Skudge - Haste

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  • Skudge are masters of refinement, consistently able to shrug off the feeling of staidness, despite a penchant for the classic techno templates. The key mostly seems to lie in the duo's slick question-and-answer type compositions—melodies are simple, hypnotic and almost never operate alone. In "Wonder Stories," for instance, the gaps in the sparse bassline are filled with flaring chords, and the even smaller spaces between them are occupied by a dreary, two-note drone. Soloed, any one of these elements might seem tedious, but in concert, they act like a well-oiled machine, each component hard to separate as a more complex whole emerges. The aptly-titled "Haste" is simpler than most of the duo's work, rapidly unfurling brightly-hued chords like a flag in the wind. Not much happens after this—a few chokes with a filter here, a bass cut there—but its galloping effectiveness is hard to argue with.
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      A Haste B Wonder Stories
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