Monday, April 19, 2021

The Dark Horse EP - Alphonse (Hypercolour)


 

Title: The Dark Horse EP

Artist: Alphonse

Label: Hypercolour

Cat Number: HYPE088

Genre: Rave Niches


1: Be There (feat. Be Atwell)

2: Jee Hee Cee

3: D-Scape

4: Universal Luv


What with the current obsession with breakbeats running deep, one is always on the lookout for that certain something. Alphonse, who last saw action on Hypercolour with 2018s ‘Better Weather EP’, shows that he is definitely capable of providing such an experience with this diverse release which artfully caters for a variety of niches that oscillate within a range of associated tropes. ‘D Scape’ is a piece of sublimated acid house; ‘Jee Hee Cee’ and ‘Be There’ both pop from the same pod. The former a sunshine fusion of arching breaks accompanied by synthetic pan pipes, the latter more muscular and soaring. ‘Universal Luv’ rounds off the quartet in the shape of whimsical hardcore drum and bass.


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