a functional rhythm while drums and percussion either side of its groove pump with frenetic energy, growling bass and housey hi-hats. Construction Zone!
Review: Nic Fanciulli's association with Rekids stretches back to 2012 when he remixed Radio Slave's "Grindhouse", but this is his first release proper for the label. The title track strikes a great balance between soul and force, with the Saved boss laying down a beguiling female vocal over a thumping club rhythm that is led by steely percussion and tough kicks. The inclusion of a pitch-bent male vocal adds some extra moodiness to "Understand". Meanwhile, "Where U At" is just as impressive; inspired by the tough tracky legacy of labels like Relief, Fanciulli drops a tweaked, analogue workout, replete with building chords and repetitive vocal snatches.
Review: Saved boss Nic Fanciulli follows last year's "Understand" release on Rekids with this diverse two-tracker. The title track is a big-room slammer, led by insistent chord stabs and repetitive vocal samples. The use of sudden drops and builds throughout the arrangement guarantees that it will have maximum impact. On the flip side, "Werk (Move Your Body)" offers a very different proposition. It sounds like Fanciulli has been listening to loads of late 90s Gene Farris and DJ Sneak, with the result that he delivers insistent disco loops and shimmering strings unfolding over a tracky house groove that just keeps on building.
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