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Blunt Abdominal Trauma

by Mosca

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RENT029 - where to start with this one?

This is more research and experimentation into a new genre I have in my head... playing with mad 200bpm doubletime structures, but this is NOT a nod to gabba or breakcore or anything like that. Classy but raw and surprising club stuff, with flavours from all over - dancehall, tribal house, cumbia, (post) punk, slow techno, steppas, minimal d&b, Bmore club, singeli, dub, electro, 1950s rhythm & blues, baile funk, gqom, no wave, ska, there's a touch of Kraftwerk, Log, DJ Scud, even weirdos like NHK yx Koyxen, Powell, Nochexxx...

I've released a few of these type of experiments before - check Thin That Blood Down here on Rent, my remix of Henzo's Iron Lighter on Left Right & Centre, and my Haf Haf / Parris / King Rambo Sound blend on Gang Of Ducks - but this is the first time I've nailed that super driving energy >>>

Getting it right was really an exercise in restraint and balance and groove - there's not really any swing (cos it slows the feel down) so to avoid it sounding robotic I had to modulate all the elements separately, each channel is like a player in a band, with timing and volume imperfections - the result is something which sounds organic and playable. I had to fight the urge to raise the volume of the kick like most electronic music - techno or whatever - the energy is all in the upstrokes with this stuff.

Oh and the 'oi' sample is actually Brazilian but I like the fact it kinda sounds like UKG / early grime or even oi punk...

If you've heard any of my back catalogue on Rent you'll know I always talk about 'dark but fun' - this one's definitely in that box. Tonnes of tweaking caffeinated fwd momentum but somehow kinda deep and spaced out... what I like about this one is that it's fresh and new sounding, but it's also instinctive, instant. U get it the first time u hear it. A bit like This Is Not A Coded Message [RENT002], it's nothing u could really slap a name on, but it just works >>>

100bpm (200bpm?!)

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released April 7, 2023
Written, produced & engineered by Mosca
Artwork by Mosca

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Rent London, UK

Record label from Mosca. One-off tracks that don't necessarily fit on an EP or LP. Any genre, any style, any tempo. Club stuff as well as home-listening / experimental gear.

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