Gavin Russom - The Purge / Enthroned

  • Share
  • "Cathartic purging and even the use of drugs to replicate states of extreme illness is a part of many healing traditions," says Gavin Russom in the press release for his single on the new Entropy Trax label. That may be so, but these two tracks are better suited for dance floors than shamanic rituals. They're very good: lengthy, slow-burning pieces from the bleaker end of post-disco and techno. Hefty drum-machine hits and thick acid lines are the order of the day on "The Purge," with gentle pads adding lightness and short bursts of drums delivering little shocks along the way. It builds momentum subtly over its ten-minutes, Russom adding new elements without breaking the track's hypnotic spell. "Enthroned" also coasts on a steady pulse, but here Russom uses flecks of synth, tinny rings and little blurs of noise to flesh out the track's skeleton. Perhaps thanks to its longer length—a luxuriant 13 minutes—"Enthroned" feels less vital than "The Purge," but there's still plenty of detail to get lost in.
  • Tracklist
      A1 The Purge B1 Enthroned
RA