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But after a few echoey repetitions, a more pronounced 4/4 beats appears, followed lush tones and self-replicating trills over the top... and hey, while a bit sterile still, there's a definite groove happening here! Layered elements come and go, a brief "bass" riff, whispy synth gusts, and various looping effects, all powered by a drivingly straight forward beatsystem.
As if becoming more accustomed to the genre, U302 (9:44) becomes looser right away... the flow seeming more natural, the movements more reflexive, the low end funkier. Cool and mechanical, U303, while peppy enough, seems more robotic. With deep organ-like pulsations topped by crystalline blasts, U305 (5:30) explores various percussion sounds including pattering cymbals, woodblocks and faux handclaps.
A rough serpentine pulsation wriggles through the otherwise dreamy breezes of
U306, giving the whole scene a darkly danceable quality.
Lively synth energies build as U308 takes off then locks into a seductively trancey rhythm; led by its riffling bass riff, this track simply rocks!
U309 closes the festivities, layering its softer synthclouds over the mid-tempo rhythm structure beneath.
Lingering after the music, the questions remain... are Larry's new sonic directions Techno enough for the true aficionado of the Detroit Sound? Are they too removed from the Kucharz-style to satisfy previous followers? While those quandaries will have to be answered on a personal basis, I must express my admiration of an artist who's so willing to break through any preconceptions of what his sound is or should be... and for one who does it this well. An interesting endeavor in style-blending, even if only for this single project.
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