Monday, September 23, 2024

Ben Pest/Maelstrom - For The Floor Vol. 4 (Cultivated Electronics Ltd)

 


Title: For The Floor Vol. 4 

Artist: Ben Pest/Maelstrom 

Label: Cultivated Electronics Ltd

Cat Number: CELTD015

Genre: Techno/Electro



A1: Ben Pest – Who Would Have Thought I’d Be

A2: Ben Pest – 26 Hybrid

B1: Maëlstrom – ASCII TWINS

B2: Maëlstrom – PERMANENCY


No arsing around here. As the title suggests, these tracks aren’t for easy listening. Ben Pest’s double header is characterised by bass heavy beats, distorted vocals and an urgent syncopation, all of which fuse together in his sonic blast furnace. ‘Who Would Have Thought This’ is the heavier of the two, with ‘26 Hybrid’ being more fleshed out. Maelstrom’s ‘ASCII TWINS’ has a marshal feel to it, underpinned by linear percussion and overseen by apocalyptic synth flourishes. ‘PERMANENCY’ takes the electro train and is all tightly wound and compressed. Denser than dense, this release feels like a quartet made for a fetish club.

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