- Andy Chatterley lives in music—his decade-plus career has seen him collaborate with Nic Fancuilli as Skylark, work with Pussycat Dolls and Kanye West, build his own recording studio and—in late 2008—go solo. So far, so good: Chatterley has already had a much-loved Radio 1 record, "Access The Future," and launched the Union of Numbers project (month-by-month releases exploring different shades of electronica). And the Earth-shuddering "Jets" may be his best yet.
"Jets" is a brawny stew with a warm lunar sub-bass line and a punchy four kick thud that in its depth is immediately reminiscent of the darkest and most offbeat M_nus output. Noisy jets take off and land, while a war-like siren makes you feel like you've breached the security at a military complex—a supermarket announcement-style harmony of soothing rung chimes and synth pows work to relax the piece, adding silky textures.
Delete on the remix reduces the piece in size and stature—opting to double-time the synth shots, filling in the gaps with conga and toms, quieting the sirens and jets to ambient background noise. The infectious sub-bass groove is removed and the piece as a whole is slowed down a few BPM. It is essentially an anti-climax on the back of Chatterley's destroyer. What Delete seems to forget, however, is that you can't make bombing sirens and jet streams laidback. All marks go to Chatterley.
Tracklist A Jets
B Jets (Delete Mix)