Artist: Dan Wainwright
Title:
The Effect
Label:
Oddball Records
Released:
26th January
This
up-and-coming single produced by the boss of this previously unknown
to me Liverpool based label was inspired by a dog training class,
where the teachers moved in circles faster and faster all the time,
otherwise this would not achieve the ‘effect’. This struck Dan as
cult like and ritualistic as he imagined heavy percussion and
summoning demons. My introduction lies in the first of the two
re-mixers Leeds based John Paynter who hosts the Space Aged Freakout
radio show/event and has recently warmed up for none other than
Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnson at their A Love From Outer Space
event. The other guys on remix duties are psychedelic rock group
Children of Night who draw inspiration from Pink Floyd’s ‘A
Saucerful of Secrets’ album.
The
original track sets me in mind of the Art of Noise a semi funky nod
back to the 80’s, chugging along with a heavy plodding tribal beat.
Whilst John places the emphasis on eerie theramin like sounds
stretching off the bassline. Which lives up to the ‘Space Aged’
moniker, being reminiscent of those old sci-fi movies and in my
opinion it works a treat. Last but not least the Children of Night’s
ritualistic re-vision is another superb adaptation of the original, this full band re-working features heavy percussion and plenty of echo alongside the guitars.
Review
by Woodzee
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