XXXY / Ike Release

Infra12004 EP

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A1. XXXY � Body Movin A2. XXXY � Swing Those Hips AA1. Ike Release � Don�t Know AA2. Ike Release - Outrun. The Infrasonics split 12� series continues with another heavy slab of dancefloor wares, cut in a tested four track double A side format and signalling the return of a familiar pairing, with the �Infra12004� EP rematching XXXY vs Ike Release. The series was early to anticipate the existing melting pot on UK bass influenced dancefloors and this drop follows in that ilk: the stripped back, heads down dirty house of XXXY contrasting the sleek, sophisticated anthems of Ike Release. XXXY will need little introduction, his trajectory heading towards the stratosphere of late. Since his first split on Infrasonics in early 2010 he�s gone on to landmark releases on labels like Orca and Doc Daneeka�s Ten Thousand Yen, whilst turning in some solid remixes from acts as diverse as The Count & Sinden, to the white-hot How To Dress Well, culminating in winning an invitation to participate in the next prestigious Red Bull Music Academy sessions in Madrid. He turns in two tracks of stripped back brilliance, leading with the tumbling Chicago toms of �Body Movin�, a track that builds around the insistent eponymous vocal hook and jacks with increasing layers of percussion atop an overdriven sweep, rooting the tune with a nod to the past whilst propelling it forward. The crescendo is aheavily filtered break that pauses and spins before dropping back to the hook. �Swing Those Hips� follows with a bumping UK house vibe, all pounding kicks and stabbing chords, with swing for days. On the flip, Infrasonics mainstay Ike Release brings his third drop to the label - one of the most accessible to date, and a taster of his forthcoming debut album. The razor sharp percussion and bass weight are still in prominent effect, but the tracks are built with more obvious pop sensibilities. �Don�t Know� spirals around a stab and tantalising edgy vocal hook before unleashing a killer drop that pulses with analogue style percussive synths. The track effortlessly spins around the groove, pausing for respite as the vocal phonemes are processed in a 3D space before that breakstep kicks back. The aptly named �Outrun� is a far sleeker and sexier affair, underpinned by a loping, stuttering synth line that propels the tracking through it�s shifting gears in a nod to the arcade game of the same name. The vocal inflection is pure funk, contrasting the mechanical groove as the 4/4 pounds. The Germanic influence is prominent but the vocal nods to the US house of Ike�s hometown, Chicago. As Resident Advisor�s Andrew Ryce puts it, �I love the way �Don't Know� bleeds together the vocal samples and the percussion stays so lightweight, almost like aluminium, but still with that weighty impact.�

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Genre

Bass

Release Date

22.08.2011

Cat No

INFRA12004

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