Track one of this 2 tracker EP, Like 92 Retro, is maybe one of the more slower feeling releases you’ll get to hear reviewed on Strictly Nu-skool this year dear breakbeat’rz. A seductive mix of allegedly 140 bpm, but feels much more sedate, with a slower state of slowiness positively exacerbated by the blooms of half time cut up breaks . The tune rolls in nicely with a bit of rave crowd ambient noise circa Shelley’s or the lesser known Cornish equivalent at the Shire Horse pub near St Ives, fog horns with their inbuilt anticipation of a drop on its way. Followed by a prodigyesque (when they were good…. come at me in the comments 😄 ) dx bass line, blunted ragga vocal call and responses , euphoric synth swells moving into piano breaks, cut up diva samples and bleep era lead lines. Nice one Motivbreaks !
Track two, entitled Random Rave continues along this more relaxed bpm tip which does groove along in a very cool way indeed. Nu wave vocals sampled off your cool older sisters record collection set against an increasingly dense soundscape of familiar rave motifs, bleep bon mots, crispy synth drums and clipped Mackie breaks. Definitely one for a more leftfield set when a DJ needs to freak out the squares and give the IDM chin strokers something to bop too. It’s guaranteed to be going into my next breakbeatadelic mixes for sure.
All in it’s well recommended listening for all, inclusive of the miserable anti-rave revivalists due to it's one foot in the past yet one foot forward psychoacoustic tempo bending balancing act ! Another great addition to the Greek (cheeky nod/wink to Pressure n Peri) contribution to the hardcore continuum.
Until next time dear breakbeat’rz. John Bass Scoops.
