Scherbe - King Of Kasio / Neva Too Late

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  • The sweeping deep house of Dresden's Scherbe came to prominence 18 months ago with a fine EP for his home city's Uncanny Valley. RAMP offshoot Fourth Wave—where iconoclastic house artist Gerry Read has been making his name—feels like another good fit for the German. The two productions here show a nous for slick drum programming (Scherbe is an old-school hip-hop head) and emotion, both going about their business in an unhurried fashion, allowing plenty of time for their subtleties to filter through. "King Of Kasio" is lovely piece of Detroit-flavoured house, fed by a crunchy, half-pace tempo and a rat-a-tat woodblock. Scherbe overlays this with a hint of organ drone and clouds of orchestral synths. "Neva Too Late" picks up the pace slightly, jerking around to a spasmodic rhythm made up of reversed beats, tablas and live toms. Call it breakbeat house, but slowed to a languid pulse. Like the A-side, it has a gentle, considered approach that's easy to like.
  • Tracklist
      A1 King Of Kasio B1 Neva Too Late
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