Thursday, November 19, 2020

Hypersocial & Safety Test - Patrick Conway (ESP Institute)

 



Title: Hypersocial/Safety Test

Artist: Patrick Conway

Label: ESP Institute

Cat Number: ESP054

Genre: House

 

1: Hypersocial

2: Safety Test

 

For his second outing on ESP Institute, Patrick Conway, (not his real name, far too bland), presents the listener with a double header of contrasts. ‘Hypersocial’ is a minimal slow burner made for hot summer nights and, as things stand, psossibly warmer, hermetically-sealed winter ones. It’s an elegant piece of understated simplicity which is as meditative as it is dynamic. ‘Safety Test’ couldn’t be more different. It’s a tonally abrasive tune, composed of dense, heavy breakbeats which, while rhythmical, still manages to sound vaguely dissonant. If your after a contrasting double header, you’ve come to the right place. ‘Hypersocial’ is the one here though.

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