Title: The Calling EP
Artist: Rave Child
Label: Kokölò Records
Cat Number: KOL003
Genre: Rave?
1: The Calling
2: The Calling (VRIL Remix)
3: Good Vibrations
4: 812
In its original form ‘The Calling’ is a throwback to the early days of trance, when it wasn’t a dirty word and was still flopping about as techno’s appendix. It’s atmospheric, glacial and emotive; very nice if you like that sort of thing, and I do like it. VRIL scrapes out its vitals to reveal a minimal percussive husk and vocals that hang over it like a ghostly shroud. and a low key intensity that few can match. ‘Good Vibrations’ might as well be by The Beach Boys. It’s so different in tone to what goes before. Using an eponymous vocal sample from ‘Ride On Time’, it’s a big room pounder without much to recommend it. ‘812’ is an improvement, but, apart from the synth stabs that drive it along and change pitch to add a bit of variety, it could do better. Worth it for the title track and remix alone.
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