Title: Ceimulstrica
Artist: Costin RP
Label: Handpicked
Cat Number: HP004
Genre: Deep House
01: Ceimulstrica
02: Linaric
03: Nostalgia
Costin RP has been steadily releasing music for around the last ten years on a wide variety of labels. And while being Romanian and, therefore, inevitably categorised as minimal, his recent output is anything but. It’s a full sounding, groove-laden disorientating sonic smorgasbord. The type of music that lots of people swear can only be enjoyed on drug. This is a very good thing because even though I’ve long since eschwed that path to enlightenment, there are still enough traces knocking about in my system to make listening to this music, and its ilk, very enjoyable indeed. “And what of the music?” I hear you say. Well, the title track is a trancetastic piece of warped deep house. Trance here being an adjective, not really the genre you understand. ‘Linaric’ highlights a busy bass that plays host to an array of stategically placed subtle embellishments. ‘Nostalgia’ employs a similar low end strategy and an off key bell that I like a lot. I’m not saying much about these tunes am I? That’s because they really come into their own in the mix. Those long, linear ones that stretch out for days. The devil’s all in the detail here folks, with each little knock, bump and noise has a hidden agenda designed to give your head a metaphorical wobble. What I will say, though, is that 'Ceimulstrica' is by far the best thing on this release.
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