Aubrey - Dark

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  • "Dark" provides credible support for the argument that great electronic music doesn't just age well, but that it should—despite the passage of time—sound like it was made yesterday. Indeed, in this instance, a reissue sounds more dynamic than the majority of contemporary dub techno releases.UK producer Allen Saei, AKA Aubrey, first put out "Dark" back in 2001 as part of a five-record series, and it is fitting that he chooses it to mark his return. (Like that other great UK late '90s producer Josh Brent, Saei was absent for five years.) Tougher than most of Aubrey's releases, "Dark" nonetheless feature an underlying, hypnotic quality that is a common narrative throughout his work. Based on a hammering, iron-cast rhythm and resonating metallic percussion, these elements provide the basis for a wave of layered atmospheric chords that ebb and flow majestically, eventually soaring higher and higher to reach a climax. Remix-wise, Modern Love's Pendle Coven drop the tempo but don't hold back on the intensity levels, with Aubrey's chords sucked into a noisy filter that's underpinned by staccato beats and spiky percussion. Mike Parker, meanwhile, delivers a clubbier take, with insistent, doubled up beats retaining the intensity of the original version, but without its cavernous chord sequences.
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      A Dark (original 2001 mix) B1 Dark (Pendle Coven remix) B2 Dark (Mike Parker remix)
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