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Kicking off proceedings, the Paris-based duo FROID Dub (Ransom Note) bring their blend of dub and wave to the mighty Empyean, resulting in a dubtastic soundclash between the Mad Professor and Hardfloor on a nitrazepam bender. Jordan from nu-gaze heroes bdrmm tears into AmigA, upping the ceremonial pace with some clattering breakbeats and an acid- spattered denouement, while Tom Sharkett taps into the melancholy at the heart of the wayward pop banger Nothing Ever, making Du Blondes vocal seem even more thwarted over a shuffling indie-dance beat reminiscent of Kylies Justify My Love.
The genre-blending DJ and producer Yu Su strips back the fizzing folk stomp of Scattered to its jagged guitar licks and acidic pulse, isolating Andys disorientated spoken lyrics for a track that evokes Forest Swords stark Dagger Paths or a lysergic take on Sergio Leones Spaghetti Western soundtracks.
Richard Sen returns with his third re-rub for Bytes, following his hugely popular remixes for GLOK (Dissident/Dirty Hugs), increasing the psychedelic funk of The Witching Hour with lashings of bongo and Kosmiche flourishes. Danny Legowelt Wolfers brings sleazy squat-rave energy to the blissed-out E-Theme, delivering basement haze and cosmic escape in equal measure. Closing the album is a sinister rework of Nothing Ever (Reprise), where Xylitol (Planet Mu) channels the yearning spirit of Harmonia and Cluster, drawing away from the early Factory Records/electro vibe of the original towards ambient jungle territory and the layered breaks of DJ Crystl, while retaining its dark soul.
The original artwork has been remixed by the Nottingham-based illustrator Nick Taylor, with the geometric yet soulful cover image influenced by the record sleeves of the abstract artist Josef Albers, as well as Andys request that it should be the opposite of AI.
TRACKLIST:
Side A
1. Empyrean (FROID DUB Remix)
2. AmigA (bdrmm Remix)
3. Nothing Ever (Tom Sharkett Remix)
4. Scattered (Yu Su’s Scattering Cross Section)
Side B
5. The Witching Hour (Richard Sen Remix)
6. E-Theme (Legowelt Rave Filter Remix)
7. Nothing Ever Reprise (Xylitol Remix)
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