Title: Expression Directe
Artist: Maelstrom
Label: Cultivated Electronics
Cat Number: CELTD05
Genre: Electronics
A1: Expression Directe
A2: TBX72
B1: Fixed Base Operator
B2: Squawk
A purveyor of fine funk is what Maelstrom is, certainly so on the evidence of this EP. The title track has vocoders, saying something evocative and in European tones. This is always a win in electro circles, even if the tune itself doesn’t evoke Kraftwerk with its deliberate, occasionally fidgety groove. ‘TBX72’ grinds out an industrial electro message with its synthesised skid and overarching and sinister bells, and when it suddenly loosens up just past the mid point everything comes together. ‘Fixed Base Operator’ goes for the funk jugular with emphatic results, while ‘Squawk’ takes things down a notch pace-wise, but ratchets up the intensity. This is an eminently playable EP that covers one of my favourite sectors of the electro spectrum. Which is nice.
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