Various - Norma

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  • To fanboys of a certain persuasion, the idea of Stablo and Rekids' bosses launching a joint label, especially one named after the diner from David Lynch's Twin Peaks, is enough to induce palpitations. As curators, Jamie Fry and Matt "Radio Slave" Edwards both have strong credentials. Both run labels centred on rhythm and groove—the kind of records that never leave the bag. The Double R's first release, Norma (named after the owner of the Double R diner), outlines the label's intentions to expose "fresh modern music that [stands] on its own." The Twin Peaks motif seems to leak onto Liviu Groza's "Feel The Way I Do," whose disembodied wails bubble up through waterlogged chords like the last gasps of someone drowning. The percussion, in contrast, is sharp. The whip of a junglist's snare plays lightly against an offbeat shuffle, giving an otherwise lumbering beat a more dynamic lurch. "Violence" feels more like a Rekids release. It has a bassline skipping lightly below pads that swirl through static and reverberant drums. It leans a little heavily on texture over substance, but stands up on a solid start to a very promising label.
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      A Liviu Groza – Feel The Way I Do B René Audiard – Violence
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