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r e l e a s e . i n f o
Artist.....: Nullptr
Title......: Recursor
Rip Date...: Dec-11-2023 Cat.No.....: 01111000
Style......: Electronic Label......: Central Processing Unit
Quality....: VBRkbps Type.......: EP
Size.......: 61,9 MB Source.....: Vinyl
r e l e a s e . n o t e s
Eddie Symons' fine recent run for Central Processing Unit
continues. The Nullptr mastermind makes it four releases on the
Sheffield label in five years with Recursor, a six-track EP which
balances precision-engineered machine-funk grooves with an
overarching aura of gracefulness.
Recursor finds its lane from the opening title-track. On the
quicksilver 'Recursor' we get Drexciyan punch, a needlegun
bassline and staccato arps offset by eerie washes of synths.
There's a tension between the two elements of the track, and this
yin-yang combination means that' Recursor' will work equally well
for both the rave's darkest corners and also the euphoria of a
sunrise set.
After the title-track begins the record at breakneck speed,
'Pulsar' puts proceedings into cruise control. There's still
enough punch in the drum programming to ensure that 'Pulsar' will
deliver in the dance, but this mid-paced tune is dominated by its
warping bassline and keening keys, all of which comes together for
a pretty and strangely wistful number. 'Pulsar's energy persists
into following cut 'Phase Function, though there's a twitchiness
to the bassline here which gives this track a nervier, more
neurotic feel. As well as the golden age of Detroit electro,
you're also looking at Silicon Scally and Annie Hall as ballpark
references, though there's a winning idiosyncrasy to the
production here which is all Nullptr's own.
The groove which kicks off the second half of Recursor is one of
the most focussed on the whole EP - 'Seil' has a bassline which
moves with the intent of a heat-seeking missile. When combined
with the distant snap of 808s and twinkling arps, the whole thing
very much maintains the shadowy feeling of 'Phase Function', and
it's an energy that Recursor rides into 'Stone Tape'. 'Stone Tape'
boasts another stellar bassline, but rather than the low-end
barrelling forward intensely as it does on 'Seil' the bass here
skips all around the mix, pleasingly erratic and playful.
'Portal' is an apt title for Recuror's sixth and final track.
Indeed, the whole vibe of 'Portal' makes it a perfect closer for
this EP of detailed electro jams. This tune really does feel like
a portal being opened, the bass and drums busying themselves on
the floor while chemtrails of synth in the upper-end of the mix
intimate something enticing beyond the threshold.
Sparky yet sleek, Recursor is the latest fine machine-funk
collection from Nullptr.
www.discogs.com/release/28173427
p l a y l i s t
01 Recursor 05:33
02 Pulsar 04:30
03 Phase Function 05:06
04 Seil 05:28
05 Stone Tape 05:19
06 Portal 05:04
31:00 min
g r e e t i n g s
agw - amok - bass - bcc - bex - boss - cmg - cmc - cms - d2h
def - dh - disc0 - drum - emp - ftd - fwyh - gem - i8 - ipc
jce - jfk - jrp - just - khz - kinky - kw - lame - maem - mbs
mgc - psycz - r2r - rac - radial - rapid - rks - rtb - sb
sever - sfe - soup - sour - sq - tr - trt - ube - uc - upe
uki - xtc - yard - zi
respect to music lovers worldwide
never forget : go to the show. buy the t-shirt. order the vinyl