

"Cool Haptics" acquires a kick in the first 40 seconds, and it throbs for the duration. There's a snare in there, too—it makes its entry somewhere after the four-minute mark—and some other percussive filigree ducking in and out. But these elements are kept low in the mix, in order to create as much space as possible for the main protagonists. Glimmering Detroit pads float by, aqueous melodies coil gracefully in the middle distance. "Cloud Pillar" takes much the same approach, though its crisp, pear drop patterns lend it a welcome playful edge. For 15 minutes we gracefully lift and subside, lift and subside—and that's about it. The result is the techno equivalent of driving along a picturesque coastline: the view is constantly changing, but it's just as beautiful every time you look.
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Published /
Mon / 20 Oct 2014 -
Words /
Angus Finlayson -
Tracklist /
A1 Cool Haptics
B1 Cloud Pillar
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