Florian Kupfer - Florian Kupfer

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  • Florian Kupfer's first record for Willie Burns' label feels like a refinement of ideas the German producer has been playing with for a while. On a number of earlier tracks, Kupfer laid glassy melodies perilously over unforgiving drums. Three quarters of this self-titled EP focus on this aspect of his work, and the tracks that follow this pattern are proof that Kupfer has this style nailed down. "I Feel You"'s title seems like a nod to Kupfer's breakout debut on L.I.E.S. A sequel of sorts to "Feelin," it plants crystalline melodies under a procession of dulled thuds that sound like the stomp of an angry upstairs neighbour. Its wispy vocal shivers in the song's icy climate. The "Bridge" puts less distance between the kick and the rest of the song. The drums aren't quite as sharp as they are on "I Feel You," and bells fill the song's spaces in a way that's a bit more enticing. "Lemming" introduces some toms and a few hi-hats that threaten to put a spring in the EP's step, but the dystopic synths bring it back down to earth. "Discotags," the black sheep of the 12-inch, is an acid-laced DJ tool with a hip-house vocal that does away with the prettiness of the other three, letting loose in a style not unlike Willie Burns.
  • Tracklist
      A1 I Feel You A2 Bridge B1 Discotag B2 Lemming
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