Title: Slip/Switchblade
Artist: <tradition>
Label: <tradition>
Cat Number: TRAD001
Genre: Techno
1: Slip
2: Switchblade
Well this is a nice surprise (a pure surprise, as I had no prior expectations). A techno double header that feels well thought out and comes with a beguiling sense of restraint and respect. The tempo of both tracks is a little slower than one might imagine, the bpms allowing the thought that the origins of the genre are being engaged with. There’s a minimal, new beat feel to ‘Slip’, which never gets ahead of itself, feels like it has the capacity to go on forever without being boring, and could span a range of different sets. ‘Switchblade’ contrasts nicely, using skeletal break beats, an incognito sub bass and a range of off-key embellishment which all combines to produce a wobbly, dubstep flavoured composition. Both very danceable and adaptable with a unifying dankness lurking in the sonic Kuiper Belt.
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