

A lot of this is down to structure. For a long time now Kennedy's productions have benefitted from a masterful handling of form, where every element, however obtuse, is precision-tooled to ease us through a series of breakdowns and drops. These tracks, by contrast, seem to hover in stasis or shuffle cautiously through states of intensity. In the simple but surprisingly affecting "Figment" we are left suspended in beatless space, while "REM" floats pensively, its occasional sub stabs and flickering hi-end clearly not intended for dance floor consumption. "Gridlock" and "Crimson (Beat Ritual Mix)" up the ante a little. The former features grainy breakbeats and filtered chords reminiscent of Anthony Shakir, while the latter is a relative of "Quivver" only with far more withheld. In each case there are no pyrotechnics and little by way of hooks; their charms instead are quietly hypnotic.
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Published /
Thu / 20 Jun 2013 -
Words /
Angus Finlayson -
Tracklist /
A1 REM
A2 Gridlock
B1 Figment
B2 Crimson (Beat Ritual Mix)
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