AX&P (Adam X &
Perc)
Mutiny &
Disorder
Format. Vinyl &
digital
Cat.Number.
Ampere&Ohm AX&P002
This is the second
release from the trans-Atlantic techno duo following their 2013 debut
on their Ampere & Ohm label. It's an all too brief and functional
statement of intent and a reminder of their potential (recently
demonstrated at gigs in London, Paris and The Netherlands). These two
tracks build on the previous release but are less minimal and more dramatic.
'Mutiny' features
Adam X's tense, whispered vocals, urging us “into the battle”.
The initially rigid structure is marked out by Traversable
Wormhole-style space bleeps later augmented by a strange ravey
sequence that seems to reveal Perc's lurking presence.
This is followed
by the deeper 'Disorder', which is less obviously dramatic but richer
sonically. It has a widescreen sound akin to Senking's recent
cinematic soundscapes but still delivers on the dancefloor. It
becomes ever more intense as it unfolds, with the icy drones and
sharp, electroid zaps almost being overwhelmed by a kick that could
have come from a 1990s Dutch hardcore track.
Mutiny &
Disorder works as a tantalising calling card for a future album, delivering more or less what would be expected of a collaboration
between these two artists but in the process adding a fresh twist to the current
industrial techno sound that only these two can deliver.
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