- ClekClekBoom's brand of house largely borrows its attitude from ghetto tech and hip-hop. But Aethority, a new collaboration between Ministre X and Mattias Mimoun, comes from a different perspective. In fact, the only leftover from the aesthetic that Paris Club Music Vol. 1 so wonderfully outlined is the fat-bottomed bass, which turns these tracks into chest-beating triumphs.
With its skittering percussion and infectious vocal sample, "Get Busy" is the least surprising of the single's two sides. It's thick with synths that collect into sludgy puddles for the drums to splash around in. They soften the authoritative piano stabs and throaty acid line, leaving an unusual amount of room for textural interplay in such a straightforward club tune.
"Niceness," on the other hand, is a deceptive title—there's a pleasing polish to the well-rounded sounds, but the drums are anything but polite. The track fades into a lengthy breakdown that verges on complete silence before returning with a vengeance. The way the duo’s bulldozer beat comes crashing back in out of nowhere is enough to make you forgive the overused tactic.
Tracklist A Aethority - Niceness
B Aethority - Get Busy