V/A - Minacore Vol. 1 (Mina)

 

Title: Minacore Vol. 1

Artist: Various

Label: MIna

Cat Number: MINA001

Genre: Beats

1: Phoebe - Swamp Head

2: Violet - Early Shift

3: BLEID - 8AM PM

4: marum - Nothing Gold Can Stay

It’s a mixed bag this; ranging from the acid-tinged stomp of ‘Swamp Head’ to the beatless 1970s-tinged electronica of ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’. In between ‘Early Shift’ gives us drum and bass with some interesting tempo switches and ‘8AM PM’ invokes tribal abandon through layers of percussion. If we’re picking faves, as would be the case on such a release where difference is such a calling card, ‘Swamp Head’ takes the plaudits, with its 303 infused chug. However, each tune is an exercise in shape throwing tenderisation, from the most pummelling (‘8AM PM’), to the lightest of palpitations (‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’). And ‘Early Shift’ being the most dynamic.