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ALTRD 002EP
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Opening with the spacious and weightless drum choppage of "Lost Orbit VIP" looking back to BBC Radiophonic-era synth work. "Phenomena" is a different beast altogether, stripped back to the bare minimum of a claustrophobic sub bass, off-kilter Loefah-meets-J Dilla beat, and the monotonous groan of an unknown entity. "Beggars Belief" is a distant cousin of Etch's 2015 release on Wisdom Teeth "Toxin" (WSDM 003EP), with grimey basslines, swung beats, broken glass, and gushes of warm synth. For "Paging Dr.Octagon", Etch chops up old school breaks in the hardest way possible over looped synths and samples from the Mo Wax classic.
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SMNCHR 009CS
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Coinciding with the first release on Altered Roads, Altered Roads Vol. 1 (ALTRD 001EP), is this limited edition cassette featuring an 80-minute live/DJ hybrid mix of entirely unreleased Etch productions with live versions made just for this project. Artwork by designer Melancholy.
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ALTRD 001EP
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Etch presents the inaugural release on new label Altered Roads. The label is set to focus purely on Etch productions. Altered Roads Vol. 1 features four tracks ranging from the psychedelic weightless ambient soundscape of "When The Soul Departs", hazy vintage kung-fu film sampling "Lore Of Samurai", the crushingly powerful break laden homage to the defunct BLOC Festival "Flamingo Grove", and ending on futuristic Warp-driven hip-hop "Defunkt Logic". The scope of these four tracks, disregard for the confines of dancefloor function sets the tone for what is to come on this label.
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LDN 040EP
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Keysound Recordings returns to the shadows with the label's first full EP from newcomer Etch. Etch brings a jungle flavor to the dubstep dance. Not exclusively of course: his collaboration "Sounds" with Wen-mentor J-One sits somewhere between two-step garage and Mala's more meditative moments. Etch recontextualizes '97 tech-step's robotic rigidity into the new 130 BPM experimentation zone. Direct, imposing snares punch relentless rivet indentations that are ripe for filling with deft, flickering percussion. Like an intense proxy-memory flood, the sample intones with the epic grandeur of a late '80s/early '90s anthem. For lovers of the Metalheadz/No U-Turn era of drum 'n' bass, it's like meeting an old friend in an entirely new life. Etch has uncovered some old school methods and is alchemist enough to deploy them.
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