Artist:
Desert Dwellers
Title:
Seeing Things
Label:
Twisted Records
Released:
10th February
Coinciding with supporting Sphongle on their U.S. tour the Desert Dwellers (unlike many of the psy-chill artists who have branched into other areas or been quiet in recent times), have taken a step closer on this single released on Sphongle's Twisted label with staggering results. The melodic Arabic vocals of previous releases remain but the background is beat laden psy-chill at it's most intense and finest.
Alongside
the original are several stunning re-mixes of variable approaches and
quality production.
First
up is veteran and pioneer of psy-fi techno & global ambient
grooves Eat Static. The intro is more eerie and sci-fi sounding fused
with the bazaar's snake charmer, Although it's slower paced it
doesn't take long before the beat laden emphasis of the original
comes into play. Twisting in and out of the original vibe overflowing
with samples and sequences, yet maintaining a perfectly harmonious
balance.
Lubdub
takes a gentler and more chilled approach that still packs a punch in
places, utilising elements of dub reggae and psy-chill forming a
lovely cohesive whole that I can see myself utilising in a chill set
for sure.
James
Manroe's version takes this straight to the dancefloor with a
pounding techno beat soon followed by snares and oh boy! This is yet
another corker wobbling somewhere between progressive psy-trance and
techno.
Land
Switcher stretch and manipulate the original into a chilled psy-dub
number
bouncing echoes and gating vocals with ease. Impressive stuff and
re-affirming that there is still high quality to be found in the
psychedelic side of chill from up and coming artists.
Kaminanda
retain the beat laden style of the original but sprinkle it with
chilled elements and elongated breakdowns which at times are
reminiscent of Land Switcher, at others metallically and industriously
dubby and others lush and ambient.
Variant
Field take this into the realms of dub-step'ish bass music before
releasing and concentrating on the vocal and melody, transforming
their take into a more chilled affair for a long period before
bringing back in the beats in a more attacking and less dub-step'ish
manner.
Mystral
begin with an eerie dark ambient approach which soon begins to play
toyfully with the bass notes, vocal and other sounds, adding little
alien'esque or elf'ish vocodered background vocals (depending on
your perception) and even throw in some sequenced Balkan grooves for
good measure.
My
conclusion; if you like your chill psychedelic and twisted you won't
want this release missing from your collection.
Review
by Woodzee.
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