Friday, January 23, 2026

Track Of The Day: Gudj - Vortex (Metronome)


This is the type of track that Barac pays ad infinitum, and why not? He’s made his name on the back of it and, even though some others may seek to imitate, no one else has the Romanian master’s way with a groove. It’s not unusual to listen to some of his mixes and get the impression that he plays the same stuff all the time. And, while that might be true to a certain extent, it’s not really thence. He’s a master of sonic shifting; his sets having a preternatural ability to stretch themselves according to the time and then place he plays certain tunes. Their adaptability and versatility allowing them to be in more than one place at a time. This, from Gudj on Bulgarian label Metronome is, as already said, more than typical of the stuff he plays. Minimal, trance, dub, house all rolled into one. And in the right hands, a dream machine.

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