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formant recordings
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by formant recordings » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:25 pm
00 Phaeleh-Cheki
01 HxdB-Invisible Touch
02 Psychonaught-I Just Want You
The latest from Formant Recordings is a globe-spanning affair, a split EP comprising brand new tracks from Bristol’s Phaeleh, Vancouver’s HxdB, and Newcastle’s Psychonaught. None of these producers are exactly newcomers but these songs strike out like fresh, confident debuts, going for the jugular -- after all, when you’ve only got one track, you’ve got to make it count. Phaeleh’s “Cheki” is a meditative stepper that grooves on subtle Asian vibes, glassy percussion and soft flute sounds kindling a loungey mood overwhelmed by the mounds of sub-bass power lurking underneath the track. The skittering garage beat and distant vocal imbue the track with subtle sensuality, for one of the sexiest tracks since, well, Formant’s last release. HxdB’s “Invisible Touch” lurks closer to the surface, with vocal samples as glowing cinders acting like periodic skylights, as beautifully filtered guitar plucks float in like momentary rays of sepia sunlight. Reality sets in when a ferocious riff rips the sound from the surfaces of the track and violently pulls it down the centre in one ugly stroke of digital distortion -- it’s a surprise that never ceases to startle every time, the kind of stuff that would implode a rave. Closing the EP is the twilight Burial invocation of Psychonaught’s “I Just Want You” -- but the ultra-clear percussion a far cry from Burial’s dusty archival beats. The familiar vocals are anguished but powerful, relishing in their own strangulated muscle, straining against the pressure of the track and struggling to break through the mournful din.
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rob_o
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by rob_o » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:28 pm
awesome! all 3 tracks are wikid
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sines
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by sines » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:47 pm
gonna be a big one!
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1017_duck
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by 1017_duck » Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:42 pm
biggest release yet maybe?
I dunno, they've all been very special to me. Thanks for the continuous quality!
hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the john..so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz?
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by _boring » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:25 pm
big tings from formant always
SOUNDCLOUD.COM/STUNTMANSTEP
SOUNDCLOUD.COM/STUNTMAN-2
SOUNDCLOUD.COM/STUNTMAN-3
WAXMUSEUMRADIO.NET
MNM PRESENTS/
QUEEN CITY CARTEL
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kontigobeats
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by kontigobeats » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:30 pm
real nice release, feeling the I just want you track especially! Big up formant!
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brent
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by brent » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:09 am
beautiful
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bigbasha
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by bigbasha » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:33 am
pretty amazing all around, that hxdb is what's up.
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sines
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by sines » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:39 pm
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by 3rdeye » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:10 am
awesome, just awesome release. Big ups to everyone involved!
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1017_duck
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by 1017_duck » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:35 pm
first page!
hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the john..so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz?
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djrobyn
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by djrobyn » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:52 pm
loving this, big up the formant gang!
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psychonaught
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by psychonaught » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:01 pm
Best record store in the north
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by sines » Sun Aug 01, 2010 4:09 am
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by sines » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:37 am
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by sines » Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:20 pm
up.
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by tri-funk » Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:27 pm
excellent
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