Rhyw - Rhyw

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  • The Rotterdam label Tar Hallow has grown auspiciously in a year. Since Klankman's deep acid dip there's been a typically rambunctious EP from Charlton, old-school machine funk from Dim DJ, and now this, the first solo record from Cassegrain's Alex Tsiridis. With his partner, Hüseyin Evirgen, Tsiridis has proven his worth as a producer of dense, mazy techno (just check out the last Cassegrain record). These qualities remain at the fore of his four-track debut, a self-titled EP with disturbing yet endearing intentions. Of the four, the straight 4/4 track "Skull To The Chest" is the most approachable. But note the carefully construed racket that comes with it. Metal clatters in the wind; there's a weird screech here, an aching groan there. The A-side sounds like a crawl in comparison. "Climbing Frame" has a scattered pulse, though it's more about a mounting sense of unease that billows in from the back. It picks up a bass groove in the third quarter, by which point everything's become eerie. "Cluster Of Females" limps along as it reels off a melancholic tune, but it's the singular "Steak Tartare" that's the EP's weirdest and best track. There are parts that sound like a distant firework whizzing into the night sky. Its melody is detuned and animalistic. The percussion has the perfect amount of rough and smooth. The track offers IDM strangeness for modern techno ears.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Climbing Frame A2 Cluster Of Females B1 Skull To The Chest B2 Steak Tartare
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