- Genius Of Time, the duo of Dorisburg and Arkajo, sure know how to work up a nice groove. This shines best when their music is at its most reduced, a style their home label, Aniara Recordings, has explored on recent releases. Henrik Bergqvist's Renewal, released one year ago, was Aniara at its most restrained, a hypnotic nod to '90s tech house with plenty of low-end punch. Then there was Arkajo's Rymdkollo, which wasn't afraid to let melody take a backseat to rhythm. Voxshot aims for bigger rooms, but the straight-shooting groove remains.
It's hard to look past "Netscape," the pumping B-side. Buoyed by a restless two-bar bassline, it crescendos with a cascade of bright tones. The melody is stripped away for a short passage halfway through, after which things rebuild with even more verve. Like the rest of Genius Of Time's catalogue, its sounds recall classic US house, but everything else—the sheen, the lean arrangement—is modern. "Voxshot" is more percussive. The rhythm stutters underneath a looped snatch of vocal as drum rolls and techno stabs raise the intensity. The massive bass injection two thirds through will get plenty of cheers, but the more versatile "Netscape" is the real winner.
TracklistA Voxshot
B Netscape