Nereid is a new project on a new label from a prolific producer who doesn't specialize in techno but turns out to be pretty good at it. After a little detective work, the astral associations—Nereid is a moon of Neptune—suggest it shouldn't be hard to figure out who's behind it. Volume One is an EP of deep and linear techno that will appeal to followers of labels like Northern Electronics, Field and Semantica.
What it might lack in personality, "Umea" makes up for with a shrewd sense of dynamics. It only has a single chord yet it feels catchy. Made up of just a few elements, it savours every bit of resonance and reverb. Sounding a bit like vintage Peter Van Hoesen, "Operator" rides a similar one-note bassline into the ground, with some great filter and modulation work, while "Neptune" is slightly busier, with a skip in its step and some clever panning. Those details don't seem like much at first, but they'd be perfect for a techno set that's heating up.
What it might lack in personality, "Umea" makes up for with a shrewd sense of dynamics. It only has a single chord yet it feels catchy. Made up of just a few elements, it savours every bit of resonance and reverb. Sounding a bit like vintage Peter Van Hoesen, "Operator" rides a similar one-note bassline into the ground, with some great filter and modulation work, while "Neptune" is slightly busier, with a skip in its step and some clever panning. Those details don't seem like much at first, but they'd be perfect for a techno set that's heating up.
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Published /
Fri / 29 Dec 2017 -
Words /
Andrew Ryce -
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Tracklist /
A1 Umea
B1 Operator
B2 Neptune
