DMX Krew EP (Wavey Tones 002)
May 16
DMX Krew's latest release emerges on a new label, and clubnight offshoot, Wavey Tones (organisers of this recent, phenomenally good lineup in London).
Complex, multi-layered machine funk vies for attention with some really quite accomplished and emotive melodic synthesizer programming. Though this EP consists of real, detailed, almost challenging 2012 electro-funk, the producer's affinity with genuinely touching and affecting tunes pulls it into the territory of 'proper songs' (that's lazy, but you know what I mean). Fans of Todd Terje's latest quirky crowd-pleaser 'Inspector Norse' will lap up the trundling, grinning arpeggios of opener 'Mustard Parasol', while 'Decaying World' displays some unashamedly Drexciyan DNA in its yearning and discofied electro groove. The defining moment, for me, is on 'Flat Rate'. The 'difficult' melodies and monumentally odd but satisfying synth hooks, create a very Drexciyan atmosphere; this is the sonic equivalent of playing Abe's Odyssey on the Playstation. More so than with much of his recent work, the AFX influence is plain to see here, especially on the closing track, 'Three Days of Entropy'. Overall, DMX Krew pulls off everything here with magnificent, gleaming results - massive tip. Drops in June, on vinyl and digital.














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