Artist(s) .........:: Roogunit
Title .............:: Mesh EP
Genre .............:: Techno
Record Label ......:: Mote Evolver
Catalogue Number ..:: MOTE049D
Source ............:: WEB
Quality ...........:: 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Duration ..........:: 00:23:24 (53.7MB)
Release Date ......:: 03-07-2017
Support ...........:: https://www.djshop.de
Tracklist .........::
1. Mesh 7:10
2. Bugeye 5:42
3. The Chains 10:32
Release Note ......::
Roog Unit is the new production duo fusing together the talents of Luke Slater
and ? [Phase] a.k.a. Ashley Burchett, the music being the result of many months
of discourse and growing connection. They have already joined forces in the
recent past: ? [Phase] contributed a striking remix of the Planetary Assault
Systems classic "Dungeon" for the radical reassessment program "Planetary Funk:
22 Light Years," and the two shared DJ duties during last year's "22 Light
Years" tour.
The apt title of the debut EP for Mote Evolver, "Mesh," suggests a locked grid
or set of axes on top of which all sorts of creative possibilities can be
sketched out, and it provides a perfect descriptive metaphor for the
interaction between these two skillful heads: like carefully interwoven
strands, neither half of the duo dominates the proceedings and each
individual's contribution strengthens the effect of the other's.
The self-titled leadoff track on "Mesh" is a bracing bombardment of the senses,
pulling out all the stops in order to get ever closer to a white-hot core of
intensity. This journey to the heart of the sun moves along at a rapid pace,
but also with a sense of patience, as new sound elements fade in slowly and
surely. Chugging bass sequences, metallic flutters and sparkling high-register
arpeggiation all make this into a piece of contained chaos that will engage
veteran listeners and certainly teach novices a thing or two.
Before the listener has fully caught his or her breath, "Bugeye" follows suit
and proves that the winning formula of the previous track is no one-off affair.
A characteristically high-impact percussive track forms the base from which
Burchett and Slater implement their plans for layering sonic architecture. Here
their experience and determination truly differentiate them from the pack -
where others might pile on sounds into an indistinct and fatiguing audio mush,
this pair overlaps numerous different tone colors without causing any of them
to lose their individual character.
The flipside, "The Chains," is a quintessential late night / early dawn number
that leads listeners down subterranean corridors lined with beams of
luminescent light and populated by smoke-shrouded men of mystery. On this cut,
eerie shivering sonorities float in with all the classic drama of sustained
Hammond organ chords; a bed of sound on top of which a cool vocal recitation
encourages listeners that everything will be "all right" - although the tension
between this laidback narration and the demanding straight-ahead trajectory of
the music will allow listeners to make up their own minds on that score.
The full dose of "Mesh" shows two producers clearly at their most focused and
precise. Like their best work to date, it will get fans' active imaginations
churning - and leave them wondering what this collaboration has in store for
the near future.