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KK 126EP
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This EP is more than your usual remix package. Remixed is a meeting of kindred, idiosyncratic spirits. Ricardo Villalobos, Ada, and Tolouse Low Trax each give a new spin to one track from "You're Super In Diagonal", the latest album by Ant Orange (KK 119CD/LP, 2020). Their versions of "Monogome", "Flutter", and "Cracker" are complemented by the brand-new track by the elusive artist, "FFF". Villalobos keeps it short and sweet -- at least by his standards. His rendition of "Monogome" translates the mutant jungle vibes of the original into an entirely different dialect while maintaining its psychedelic qualities. The chugging, nine-minute-long "Siebhouse Remix" is at once rhythmically intricate and positively disorientating. Ada proves to be as imaginative as ever with her first remix in three years. Her take on the album opener "Flutter" extracts the track's warmth and transplants it into a laid-back downbeat track. She also incorporates the vocals from "Monogome", but gives it a very different spin and adds a healthy dose of autotune to it in the process. Dreamy, hazy, blissful. On the flipside, Detlef Weinrich approaches things very differently. His "Bo Bo Zy Remix" of "Cracker" offers industrial at its most inebriated, dub riddims after a bottle of hard liquor instead of a spliff. Ant Orange's "FFF" then seems to mediate between those three very different approaches: danceable yet melancholic, challenging yet restrained, it picks up on the underlying concept of "You're Super In Diagonal", combining IDM's penchant for complex rhythmic structures and a directness inherent to hip-hop music since the early days of the genre up until the age of UK drill. Edition of 300.
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KK 119CD
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Ant Orange returns to Karaoke Kalk with the album You're Super In Diagonal. Following up on three EPs between 2015 and 2018 for the Berlin-based label as well as a 12" single with drum'n'bass derivatives last year, the British producer again operates at the crossroads of laid-back house, experimental hip-hop, and a bass-heavy, abstract minimalism that hints at his background in UK garage and other strains of the hardcore continuum. Both physically moving and intellectually challenging, Ant Orange's music has always found a comfortable niche between different genres and styles. Working with short vocal snippets, jazz elements and a diverse array of rhythms, his tracks open up small worlds full of endearing details and thrilling dynamics. Nine of those worlds -- seven on the vinyl version of the album -- form the sonic cosmos that is You're Super In Diagonal. Even in Ant Orange's unique and multi-faceted discography, it is an extraordinarily lush and welcoming album. The opener already sets the mood with shimmering ambient textures, the feverish shivers of a hi-hat and a broken beat that serves as the perfect foundation for the warm and minimalistic bass line that enters the picture around the two-minute mark. The aptly named "Flutter" already encapsulates everything that makes You're Super In Diagonal the marvelous record it is: Ant Orange's sound is based on the playful interplay of discrete elements. From the jungle echoes on "Monogome" to the throbbing bass on tracks like "Cracker" or "All In" and the slick deep house grooves of "We'll Call You," the producer's choices thus lead to odd and unusual, but always cordial and inviting end results. They refer to a variety of genres from jazz to grime and IDM, but always retain their specificity. You're Super In Diagonal is a bottomless grab bag of ideas and influences, an album to get lost in, whether it's on rainy days spent on the couch or under a shining sun with a drink in hand.
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LP version. Includes download code; edition of 300. Ant Orange returns to Karaoke Kalk with the album You're Super In Diagonal. Following up on three EPs between 2015 and 2018 for the Berlin-based label as well as a 12" single with drum'n'bass derivatives last year, the British producer again operates at the crossroads of laid-back house, experimental hip-hop, and a bass-heavy, abstract minimalism that hints at his background in UK garage and other strains of the hardcore continuum. Both physically moving and intellectually challenging, Ant Orange's music has always found a comfortable niche between different genres and styles. Working with short vocal snippets, jazz elements and a diverse array of rhythms, his tracks open up small worlds full of endearing details and thrilling dynamics. Nine of those worlds -- seven on the vinyl version of the album -- form the sonic cosmos that is You're Super In Diagonal. Even in Ant Orange's unique and multi-faceted discography, it is an extraordinarily lush and welcoming album. The opener already sets the mood with shimmering ambient textures, the feverish shivers of a hi-hat and a broken beat that serves as the perfect foundation for the warm and minimalistic bass line that enters the picture around the two-minute mark. The aptly named "Flutter" already encapsulates everything that makes You're Super In Diagonal the marvelous record it is: Ant Orange's sound is based on the playful interplay of discrete elements. From the jungle echoes on "Monogome" to the throbbing bass on tracks like "Cracker" or "All In" and the slick deep house grooves of "We'll Call You," the producer's choices thus lead to odd and unusual, but always cordial and inviting end results. They refer to a variety of genres from jazz to grime and IDM, but always retain their specificity. You're Super In Diagonal is a bottomless grab bag of ideas and influences, an album to get lost in, whether it's on rainy days spent on the couch or under a shining sun with a drink in hand.
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KK 105EP
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Ant Orange's third 12" for Karaoke Kalk forms something of a trilogy for the label. The title track grows slowly from soft-tickled keys to a full-bodied groove with airy synths and RnB vocals. "Drunk In The Trunk" shifts down a gear, looping another vocal cut over a lazy, stripped-back wah-wah vibe. Experimental jazz skit "Let That Sink In" has a jerky tempo and carries flashes of light. The meditative arpeggios and sparse drums of "Comfort Zone" lead into the dusky "Muscle Beach" before "Rudis Goes Offline" picks up the tempo. "A Frozen Lake" is chilled by name and by nature.
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KK 098EP
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Following his 2015 self-titled release (KK 087EP), Ant Orange is back with another groove-laden 12" on Karaoke Kalk. Arkupe is a prime slice of laid-back beats and bass-heavy jazz breaks. Each track oozes soulfulness, from the smooth-as-silk Fender Rhodes on the opening title track to the downbeat Afro rhythms of "Fog Walk", and the nonchalant guitar riffs and synth lines on "Little Wing". Side A closes with "Feld", a sun-drenched slo-mo house jam. Side B starts with the more up-tempo toe-tapper "Big Lil's". "LB" offers more tasty jazz-n-bass drumming, while the closing track "My Man" has a breezy still-awake-on-Sunday swagger.
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KK 087EP
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Berlin resident Ant Orange presents five diverse and lively tracks fusing elements of funky soul, nu jazz, and deep house. "Omi" gets the ball rolling with groovy off-beats and a wonky kalimba melody to get your feet tapping. "Yesterday" is a funky dancefloor track, while tunes like "Are You Alon" and "The Look" are filled with romance and vibes under the careful guise of eclectic electronica. "Hands Together" draws inspiration from the same Marlena Shaw vocal sample that St Germain used to such great effect on his hit "Rose Rouge," embedding it in a contemporary down-tempo groove.
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