Release : Jaxson - Darth Veda
Artist : Jaxson
Album : Darth Veda
Genre : Electronic
Source : Web
Label : Confused Recordings
URL : http://www.beatport.com
Date : 06-25-2008
Encoder : WEB
Quality : 320kbps 44100 kHz Full Stereo
Tracks : 2
Time : 16:44 min
Size : 38.35 MB
1 Darth Veda 9:07
2 La Rough 7:37
It's funny how artists can almost pass you by. It's really only coincidence and
pure bloody good fortune sometimes that brings you upon a good find. Jaxson
hasn't been around that long, but it's only a couple of months since his
Hypercolour EP - Shit Happenz, and although one of the tracks from that,
Smokemachine, originally did get a bit of an airing when it first floated
around, it was nothing that stuck in the mind and the name hasn't been garnering
that much interest. Oliver Huntemann's Confused label has given him their 75th
release though and that generally means that there's something bubbling away
under the surface ready to be let loose. This may not be the best timing;
Huntemann's own Play 02 CD from the Rex Club Paris is taking up plenty of muso
head space, and a relatively unknown artists 2 little sider with the Star Wars
name could easily slip through the proverbial net. Track 1 almost does upon
first listening. "Darth Veda", first track from the gimmicky laser stabs is as
menacing, dark and mysterious as it's namesake. The relentless monotonic chord
sequence drones and threatens, crescendos and fades in a migraine-inducing
litany of basic beats. Suddenly, midway, a melodic moment, but it's short-lived,
before the intro is repeated, and then again you're questioning when the song
went. An ambitious experiment that only half works, and takes some repeats to
really reveal itself. Track 2, however is a different story. A mischievous and
cowboy hatted Hans Solo to the former side's Dark Lord, "La Rough" reaches into
your brain and snatches out whatever preconception you were about to place on
the producer, and rips it up before stomping it thoroughly into the sand. After
track 1, La Rough is like being slapped around the face with a wet slice of
disco-tech. It's crisp and playful, with a lively beat that hasn't really been
heard before from Jaxson, and yet it's possible that this style might just be
his forte. Where previous productions have been verging on the forgettable, La
Rough is sit-up distinctive and could well be what brings him into the
foreground. There's still the avant-garde exploratory sections; some nice
space-ic chords do hover around the middle section giving some atmospheric
touches, but in general, this is upbeat and dance floor pleasing, just what
Jaxson needs to get himself noticed this time around.
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