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Recondite
Hinterland
Templehof
Frozen Dancers
Bavarian atmospherics
Fantastically frosty fusions
Recondite’s personal hinterland is his
native Lower Bavaria, and his debut LP
on Ghostly International (and second
LP overall) is an extended tribute to
his homeland’s great outdoors. The
electronic producer paints an aural
landscape of frost-bitten forests and
softly undulating seasonal change via a
muted palette, even touching so literally
on the theme as to incorporate field
recordings from the region. A natural
warmth permeates every percussive
crevice and tendrils of melody, tacit
nods to the glacial surroundings that
inspired them, slowly unfurl amidst
organic burbles and drones. ‘Hinterland’
is a far cry from Recondite’s technoleaning outings, but it still comes up
slightly short when pitted against his
first album on LA’s Acid Test label. It’s
enjoyable nonetheless and expertly
evokes that keen sense of calm we hold
so dear when taking a respite from our
urban clutter. Zara Wladawsky
If you didn’t know, Hell Yeah is the
Italian label hell-bent on releasing the
best modern disco(ish) you can find.
Sometimes it’s blissed out and Balearic,
sometimes it’s squelchy and downright weird and sometimes it’s the sort
of elongated, tribal stuff that works
dancefloors into a salacious frenzy. At
the heart of the operation for the last few
years has been Italian duo Tempelhof,
and following on from some fine EPs
comes this, their sophomore album.
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