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Rakoon Outside World: Undersky Review
Hailing from Germany, Rakoon is no stranger in the milieu of music culture, producing since 2002, DJing since 2007 and being active as part of the Dutty Dubz crew as the third man. Undersky is proud to add Rakoon to its roster, with his latest release, ‘Outside World’, injecting a concatenation of tumultuous frequencies and laudable musicianship into the Undersky family.
A) ‘‘Outside World’’
Picture waking up in one of the incubators from the ‘Matrix’, shifting your gaze around a vast sea of bodies in perpetual slumber and being reprimanded by the mechanic touch of the robot drone; add a chorus of synthetic screeches and howls and a relentless bassline and you have ‘Outside World’. This primal yet techy track grabs you cerebrally and from the rumble in your chest transports you into the darkest recesses of unfathomable uncertainty, left to the devices of a mechanical groove that doesn’t seem to stop until your head nods with wanton pleasure at the sheer production of such a track, but also with a sense of panic, induced by the undulating climate of sterile technology and the rising onerous growls. The track culminates in what can be described as a sonic battle between the digital and the visceral, the illusion, and the realization of the ‘‘Outside World,’’ firing up the adrenaline and preparing us for what is in store in the rest of the EP.
B) ‘‘Blue Planet’’
Things get more heated with ‘Blue Planet,’ the growls intensify and almost become tangible, coupled with an introduction with intermittent percussion and a brooding atmosphere akin to a gathering storm. The bass ricochets against the furious motion of the snapping percussive snare that hits after every beat, and invites the listener to absorb themselves into this domain of resonating highs and lows, grinding groans, and a cloud of pads creeping up at certain parts of the track, obfuscating the track into a shroud of estrangement. Towards the end of the track, the growls slowly recede and percussion shines, along with the sinister background sounds which slowly fade out to leave a sole kick drum with an unsettling high note to finish off this tempest of a track.
C) ‘‘Deepa’’
Starting with a more optimistic and nebulous intro, ‘Deepa’ strikes chords harkening to a space exploration, and introducing Icicle-esque vibes to the mix, with an undeniable groove and synths that seem to take you on an ambitious interstellar voyage. As the track progresses, hi hats are added, which really get you chair dancing, and the track overall leaves a very different note from the previous set of tracks, standing as a kind of victory of sorts, against the sonic perils that the listener previously faced with the latter’s pervasive but groovy atmosphere.
D) ‘‘Make You Pay’’
Following in the same trail as ‘‘Deepa,’’ but with greater emphasis on the way the track will play out on the dancefloor, ‘Make You Pay’ places the limelight on the onslaught of Distance-esque growls which govern the flow of the track, complemented by a pattern of percussive shakers and short bongos, as well as a distorted vocal, which further embeds the alien atmosphere instigated by the previous track, and cements it into the listener’s consciousness. The peak of ‘Make You Pay’ is reached towards the end of the track, with the growls reaching new heights of groove and short assailing drum patterns surrounding the listener, finally giving way to the relative calm of the pads which once again transport the reader to the deepest reaches of a distant constellation, ending the EP with a mental image of the calm of space following the destruction of a supernova.
Rakoon Outside World: Undersky Review
Hailing from Germany, Rakoon is no stranger in the milieu of music culture, producing since 2002, DJing since 2007 and being active as part of the Dutty Dubz crew as the third man. Undersky is proud to add Rakoon to its roster, with his latest release, ‘Outside World’, injecting a concatenation of tumultuous frequencies and laudable musicianship into the Undersky family.
A) ‘‘Outside World’’
Picture waking up in one of the incubators from the ‘Matrix’, shifting your gaze around a vast sea of bodies in perpetual slumber and being reprimanded by the mechanic touch of the robot drone; add a chorus of synthetic screeches and howls and a relentless bassline and you have ‘Outside World’. This primal yet techy track grabs you cerebrally and from the rumble in your chest transports you into the darkest recesses of unfathomable uncertainty, left to the devices of a mechanical groove that doesn’t seem to stop until your head nods with wanton pleasure at the sheer production of such a track, but also with a sense of panic, induced by the undulating climate of sterile technology and the rising onerous growls. The track culminates in what can be described as a sonic battle between the digital and the visceral, the illusion, and the realization of the ‘‘Outside World,’’ firing up the adrenaline and preparing us for what is in store in the rest of the EP.
B) ‘‘Blue Planet’’
Things get more heated with ‘Blue Planet,’ the growls intensify and almost become tangible, coupled with an introduction with intermittent percussion and a brooding atmosphere akin to a gathering storm. The bass ricochets against the furious motion of the snapping percussive snare that hits after every beat, and invites the listener to absorb themselves into this domain of resonating highs and lows, grinding groans, and a cloud of pads creeping up at certain parts of the track, obfuscating the track into a shroud of estrangement. Towards the end of the track, the growls slowly recede and percussion shines, along with the sinister background sounds which slowly fade out to leave a sole kick drum with an unsettling high note to finish off this tempest of a track.
C) ‘‘Deepa’’
Starting with a more optimistic and nebulous intro, ‘Deepa’ strikes chords harkening to a space exploration, and introducing Icicle-esque vibes to the mix, with an undeniable groove and synths that seem to take you on an ambitious interstellar voyage. As the track progresses, hi hats are added, which really get you chair dancing, and the track overall leaves a very different note from the previous set of tracks, standing as a kind of victory of sorts, against the sonic perils that the listener previously faced with the latter’s pervasive but groovy atmosphere.
D) ‘‘Make You Pay’’
Following in the same trail as ‘‘Deepa,’’ but with greater emphasis on the way the track will play out on the dancefloor, ‘Make You Pay’ places the limelight on the onslaught of Distance-esque growls which govern the flow of the track, complemented by a pattern of percussive shakers and short bongos, as well as a distorted vocal, which further embeds the alien atmosphere instigated by the previous track, and cements it into the listener’s consciousness. The peak of ‘Make You Pay’ is reached towards the end of the track, with the growls reaching new heights of groove and short assailing drum patterns surrounding the listener, finally giving way to the relative calm of the pads which once again transport the reader to the deepest reaches of a distant constellation, ending the EP with a mental image of the calm of space following the destruction of a supernova.
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OUT NOW!!!
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OUT THIS MONDAY!!!
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USKY010 coming soon.
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Review by Jason Nikolaidis :
Upon seeing which artists were collaborating on this release I could not contain my genuine excitement and sheer curiosity over what result they would produce; I was not disappointed. VΛΑΔ of Imaginary Friend fame has consistently produced unique music that evokes a wide range of emotions, including melodies that linger in your mind and allow you to reminisce to whatever memory manifests in the moment, as well as more brooding tracks with a darker trail behind them; musical black holes siphoning the listener into hostile but revelatory dimensions. BunZer0 of course hardly requires an introduction, a highly successful dj and producer, with his recent ‘Darabuka EP’ release on Mindstep Music combining a technical atmosphere with tribal beats, unyielding grooves, and Middle Eastern drones, proving to be a solid release. Together, VΛΑΔ and BunZer0 piece together a sonic fresco that never fails to impress.
1) VΛΑΔ x BunZer0 – Dimension
‘Dimension’ begins with a drawn out dirge-like melody that is melancholic and slowly turns into mystical once the rest of the pads and synths overlap each other. The bass enters in an almost waltz like pattern with the drums, surging with enough power but not detracting from the overall atmosphere of the droning dirge. A chaotic vocal slowly comes into play, panning left and right, as if urging the listener to do something, something beyond their understanding, but suddenly giving up, aptly concluding the tune within the milieu of the unknown and unchartered, the seemingly imperceptible ‘dimension’.
2) VΛΑΔ x BunZer0 – Misanthropy
‘Misanthropy’ is a track that seems to be crafted to alleviate the stress and pent-up anger that one could have after an arduous and disheartening day; you can almost feel the seething atmosphere in the beginning of the track with the panning percussion clanging in your ears, and the rumbling of the drums resembling the slowly turning symbolic cogs of a gruelling day. However, once the main synth is introduced along with the bass, there is almost a detachment, as if you are observing the world from neutral eyes, no longer bound by life’s delirium. The track ends with what sounds almost like a wave slowly washing away, but being interrupted by the loud crashing of metal, perhaps serving as the metaphor of reality rearing back its ugly head.
Upon seeing which artists were collaborating on this release I could not contain my genuine excitement and sheer curiosity over what result they would produce; I was not disappointed. VΛΑΔ of Imaginary Friend fame has consistently produced unique music that evokes a wide range of emotions, including melodies that linger in your mind and allow you to reminisce to whatever memory manifests in the moment, as well as more brooding tracks with a darker trail behind them; musical black holes siphoning the listener into hostile but revelatory dimensions. BunZer0 of course hardly requires an introduction, a highly successful dj and producer, with his recent ‘Darabuka EP’ release on Mindstep Music combining a technical atmosphere with tribal beats, unyielding grooves, and Middle Eastern drones, proving to be a solid release. Together, VΛΑΔ and BunZer0 piece together a sonic fresco that never fails to impress.
1) VΛΑΔ x BunZer0 – Dimension
‘Dimension’ begins with a drawn out dirge-like melody that is melancholic and slowly turns into mystical once the rest of the pads and synths overlap each other. The bass enters in an almost waltz like pattern with the drums, surging with enough power but not detracting from the overall atmosphere of the droning dirge. A chaotic vocal slowly comes into play, panning left and right, as if urging the listener to do something, something beyond their understanding, but suddenly giving up, aptly concluding the tune within the milieu of the unknown and unchartered, the seemingly imperceptible ‘dimension’.
2) VΛΑΔ x BunZer0 – Misanthropy
‘Misanthropy’ is a track that seems to be crafted to alleviate the stress and pent-up anger that one could have after an arduous and disheartening day; you can almost feel the seething atmosphere in the beginning of the track with the panning percussion clanging in your ears, and the rumbling of the drums resembling the slowly turning symbolic cogs of a gruelling day. However, once the main synth is introduced along with the bass, there is almost a detachment, as if you are observing the world from neutral eyes, no longer bound by life’s delirium. The track ends with what sounds almost like a wave slowly washing away, but being interrupted by the loud crashing of metal, perhaps serving as the metaphor of reality rearing back its ugly head.
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