- With Petar Dundov, you always know what you're going to get: Hypnotic sequences, soaring leads and an appreciation for trance in its most classic sense, inherited from '90s Frankfurt and Klaus Schulze. Stripped of the '80s overtones of songs like "Stairway" and "Tenth Plateau," "Lily Wasp" sounds as pure and as essentially techno as anything Dundov has done, with a corkscrewing focus akin to "Silent Visitor." Over nine minutes, the track wends its way through dramatic string crescendos and more contemplative acid passages, but it's underpinned throughout by a single pedal tone. The single-mindedness of that descending, minor-key arpeggio keeps the track feeling exceptionally grounded, while its faint shuffle and bubbling pulse encourage you to dig your heels in even deeper.
Funk has never been high on Dundov's list of priorities, but there's an additional dose of swing on "Triton." (Perhaps he picked it up working with Gregor Tresher on "Solstice," the grooviest thing that Dundov's ever put his name to.) Like the A-side, it's a long, meditative journey with a touch of Detroit night driving to it, illuminated by faint bursts of acid and synths with a coppery gleam.
Tracklist A Lily Wasp
B Triton