- It's a shame that Horizontal Ground is so committed to the anonymity of its producers. Any beatmaker would be rather happy to attach their name to its releases. Instead, we simply must applaud 19.26.1.18.5 this time around. Wherever you are, good sir (or madam!), your two-tracker follows in the tradition of the label in its slow-developing no-nonsense techno that is unafraid of a chiming melody or two, but isn't beholden to it either.
"Seeks Care" has a lead-foot breakbeat techno vibe that is garnished with creepy chanting that evokes Gregorian monks and a slight shimmy of a two-note melody. It moves along at a speed a tad below 120 BPM, making it ideal warm-up or cool-down fodder. "Thirteen Step" is considerably faster, but just as atmospheric, finding room for the type of globular synth work of Bola. It's certainly not as smooth as the IDM mainstay, but the contrast between the heavy beat and enchanted, space-y meandering in the background makes for listening that is just as satisfying at home as it is to hear on the floor. It's likely that 19.26.1.18.5 is indeed a different producer than those that have come before on Horizontal Ground, but the quality speaks for itself.
TracklistA Seeks Care
B Thirteen Step