Kelela - Hallucinogen [2015, warp records, ep]

Kelela - Hallucinogen

2015 / 12" / Warp Records (UK), WAP387D
r'n'b

pop, lovesick, sweet, bouncy, chillin'


[7.8] beryl.

By przesłuchać tej epki musiałam niebezpiecznie obniżyć loty i dryfować po czubkach sosen niczym polski Tu-154. Do gorącej murzynki sprowadzona zostałam poprzez recenzję w Resident Advisor i przede wszystkim przez przyciągający tytuł samej epki.

Pierwszy odsłuch A Message powodował lekki odruch wymiotny ze względu na, wydaje się, dość tandetny wokal Keleli, na usta cisnęło się pytanie: jak tak dobre bity mogły zostać zalane tym wrednym, popowym wokalem? Tym bardziej ciężko było mi uwierzyć, że te słodkie, nowoczesne ballady niedługo zainfekują mój umysł i długo nie będę słuchać czegokolwiek innego. Typowe dla gatunku wokale zawieszone są na snujących się, melodyjnych, gumowych bitach, jednak prym wiodą syntezatory niejednokrotnie zbudowane z modulowanych wokali. Gomenasai zostaje oparte o dźwięk egzotycznych fujarek, do złudzenia przypominających nerdowski "A Guide To Safer Sex" Coila, by po chwili zamienić się w porywisty, nieregularny banger z niesamowitym vibe'm i miażdżącymi kickami. Delikatne, flirtujące klawisze i wokale w początkowych momentach Rewind przypominające Buriala (godzien sprawdzenia w kategorii przeróbek Buriala jest Visionist z płytą Safe), zostają złamane przez pędzące perkusjonalia i kuszące zaśpiewy. Tytułowa kompozycja Hallucinogen to dość posępna względem reszty kawałków dekonstrukcja r'n'b z rozrzuconymi niedbale wokalami i tłuczącymi się, reggae'owymi werblami, która zadowoli bardziej zaawansowanego słuchacza. Burczących basów ostatniej kompozycji nie powstydziliby się najlepsi twórcy elektroniki. Z halucynogenu biją fale przyjaznej, urokliwej energii pełnej ciepła i wieczornej, 'speed-pościelowej' atmosfery, puch, seks i komercha, która bije na głowę Wait til' Night Cooly G. 

Bardzo równa epka, która zauroczy niejednego niezależnego odbiorcy. Idealna pozycja na wieczorny chillout.

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Giuseppe Ielasi - Tools [2010, cd, 12k]

15 june 2010

lbl: 12k

#: 12K2018

electronic, acoustic

electroacoustic, experimental, avant-garde, glitch, abstract, sampling

320kbps

1. Cooking Pan

2. Rubber Band

3. Polystyrene Box

4. Metal Rod

5. Aluminium Foil

6. Paper Lamp

_
total time: 19:47

note: "Tools is the latest creation from Italian experimentalist Giuseppe Ielasi. While Ielasi’s work over the years as a guitarist and drone artist has become highly regarded…

his work on 2009’s Aix (12k1051) completely broke that mold, turned heads, and quickly became one of his most critically acclaimed releases. The fractured, almost jazz-like rhythms pieced together from sampled fragments that graced Aix has been taken one step further in concept with Tools.

Created as singular studies into the physicality of everyday objects, each track on Tools, named for the object from which it was made (“Cooking Pan,” “Rubber Band,” “Paper Lamp”), is a wonderfully playful trip into new ways of listening and experiencing our everyday.

With a title such as Tools, Ielasi has set no preconceptions or metaphors with his music except for the idea to make an experimental (and somewhat ironic) play on the traditional “DJ-tools” type of record that contains buiding blocks to allow a DJ to layer and combine with other records. In Ielasi’s case, however, the twist is in the fact that these tracks, despite being simple and stark, are complex,captivating structures and explorations of physical objects, composed in a way that is becoming signature Ielasi, that becomes perfect experimental music for hazy summertime listening. – 12k"

elektroakustycznej zabawy ciąg dalszy, szkoda tylko, że to co dobre szybko się kończy.

[7.8]

it's fu****' dark!

& buy it here.

[Boomkat, £6.99]

VA - Workshop 10 [2010, vinyl, workshop]

april 2010

lbl: Workshop

#: WORKSHOP 10

electronic

deep house

320kbps

A. Lowtec  - Untitled

B1. Schweiz Rec.  - Untitled

B2. Ron Deacon  - Untitled

note: "Ten releases into their catalog, Workshop seem to have more momentum than ever. After releasing some of last year's finest records—namely Reagenz's Playtime and Kassem Mosse's Workshop 08—the rubber-stamped imprint returns with another untitled EP, this time featuring Lowtec and two new artists, Schweiz Rec and Ron Deacon. Much like Playtime, the new record draws from the more colorful end of Workshop's palette, with deep, shadowy tunes on one side and disco-tinted house on the other. Though less subtle than some of their previous releases, Workshop 10 is surely one of the label's best. 

Taking the entire A-side to himself, Lowtec provides the record's moodier selections. The first tune is the EP's best: as dark as it is warm, with a breezy rhythm, dramatic strings and vaguely mournful diva vocals. It's a surprisingly melancholy track for Lowtec, who normally leans toward more cryptic house and techno, as heard on EPs like Workshop 06 and Angstrom. The second part of Side A is equally surprising: a smoky, broken beat affair, ala Burial or Actress, but delivered in perfectly polished tones. It's unclear exactly how these songs are related—though divided by a period of silence and a series of loud pops, Workshop 10's A-side is widely listed as having only one track. In any case, both parts are exceptional—the first bursting with club potential, the other making for contemplative home listening. 

On the B-side, Workshop's two newcomers brighten things up considerably. Schweiz Rec contributes an organ-dominated number with a cartoonishly blissful vibe, disrupted now and then by a weird, distorted squawk. Ron Deacon follows with a sunny, disco-influenced house track, whose strutting rhythm and warbling melody make it Workshop 10's most club-ready selection. Both artists make impressive debuts, and help expand the record's pop sensibility without compromising its enigmatic feel. " - Will Lynch, RA.

[7.8]

huge chunk of crude iron

[HF]

buy it here.

[discogs]

David Tagg - Pentecost [2010, cd, install]

april 2010

lbl: Install

#: INST010

electronic

ambient

192kbps

1.   Pentecost 1

2.   Pentecost 2 

3.   Pentecost 3 

4.   Pentecost 4

5.   Pentecost 5

6.   Pentecost 6

note: "When the hard work of the day is done, and you go home and begin your nightly routine of winding down, there are only so many things that reciprocate that relaxed stillness. Here at Install, we're happy to say that we have the exact soundtrack for many of your sleepy evenings to come: David Tagg's newest album PENTECOST. Following in the wake of his Cold Spring Harbor EP, and utilizing a process that included using his grandfather's reel-to-reel tapes of organ playing for source sound, David has created what could be described as an "ambient novel". A superbly vivid work of musical nonfiction that tells the stories of 1000 photographs, long since forgotten memories and a crackling, eroded legacy, now exhumed from the dusty wine cellars of Tagg's sentimental estate. What all this wholly amounts to is a landmark recording, full of cool, subdued tones and soft shadowy movements. PENTECOST could be David's strongest ambient moment, if not only for consistency, but also for potency." - label.

7.8

for holistic disciplines

[4shared]

buy it here.

[Install Sound, official, $12]

Claudio PRC - Vacuum Substance EP [2010, vinyl, prologue]

18 february 2010

lbl: Prologue

#: PRGDIG004

electronic

techno

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

1. Empty Circle

2. Frozen Square

3. Hidden Shape

4. Last Corner

note: "Prologue Records is one of our favorite labels at Beatport. The ability to merge deep, conceptual techno with a floor ready groove has really caused us to take notice. Artists like Cio D’or, Donato Dozzy and shooting star Claudio PRC have all supplied unbelievable thoughtful techno cuts on a regular basis. The latest release is from Claudio, and comes is his second release for the label. This EP is a bomb, plain and simple. All tracks are clear in sound and made with absolutely creative underground techno idealisms. Perfect for the deeper moments in the night, or when you just want to get the dancefloor to tap into their minds a bit more than simply shaking their rumps. This is straight forward underground techno which we can’t seem to get enough of. The entire release is highly recommended." - beatport.

fckn dark math

[ORON]

buy it here. [Zero-Inch, 3,95 €]

Gradient - City Sound Vibrations [2010, file, ZeECc]

9 march 2010

lbl: ZeECc

#: ECc010

electronic

dub techno

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

01. City Sound Vibrations

02. Night Avenue

03. Rainy Garden

04. We Can See the Silence

_

total time: 28:36

producer: Igor Arsenjev

note: "6 months after his first “Cold Season EP”, Igor Arsenjev is back on ZeECc with his Gradient project and delivers here 4 new deep tracks. For this one, he keeps his unique style, which was also produced on legendary Thinner netlabel and on English Rednetic recordings. Probably more enigmatic, this “City Sound Vibrations” new travel through the city emphasizes our urban way of life, surrounded by so many mysterious sounds we don’t pay attention anymore.With these 4 new stories, sometimes submerged of bass or nearly beatless, we can fell all the vibrations from a “Night Avenue” to a “Rainy Garden”, and admire a moment of silence, as if during 28 minutes all activities were root to the spot. It’s now time to take advantage of this moment of respite and to share this intimist city vision with one of the most innovator artist of the Russian dub-techno scene." - distributor.

świetnie oszlifowane klasyczne dub techno.

classy classic vibes

[MF]

buy it here. [beatport]

Chihei Hatakeyama - A Long Journey [2010, cd, home normal]

25 january 2010

lbl: Home Normal

#: home n011

electronic

ambient

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

1. Morning Arrive On The Island

2. Waves

3. Confession

4. The Moon Reflecting On The Surface Of The Ocean

5. Within New Trees

6. A Quiet Pond

7. The Distant Sound Of A Bustle

8. Calm

9. White Light

10. Haze From The River

11. The Dance Of The Sea

note: Home Normal.

a long sleep

[MF]

buy it here. [label, £7.99]

Shaun Reeves, Guti, Pupkulies & Rebecca - Hold Me Tight [2010, file, wolf + lamb music]

22 march 2010

lbl: Wolf + Lamb Music

#: WLM09

electronic

deep house

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

1.   Pupkulies & Rebekah – Hold Me Tight (Shaun Reeves & Guti Remix)

2.   Shaun Reeves & Guti – Saudade

note: "The visionary project on everyone’s lips, Wolf + Lamb, unveil a new collaboration from Shaun Reeves & Guti with the heartwarming ‘Hold Me Tight’ EP. Bookmarked by the summer landscape of Berlin and inspired by good memories of their recent introduction, these two sincere and momentous creations were conceived in a new collaboration between Shaun Reeves and Guti. “Guti and I met in Miami last March and decided that we get along really well,” explained Shaun Reeves. In fact Guti tattooed both Shaun’s and Seth Troxler’s names on his arms at that rst meeting, perhaps an early indicator of comradery and shared spirit. “We got together again in Berlin not too long after that and that’s when we made the Hold Me Tight remix.” Originally penned for a defunct German label, the remix of Popkullies & Rebekahbecame a dance oor bomb for Gadi & Zev AKA Wolf & Lamb, who picked it up as soon as they could for release on the New York based imprint. A playful remix - as much for its snappy bass and sharp snares as for the integral hums and contented vocal – it sets free a upbeat and vivacious style from these two producers. Contrastingly ‘Saudade’ takes a more sombre route, with Guti playing lively staccato and solo jazz- infused piano to create a warm melodic ensemble. Shaun Reeves is one of the new Detroit ma a rising from the techno birthplace alongside Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson (both his roommates in Berlin) and Lee Curtiss, whose talent and shared party spirit came to the attention of the masses in 2009. Part of the core Wolf + Lamb family, Shaun demonstrates a awless passion for exploring the boundaries of electronic music. Guti began to discover his musical passion as a jazz pianist, before becoming a rock star in his home of Argentina when a young, wild and free spirit. With signi cant releases laid down on Locodice’s Desolat label and forthcoming on a series of proli c imprints, he has become a key Latin-American talent worth paying attention to." - phonomonkey.

smoke from lampshades

[MF]

buy it here. [wolf + lamb records, files]

Pom Pom - 33 [2010, 2 x vinyl, pom pom]

23 february 2010

lbl: Pom Pom

#: POM 33

electronic

techno

~160kbps

beryl [7.8]

A1. Untitled

A2. Untitled

B1. Untitled

B2. Untitled

C1. Untitled

C2. Untitled

D1. Untitled

D2. Untitled

sabbatechno

[MF]

Ryo Murakami - Lunch Of God [2010, vinyl, quintessentials]

22 march 2010

lbl: Quintessentials

#: quintessentials 12

electronic

deep house, house

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

A1. Lunch Of God

A2. Depths

B. Lunch Of God (Scott Ferguson Remix)

note: "We are happy to present our first japanese artist on Quintessentials, Ryo Murakami. Ryo is no stranger to the scene, as he already released a bunch of records on respected labels like Dessous, Pokerflat or soon on Mule Musique. The main track "lunch of god" is a deep, raw and reduced house track with a strong US flavour and was already featured in Jus'Ed's Underground Quality radio show. Ryo takes it even further with reducing - the result is "depths", a basic kickin techno track. The flipside offers the more than 11 minutes long "lunch of god" remix by house master Scott Ferguson. The Ferris Park maestro keeps things close to the original but adds more club feel plus a superb lil bonus track of his own." - the label.

salad sistas

buy it here. [Phonica, £ 7.99]

Mesak - School Of Mesak [2010, vinyl, harmönia]

30 january 2010

lbl: Harmönia

#: HRMN-11

electronic, hip-hop

wonky, skweee, chiptune, abstract, experimental

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

a1. Enter The Jargon

a2 Omega Jam

a3. Skip I / Plup

a4. Silversand

a5. Passion Of The Geist

b1. Virgins Of Bergen

b2. Sly Filmfestival (Sotchi Montage)

b3. Skip II / Subdada

b4. Normal Brain Tribute

b5. B. Detented

producer: Tatu Metsätähti

note: "Original Skweee Gee, Tatu Metsätähti aka Mesak presents his debut album of concatenated electro-autistics for Harmonia. 'School Of Mesak' is an exemplary tutorial in the art of Skweee beat building, using the tightest of ingredients to make bare bones riddimic contortions that ooze funk from every pore. In a similar manner to Disrupt's digi-dub productions, Mesak's electroid spasms are incredibly efficient, sticking to his themes, but morphing forward with every bar to keep opening kinks in the repetition. The brilliant 'Omega Jam' is a case in point, clasping the riddim with nimble fingers to rearrange it rubiks cube style until we arrive at the solution. Perhaps even more pertinently, the dubbed out 'Passion Of The Geist' merges the two disciplines beauitfully, while 'Virgins Of Bergen' lays back into an electro-funk groove with an inimitable sense of micro-funk. And just in case you thought Skweee was all about shoddy lo-fi values, check the dynamic range of cuts like 'Normal Brain Tribute' or 'ByteBurger' for some rich sonic detailing. We're not saying Skweee has matured (god forbid), but it's definitely learning something at school. " - boomkat.

skweeelicious jazz!

buy it here. [hot offer]

Addison Groove - Footcrab / Dumbshit [2010, vinyl, swamp81]

17 march 2010

lbl: Swamp81

#: Swamp005

electronic

dubstep

320kbps

beryl [7.8]

A. Footcrab

AA. Dumbshit

note: "Addison Groove aka Headhunter has made an absolute beast here, taking hyperdelic 808/909 drum machine grooves and big bass then applying it all to dubstep."

grab a crab

buy it here.