Quantec - Deep In Mind

AEK, Feb 22, 2008

It seems Sven Schienhammer aka Quantec has been listening very carefully in recent years to the best dub techno releases and has now put together a 12" with obvious nods to his influences. T1,0 bears all the hallmarks of a Dean DeCosta production and is very similar to Barbequed Eggs or the tracks on the Alternate Materials EP by Dean on Mosaic, but T1,0 has a glitchier edge and heavier atmospherics. The B1 track Constant takes the Deepchord formula and adds a secondary layer of granular textures. The result feels more oppressive than anything Rod Modell has done recently and my only complaint is that it ends abruptly; it certainly would not have suffered for being a few minutes longer.
The instant I heard the reverbed chords of ChainData I thought of the A-side of Lazyfishs Falling EP on Trapez; a record sadly overlooked by many people into dub techno. The sharp hi-hats and drifting synth in ChainData give it a more polished feel but the mere mention of Lazyfish should be enough for those in the know to check this out.

Ever-so deep and pressed on milky white vinyl, its good to see releases of this calibre slipping out without the recent unsubstantiated hype surrounding certain Dallas-based producers. Another cracking release from the Styrax Leaves imprint - expect to see those that miss this now scrabbling to pick up a copy in a years time.

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