Title: Differ-ent
EP
Artist: Differ-ent
aka DJ Bone
Label: Don’t Be
Afraid
Cat Number: DBA018
Genre: Techno
A: Different (hrall)
B: Different (ity)
My youngest son is
doing some homework at the moment which involves completing a crossword in
which the skeleton makes up the words. The perfect reminder then, to write this
small, but overdue piece on DJ Bone’s debut release from his alter-ego,
Differ-ent. The sound is crystalline and, like this review, concise. ‘Different
(hrall)’ is an insistent, linear dialogue with west Africa, while ‘Different
(ity)’ is its tonal opposite, sacrificing intricacy for the more wide-open
spaces of a sinister, softened around the edges, dub–imbued industrialism. Both
tracks are sharp as needles, full of clarity and, as examples of repetitive
beats, stand out from the crowd.
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