- After a run of storming, techno-laced EPs, it seemed that Belgian duo goldFFinch had mellowed heading into 2013. Their output this year, first for Mindset and then Dirtybird, showcased a deeper sound, with impenetrable clouds of reverb and woodblock snares replacing the swagger of their earlier work. Both EPs were adept, showing that goldFFinch could do polished deep house as adroitly as jagged bass music, but it's a relief to find them once again embracing something with a rustier edge for their return to Saigon.
The shift is starkest on "For The F," where a bassline as rough as sandpaper scrapes and scratches around loping breakbeats in a way reminiscent of Bassbin Twins' "The Dogs." By comparison, "The Volume" is positively gilt-edged. Its heavily filtered stabs swirl around a vocal imploring us to "pump up the volume," and its lithe bassline bumps and grinds sinuously. "Point de Vue" continues in the vein of their recent work, with pads enveloping choked sub thumps and percussive chatter. As for the tired bass womp of digital-only closer "K"? Well, it's a good job you don't have to purchase the whole EP these days.
Tracklist A The Volume
B1 Point De Nere
B2 For The F
Digital: K