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█ - d e e p h o u s e -
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artist : Aquarian Foundation
title . Silent Teaching EP
type : Single
year . 2013
genre : House
subgenre . Deep House
label : Going Good
cat . GOOD02
URL : http://www.discogs.com/release/4644722
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encoder . LAME 3.99.5
quality : VBRkbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
source . VINYL
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01.Mystery Track 6:49
02.Caravan Of Dreams 5:31
03.Hardtalk 4:09
04.Fountain 7:44
05.Dream Of The Red Chamber 8:36
32:49 min 59.52 Mb
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There isnÆt much information floating around regarding Aquarian Foundation,
a trio from Vancouver. Besides a couple of sold-out cassettes on Mood Hut or
some short YouTube clips of masked live performances, their identities
remain fairly anonymous, and their almost hieroglyphic aesthetic pervades
all levels of their creative output, both auditory and graphic. Contrary to
what you might expect from a three-piece with a knack for enigmatic
linguistics playing house music, thereÆs nothing particularly gimmicky about
them: their records seem to be a sincere by-product of fruitful live
sessions, dedicated exercises in improvisation which they capture and later
edit. Often, the end results sound almost as if they couldnÆt have been made
on the spot, and perhaps thatÆs what makes Silent Teaching EP, their highly
sought-after vinyl debut on BrixtonÆs Going Good, so compelling. It contains
five analog meditations in this manner ù deceptively simple in execution,
but nonetheless extremely seductive.
Side A opener, ôMystery Track,ö starts off with a booming, dominant
kick-drum pulse which, in unison with a corroded funky bass line,
establishes the skeleton of the track. The trio develop a lively
call-and-response interplay between two keyboard sections, the grainy
percussion successfully complementing the watercolored dub-techno theme. The
overall arrangement somehow manages to sound archaic and futuristic at the
same time, and the same goes for the next composition, ôCaravan of Dreams.ö
Executed with metronomic rhythmic precision, it might be the most obviously
gymnastic of the bunch as the immediacy of Aquarian FoundationÆs live
setting really shines through: Almost every component part is modulated
instantaneously, whether as droplets of sound or as unpredictable
explosions, dragging you closer to them with each appearance, refusing to
simply drift by. ThereÆs much work put in striking the tight balance between
chaos and control in this music; the slow-fast ôHardtalk,ö shows how a more
leisurely approach quickly leads to surprisingly disentangled results. Its
bass and keys feel almost totally detached from the tuneÆs core pulse,
slip-sliding and panning around the sparse elliptical beat that just about
to manages to pin them in place, merely reminiscent of a pale Drexciyan
postcard.
So in that sense, the Silent Teaching EP plays games on the margins of what
works on the dance floor, deliberately crossing these lines on the B-Side,
as well. ôFountainö may well be the most club-ready track of the entire
collection, but its tough beat and grimy bass line get quickly eroded by
celestial Sun Ra glissandi, ambivalently oozing and flowing around, leaving
an almost vacuum pulsation through rich drones and tingly layers of crystal
petals. ôDream of the Red Chamber,ö though, is the one IÆd be betting my
money on: it gives the impression of a feverish sum of all previous efforts
on the EP, ensuring a certain primordial coherence of sound, especially when
the mechanical veneer cracks. Its bass line becomes distorted and trembles,
triggering a percussive ritual workout; amplified buzz and signal dropout
are perniciously swallowed by muddied flute melodies, as if the entire beat
were entrapped in a nightmarish Alamut scenario. Frequent slippages in
rhythm will remind you that youÆre still listening to a live outfit, and by
the end of this last track, the frame of reference Aquarian Foundation
enclose within their first 12? will appear enviably broad. Their debut opens
more questions than it actually answers, and perhaps thatÆs its exact
purpose. I know IÆll be watching these Mood Hut affiliates closely from now
on.
enjoy!
remember to support artists.
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shoutouts to the groups that love the music they promote..
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If you're down with the deep house music, music with feeling..
music that makes you groove no matter where you are.. and you
think you can add to this feeling.. then drop us a line d_h@zmail.com
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