New release on the estimable LowRes label is this 4-track 12" EP from Delien- a new Detroit duo consisting of producers and visual artists Pete Greko and Atsiluth. "Aon" begins with a deceptively harsh intro before settling into thick midtempo electro-funk groove punctuated by fizzy textures and hard pop-locking rhythms. Delien remind me a bit of the excellent (and perhaps underrated) work of fellow Detroit producer (and fellow LowRes artist) Kero
- the same clipped funk using the same intense attention to texture and an almost microscopic approach to sequencing. Like Kero (and unlike, say, Richard Devine) the grooves lead the way here- and there are some monster grooves all over this EP. Unlike Kero, Delien spice up the mix with a bit more industrial aggression- the textures ooze a bit more doomy menace and the drums pound just a bit harder. "New Sequence" dices up trumpet loops and crazed bleeps into clipped robo-funk full of stop-start silences and intricate programming. "Alchemical Improv" opens with a (by now) prerequisite ragga vocal intro that gives way to a lo fi speak-and-spell singalong voice over another hard beat- a bit faster and harsher perhaps than the tracks on the a-side. The EP closes with a remix of the title cut by LowRes label owner Adjust, who builds the track up into a linear hard-rocking tune more stomping that the more broken-up feel of the other three pieces.
LowRes page about this release with sound samples: http://lowres.com/V4/media/016/delien_aon.html
Delien Home Page: http://www.delien.com
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