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Al​:​X - Contemplativo

by AL:X

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Falling Down 05:23
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Singapore-based bass expert Alexandre Talhinhas is known as AL:X - a Lisbon born talent who is behind some of the most significant moments in portuguese bass music of all kinds of BPMs and beat patterns. He debuts on Percebes as one of the most noticeable and well regarded electronic music producers akin to the lower end of the frequency spectrum. That’s right: this is not your usual classic four-to-the-floor release, rather a grand homage to the deeper side of the UK school.

“Falling Down” nods a clear sigh of longing for the finer moments of classic drum’n’bass. Beautiful, glassy and pitch-bent pads are punctuated by piercing rubber subs, bouncing long notes of junglist flavours. Ultimate breaks and beats are displayed and cut up over an emotional vocal line that describes how personal relationships share similarities with the structure of dance floor rollers. Easy winner: a piece of production that highlights how the the spiritual home for plenty of drum’n’bass is actually deeper house music… Think Instra:mental remixing Alex Reece remixing Breakbeat Era!

“Senegal Digital” crossbreeds syncopated african beats with that raw UK funky feel and classic breaks. Adding kalimbas, sparse tribal vocalisations and a sense of modernism and urban soundscapes to the mix, AL:X balances out a track that strikes many chords at once. It’s the kind of thing you’ll want to drop against the likes of Mosca, Pearson Sound or Doc Daneeka: a post-jungle club house hybrid that can fit almost any kind of deeper set.

Closing the EP is John “Cyclonix” Wilcox, who takes “Senegal Digital” for a ride on his broken up star fighter and the result is incredible. Just about the kind of track you know will define a great set…a psyched out and tense atmosphere, drenched in distorted rave vibes (think early Shackleton lit on fire by DJ Krust and Ken Ishii), sure to tear heads off in wild after hours - the kind of those where minds float in unison with the highest generative powers of the Multiverse. Truly epic rendition, not for the faint of heart, and we suspect a possible pick for jocks who aim at transcendence on the floor.

A short and sweet 3 track EP from a label that did no wrong so far and promises to keep up the momentum.

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released February 14, 2022

Written, Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Alexandre Talhinhas for
Percebes Música
(c) 2022 , All Rights Reserved

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Percebes is a label based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lead by veteran producer/dj Ka§par, it is further comprised by a team aiming to release brave new club music.
Some releases are vinyl, some digital, some both. We are going beyond format.
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