Adam Beyer - Circuits

a1 Circuits
b1 AWC Part III

Compared by Adam Beyer, Truesoul is the Ying to the Yang of the techno tastemaker’s better-known Drumcode label. Equally well respected, equally forward thinking; both labels are at the forefront of modern electronic music.

Operating on a broad remit and refusing to be restricted by genre boundaries, Truesoul offers an oasis for the great and good of techno where they can experiment with elements of other electronic styles. Having previously hosted the experimental works of Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull, Nihad Tule, Par Grindvik, Speedy J and Dustin Zahn, Adam Beyer himself takes up the mantel for this latest excursion with two cuts constructed from a broader electronic palette...www.splinterproductions.net

The first two parts of A Walking Contradiction (AWC) were released on Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva’s seminal Plus 8 label in 2005. AWC Part 3 takes inspiration from that its older brothers with similar fizzing beats and shuffling rhythms marking this out as a Beyer record but there is a less so familiar lighter, more emotive feel to Part 3 with a deep rolling groove and melancholic melody.

Circuits see’s Beyer take his familiar percussive style and apply that template to conjure up a slamming tech house groove that draws on elements from the past and the here and now to form something rather special. Undulating analogue bass notes, spitting tech rhythms, industrial clangs, space-age effects and a warped vocal snippet are skillfully arranged to create this fast paced floor mover...