Various Artists - The First Move
Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: SR001
Release Date: 12 Jul 2024
Genre: Techno
Tracklisting
A1 P.E.A.R.L. - Rubber Hands
A2 Bailey Ibbs - Lied To Laure
B1 Loren Kuehne - Less
B2 FRAZI.ER - The Beatbox
SEXYRECS is a Berlin based label platforming a new wave of driving, pulsating techno. The vision sees each release shadowed by a mystic, dark sex appeal. SR001 is a 4-track EP and the genesis of SEXYRECS. The VA release is a solid embodiment of what the label stands for: a gradual descent from hypnotic, vocal cuts to rougher, poignant rhythms. Each track pleads for a lustful surrender.
The A-side opens with a deepened, looping finish. 'Rubber Hands' amps up the heat as blends of ominous, distorted percussive elements crawl into the sonic landscape. P.E.A.R.L. provides a suffocating, sweaty track with a nod to tribal. With the second track, Bailey Ibbs creates texture through layers of cryptic vocals and crunchy mid tones with a neatly produced groove track. 'Lied To Laure' offers a fresh perspective to hypnotic techno, combining a light approach with a darker aura.
Flipping to the B-side, powerful shapeshifitng, patterns of intense harmonies, spiral, twist rise and fall. Loren Kuehne's paradoxically named 'Less' is the antithesis of its name as it enthralls you, leaving you begging for more. Continuing with a kaleidoscope of rhythm, 'The Beatbox' slides in, framed with piercing bass-kicks and propelled with a dirty, forceful undercurrent of sound. FRAZI.ER masterfully orchestrates a melodically deep and razor-sharp peak-time track.
SEXYRECS invites you to dive into an abyss of intense and uncomprising hot grooves with SR001.
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