Gilles Renneson - Callisto (Spheres)

Title: Callisto

Artist: Gilles Renneson

Label: Spheres

Cat Number: SPHERE002

Genre: Break Beats

1: Kid Reflex

2: Terminal

3: Unknown Stranger (fest. Lisson K)

4: Yara

With ‘Callisto’, Gilles Renneson has created a fragile nether world where the beats are tempered by a liquid flexibility, allowing the listener to exercise their imagination and fill the space with a hallucinogenic sensibility. The beat frequency varies across the four tracks: ‘Kid Reflex’ is a sort of geiger counter gamelan. It’s a high tension piece playing across a wide spacial range. ‘Terminal’ is slightly slower and moodier, but no less inventive and atmospheric. ‘Unknown Stranger (feat. Lisson K)’ is a voyage into fragmented sound design which, when assembled, fits together like a moving jigsaw. ‘Yara’ is the most overtly techno influenced of the four, recalling early Axis era Jeff Mills in its approach. It’s also the most regularly cohesive piece here, and finishes off with a samba-like swing. Great production and attention to detail all round.