Matthew Burton & Kate Rathod - The Camp Pirate EP

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  • At first blush, Visionquest-associated techno prankster Matthew Burton's "The Camp Pirate" recalls no track more than "The Make Up The Break Up," Bruno Pronsato's Nico-sampling ultra-epic from 2009: both tracks push curiously sexy little grooves long past the point where practically every other techno or house producer would have started to wrap things up. But where Pronsato only implied a story arc, Burton makes the plot quite clear here, and a good deal more whimsical: as the copy on Organic Art Movement's SoundCloud reads, "The Camp Pirate" is "the tale of a homosexual pirate with a cross dressing fetish." Burton's occasional whispered narration aside, though, the concept doesn't really have much to do with the music—murky, heads-down tech house with just enough variation to make zoning in for the full 26 minutes a real possibility. "The Pirate's Acceptance" and "The Pirates and the Closet" push the story even further, expanding on the sort of twistedly laid-back grooves that score the main event. On a somewhat unrelated note, Matthew Burton is joined on the flip by current collaborator of choice Kate Rathod for a pair of club tracks that are likely to feel far more familiar to you. Warm, spacious and sensual, "The Way It's Gonna Work" again recalls Pronsato with its wide, organic drums and less-is-more approach to melody. "Nigel's Minky," with its tart synths burrowing deep into the earth, aims for something markedly darker. Though immersive, neither track sounds particularly ambitious; of course, they'd be hard-pressed to coming after Burton's naughty pirate opus.
  • Tracklist
      01. The Camp Pirate 02. The Pirates And The Closet 03. The Pirate's Acceptance 04. The Way It's Gonna Work 05. Nigel's Minky
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