Sian - Devil’s Garden

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  • Sian, who has released previously on Poker Flat and Einmaleins, takes aim at “dark and menacing” techno on this release. There’s a flat, forward moving 4/4 beat, with a pulsing bassline and atonal keys accompanied by looming atmospheric noises. Unfortunately, despite aiming at “dark and menacing” what this actually achieves is “murky and sludgy”. The heaviness of the production anchors one’s feet firmly to the floor, and the disparate parts of the track don’t seem to link up to form a coherent groove. The Maurice Aymard & Oriol Benedet remix trades in the rolling bassline for ‘minimal’ percussion but the hats still feel heavy although the more sparing use of the atmospherics on this mix makes it marginally more successful.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Devils Garden B1 Phantom B2 Devils Garden (Remix By Maurice Aymard & Oriol Benedet)
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