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"A new series exploring the hidden phantasmagorical properties of rhythm…

A secret drum language only understood by the initiated”.

RHYTHM-GNOSIS FOR THE SPEEDFREAX!!!
New power 12” from Congolese-Belgian producer, her first since ‘08 after a couple of LPs for UIQ and Climate of Fear.

Even if you’ve only heard just one of her kicks, you know the deal; harder than nacre-nails tekno, though bristling with new energy & ideas.

A-side is 11-minutes of hot-white noise bouncing from wall-to-wall, recalling a more straight-up approach to Nic Endo’s late 90s output. The beat marches on with grizzled determination. A subtle drone lingers above as things get increasingly frantic. About 7 mins in, the storm pauses. Howling wind circles and a monomaniacal KICK returns with a fkn menace. Cop this for that eyes-in-the-back-of-yr-head, fists clenched, teeth-grit feeling you ain’t had all year.

B1 couldn’t be more to the point; 190BPM skippin’ dreadbeat, DOOMCORE Y’KNOW THE SCORE. As hi-hats and claps are distorted to the point of cartoon-ish barbarity, an ominous drone sucks your remaining will to live.

B-side concludes in a distinctly more busted & broken fashion, coming through like a jittery dial-up modem ran thru a Metal Zone. A+ sidesteppin’ printer jam-jam. 48% through its workload, an ethereal smog smothers the hardware. Fatal system error, BitCrush overload, pull the plug. Untethered, the track gallops the home-straight for a double-time finale.

Beautiful black metal style sleeve with original artwork by Oraculo.

Vinyl edition of 300,
Mastered and cut by Beau Thomas at TenEightSeven.





The Truth Is Elsewhere



What Comes Next?



Phantasmagoria