- Infinite Machine, a label operated out of both Montreal and Mexico City since 2011, almost created a template for the current wave of global-minded club music. From the beginning, they've supported producers from all over the world, they've encouraged the cross-breeding and hybridization of regional sounds and, almost 50 releases in, they've been instrumental in establishing experimental club music's aggressive streak. Notable records from WWWINGS, Ziúr and B.YHZZ in 2016 are among label's most punishing. Myth Codes, from Bristol's Galtier (head of new label Nostro Hood System), is something of a curveball in slow-motion. The EP takes a deep breath and shows that inventiveness can also come at a leisurely pace.
"Chains" immediately feels svelte and spacious, and its drums are extra slinky as a result, dangling and spinning around the main flute riff like a loop from a psychedelic Hessle Audio track. "Gold Bones" is a hybrid of UK funky and dembow, complete with ultra-flat basslines that could have come from an early Roska tune. "Charm Complex" takes things down to a narcoleptic state, staggering around like it can barely stand up. It sounds like a trap banger with the joints unscrewed.
Those three alone would make a fine EP, but some of Infinite Machine's power comes from the remixes it commissions, a handy way for different crews and sounds to mingle. Tropical Waste's Iydes, from London, turns "Chain" into a speedy dancehall workout, while Luke West's rework of "Gold Bones" puts an irresistible tribal spin on things. They round out a package that highlights an exciting new artist and underlines the savvy of the label hosting him.
Tracklist01. Chain
02. Gold Bones
03. Charm Complex
04. Chain (Lydes Remix)
05. Gold Bones (Luke West Remix)