Premiere: Cory Simpson, Max Gardner - Dynasoar
Amplify Series - Techno, Electro, and more
English - June 06, 2023 20:29 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBMusic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For their powerful debut record, Knowbody has collaborated with Peer founders Max Gardner and Cory Simpson on the three-track Gehenna EP [Peer 005]. The Bay Area label’s fifth release interjects a promising, new name into the worldwide conversation on techno.
Growling specters snarl from a shroud of dense atmospheres in “Hellhound,” the first track of the EP. A murky low end offset by dusty hi-hats adds depth to the vivid mental imagery evoked by the three artists’ joint effort.
The title track acts as a palate cleanser. Gardner, Simpson and Knowbody programmed resonant percussion to a bouncing beat structure that underscores reverbed lead synths wailing in monosyllabic vowel sounds. “Gehenna” undergoes a vibrant metamorphosis over the course of its six-minute runtime.
Simpson and Gardner’s “Dynasoar” rounds out the EP by casting light on the concepts therein from yet another direction. Shrill and serrated synth work protrudes from a pleasantly diffused arpeggio as igneous textures rattle up and down the dynamic range.
Techno’s depersonalized mystique is alive and well with Peer. The label has thus far struck a commendable balance between securing releases with underground folk heroes and providing a platform for talented up-and-comers. Their commitment is entirely evident in the Gehenna EP.
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