FRMNT009 / 12″ & Digital / Diamonds in the Rough EP

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With releases from XXXY, Hyetal, and Shortstuff to their credit, Formant Recordings drop a three-track EP featuring Phaeleh, HxdB and Psychonaught. Winding up bobbling Marimba and clipped 2-step drums with a droning Reese style bass, Phaeleh starts the session on ‘Cheki’, while HxdB offers a techier, R’n'B spiked snaker ‘Invisible Touch’ and Psychonaught sends for the rave with a melancholy Synkro-esque stepper. Heavy.

-Boomkat

One of the shining lights in contemporary electronic music, Bristol based producer Phaeleh delivers the first offering from this EP, with “Cheki” – a stand out track with a dreamy, future garage sensibility and soulful seductive quality, which is masterfully attained without following the much trodden blueprint. Canadian producer HxdB’s “Invisible Touch,” up next, weaves melodious, glowing Joy Orbison-esque synths around filtered guitar, ticking beats and a hazy glow. Psychonaught changes the tone on “I Just Want You”, deploying a more upbeat tempo with a powerful, repressed vocal crying out from beneath. An incredible collection of tracks.

-Juno

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