- After helming its inaugural release, multinational production pair Terron returns to Young Turks' Whities offshoot to issue Whities003, a four-tracker of sprawling techno. Whereas Whities001 offered two direct and beefy floor-fillers, the duo's latest 12-inch favors exploration and slow-coming revelations. Their music never holds back a slippery groove or tenacious pulse, though, even as it searches for pay dirt. What results is a record that doubles as handy club fare and an engrossing narrative experience.
On the A-side, "No.29 Pareto 20/80" weighs in as Whities003's most straightforward production, riding a steady 4/4 as zippy synths flit around intermittent bass signals. The groove is strictly mechanical, and while Terron keeps it moving, gaseous effects threaten to overwhelm the tune's meatier components. It's a milieu which carries onto the B-side, where an interconnected, three-track suite plays over the course of 15 minutes. Terron practice more restraint here, allowing the duo's melodic strengths to shine through against a dour backdrop. The finale, "No.34 Dove [Part II]," ends the procession on a triumphantly high note of cyclical arps, razor-sharp percussion and resonant bass. The song plays like an introverted anthem unwilling to summit its rightful apex, but anyone listening closely enough will surely find one for themselves.
TracklistA1 No.29 Pareto 20/80
B1 No.33.1 The Game's Ouverture
B2 No.33.2 Hawk [Part I]
B3 No.34 Dove [Part II]