Title: Pattern Repeat EP
Artist: Fossil Archive
Label: Fossil Archive
Cat Number: FAUK013
Genre: Techno
01: Pattern Repeat (feat. ZaaZaa)
02: Bridgetown
03: Follow The River
04: Chimera
Although I love the genre, I often find myself wondering what techno has got left. It’s no exaggeration to say that it has, to a certain degree, stopped evolving and that barring a few real innovators and imaginative proponents, both on the artist and DJ category, it has stagnated. This release by Fossil Archive doesn’t break any new ground, but at least it sounds like it means business and is a little bit more than loops. It’s even fun in parts. Bending towards a big room sensibility, ‘Follow The River’ creates the correct kind of ambience with its momentum and acidic squelches which are just right. ‘Pattern Repeat (feat. ZaaZaa)’ is a dramatic dive into the abyss alongside a grandiose choir of pain. (Having said that, side by side both of these tracks sound very similar). The hollowed out tribal loops of ‘Bridgetown’ are well observed while the introspective ‘Chimera’ stands alone as the best of the lot. More hits than misses for my money.
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