Tim Davison - Deafening Silence

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  • One of this year's most promising DJ/producers,Tim Davison makes his debut - and one worthy of taking note - on Plastic Pantastic with a tasty two header. Since his first release "The More I Know" on Portugal's Feed Me Records, the spotlight has shone in Davison's direction, now as much in demand for his DJ skills as for his penchant for creating solid dancefloor shakers. On the A-side is Deafening Silence,whipping up a tech-infused sound of textured synthlines and incessant percussive patterns dictating the groove. As this progresses, sounds are subtly imitated and played about with. The pressure drops off with squelchy, delayed synth hits leading into a total breakdown before all the pieces are layered up and back into play again, for maximum effect. Praying For Patience is on the flip side, creating a high octane dancefloor moment with use of busy tribal percussion together with cut up vocals twisting out a catchy rhythm. All this gathers momentum then drops the beat as a watery mix of sounds takes over, cranking back up with the addition of ricocheting stabs that build upon each other while a rich tapestry of entangled phrases work underneath . Throughout the track parts ease out to the fore and shift back into place gently, keeping the pressure at maximum and only brought right down briefly for the short break. Superb work from Davison with both tracks subtle at a glance but containing a weight of intricacy from start to finish.
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