- The title of Jens Zimmermann's latest EP is relevant to the two pieces of music within. Both show a fetishism for repetition, or as he calls it, "static structure." Problem is, without being relatively unique or timbrally rich—like acid—the repeated elements quickly become tiresome. The samples in "D32" fulfil neither of these requirements; you'll swear you've heard the tech house-style hats and claps before. With no real melody to speak of, Zimmermann keeps things moving by playing with the basic elements: Delaying the claps into barely perceptible build-ups, changing note lengths or filtering the bass. On the B-side, "Livemulti 2" employs similar tactics, right down to the generic percussion. This time, however, miniscule blips ping-pong their way across the spectrum, occasionally gaining comet-like tails. Essentially, both tracks are throwbacks to the mnml of yesteryear, a style most of us seem happy to leave in the past.
Tracklist A D32
B Live Multi 2