Decoside - Reload Vol. 3

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  • Just ahead of his next full length on Echocord, Greek dub techno producer Fluxion here manages to steal the limelight with his remix of "Disorder"—one of two originals provided by Italian dubster Decoside on the third volume of his Reload EP series. Let's go immediately back to that remix: at first it's all nervy, twitchy, post-apocalyptic static and implied malevolence, but almost spontaneously turns into a hunched over, dubbed out (naturally) and efficiently rolling groove of the sort you could listen to forever. The key is the contrast between the woody hits and electric glitches and the thick, pillow-y bed of melted sonics which keep them in suspension. It's a nice effect that keeps you peering deep into its murky midst as a result. The original version is a more straightforward, Basic Channel-indebted dub techno cut (is there any other sort?) that spreads out far and wide, sweeping up everything in its path and continuing to churn like the unstoppable ocean currents of the Atlantic. "Reload 5," on the other hand, features a more complex and unpredictable bed of beats that jimmy and shimmy at will, keeping you guessing till the end: like Kontext's frazzled dub palette, Decoside's charm is in detail.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Reload 5 A2 Disorder B Disorder (Fluxion remix)
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