- After two strong releases from co-owners Hound Scales and Divvorce, Brooklyn's Fifth Wall has become a label to watch. This six-track EP from young Scottish duo Clouds sees the first external addition to Fifth Wall's roster.
Preceding their forthcoming album on Turbo, Calum Macleod and Liam Robertson deliver four typically industrious and raw-edged productions. Both "Drone Function" and "Phantom Finale" simply and effectively combine muscular distortion with a jackhammer tempo. "Tropical Fuck" is equally unremitting. Eastern instrumentation is woven through clashing percussion, giving things atmospheric resonation. The pile-driving momentum eases on "T-AO 192," which finds the duo steering towards a '90s IDM sound. For the remixes, Hound Scales strips-back "Tropical Fuck" to give it more of a Detroit feel, while Divvorce smoothes "Drone Function"'s coarse edges.
Tracklist A1 Drone Function
A2 Tropical Fuck
B1 Phantom Female
B2 Tao 192
Digital: Drone Function (Divvorce Remix)
Digital: Tropical Fuck (Hound Scales' She Goat Remix)