Jay Bliss - The Art of Doing Nothing EP

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  • It's Romania all the way on Initials' second release, with Jay Bliss' funk-encrusted house being joined by a remix from minimal house compatriot, Petre Inspirescu. Lead track "Doing Nothing" is the liveliest one on offer here, quickly settling into its jacking 4/4 rhythm with ice-crisp drum snaps, guttural bass synths and cosmic wooshes. "X" is an altogether more phlegmatic affair, submerging itself into a pool of breathy vocal exhalations, scratchy hi-hats and sonar-like shimmering pads. But if the original isn't deep enough, Inspirescu then strips out the beats, daubing "X" with ambient analogue oscillations and what sounds like the inner workings of a cuckoo clock and a pub sign creaking in the wind. Strung out over 14 minutes, it's best listened to with all the lights on. Back with Bliss' own productions, the digital-only "Atonement"—all chiming, delayed synth phrases and soft, shuffling percussion—brings to a close a quaint, atmospheric package.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Doing Nothing A2 X B X (Petre Inspirescu Remix)
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