Veröffentlicht
Mar 12, 2013
- As yet, Bristol's Rhythmic Theory haven't revealed anything about their identity, though their previous two 12-inches have felt impressively full-formed and intuitive, suggesting that the name might well be a pseudonym for a well-known producer (or producers). Where much of the city's current output leans towards house, this new two-tracker for Idle Hands is a proper eyes-down, no-nonsense techno affair.
"Legacy of the Lost" coasts languidly on a foundation of muffled kicks and slurred sub-bass, gradually accruing extra detail—terse hi-hats, fragile and glassy loops—as it goes. Fittingly, given its Bristol origins, it's spacious and dubby, though it eschews the well-worn tropes of much contemporary dub-techno in favour of a more subtle approach. "Riveted" is more direct: its groove has a nervy and self-perpetuating feel reminiscent of Kassem Mosse's earlier releases on Mikrodisko, but with added swing, lending things an almost garage feel. It's understated in the extreme—consisting of little but bass and drums—but wrings a great deal of momentum from those skeletal elements, gradually changing its angle of attack several times across the course of six minutes.
Tracklist A Legacy Of The Lost
B Riveted