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YGROK 003EP
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"Kjofol returns with a dazzling follow-up to YGROK-001 at the start of 2014. He takes his chilling, precise sound a step further and deeper with four tracks of impeccable production. The groaning static hisses, hung piano atmospheres and disembodied vocals of the opening track show that he is all business. Fusing live-sampled drum kits with micro impulses and seismic sub bass, Bruit Distinct shows Kjofol's talent to make a propulsive dancefoor killer without needing to push the kick drum. The EP takes a beatless interlude, alternately ecstatic and sinister, in the form of 'Aisthésis.' Airy, and with a funk nonetheless, it shows Kjofol pushing the boundaries of his skills. The mayhem hinted at on the A side breaks through in force with 'Caractère Numineux.' A long form journey, it builds its energy in fits and starts of clanging melodies, bleeps and haunted spaces before reaching a bizarre, maniacal climax. Not for the faint of heart. The EP closes out with 'Fauré,' a droning beat exercise in six minutes. A swinging, rolling groove dotted with machine groans and spurts. Mastered by Rashad @ Dubplates & Mastering."
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YGROK 001EP
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"This Russian imprint launches with two intricate, beautiful, house groovers. A journey in four variations, 'Chemin' tracks through hills and valleys with striking vision and fullness, propulsive yet restrained. 'Premature' takes a slower, deeper approach, packing its energy into a stomping bassline, whilst subtle melodies and relentless, bubbling sound course through, beaching us in a place both sinister and tranquil."
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APCD 002CD
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Apparel Music presents an album from French producer Kjofol. Lune can be loaded into any soundsystem to taste that feeling of freedom, a dream embodied in sound as the walls vanish from the room, day gives way to an unforgettable night, the Moon shines in all its purity and we are inebriated with an astounding sense of amazement. Techniques evolve, changing so that one beat is destroyed to create another, fresh and innovative, producing plenty of twists: swinging to and fro in carefully-measured drumbeats, sudden dilations in frequency that fade away without ever losing that aftertaste -- the sensation of experiencing something for the first time. The artist left Montpellier two years ago to settle in the cold city of Berlin so as to really experience German club life in all its nuances; yet Kjofol uses French voices and instruments, tele-transporting them onto an international, evocative, classical and, at the same time, very modern-day scene.
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