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Ekoplekz - Bioprodukt

Planet Mu - ZIQ386

June 2017

 

01 Elevation

02 Consequences

03 Expedition

04 Acrid Acid

05 Slipstream

06 Calypzoid

07 Transience

08 Descent

09 Low X-Over

10 Denier Daze

 

Ekoplekz returns with his fourth album for Planet Mu, in the shape of 10-tracker "Bioprodukt". The unique lo-fi, woozy sound of Bristol's Nick Edwards stays intact while he veers towards the nineties for inspiration: the bleep and bass sound of the north of England is one touchpoint and the acid gurgles of the 303 are another. 

 

While the murky lo-fi production levels and evocative melodies remain, they are now bolstered by a more muscular rhythmic chassis. Snappier kicks and snares mingle with dense layers of percussion and deep undulating sub-basslines adding a funkier edge, as typified by opening track "Elevation" where playful beats interlock with breezy keyboard flourishes to create something uncharacteristically upbeat. Similarly, the gentle, fluid motion of "Slipstream" and "Calypzoid" represent some of the most appealingly chilled grooves in the Ekoplekz canon to date. 

 

But the darker-edged material remains. "Expedition" has a pensive, percussion-heavy feel whilst "Acrid Acid" is a dirt-encrusted slow-mo techno meltdown. "Transcience" displays the Ekoplekz trademark dub-fx in full flight over a driving lo-end, before "Descent" leads down to the final section, where the beats fade out, replaced by rippling layers of spectral ferric ambience on the epic "Low-X Over", before finishing with the radiant looped stasis of "Denier Daze". 

 

The albums shifting, imperfect patterns and muted colours are visually mirrored in the beautifully realised sleeve by the Print Project.

https://ekoplekz.bandcamp.com/album/bioprodukt

https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/82528-ekoplekz-bioprodukt

http://planet.mu/releases/bioprodukt/

 

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Reflekzionz was really great, so I'm definitely getting this. It has a very distinct mood to it that I like. I haven't gotten around to his other releases yet, I have to remember to do that.

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Not bad this one, but I can't quite shake the 'more of the same' feeling. Nice enough collection of hardware jams but I reckon the guy could do with developing his sound a bit more.

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While listening to this new album, I have the feeling he has lost something. It's too polished and predictable, which was not the case with all his previous releases.

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I like it, it's really good, and i'm new to his stuff. I saw a little thing in future music and I liked how he came across so looked the music up. Glad I did. 

I think they feel like sketches almost how I feel about Actress' stuff but actress kind of infuriates me because the sketches don't feel enough, they are released too early whereas this bioprodukt sounds perfect as a sketch. It's meant to be like this.

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I really like how this record seems to go on a journey, the opening tracks are fairly straightforward, but by the end you're out in the depths of space somewhere. It reminds me a lot of Roedelius' Wasser Im Wind, I don't know why, maybe just the overall tone of the record, I know they sound rather different.

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I really like how this record seems to go on a journey, the opening tracks are fairly straightforward, but by the end you're out in the depths of space somewhere. It reminds me a lot of Roedelius' Wasser Im Wind, I don't know why, maybe just the overall tone of the record, I know they sound rather different.

pretty sure i read ekoplekz is a big fan of cluster/roedelius so maybe not such a stretch

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