FTEL 011 - May 2013
Gaelle - Transient (Naked Music Recordings CD)
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She's "not your average bitch", and it shows: Gaelle knows her way around Deep House contingency like the air we breathe. Lyrical themes of falling in love, city expeditions, mixed with light handclaps, Rhodes keys, undulating bass and twinkling pianos equals dynamic encounters sitting down or standing up, with no movement. Lines like "Disappear and fade away / Understand it please somebody help me" mix half-rhyme with a diva sound aesthetic, but Gaelle is no Aretha Franklin - she's true to her lesser known groove and capitalises on the frenetic percussion of "Haiti" by leaving it a full instrumental. "I'm on the outside looking in" predates "Repetition", one highlight, where she coos "Please excuse my repetition / I've never been in this condition". It's a likeable identifier to where dynamism is so far-reaching, yet always comes back to a central core: love, and it's circumnavigation.
http://www.discogs.com/Gaelle-Transient/release/355167
Eschaton - Drum & Space Vol. 2 (Omni Music download)
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"Drum & Space Vol.1" was a little known classic from Chris Wright aka Eschaton (pronounced Es-kuh-ton) in 2012, which blended Good Looking Records melodic integrity with Certificate 18's knack for a quality soundtrack. "Drum & Space Vol.2" could be viewed as more of the same, being capitulated on space themes (Stellar, Interstellar) with track titles such as "Zodiac", and "Quazar" clear appeal for Star Trek fans. Hoi polloi aside, this is simple very fine. It segues together as a continuous journey, with "Cepheus" a standout; piano phrases given space to move and drift through the sphere like a lost comet. That "lost" feeling is one dynamic that sees renewal throughout the journey, synths bubbling away like lava Cornetto's in the mouth of the Earth's yin/yang atmosphere.
http://subvertcentral.com/forum/showthre...t=eschaton
Fanu - Northern Movement EP (Lightless Digital)
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Janne Hatula hasn't stood still of late, hosting an Ableton Live tutorial in his native Helsinki, globe-trotting as a DJ and getting set to release an album dedicated to producers from Finland who push fun and breakbeats all into one. "Northern Movement" continues the heavily dynamic breakbeat 'n' synth smorgasbords he was pushing up until "Breakbeat Brew", and "Northern Movement", with its polar bear theme, reflects a transcendental introspection he has for looking to the sky and seeing that even clouds can be sampled. The fluffy yet tough harmonies of "Abyssinia (feat. Gigi)" implies a cutoff frequency for the ultramundane that goes beyond mere words - we are drawn in by the synthesizers recalling old Photek, and even the very William Orbit-esque arpeggiation serves to break cluster.
https://soundcloud.com/fanu/sets/norther...p-march-29
Gaelle - Transient (Naked Music Recordings CD)
She's "not your average bitch", and it shows: Gaelle knows her way around Deep House contingency like the air we breathe. Lyrical themes of falling in love, city expeditions, mixed with light handclaps, Rhodes keys, undulating bass and twinkling pianos equals dynamic encounters sitting down or standing up, with no movement. Lines like "Disappear and fade away / Understand it please somebody help me" mix half-rhyme with a diva sound aesthetic, but Gaelle is no Aretha Franklin - she's true to her lesser known groove and capitalises on the frenetic percussion of "Haiti" by leaving it a full instrumental. "I'm on the outside looking in" predates "Repetition", one highlight, where she coos "Please excuse my repetition / I've never been in this condition". It's a likeable identifier to where dynamism is so far-reaching, yet always comes back to a central core: love, and it's circumnavigation.
http://www.discogs.com/Gaelle-Transient/release/355167
Eschaton - Drum & Space Vol. 2 (Omni Music download)
"Drum & Space Vol.1" was a little known classic from Chris Wright aka Eschaton (pronounced Es-kuh-ton) in 2012, which blended Good Looking Records melodic integrity with Certificate 18's knack for a quality soundtrack. "Drum & Space Vol.2" could be viewed as more of the same, being capitulated on space themes (Stellar, Interstellar) with track titles such as "Zodiac", and "Quazar" clear appeal for Star Trek fans. Hoi polloi aside, this is simple very fine. It segues together as a continuous journey, with "Cepheus" a standout; piano phrases given space to move and drift through the sphere like a lost comet. That "lost" feeling is one dynamic that sees renewal throughout the journey, synths bubbling away like lava Cornetto's in the mouth of the Earth's yin/yang atmosphere.
http://subvertcentral.com/forum/showthre...t=eschaton
Fanu - Northern Movement EP (Lightless Digital)
Janne Hatula hasn't stood still of late, hosting an Ableton Live tutorial in his native Helsinki, globe-trotting as a DJ and getting set to release an album dedicated to producers from Finland who push fun and breakbeats all into one. "Northern Movement" continues the heavily dynamic breakbeat 'n' synth smorgasbords he was pushing up until "Breakbeat Brew", and "Northern Movement", with its polar bear theme, reflects a transcendental introspection he has for looking to the sky and seeing that even clouds can be sampled. The fluffy yet tough harmonies of "Abyssinia (feat. Gigi)" implies a cutoff frequency for the ultramundane that goes beyond mere words - we are drawn in by the synthesizers recalling old Photek, and even the very William Orbit-esque arpeggiation serves to break cluster.
https://soundcloud.com/fanu/sets/norther...p-march-29