Golden Red - Hotel Mandatory

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  • Golden Red comes at us out of Cologne on an anniversary press for Sub Static as they reach #50 in their catalog. Both the city and artist are known for their diverse approach to music and Hotel Mandatory is no exception. ”Water Damage” begins with a twisted intro of offset synth hits until the 1-minute mark when the first break arrives. Reverbed finger snaps enter in the background with a filtered RAVE style bass line escalating into a peak at 3 minutes. Some xylophone and spacey patterns mix together softly creating a subtle space amongst the existing heavy sounds. This groove continues until a distant vox is brought in, finally riding out with the xylophone and spacey pattern taking over until the end. (7/10) ”Mildews” has an attractive vocal snippet, used in the intro and dropped out at 1 minute before a lush pad starts to push through. A complimenting stab is introduced with a flute type melody filtered in on top of the long bass line. The 3-minute mark sees the arrival of a break, which increases the power of the track while still giving the track room to introduce more sounds. Another sound comes in at five minutes in tandem with a flute like stab, which adds to the atmosphere within the track. Deep oooh so deep with quite some punch, this is excellent for building early in a set. (8/10)
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