Killawatt - Fazed EP

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  • Last year's "Tensile" was probably the most straight-up techno production Killawatt, real name Matthew Watts, has made to date, but "Aeolis Mons," from 2015's Derelicht Sampler, is a better example of the curious sound design he's capable of. Now, the three tracks on his first EP for Derelicht, Fazed, see Watts experiment more with deconstructed bass music and grim techno. Strange sound design is still key to the Killawatt style. There are warped voices in "Okinawa," the most fidgety, percussive and banging track on Fazed. "Livewire" is clanging psychedelia and "Fazed" is dark and tunnelling. The latter's metronomic pulse, offset by scuttling sounds, makes it a highlight, especially when it really gets going. "Livewire" turns the dripping sounds of some abandoned industrial space into the queerest and best beat here. Sergie Rezza's remix is less interesting but a lot more functional. Ossia breaks things up even more. His version is for the old dubstep heads and modern bass converts who prefer their techno chopped up into bits.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Fazed A2 Livewire A3 Okinawa B1 Livewire (Sergie Rezza Remix) B2 Livewire (Ossia Remix)
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