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Wicked first big body of work from the SPLOT label, showcasing a great variety of music from artists all across the electronic spectrum. Can't wait to hear the next steps and offerings.
Favorite track: Satl – Noodles142.
Our label is back with the most extensive body of work to date. We’re proud to present Crystalline: 10-track VA with gems from the talent of Polish underground scene. Spanning over a variety of styles and genres. Crystalline is truly an encapsulation of different musical inspirations that gave birth to SPLOT. And a sign of what’s to come.
Crystalline moves towards the urban dancehall and mutant bass with opening track ‘kostomłoty’ from the local underground musician repmeis. Next up is don dadan karambolo, SPLOT ambassador who brings cold bassline and one-of-a-kind dub-stepping business in ‘dym’. Drum and bass professor continues his multigenre journey. Mighty Satl rolls out dubby, techno-flavoured and syncopated rhythms in ‘Noodles142’.
Wrocław based Michał Łoboda comes next with an introspective broken techno tool. ‘evergreen’ explores the spaces of soothing bass and damp ambiance. The vibe is continued by another local talent. Rethe presents sophisticated production skills on his deep and spaced-out track. Dominated by massive drums and absorbing textures, ‘Under Construction’ is a first-class heady dancefloor destroyer. Prime cuts of UK-inspired rhythms are provided by holoe. Driven by powerful bassline, garage keys and rude electro, ‘screwface’ fulfills promise in the title.
One-half of a cult Warsaw duo Private Press, 2Shy comes with a hybrid of dubstep-influenced techno, rolling drums and trance structures that plunge the listener into a mental rollercoaster with ‘Nexu Modes’. Fischerle brings his tape-ambient feeling to a stomping, dub-heavy ‘Omoluzu’, which twists organic percussions and dense atmospheres together into a spiral.
A long time live-act performer Adam Salamøn puts together his first track ‘Elegy for the Clouds’, being a captivating ambient piece, which guides us through a misty tropical forest, finished with emotive pads. Representing Warsaw, Cafe de la Jungle brings cyberspace-tribal energy on the title track ‘Crystalline 99’. Channelling the futuristic and psychedelic sounds of early 1990s jungle, he closes the release and leads us into the sound of the new millennium.
Supported by: Alessandro Adriani, Andy Gillham, Barker, Blume, Chloé Robinson, Cici, Danielle, dBridge, Doc Scott, Double O, Ehua, Fade, Francesco Devincenti, Giant Swan, Giulia Tess, Gościńska, Hassan Abou Alam, Huerco S., Horse Meat Disco, India Jordan, Israel Vines, Kellen303, Laurent Garnier, Laksa, Martyn Bootyspoon, Metrist, Mixtress, Monika Taneska, Mr Beatnick, Om Unit, Paco Osuna, RAVEN, Solid Blake, Stenny, Sun People, Tailor Jae, Vincent Neumann and more.
credits
released April 7, 2023
cover art: Sylwia Szydełko
graphic support: Laura Linnik
mastering: Rethe
My whole body agrees with the pace of this short but solid track list. A generous helping of acoustic rhythm samples ignited by breakbeats add extra attention to full range movement on the dancefloor. Not a beat wasted. cherub420
Stain, from New Delhi, combines regional melodies with jumpy drum & bass rhythms on an EP that confounds & inspires. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 12, 2020