French producer and remix artist Mondkopf, has turned over to the dark side with a minimal strain of ambient electronica that displays anunderlying complexity bordering on the cinematic.
The first two tracks on the EP are by far the most accessible; ‘Deaf House’ has an almost techno feel to it with aggressive baselines and dance synths which could rival established contemporaries such as Moderat. ‘Werewolf’ takes in down a notch and sees dance melodies replaced with hushed sirens and twisted warps; imagine Aphex Twins writing as if on death row.
Before you think it can’t get any lower, tracks ‘Legacy’ and ‘Eclipse’ launch into new realms of obscurity, pulses are reduced to below heart rate and the listened falls into to electronic paralysis.
This EP is more introspective and sinister than Modopkf’s earlier work so don’t expect to be hitting the dancefloor with it but if you want to indulge your darkest hour this may be your poison.
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