Various Artists - Uncanny Valley 004

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  • You might think that there's little reason for Sneaker's "You Think You Think" to be 12 minutes long at the three minute mark. But give it about nine minutes or so, and let me know what you think then. The lead track on the Uncanny Valley's fourth various artist compilation EP reveals itself to need every second of its length to explore just about every nook and cranny of its groove, moving from industrial distortion to jacking house and back again. It's yet another random producer I've never heard of before on Uncanny Valley, and it's one of the reasons that the label has been one of the most exciting imprints of the past year or so. Over the course of these four vinyl, you never know what you're going to get name-wise. You just know that it's going to be weird and wonderful. Speaking of which, cvbox's "machinematch" acid workout is just the sort of thing that Steve Reich would make if he were just starting out. The phasing is almost dizzying. And then there's Break SL's brother, Stefan Lohse, whose slow-moving "Plätschern" has just enough room in its resolutely forward-facing groove to allow for a dreamy synth to waver in and out of focus for nine minutes. With the Dresden label set to jettison the various artist comps for proper "artist-led" EPs in the near future, these sorts of delights will be a thing of the past on the label. But with A&Ring this tight, the results look to be just as promising for the future of Uncanny Valley.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Sneaker - You Think You Think! B1 cvbox - machinematch B2 Stefan Lohse - Plätschern
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