Deep Sound Channel, a vinyl-only offshoot of the Dutch imprint Shipwrec, fired out three releases in quick succession after launching late last year. Its first record of 2014 is Timid Ocean Drawings from Dasha Rush. The Russian artist's experimentally-laced techno and ambient sound fits perfectly with the aesthetic made obvious by the label's name. Here she offers two divergent and compelling productions.
"Ocean Sharp" is a sinister cut for the floor. Its crisp 4/4 drums are layered with a spiraling acid lead up high and thick bass down low. At nearly eight minutes long, and with a fairly straightforward drop in the middle, it's the sort of crafty minimalist track that can be left alone to slowly unfurl or be put to work as a DJ tool. "Ocean Shy" is a little longer, and has Rush crafting moody ambient. Its light, rustling percussion adds texture while maintaining rhythmic propulsion. Acidic synths, prickly bleeps and airy pads float through the mix, before a final dissolve into (what else?) the heaving spray of the seas.
"Ocean Sharp" is a sinister cut for the floor. Its crisp 4/4 drums are layered with a spiraling acid lead up high and thick bass down low. At nearly eight minutes long, and with a fairly straightforward drop in the middle, it's the sort of crafty minimalist track that can be left alone to slowly unfurl or be put to work as a DJ tool. "Ocean Shy" is a little longer, and has Rush crafting moody ambient. Its light, rustling percussion adds texture while maintaining rhythmic propulsion. Acidic synths, prickly bleeps and airy pads float through the mix, before a final dissolve into (what else?) the heaving spray of the seas.
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Published /
Thu / 24 Apr 2014 -
Words /
Brian Kolada -
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Tracklist /
A Ocean Sharp
B Ocean Shy
The Hague
West
Basel
Gothenburg
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